This is as real-time as it gets.   Friend, Today, I was away from my computer all day tending to family needs. About 45 minutes ago, I finally had the chance to log into our database and quickly realized I have news to share with you. On Sunday night, I emailed an update that, thanks to you, we'd ra…

I emailed yesterday -- and the response was wonderful.  Friend, Yesterday evening, I emailed to let you know that we were just $2,914 shy of raising our $12,000 year-end goal, and I asked for your help reaching it. I wasn't planning to email again tonight, but I just tallied the numbers, and wanted …

Will you help us unlock a $10,000 match?GGWash friends and staff at the Pride Parade in June 2025. (Photo by me!) Hi Friend,  We kicked off our year-end fundraising campaign on December 2 with a goal of raising $12,000 by December 31. We raised $2,000 and then, excitingly, our board of directors ste…

Hi Friend, “What’s a ‘deputy executive director’?” my daughter asked her brother a couple years ago.  He replied: “It means Mommy’s the second-best director at GGWash.”   So, in my capacity as “second-best director,” I’m asking if you’ll help support this organization that I know we both believe in…

Till December 31, your gift will double. Streatery in Dupont Circle, 2022. Photo by Joe Flood.Hi there, I'm Dan Winston, a Ward 2 resident of DC, former elected Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and father of two. My wife and I love building our lives here and watching our kids grow up in a vibrant…

Saturday email 12/20/25 Plus CaBi check-in & more GGWash posts   .‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

Hi Friend,  Fundraising emails are hard to write! You’ll get so many over the next couple weeks, and I spent way more time than I should agonizing over how to word this one. Boy, did I have some great potential themes for a fundraising email, such as: We have an office with a window now, and here’s …

Can we make it $22K by the New Year?A subset of GGWash and GGWash Commons board members seen at our spring gala in April 2025. Hi Friend,  We kicked off our year-end campaign on December 2, and so far, thanks to you, we’ve raised just under $2,000 toward our year-end goal of $12,000.Now, I’m excited…

Saturday email 12/13/25   Plus, a thing for rings‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌…

January 10 at Catholic University  Greater Greater Washington is committed to providing blog content for our readers free of charge. Advertising helps to make that possible. We’re sharing this advertiser-developed content through an agreement with a mission-aligned organization.   Hello Friend,  Tra…

Hello there,  This is a fundraising email to support more housing and better transportation. It's one of several that we'll be sending as part of GGWash's year-end fundraising campaign. If you're a regular reader of our emails, you know I—Alex, GGWash's D.C. policy director—don't often send fundrais…

Saturday email 12/06/25   Plus, gamifying Metro advocacy, & other top stories‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

Plus, holiday card pizza party anyone?Holiday FLASH bus is back. Photo by Adam Fagen. Hi Friend,   This is the time of year where everyone is scrambling in the brief space between holidays. It's a crazy time, a busy time. It is also a time to reflect back on the year that just passed and look forwa…

This Giving Tuesday, support better housing and transportation in the Washington region. Dear Friend,  For decades, our region has built too few homes to keep up with demand and relied too much on expensive personal cars to move people around. Right now, the impact of those choices on cost of livin…

Metrobar this WednesdayHi Friend, This Wednesday, December 3, is our annual GGWash Readers & Writers Happy Hour! We’d love to see you there. RSVP right here We’ll close out the year together in a heated and enclosed area of Metrobar from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. This is your last chance to hang with u…

Saturday email 11-29-25 Plus, Ward 3 (needs) Company, and other top stories this week   Plus, Ward 3 (needs) company‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

Saturday email 11/22/25 Plus, light-touch density could punch above its weight   Light-touch density could punch above its weight‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ …