Here’s a round-up of important news from around the Arena community.

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Arena Community,

The DeVos family — the same family who sponsored the recent protests in Michigan ([link removed]) — is bankrolling Republican candidates running throughout the state.

In April, the Michigan House Republicans reported having nearly $4 million in the bank — a massive advantage over the House Democrats, who have about $1 million. This difference is the largest to start an election year in at least two decades ([link removed]) . Much of this advantage comes from donations from the DeVos family who collectively have given over half a million dollars to Michigan State Senate and House candidates.

Despite having significantly more donors, Democrats in Michigan are being outraised and outfunded by a tiny number of wealthy DeVos donors. It’s time to reverse this trend.

That’s why we — Arena + Future Now Fund — are introducing the #DefeatDeVos fund. ([link removed])

Read on to learn more about that effort as well as a host of other news from around the Arena community.

-- Team Arena
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** Join the fight to #DefeatDeVos and save Michigan
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At the end of 2019, the Michigan House Republicans reported a nearly $3 million advantage over the Democrats. This difference is the largest to start an election year in at least two decades. Much of this advantage comes from a small group of wealthy donors led by the DeVos family. That’s why we – Arena + Future Now Fund – are introducing the #DefeatDeVos fund.

Help us #DefeatDeVos by contributing here ([link removed])

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** New episode of Arena Talks: How should campaigns adjust in the era of COVID-19?
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In April, Arena hosted a conversation about how to campaign in the era of COVID-19. The conversation featured Hillary Clinton, Addisu Demissie, and Swati Mylavarapu. We’ve shared the audio from this conversation on our podcast.

Listen to the full episode ([link removed])

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** Toolbox spotlight: Managing digital firms
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Bringing in an outside firm can add much-needed capacity to develop content or execute ads. This guide will help you ask the relevant questions of your digital firm and navigate digital-speak to run a campaign that is digitally savvy.

Download this guide on Arena Toolbox ([link removed])

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** Meet the rising class of Arena Academy
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Arena’s data shows our efforts to make the Academy accessible to anyone who wants to join have paid off, with over 70% of all attendees to the latest Academy receiving scholarships. The majority of students are women and people of color.

Read more on our blog ([link removed])

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