Google just changed the rules (again).
Last week, we got some tough news for our email program.
Since Google ended its program that helped emails from our campaign get delivered to your primary inbox, we’ve had to dramatically scale back the number of people we can contact.
This makes it harder for us to communicate breaking news, legislative updates, organizing opportunities, and fundraising alerts to all of you — so we must take matters into our own hands. That’s why we’re asking for your help.
This problem is not unique to Google, and it’s not new. Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Yahoo have been driving a larger trend over the last few years that’s made it harder and harder to make sure emails like this are reaching supporters like you.
To be clear: We fully support giving people full control over their inbox, privacy, and data. Trust us, if you don’t want to receive our emails, we don’t want to send them to you.
But if you do want to make sure that you see our emails and help us have as strong a sender reputation as possible, here’s a few steps you can take:
- Make sure our emails stay where you can see them: Please take a few steps including clicking on any link in this email (here’s one you can use), marking this email as important, replying to the email, and if you use Gmail, making sure our emails are set to go to your Primary folder.
- Help us get back on track: We’ve had to put a halt on many of our email plans over the last week, including the fundraising emails we rely on to fund our campaign, pay our staff, and run community programs. If you can pitch in $5 or $15, it would go a long way to help us get back on track now that Alexandria has officially filed for re-election.
- Share your thoughts: What kind of emails are most interesting and helpful to you? Do you have other ideas on how we can improve? No idea is too big or small – please share your suggestions or thoughts here!
Thank you for reading and for all your support.
Team AOC
