Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

May 9, 2023 at 4:47 PM

Did you see this?

  I wanted to make sure you heard about Groundwork Project’s new Fund the Frontlines campaign.  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏…

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  Aspen Christian · [email protected]

May 8, 2023 at 6:16 PM

Introducing: Fund the Frontlines

  For too long and all too often, local advocacy has been under-resourced and underrepresented, even though it’s likely the most impactful to our daily lives.  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏…

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  Groundwork Project · [email protected]

May 6, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Our voting rights are at risk

  There’s a critical fight for voting rights happening right now in Alabama.  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ …

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  Joe Kennedy III · [email protected]

May 4, 2023 at 7:10 PM

White state lawmakers and Jackson, Mississippi

  Folks, what’s going on in Mississippi is nothing short of a hostile takeover.  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ …

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  Anthony Davis Jr. · [email protected]

May 1, 2023 at 7:11 PM

Our grantee program just got bigger

  All of us at Groundwork Project are happy to announce four new grantees!  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌…

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  Groundwork Project HQ · [email protected]

April 28, 2023 at 3:25 PM

What’s happening in Montana

  Rep. Zephyr, Montana’s first openly transgender woman to serve in the state legislature, was silenced by her Republican colleagues.  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

April 14, 2023 at 3:20 PM

more tools for the organizing toolbox 🧰

Groundwork Project I imagine Groundwork’s wrap-around support services as a tool box for hyper-local organizations. Our job is to put more tools in the toolbox we provide our grantees. I imagine Groundwork’s wrap-around support services as a tool box for hyper-local organizations. Our job …

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  Trey Walk · [email protected]

April 12, 2023 at 5:00 PM

the difference is you

Groundwork Project 2023 is already turning out to be a busy year at Groundwork, and we aren’t slowing down, team. 2023 is already turning out to be a busy year at Groundwork, and we aren’t slowing down, team. If you haven’t heard, Groundwork is offering a brand new form of wrap-around suppo…

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  Aspen Christian · [email protected]

April 10, 2023 at 7:30 PM

what it means to be a grantee

Groundwork Project ⭐ Groundwork is broadening what it means to be a part of our grantee network ⭐ In addition to direct grants, we’re providing sustained support and access to resources that enable organizations to thrive in the long-term. We call this “wrap-around support”. But what does that act…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

April 7, 2023 at 8:30 PM

From Alabama to Tennessee

Groundwork Project Let’s talk about the South. I just got back from Alabama, where Trey and I spent the week meeting with organizers from across the South, from Florida to South Carolina to Tennessee. It was a fantastic convening of grassroots leaders and funders like Groundwork that are deeply in…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

April 4, 2023 at 5:01 PM

For you: 📺 *coming soon*

Groundwork Project Thank you for being on the Groundwork team and chipping in during last week’s deadline. Your support makes the difference every day for our grantees and folks on the ground in our partner states. Thank you for being on the Groundwork team and chipping in during last week…

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  Kennedy, Joe · [email protected]

April 1, 2023 at 12:30 AM

Fwd. For your attention: tonight!

Groundwork Project Did you see my message earlier? I know it’s getting late on a Friday, but I just got an email report from my team and we still need help hitting our goal by midnight. Team, if you’ve been waiting for the right time to give, it’s now. Did you see my message earlier? I know…

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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 7:31 PM

For your attention: tonight!

Groundwork Project Hey there, I just wanted to check in quickly. Tonight at midnight is our first end-of-quarter deadline of 2023 and we are still working all angles to reach our $50,000 goal to enhance our wrap-around support to grantees. I tell anyone who will listen that our supporters are the …

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  Aspen Christian · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 2:15 PM

We’re growing with our partners

Groundwork Project Trey’s right — we have been extremely busy at Groundwork with even more action on the horizon. We have committed over $2 MILLION to progressive organizing efforts in our partner states thanks to our generous donors. With supporters like you, we are keeping our promise to organiz…

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  Trey Walk · [email protected]

March 30, 2023 at 10:45 PM

👀 in case you missed it

Groundwork Project February provided endless examples of the importance of our work and why the moment to fight is NOW: In Mississippi, the majority-white, GOP-led state legislature recently proposed establishing a second, un-elected, state-appointed justice system in the Blackest city in our nati…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

March 30, 2023 at 4:50 PM

Organizing their hearts out for the decade to come

Groundwork Project I wanted to step in and really drive home why Joe’s message matters. You have heard us say it before: Groundwork partners and grantees are in the real battleground states. The ones leading the charge in the fight against the most extremist conservative legislation in the country…

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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]

March 29, 2023 at 6:18 PM

feedback for you — directly from the partners

Groundwork Project Want to know one major thing that Groundwork does that most other funders do not? We provide wrap-around support to every single one of our grantees. What the heck does “wrap-around support” mean? Good question. It means that when you become a Groundwork Grantee, we do more than…

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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 4:30 PM

The news out of the Mississippi Delta:

Groundwork Project As I’m sure you saw, families and communities across the Mississippi Delta were devastated by deadly tornadoes over the weekend, killing 26 in Mississippi and 1 in Alabama – destroying entire communities like Rolling Fork, MS. As you probably saw, families and communities…

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  Trey Walk · [email protected]

March 24, 2023 at 5:46 PM

RE: latest mini-grantees

Groundwork Project Did you catch Joe’s email? We’ve got some new stuff happening! ICYMI: Our mini-grants are available for short-term needs or specific projects that are not in the annual operating budget for organizations in our partner states. Did you catch Joe’s email? We’ve got some new…

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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]

March 22, 2023 at 10:30 PM

👋 Meet our mini-grantees

Groundwork Project Groundwork Project believes that sustained, year-round organizing can shift power and change the narrative; these mini-grantees are doing that work right now. Hello there! I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to the first round of mini-grantees of 2023! Quick remi…

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  Anthony Davis Jr. · [email protected]

March 20, 2023 at 6:01 PM

📰 Groundwork’s March Newsletter

Groundwork Project Spring has only just started and we’ve already been very busy! We started the month in Boston hosting The Organizing Accelerator’s first in-person weekend with our partners at NAACP. Joe and the team joined NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson to launch our new 20-week traini…

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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]

March 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM

you power our work

Groundwork Project Thank you for stepping up this week to support our flash fundraiser! Every single donation powers our mission in our partner states. Thank you. At Groundwork, we support and uplift the local community organizers fighting battles for change and progress year-round – in and out of…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

March 15, 2023 at 10:15 PM

while you were doomscrolling:

Groundwork Project Look: this is a list of headlines from our partner states. ❌ “Pushing an AL bill to ban trans athletes from women's sports” ❌ “WV Gov signs on-campus open carry law” ❌ “Oklahoma state house candidate once called gay people ‘worthy of death’” ❌ “GOP Lawmakers Are Pushing ‘Takeove…

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  Trey Walk · [email protected]

March 15, 2023 at 5:45 PM

you = changemaker

Groundwork Project With our model, Groundwork provides resources to trusted hyper-local organizers to build lasting progressive infrastructure. For decades, conservatives built power at state and local levels, and now we’re seeing the results: With our model, Groundwork provides resources t…

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  Aspen Christian · [email protected]

March 14, 2023 at 8:45 PM

rights at risk

Groundwork Project Look at the amount of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation introduced already in 2023: And it’s not even spring yet… states like Alabama just went into legislative session this week. LGBTQIA+ rights are at risk and Groundwork is uplifting organizers and providing vital resources to fight b…

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  Groundwork Project Team · [email protected]

March 14, 2023 at 4:20 PM

the reality

Groundwork Project Emily outlines the political reality we face in her message, and we wanted to make sure you saw it. TL;DR → The dystopian headlines and news alerts you see on a daily basis are, more times than not, a living reality in Groundwork’s partner states. Emily outlines the polit…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

March 13, 2023 at 8:26 PM

conservative power has lasting consequences

Groundwork Project Decades of conservative racism, neglect, and abuses of power are having disastrous consequences in Groundwork’s partner states: Decades of conservative racism, neglect, and abuses of power are having disastrous consequences in Groundwork’s partner states. In Oklahoma, M…

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  Anthony Davis · [email protected]

March 9, 2023 at 8:00 PM

key takeaways from our latest episode of Groundwork TV

Groundwork Project Hi team – I hope you were able to join us this week. If you missed our discussion with Mississippi Votes on Tuesday, you can still catch a saved video here. ICYMI: Here are a few of the key takeaways from the event: Hi team – I hope you were able to join us this week for…

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  Aspen Christian · [email protected]

March 7, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Our latest episode of Groundwork TV 📺

Groundwork Project Be sure to check out the Groundwork Instagram account at 6:30 PM ET today. We will be hosting this year’s FIRST Groundwork TV with our guest Arekia Bennett-Scott, Executive Director of Mississippi Votes. With everything going on in Jackson right now, you won’t want to miss it. …

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  Anthony Davis Jr. · [email protected]

March 3, 2023 at 6:15 PM

Groundwork at Harvard >>

Groundwork Project Make sure you are following along on Groundwork’s Instagram for this weekend’s special takeover from the Organizing Accelerator crew during our FIRST in-person Accelerator weekend here in Boston! We have our first cohort ready to go and this weekend they are meeting in person fo…

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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]

February 28, 2023 at 11:40 PM

Really fast...

Groundwork Project I want to keep this brief because we’re running out of time tonight. My team reached out to you yesterday to let you know that we needed to close our February budget gap before the deadline at midnight. There’s still time to get us over the finish line. I want to keep this…

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  Trey Walk · [email protected]

February 28, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Our vision for the road ahead

Groundwork Project Hey, we wanted to catch up with you! ICYMI, here’s a quick recap of all we have accomplished this month, but before we do please consider pitching in before tonight’s deadline: Hey, we wanted to catch up with you! ICYMI, here’s a quick recap of all we have accomplished th…

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  Aspen Christian · [email protected]

February 27, 2023 at 10:45 PM

The shortest month? 📅

Groundwork Project The shortest month hasn’t stopped anti-LGBTQ+ politicians from pushing constant legislative attacks on the queer community. Across Groundwork partner states, we’ve seen anti-LGBTQ+ legislation popping up more and more. We’ve seen the harm these bills have on trans people, drag c…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

February 27, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Catching up ☕

Groundwork Project February provided endless examples of the importance of our work and why the moment to fight is NOW: In Mississippi, the majority-white, GOP-led state legislature recently proposed establishing a second, un-elected, state-appointed justice system in the Blackest city in our nati…

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  Aspen Christian · [email protected]

February 24, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Your February Newsletter from Groundwork 📰

Groundwork Project Check out the latest developments coming from Mississippi, where the predominantly-white state legislature seeks to take over the Blackest city in the country, Jackson. Learn more about the anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeping through West Virginia and Oklahoma, setting precedents f…

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  Charles Taylor, Groundwork Project · [email protected]

February 22, 2023 at 6:05 PM

modern day Jim Crow right in front of our eyes

Groundwork Project If you want more proof on why we need to invest more in local organizing and traditionally ‘red’ states, look no further than my home state of Mississippi…The white supermajority in the Republican-led Mississippi House just voted to create a separate, unelected, state-appointed …

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  Trey Walk · [email protected]

February 17, 2023 at 8:01 PM

📸 Reflections from Black Policy Day 2023

Groundwork Project Black West Virginians used collective action to demand progress on policy priorities such as ending racial disparities in school discipline, improving Black maternal and infant mortality rates, and banning discrimination against Black individuals for wearing their natural hair i…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

February 15, 2023 at 5:45 PM

The latest from The Organizing Accelerator

Groundwork Project We are less than a month away from The Organizing Accelerator’s first in-person weekend right here in Boston, at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. Read more in Tracey’s message below: We are less than a month away from The Organizing Accelerator’s first i…

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  Tracey Lewis · [email protected]

February 13, 2023 at 11:10 PM

Announcing Accelerator Training Weekends

Groundwork Project “By organizers, for organizers.” In partnership with the NAACP, Groundwork recently launched The Organizing Accelerator – a twenty-week training, mentoring and networking fellowship program for emerging grassroots organizers, community organizers, campaigners, social justice adv…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

February 10, 2023 at 11:05 PM

we’ve only just begun

Groundwork Project When Groundwork’s Organizer Grant Program relaunched this week, we set a goal to raise $10,000 in 48 hours. With 6 hours before midnight, we’re running out of time! Can you chip in $20 to help close the gap before midnight? When Groundwork’s Organizer Grant Program re-laun…

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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]

February 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Growing our reach

Groundwork Project I have to tell you I’m thrilled. This spring we are launching our Organizer Grant Program for the third time and that means Groundwork has a chance to broaden our coalition and deepen our impact in our partner states. I have to tell you I’m thrilled. This spring we are la…

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  Aspen Christian · [email protected]

February 9, 2023 at 10:15 PM

exciting times @ Groundwork

Groundwork Project Groundwork launched its first Organizer Grant Program round at the end of 2021. Now we are in our third year and expanding our grantee partnerships once again. For more on the program, read our message below. Groundwork launched its first Organizer Grant Program round at t…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

February 9, 2023 at 4:00 PM

How we can broaden our coalition

Groundwork Project We just re-launched our Organizer Grant Program for a third year! Time is flying, we’ve already invested more than $2 million across our partner states.  At Groundwork Project, we are committed to supporting long term, sustainable progress in our partner states by empowering hyp…

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  Groundwork Project · [email protected]

February 8, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Launching our spring grants 📣

Groundwork Project Groundwork offers unrestricted, multi-year funding to grassroots organizers in our current focus states — Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. Our partner states are the frontlines of the fight for progressive values and democracy, and they’ve been overlooked for t…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

February 2, 2023 at 6:01 PM

🔓 PREVIEW: Groundwork in February

Groundwork Project February is going to be just as busy – if not more. It’s Black History Month, so we’ll be spotlighting some incredible Black organizers from our focus states here, stay tuned! In addition, Anthony and Trey are traveling to West Virginia to join in Black Policy Day, and we are pr…

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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]

February 1, 2023 at 12:00 AM

goodbye January

Groundwork Project I just heard from my team that we are only $1,648 from our goal so I’m coming to you one last time tonight to ask you to help us close the gap. Here’s a link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gwp_eom#Supporters I just heard from my team that we are only $1,648 from our go…

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  Julia Hoffman · [email protected]

January 31, 2023 at 7:10 PM

2023: Leave no one behind

Groundwork Project I’m so proud of the work we do at Groundwork Project. We are one of the only national political organizations sending resources to historically “red states.” We’re supporting hyper-local organizations on the front lines of our democracy’s biggest battles – every single day. …

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  Groundwork Project · [email protected]

January 31, 2023 at 3:01 PM

the real battlegrounds

Groundwork Project Groundwork Project is one of the only organizations in the country investing in long-term progressive infrastructure across “red states.” We’re working to build power and change the narrative — because we know these states are the real battlegrounds. Groundwork Project is…

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  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]

January 30, 2023 at 10:40 PM

we’re moving the needle

Groundwork Project We’re showing up in our partner states — in the Deep South, across the Plains, and Appalachia — relationship-building every day with the folks on the ground who are making the difference. Our mission to invest in hyper-local efforts to make change from the ground up is strong an…

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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]

January 30, 2023 at 6:56 PM

📅 flipping the calendar on January

Groundwork Project Groundwork started 2023 with a bang and we aren’t slowing down. Quick recap of all we have accomplished in the first month of the year: Groundwork started 2023 with a bang and we aren’t slowing down. Quick recap of all we have accomplished in the first month of the year: …

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