[1]Women's March
I want to be honest with you,
John.
As the Executive Director of Women’s March, it’s my job to steward our
organizational goals and make sure we’re leveraging the power of this
movement to lift up all women in our country. Another critical part of my
job is being candid and frank about our finances.
Here’s the situation: Yesterday, we had a meeting about our fundraising
numbers and we realized that we’re 30% behind what we typically raise in a
month.
I’m seriously worried about this dip in our fundraising and how it’ll
affect our team’s ability to grow our organizing programs and prepare for
the next election cycle. But honestly, it also just worries us that ever
since we defeated Trump, folks in our base may not feel the need to stay
involved in politics. We cannot allow a win, no matter the size, to lull
us into a false sense of security. From the voter suppression laws that
were recently passed in Georgia, to the crises of police brutality and
white supremacy in our country — there is ample evidence that our hard
work isn’t over yet.
[ [link removed] ]John, that’s
why today I’m humbly asking you to make a donation to Women’s March so we
can catch up on our fundraising and reach our $86,000 end-of-month goal by
this Friday. I’ll explain why your donation is critical in making sure
Women’s March can continue organizing for bold change in our politics in
the rest of this email.
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Let me start by saying this: I know that this movement is capable of
moving mountains — because I’ve seen you all do it before. I’m immensely
proud of all the Women’s Marchers who joined the fight of our lives last
election to defeat Trump and turn the tides of this country.
Women, particularly women of color, are the reason why Trump lost, and I
know that women will be the ones who continue leading bold change in our
country. Let’s not take our foot off the gas and lose momentum. Our team
recently reached out to all of our supporters to take our Organizing
Priorities Survey and share what issues you all think Women’s March should
focus on next. Here are some of the results we found:
* The top four issues Women’s Marchers are most concerned about are
protecting voting rights, defending Roe v. Wade, passing the Equal
Rights Amendment, and advancing gun violence prevention laws.
* The top three areas of work our supporters want us to focus on are
Local & State Elections, Federal Elections, and combating
disinformation online.
* And 77% of you who responded to our survey said you’re interested in
attending our online organizing trainings or participating in our
volunteer work.
It was inspiring to see how many of you took the time to share your
thoughts about what programs you want Women’s March to grow and the issues
you think we should prioritize in our work. But the harsh reality we’re
facing now is that it takes significant resources to put these goals into
action.
That’s why it’s especially concerning that our fundraising is lower than
usual, John.
We’re relying on grassroots donations from emails like this one to make
sure we have the funding it takes to win more elections and pass the
progressive legislation we need. Pundits are forecasting a significant
Republican backlash in 2022. The only way to be prepared for that is to
start working now.
[ [link removed] ]Will you make a donation to fund our organizing work, scale our
volunteer programs, and prepare for the next election cycle? Whether you
give $5 or $17.59 (our average donation) every little bit helps.
Let’s do this,
Rachel Carmona
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