John, if your inbox is anything like the folks on our team's, you probably get a flood of spam emails of all kinds — including from political email lists.
Too often, organizations and campaigns can be panicky or downright misleading when they're asking for donations. It's bad for everyone in politics — and especially for grassroots supporters.
On Team Bowman we strive to be different. We treat you + our grassroots base with respect. We're honest, and we try to send out content that has value. We use emails like this one to organize community events and raise money for charities and mutual aid funds. And when we ask our email list for donations, we're real about why it's so important — no fake 5X matches or threats here.
In short, we really value you being on our email list. Frankly, other campaigns might think of the folks who read their emails as an ATM. Not us: This campaign is something we're building together.
The truth is though, we do depend on grassroots donations because Jamaal doesn't take 💸 from corporate PACs. That's why your contributions mean so much.
This email list is powerful because YOU'RE on it. Not only does this team step up to help us reach our campaign's fundraising deadlines, but we also have seen you support charities in NY-16, fund disaster relief efforts around the world, and volunteer in our community. This campaign is something we're all doing together, to make progress happen.
Your donations are always appreciated — but if you can't chip in right now, we're glad you're here. Reading these emails means you're part of this team.
Thank you for powering our movement for progressive change.
In solidarity,
Bowman for Congress
