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Friend,

After the financial crisis of 2009, unemployment grew to more than 10%.
As a result, Americans were forced to cut back on their charitable
giving by 13%.

But in the current crisis, unemployment could peak at double what we saw
during the Great Recession—and the impact on giving could be
catastrophic for nonprofits like Common Dreams.

There are signs that donations to Common Dreams are already being
adversely affected, with hundreds of our regular monthly donors
canceling their recurring donations since the start of the pandemic.

This is a flashing red warning light about our financial health.

Recurring donors are the people who provide the crucial economic
foundation for all our work. They allow us to plan for the future with
revenue we can count on. Any decline in recurring donations would force
us to reconsider our staffing and other budget items at a time when this
country desperately needs the kind of independent, nonprofit journalism
that Common Dreams offers.

There are so many crucial issues to cover right now, including the
pandemic, police violence, voter suppression, the climate crisis, and
Donald Trump's upcoming re-election. It kills me to even think about
losing out on the recurring donor income that makes so much of our work
possible.

We've set a goal of raising $75,000 by July 1 to fill in any shortfall
left by the donors who have canceled. Will you chip in today?

Yes, I'll make a donation to Common Dreams.

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DONATE NOW

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With thanks,

Aaron Kaufman

Development Director

for the whole Common Dreams news team

P.S. Help us remain strong by becoming a monthly sustaining donor!

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