Dear Friend,

My name is Lindsay West, and I’m the Operations Director at Courage
California.

You don’t usually hear from me. I stay behind the scenes, managing the
budget and payroll and keeping things running smoothly. But today I felt
the need to reach out, because the numbers I’m seeing right now are very
troubling.

Here’s the deal: Since Donald Trump left office, the number of people
making regular recurring monthly donations to Courage has declined by 30
percent. That’s a huge drop, and it’s blown a major hole in our budget at
the worst possible time.

I understand why people felt like they needed a break from politics after
four years of fighting Donald Trump, but now the Republicans are poised to
take control of the House and Senate. Progressive champions like Katie
Porter are on the verge of losing reelection. Trump is already putting the
pieces in place to steal the next presidential election. And the Supreme
Court is gutting abortion rights, voting rights, gun safety laws, and
federal climate protections.

That’s why this fundraising drive is so critical. If we don’t turn things
around and make up that budget shortfall right now, I’m going to have to
tell Irene, our Executive Director, that we simply don’t have the
resources we need to run our campaigns at the scale needed to win.

Fortunately, a generous donor has stepped up to match every donation we
get between now and June 20, up to $25,000. There are only a few days left
to take advantage of this match, and we are still far away from the goal.
I’m hoping you will come through for us in this crucial time.

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate to Courage California and help us meet our June
Fundraising Drive goal? Your donation will be matched 100%.

[ [link removed] ]Donate

I’ve worked with Courage California for more than a decade, and I’ve never
been more proud to be part of this team.

We have organized to save the U.S. Postal Service, helping to pass
legislation to fund the agency. We’ve been at the forefront of a
multi-organizational campaign to raise awareness of abuse of Amazon
warehouse employees, convincing the California Assembly to protect them.
We’ve reached more than a million voters with our Courage California Voter
Guide, laying out which candidates are taking special interest money and
which are fighting for the people. And that’s just a few examples of what
Courage California has done to make the state and country a more just,
progressive, equitable society.

The trouble is, when Donald Trump lost in 2020, many progressives felt
like our work was done, and they stopped donating.

[ [link removed] ]Our work is far from over.

We saw some progressive causes take heavy losses in the last few months.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is still dismantling the post office.
Amazon is still taking advantage of customers and employees. Roe v. Wade
is about to be overturned. Fox “News” is spreading dangerous
disinformation, threatening the November election. And the enthusiasm gap
-- the desire to go out and vote -- is 17% lower for Democrats than
Republicans, a number we absolutely need to turn around if we have any
hope of stopping Kevin McCarthy from taking the House.(1)

I don’t want to have to tell Irene that she needs to decide which of our
programs must be canceled -- they are all necessary. That’s why we need to
take advantage of every single cent of this $25,000 match.

If you donate now, your impact will go twice as far -- $10 is worth $20 to
us, and $50 is worth $100. Your donation pays to get our Voter Guide in
front of voters, it pays for signs and banners, it pays for collecting
thousands of signatures to pressure Congress -- it pays for the work
progressives must do to win.

[ [link removed] ]Can we count on you? Donate to Courage California by June 20, and your
gift will be doubled by a generous donor.

Yours in the fight for a more progressive nation,

Lindsay, on behalf of the Courage team

PS: The best way to support Courage California and our work for equity and
justice is to become a recurring monthly donor so we'll have the ongoing
support we need over the long haul. [ [link removed] ]Click here to chip in $5, $10, or
$20 a month, or whatever you can afford.

Donations go to support all of Courage California's work for a more
progressive California and country. Follow us now on [ [link removed] ]Facebook or
[ [link removed] ]Twitter!

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Courage California (formerly Courage Campaign) makes sure our democracy works for ALL of us by fighting corruption in California politics. We believe the solution lies in exposing and solving systemic problems through strategic organizing, enhancing coordination between progressive organizations, and mobilizing civic engagement from our communities, particularly voters of color, young voters, and self-identified progressives.

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