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Dear Free Software Supporter,

We made it! With your support, we quickly reached our summer
fundraising goal. In fact, we surpassed it before our deadline. As of
today, we've raised USD 51,798.

From now until just after the original deadline, July 19th, we are
stretching our goal to add another USD 11,000 to the total, and this
time, it will be matched! Thanks to a generous offer from Cristian
Frâncu, Andreea Frâncu, and Andrei Pitis, we can push freedom forward
even further this summer when you support us in this last week.

Adding another USD 22,000 to our goal can make a great difference for
the end of a challenging financial year. For instance, with your
donations, we can invest more into the [Freedom Ladder campaign][0]
materials, invest in the work on an [ebook reader][1], allocate funds
to host a one-day conference on a particular free software issue, such
as [software patents][2], or do necessary research into [GitHub
Copilot][3] and its relation to works licensed as free software.

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As of today, [*any* financial contribution][16] you can spare is
doubled! Your support helps our [advocacy and education
campaigns][17], the [tech team][18], and our important [licensing
work][19]. For only USD 10 a month (USD 5 if you are a student), you
can [join us][20] as an FSF associate member. New members are critical
to the cause, and form a solid foundation for the free software
movement. Even better, if you can pay the annual fee of USD 120 up
front, that much more will be matched!

In the meantime, spreading the word is just as important: please take
a moment to [publicly bring attention][21] to the need for free
software! Use the hashtag #UserFreedom, and share this message and
others to [build even more support this summer][22].

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Did you know that you can also [gift a membership][23] to someone? It
is the perfect way to help someone you care about to get a step closer
to freedom, and it will count towards our summer stretch goal! We
really appreciate it, and we'll be sure to put your hard-earned money
to good use.

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Sincerely,

Zoë Kooyman
Program Manager


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