We’re not going to beg, scare, or guilt-trip.
Tonight is a big end-of-month fundraising deadline for many campaigns, so we’re guessing your inbox might look something like this:
| Senate Polling Update please?!?!?! 8:04 AM |
| DEMOCRAT ALERT [5x match pending] ⚠️ ⚠️ 7:38 AM |
| Rep. Jane Doe I’m begging you: 6:12 AM |
It’s sad how so many politicians and organizations treat their supporters like ATMs — especially before big deadlines.
This shouldn’t set us apart, but Team AOC is committed to treating you and your fellow supporters with respect. That means we follow some (we think!) pretty basic rules:
- NO to panicky subject lines, fear mongering, fake donor matches, clickbait petitions, or basically any tactic that makes you want to hit the “report spam” button.
- YES to sharing volunteer opportunities and emergency funds, supporting up-and-coming progressive candidates, providing informative content, sending out real petitions with real targets, and (only when we need it) respectfully asking for your donation.
Today is one of the days where we’re going to ask you to give, if you can. We have our own end-of-month fundraising deadline, and like a lot of campaigns, donations to emails like this one are a top source of revenue.
But we’re not going to beg, scare, or guilt-trip. In fact, our goal isn’t even a dollar amount — it’s 15,000 grassroots donations before midnight. No matter if you give $1, $10, or $100, you’ll be helping support the movement we’ve been building since Alexandria’s election in 2018.
We’d be so grateful if you made a donation before our midnight deadline. We’re less than 2,000 donations from our goal!
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And if today’s not the day for you to give, that’s completely OK, too. We’re just so glad you’re a part of this movement.
- Team AOC
