Hey! Quinn here, Alyse’s field director. Just wanted to reach out to say WOW. Yesterday, the team emailed you about our $1,500 grassroots organizing goal, and you all stepped up. We’re just $345 short of our goal. Can you pitch in?

I’m so excited that we are closing in on our goal so quickly. The numbers show that if enough people hear Alyse’s message, we can win this race. The phone, texting, and video technology you are investing in will help us reach tens of thousands of Alaskans.

This is going to be a close race and every vote counts. On election night, we don’t want to wonder if just a few more calls or texts would have put us over the top. That’s why we’re asking for your help hitting our grassroots organizing goal today. Please, contribute whatever you can so we have the resources to win in November.

Thanks so much for your help!

Quinn

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From: Team Alyse
Date: Tue, Jun 9, 2020
Subject: This isn’t some abstract concept
To: [email protected]@alyse4alaska.com>

We know this is a difficult time for so many of you. Please only contribute if you can afford it. No matter what, you are still a valuable member of our grassroots team, and we’re so glad you’re on this journey with us.

Friend,

We know we ask for your help “building the greatest grassroots movement Alaska’s ever seen” a lot. But today we want to break down exactly what that means.

This is the largest Congressional district in the entire country, and social distancing measures mean we can’t make as many in-person campaign stops as we had hoped. That’s why we’re investing in digital tools to make sure every voter across the state hears Alyse’s message for change. Can you help cover the costs by chipping in today?

Here are just a few of the tools we’re using to keep this campaign running safely and effectively.

• The automated phone system that allows us to double the number of calls we make in an hour costs $150 per month.
   
• Since broadband isn’t equal across Alaska, we rely heavily on a texting tool that helps us contact 10,000 Alaskans a month. That costs $500 each month.
   
• We need to print out materials about Alyse and this race for our supporters across the state. The cost of that printing is $50 per month.
   
• Our premium Zoom account that allows us to host up to 100 volunteers costs $100 each month and to host over 100 volunteers, it costs $150 each month. Here is a snapshot from last month's training call with 98 volunteers. We definitely need the extra capacity to continue to mobilize!

As you can see, building a grassroots movement isn’t just some abstract concept. It takes hard work, creativity, and money.

So far, our hard work has made this one of the top races in the country, and we’ve outraised Don Young three quarters in a row. Our creativity during these unprecedented times is receiving media attention and serving as a model for other campaigns. Now, we need the money to keep it all going.

We’ve set a goal to raise $1,500 to cover the costs of our digital organizing tools for the next two months. If you can, please help us out by contributing today. Every dollar you invest goes directly towards gaining the votes we need to win in November.

Thanks,

Team Alyse