Here’s the truth — we’re emailing you because we’re behind on our fundraising goals for the first end-of-quarter deadline of the year and your contribution of any amount could make the difference for us. Chip in here if you can:

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:

We have missed a lot of our daily fundraising goals this year. That means we’ve had to increase our email volume and ask you to contribute more than usual. But this is important.

The majority of our contributions come from grassroots fundraising messages like this one. A shortfall of any amount could create a pretty big gap in our budget that could hinder our momentum.

That’s not meant to scare you, we just want to make sure you know how important your contributions are to the work we’re doing.

Falling behind now makes it harder for us to sustain the organization we have worked so hard to build — and this temporary lapse comes at a bad time. That’s why we’re pushing so hard this week.

Can Ben Ray count on you to make sure we don’t miss the first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline of the year and fall short? Add a donation of $1 or more and help us catch up on our goals:

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:

It makes a world of difference knowing we can count on you.

— Team Ben Ray