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  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
January 19, 2023 at 9:06 PM

LAST CHANCE! Help us pick our Official 2023 Fairness Project Supporter Card >>

---------- Forwarded message ---------   Friends — We’re announcing the winning design for our Official 2023 Fairness Project Supporter Card in just a few days! Make sure to cast your vote now and have a say in our final 2023 supporter card design! >> A 2023 Supporter Card is *…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
January 16, 2023 at 3:38 PM

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Friends,  Here at Fairness Project, we believe the potential to make real progress on racial inequity exists everywhere. We can’t just rely on protections at the federal level — we know the real work needs to happen in the neighborhoods, towns, and cities we call home. We believe th…
  FP Team · [email protected]
January 13, 2023 at 7:42 PM

[INPUT REQUESTED]: Help us pick our Official 2023 Fairness Project Supporter Card!

2023 Card Designs Enclosed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            Thanks to grassroots supporters like you, our te…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 11, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Help us pick our Official 2023 Fairness Project Supporter Card >>

[2023 Card Designs Enclosed] Team — Can you help us pick our Official 2023 Fairness Project Supporter Card? We’re asking dedicated supporters like you to cast your vote and help us select our Official 2023 Fairness Project Supporter Card design! Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 A 202…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 8, 2023 at 4:14 PM

$15/hour

Even in the reddest of states working people agree: A $15 minimum wage isn’t a pipe dream, it’s a wage we can actually live on. Team, The federal minimum wage hasn’t changed since 2009, but what has? Just about everything else — costs of living have skyrocketed compared to 14 years …
  FP Team · [email protected]
January 5, 2023 at 4:39 PM

How we’re beating Congress’ dysfunction >>

We talk about political gridlock a lot. What’s happening in Congress *right now* proves our point... Team: The 118th Congress has just begun — a new House Speaker hasn’t been selected and the rest of the House hasn’t even been sworn in yet — and political gridlock is already getting …
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 1, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Your support made these nine victories possible:

A new year means higher wages for millions of working people >>> Happy New Year, team! Thanks to the generosity of dedicated supporters like you, we were able to hit our $5,000 End-of-Year goal and head into the new year stronger than ever.  Your support sets us up to make 2…
  Kelly Hall (personal) · [email protected]
January 1, 2023 at 12:34 AM

FWD: Last chance before midnight >>

Hi team,  Sorry for the late email — we’re closing in on our 2022 End-of-Year fundraising deadline, and right now, we’re just falling short of our $5,000 goal. Not only are ballot measures a cornerstone of American democracy, but they are also one of the most democratic tools our nation has to off…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 4:29 PM

We’re winning, and they’re taking notice →

Recapping our major victories: Team,  Ballot measures are one of the most important tools in our fight for progress, and that’s become even clearer after last month’s results. The 2022 midterms proved that the key to protecting access to abortion, raising wages, and so much more lies…
  Hannah Ledford, Campaigns Director · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 5:25 PM

Our campaign strategy to defend direct democracy

We’re ready to fight tooth and nail if it means preserving the power of voters. Team, it’s hard to believe that we’re just two days away from 2023. With so little time until 2022 wraps, I wanted to speak with you today about what’s at stake in the year ahead. As the Fairness Project’…
  Kelly Hall · [email protected]
December 29, 2022 at 5:22 PM

We now know the best way to ensure our permanent reproductive freedom

And we have a path in 10 more states to protect abortion access for good >> Friend, When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer, they upended the lives of millions of Americans and paved the way for politicians to get involved in our most private medical decision…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 28, 2022 at 4:38 PM

INSIDE: A look at our campaign agenda for 2023, 2024, and the cycles ahead →

           Thanks to grassroots supporters like you, our team at the Fairness Project has won 31 people-powered ballot measure campaigns since 2016, changing over 18 million lives by expanding health care, raising wages, guaranteeing paid leave, and ending predatory lendi…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
December 27, 2022 at 6:34 PM

On the front page of the NYT: How we’ve unlocked the secret to protecting abortion access

No state is too “red” for progress. Our 2022 campaigns proved that >> Team — Medicaid expansion in South Dakota, a $15 minimum wage in Nebraska, and now abortion access in Michigan and Vermont: All were victories made possible by and for voters directly at the ballot box. 2022…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
December 23, 2022 at 6:34 PM

A special note from our team at the Fairness Project:

Before we sign off for the holidays, we wanted to say a huge thank you for everything you’ve helped us to accomplish this year >>>>>>> Dear friend — from each and every one of us at the Fairness Project, we wanted to wish you and your loved ones a very happy holi…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 22, 2022 at 8:22 PM

SIGN THE CARD: Thank holiday workers >>

Delivery drivers, retail workers, baristas, restaurant industry staff, and so many others. We want to take a minute to say thank you to workers everywhere who help make the holidays special! Team —  For many of us, the holidays are a time to take a step back and relax with our family…
  FP Team · [email protected]
December 18, 2022 at 5:04 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: Stand with union workers

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  Fairness Project Team · [email protected]
December 16, 2022 at 7:17 PM

FWD: We really want to hear from you, friend >>

Can you reply to this email?   Team — To those of you who already filled out our survey, thank you! Your feedback was extremely helpful as our team sat down to discuss priorities for the upcoming year. It’s not too late to share your thoughts with us if you didn’t fill out our survey…
  Polling Center @ Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 12, 2022 at 11:03 PM

QUICK POLL: How confident are you in the 118th Congress, friend?

The results are officially in for control of the 118th Congress: Now that we have a confirmed blue Senate and a red House, we want to hear from you, friend! Do you think gridlock in Congress will stall progress in Washington? YES →   NO → Many of our elected officials are working …
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 9, 2022 at 3:05 PM

2023 will bring unprecedented attacks on voting rights. Help us protect them >>

🚨Newly-elected officials are already vocalizing their intention to further strip the power of voters.🚨 SIGN ON: Tell extremist officials we will NOT stand by while they strip away the power of our vote! SIGN THE PETITION Team, Over the course of the last year, extremist legislators h…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 7, 2022 at 6:12 PM

TELL CONGRESS: Extend the Child Tax Credit >>

It’s past time that Congress made a commitment to prioritizing working people. Friends, Last year, Congress allowed the expanded Child Tax Credit benefits to expire. Now as inflation continues to skyrocket, millions of families are struggling once again to pay their electric bill, b…
  FP Team · [email protected]
December 4, 2022 at 4:05 PM

2023 PRIORITIES SURVEY for you >>

Let us know: What’s the next campaign YOU want to see us run? Friend, it’s hard to believe we’re already in December. As 2022 comes to a close, we want to reflect on and celebrate the major wins we were able to accomplish together this year. From ending medical debt traps to preserv…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Thank you, friend

From each and every one of us at the Fairness Project, I want to personally thank you for your dedication and support this Giving Tuesday. Dear friend,  From each and every one of us at the Fairness Project, I want to personally thank you for your dedication and support this Giving …
  me, Kelly (2) · [email protected]
November 30, 2022 at 2:03 AM

We’re so close ... will you make a 2X matched gift now to help us hit our $10,000 goal?

We have no time to waste. We need to ensure that heading into 2023, we have every resource necessary to continue powering our Ballot Measure Rescue Campaign and fighting back against these attacks on direct democracy   Friend: We are SO close to hitting our $10,000 Giving Tuesday goa…
  FP Campaigns Team · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 10:06 PM

This #GivingTuesday we’re pledging to defend direct democracy.

Today, we wanted to give you a look behind the curtain so that you may understand just like us, what exactly is at stake in the year ahead >> Team, happy Giving Tuesday! With just a few short hours to go before our midnight deadline we really need your help. Please consider mak…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 5:08 PM

What people are saying about our work >>

2022 was a landmark year for ballot measures, now we’re making MAJOR waves: Giving Tuesday is our most critical fundraising day of the entire year! You can help protect the democratic process by supporting our work with a 2X Matched donation here. HAVE YOUR GIFT DOUBLED → DONATE NOW!…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 1:21 PM

Giving Tuesday is HERE!

And so is our biggest fundraising goal EVER >>   Friend: Giving Tuesday is finally here — and this year we’ve set our most ambitious Giving Tuesday fundraising goal EVER!  Thanks to the help of generous Fairness Project supporters like you, friend, we’ve unlocked our Giving Tue…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 26, 2022 at 7:33 PM

We have a chance to double our impact -- can you help?

We can’t power progress if voters are stripped of their right to use ballot measures. Team,  We’re reaching out today because we have a chance to double our impact as we prepare for the cycles ahead — but to do it, we need your help. We set our biggest Giving Tuesday fundraising goal…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
November 25, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Help us unlock our biggest Giving Tuesday goal EVER >>

As one of our most loyal supporters, you know that Giving Tuesday is our most critical fundraising day of the entire year — and this year is even more significant because a generous donor has offered to match all donations that come in! Friend,  Giving Tuesday is just around the corn…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
November 23, 2022 at 7:07 PM

Ballot measures are at risk across the country

State legislatures begin their 2023 sessions in less than two months, and we’re anticipating widespread attacks by extremist politicians on ballot measures. Hi there, State legislatures begin their 2023 sessions in less than two months, and we’re anticipating widespread attacks by ex…
  Fairness Project Campaigns Team · [email protected]
November 21, 2022 at 4:06 PM

SIGN ON: Tell the Mississippi state legislature to bring back ballot measures

We know elections have consequences, and in Mississippi, the results include losing the ability to bypass the state legislature and place a measure on the ballot. Team, We know elections have consequences, and in Mississippi, the results include losing the ability to bypass the state…
  FP Team · [email protected]
November 19, 2022 at 4:08 PM

What President Obama said about our work >>

Our team at the Fairness Project has now successfully run seven ballot measure campaigns to expand Medicaid in states that refused to do so after the Affordable Care Act became law. Team — President Obama is speaking out about the success of our South Dakota ballot measure to expand…
  BMRC Update via Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 17, 2022 at 8:48 PM

BREAKING: The first attack on ballot measures in 2023 was just announced >>

Our Ballot Measure Rescue Campaign will be there on the frontlines to defend Ohioans against this attack. Team: The latest attack by extremists on direct democracy — and the first fight ahead in 2023 — was just announced in Ohio.  Just moments ago, the Ohio Secretary of State held a…
  POLL via Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 15, 2022 at 8:33 PM

YES/NO: Are ballot measures the key to protecting our rights?

How confident are you in the power of ballot measures after the 2022 midterms? Team — Ballot measures are one of the most important tools in our fight for progress, and that’s become even clearer after last week’s midterm results: The 2022 midterms proved that the key to protecting …
  FP Team · [email protected]
November 13, 2022 at 4:15 PM

[SIGNATURE REQUESTED] Trigger bans are NO match for ballot measures →

When Roe v. Wade fell, anti-choice extremists jumped at the opportunity to reinstate 100-year-old trigger bans on the books from before the landmark ruling. But voters fought back and WON. Friend — If Tuesday night proved one thing, it’s that abortion bans are deeply unpopular.  When…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 11, 2022 at 4:57 PM

Track Record UPDATE → Affordable health care for over 1,000,000 Americans!

Since our founding in 2016, we’ve run campaigns in seven states to expand Medicaid — and seven times, voters stood by our side and decisively secured their access to health care. Team: Since our founding in 2016, we’ve run campaigns in seven states to expand Medicaid when politician…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
November 9, 2022 at 7:51 PM

Recapping last night’s HISTORIC ballot measure wins >>

2022 was the year that voters from across party lines came together and used ballot measures to decisively pass progressive policies that will better the lives of millions of people in America. Team: All I can say is wow. I think it’s safe to say last night’s results weren’t what an…
  Fairness Project Campaigns Team · [email protected]
November 9, 2022 at 6:05 AM

GREAT news out of South Dakota

This victory means over 40,000 South Dakotans without coverage will now have access to health care! Team, In a significant victory for affordable and accessible health care, South Dakota voters have overwhelmingly voted YES on the Fairness Project-backed ballot measure Amendment D, e…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
November 9, 2022 at 5:34 AM

CHOICE WINS: Groundbreaking victories for reproductive rights in Vermont AND Michigan

Not only have these two measures made history, but now the reproductive rights of millions of Michiganders and Vermonters will be explicitly protected in each state’s constitutions! HUGE news out of Michigan: The Fairness Project-backed ballot measure has WON, upending the 1931 abort…
  CAMPAIGN VICTORY via Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 9, 2022 at 4:59 AM

JUST IN: Nebraskans have voted for a $15 minimum wage!

This is a MAJOR victory for higher wages! Team, Nebraska voters made things crystal clear: A $15/hour minimum wage isn’t confined to coastal states — a livable wage is something voters from everywhere, of ALL parties, can get behind. Voters in Nebraska just approved the Fairness Proj…
  Hannah Ledford, Campaigns Director · [email protected]
November 9, 2022 at 2:55 AM

BREAKING: A victory for reproductive rights in Vermont

This is a history-making victory for Vermont voters, who sent an unmistakable signal to an extremist-packed Supreme Court and obstructionist politicians: Vermonters are protecting abortion access in their state for good. We have exciting news tonight, team: The Fairness Project-backe…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 8, 2022 at 1:05 PM

It’s GO TIME! Election Day is here and we’re ready to WIN.

It’s more than just candidates on your ballot, team >> Team, Election Day is here, and we couldn’t be more excited!  For months our teams in Michigan, Vermont, Arizona, California, Nebraska, and South Dakota have been preparing for this moment. Now, it’s up to voters to decide …
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
November 7, 2022 at 4:08 PM

Fairness Project has a front page mention in the New York Times. Here’s why:

Team: If you received a copy of this weekend’s New York Times you might have seen what we’ve been saying all along: We’re putting ourselves out of the Medicaid expansion business.  Now, our latest fight is headed to the ballot tomorrow. Will you rush a donation to help us continue o…
  Kelly Hall · [email protected]
November 5, 2022 at 7:32 PM

SO CLOSE → Help us finish out GOTV Weekend STRONG!

Team: Each of our campaign teams is on the ground putting in the hard work to Get Out The Vote ahead of Tuesday’s elections!  We’re sending funds in real-time to every state we can, but after checking in with our Campaigns Team, we’re still falling short of the $5K we had allocated …
  FP Campaigns Team · [email protected]
November 4, 2022 at 9:28 PM

GOTV Weekend is HERE! Help us send resources to our partners >>

Clipboards, water bottles, pens, pencils, pizza Team — Get Out the Vote weekend is here! Starting bright and early tomorrow morning, each of our teams will be hitting the ground and doing everything they can to Get Out the Vote ahead of Election Day!  We’re trying to rush last-minut…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 2, 2022 at 5:15 PM

6 DAYS TO GO: Do we have your vote, friend?

[[VOTER RECORD ENCLOSED]] Team, to each and every one of our supporters who helped us hit our $17,500 October goal, thank you.  Your support is a critical step in making sure every single campaign on our 2022 slate is able to supercharge their GOTV efforts in these final days and le…
  Kelly (iPhone) · [email protected]
October 31, 2022 at 11:22 PM

No more Halloween jokes we promise

Friend, I hope you liked our team’s email earlier today — I’m a big Halloween buff and got a major kick out of it! While these jokes and puns can be fun, I wanted to reach out tonight with something just a bit more serious. I wanted to speak frankly with you about what our teams are seeing on the …
  FP Team · [email protected]
October 31, 2022 at 4:45 PM

Now THIS is spooky >>

please read 👻👻 We’re not trying to scare you, but this is the reality we’re living in right here, right now. Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃 We’re not here with any tricks or treats ... we just wanted to reach out and tell you just how important winning our 2022 slate of campaigns really is, fr…
  Finance Team @ Fairness Project · [email protected]
October 30, 2022 at 3:07 PM

We’re cutting checks in 36 hours. We need you, friend >>

Ahead of our deadline, we’ve been taking a look at our finances to see just how much we can split between our campaigns Hey team, Tomorrow is our LAST fundraising deadline of the entire cycle. It’s why Kelly emailed you earlier this week about an ambitious goal to reach $17,500 befor…
  Red State Rundown! via Fairness Project · [email protected]
October 29, 2022 at 1:57 PM

INSIDE: Our track record of winning in red and purple states>>

We’ve got 6 campaigns on the ballot → and HALF of them are in historically red, conservative states. Team: Since 2016 we’ve powered progressive campaigns to victory in blue, purple and red states because when you put kitchen table issues in front of voters — issues everyone can agree…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
October 28, 2022 at 5:06 PM

Now is the time

In just 11 days, 6 of our campaigns in red, purple, and blue states will go before voters. And we need your support to give each of these campaigns the absolute best shot at winning. Team, in just 11 days, 6 of our campaigns in red, purple, and blue states will go before voter…