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  National Partnership · [email protected]
September 24, 2021 at 8:44 PM

Headline today: "This is the year we pass paid leave"

National Partnership for Women & Families  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Dear John, This headline says it all: "In 1984, a group of female attorneys huddled over a typewriter in an office of the Women’s Legal Defense Fund, now the National Partnership for Women & …
  National Partnership · [email protected]
September 24, 2021 at 2:31 PM

Time sensitive: Today, we build back better ...

National Partnership for Women & Families It’s a “do-or-die moment” for paid leave, and Congress needs to hear from us. Our allies are finalizing the details of President Biden's Build Back Better Act. TODAY!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  These headlines say it all: …
  National Partnership · [email protected]
September 15, 2021 at 9:14 PM

Time-sensitive action on voting rights!

National Partnership for Women & Families Make your voice heard! Urge Congress to pass federal voting rights and protect reproductive rights. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Tell Congress: Voting rights = reproductive rights! TAKE ACTION Dear John, Today, Black wome…
  Shaina Goodman, National Partnership · [email protected]
September 1, 2021 at 11:08 PM

Abortion funds need your help

National Partnership for Women & Families  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Hi John, In case you missed my earlier email, we need your help fighting a radical abortion ban that just took effect in Texas today. Texans already faced some of the harshest abortion restricti…
  Shaina Goodman, National Partnership · [email protected]
September 1, 2021 at 3:06 PM

Urgent: Calling all abortion justice advocates!

National Partnership for Women & Families An extreme abortion ban takes effect today. Your voice is needed to fight back! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  This is urgent, John. The most extreme abortion ban in the country has been allowed by the courts to take effect in T…
  National Partnership · [email protected]
August 28, 2021 at 10:55 PM

Last chance (and check out the leaderboard)

National Partnership for Women & Families Huge thanks to everyone who's already donated! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Hi John, Time's running out to support amazing Black-led, Black benefiting organizations on Give 8/28 Day!  Here's what you need to know:  1. The Youn…
  Debra Ness, National Partnership · [email protected]
August 28, 2021 at 4:55 PM

Emmett, Martin, and Katrina

National Partnership for Women & Families We're falling short when it comes to investing in Black organizations. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Dear John,  Today is not just another day.  August 28 is an important day in modern American history, and we want to call it t…
  National Partnership · [email protected]
August 28, 2021 at 1:14 PM

ICYMI: Black organizations deserve more attention

National Partnership for Women & Families The progressive community and nonprofit sector are still falling short when it comes to investing in Black organizations. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Hi John, You and I know that in order to achieve the equity we all fight fo…
  National Partnership · [email protected]
August 27, 2021 at 11:22 AM

Black organizations deserve more attention

National Partnership for Women & Families The progressive community and nonprofit sector are still falling short when it comes to investing in Black organizations. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Hi John, You and I know that in order to achieve the equity we all fight fo…
  Michelle McGrain, Congressional Relations · [email protected]
August 11, 2021 at 4:35 PM

Let's make some noise for paid leave and #careinfrastructure

National Partnership for Women & Families As the dangerous delta variant spreads, families need paid leave NOW! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Dear John, With the dangerous delta variant spreading nationwide, and businesses and schools returning to in-person, it is abso…
  Jasmine Goodrich, National Partnership · [email protected]
August 5, 2021 at 3:42 PM

[Reminder] RSVP for Beyond Roe: a virtual conversation hosted by NPWF

National Partnership for Women & Families  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Dear John, As someone who cares about women's health and rights, you're invited to a virtual conversation we’re hosting about reproductive health and justice. Believe it or not, 2021 is already …
  Debra Ness, National Partnership · [email protected]
August 4, 2021 at 6:05 PM

Are you on board for paid leave?

National Partnership for Women & Families Are you on board for paid leave? We need to hear from you. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Dear John, I’m on my way to Capitol Hill to join our coalition’s Paid Leave for All bus tour, where I’ll be speaking up for all of the cou…
  National Partnership · [email protected]
July 30, 2021 at 4:49 PM

RSVP today! Beyond Roe: Reproductive Health and Justice

National Partnership for Women & Families  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Hi John, Believe it or not, 2021 is already the worst year on record for abortion rights — with states enacting 90 abortion restrictions so far and the Trump-packed Supreme Court poised to overtur…
  Jessi Leigh Swenson, National Partnership · [email protected]
July 30, 2021 at 10:11 AM

Action: Crucial moment for abortion justice!

National Partnership for Women & Families Tell your Senators to keep the Hyde amendment out of its budget. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Dear John, We're going all out to get the first Hyde-free spending bill in years over the finish line. And we need your help! Tell y…
  Jessi Leigh Swenson, National Partnership · [email protected]
July 29, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Action: Keep going for abortion justice!

National Partnership for Women & Families BREAKING abortion justice news! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Dear John, A few weeks ago, we celebrated together when President Biden removed the Hyde Amendment from his proposed budget. That was an important milestone, decades…
  Debra Ness, National Partnership · [email protected]
July 26, 2021 at 10:30 PM

We're celebrating our 50th, and we'd like you to join us

National Partnership for Women & Families We are celebrating our 50th birthday, and we’d like you to join us. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  What was life like for women in America the year that you were born? For us, looking back 50 years it is sobering to see how har…
  Debra Ness, National Partnership · [email protected]
July 23, 2021 at 7:28 PM

How will you celebrate?

National Partnership for Women & Families We are celebrating our 50th birthday, and we’d like you to join us.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Dear John, What does it mean to be 50?  When we started in 1971, the notion of a “woman’s place” was not an overtly sexist, arc…
  National Partnership Team · [email protected]
June 19, 2021 at 12:24 PM

What's on our mind this Juneteenth

National Partnership for Women & Families Hi, John, Today is Juneteeth. It’s a celebration of the day when the last enslaved people were freed (more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation). It’s also now a federal holiday — the first one added since Martin Luther King,…
  Jessi Leigh Swenson, National Partnership · [email protected]
May 29, 2021 at 12:10 AM

You made a difference today

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, Today, we reached an important milestone decades in the making — President Biden removed the Hyde Amendment from his proposed budget. Celebrate this moment you helped make possible. Share this Tweet letting people know … when w…
  National Partnership Team · [email protected]
May 26, 2021 at 7:41 PM

MUST DO's for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

National Partnership for Women & Families Hi, John! Something very cool (if you ask us) is happening on Twitter right now. Our friends at OCA–Asian Pacific American Advocates are taking over our account @NPWF and sharing important resources, information and more on the work they do …
  Shaina Goodman, National Partnership · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 9:14 PM

We can't let Trump justices wipe out abortion rights

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, This is an emergency. The U.S. Supreme Court just decided to hear arguments in a high-stakes abortion case, out of Mississippi, that directly challenges Roe v. Wade and the critical rights it guarantees. If we don't fight back …
  Nikita Mhatre, National Partnership · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 11:52 PM

Action: Urge Biden to end Hyde!!

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, President Biden is expected to release his proposed budget any day now, and we urgently need your help to make sure his proposal does NOT include the Hyde Amendment. For 45 long years, this shameful policy has penalized people …
  Venicia Gray, National Partnership · [email protected]
May 5, 2021 at 8:25 PM

Mother's Day is complicated

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, As the newest member of the Health Justice team here at the National Partnership, I am laser-focused on ensuring our policies and initiatives center racial equity for all birthing persons, especially Black, Indigenous, Latinx, A…
  National Partnership Team · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 1:31 AM

MADAM VICE PRESIDENT!!

National Partnership for Women & Families Hi John, We're celebrating a historic first tonight! Vice President Kamala Harris has just taken her seat on the dais with President Biden and Speaker Pelosi, in a chair that has only ever been occupied by white men — until tonight. Celebrat…
  Erika Moritsugu, National Partnership · [email protected]
April 16, 2021 at 2:46 PM

Before I go

National Partnership for Women & Families Hi friend! Today is my last day at the National Partnership, and I want to thank you for supporting the excellent mission here, all of our accomplishments, and the aspirations and vision of the work that is underway. Before I go, I’m hoping …
  National Partnership · [email protected]
April 8, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Don't wait to care

National Partnership for Women & Families Hi John, Congress is at home this week on recess, and that presents an opportunity for us to make our voices heard. We want to make sure our elected leaders deliver a strong care infrastructure plan that prioritizes working parents and care…
  Erika Moritsugu, National Partnership · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 9:06 PM

NEW: Sign the #CareCantWait petition today

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, For many of you, caregiving has a direct impact on your personal lives. Your responses to our recent Supporter Survey not only give voice to this, but also make it clear that caregiving solutions need to be a priority as the count…
  National Partnership Team · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 7:06 PM

RE: Take action against AAPI hate

National Partnership for Women & Families Hi John, The response to Erika’s email below has been amazing. Thank you for speaking out in solidarity with the Asian American community! We want to make sure you heard about today's virtual #StopAsianHate National Day of Action and Healing…
  Sarah Coombs, National Partnership · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 9:52 PM

11 years ago today

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, When Elena Hung introduces her six-year old Xiomara to members of Congress, she describes a young girl who loves going to the playground, library and school, visiting new places and spending time with her big brother. Xiomara was …
  Erika Moritsugu, National Partnership · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 11:28 PM

Take action against AAPI hate

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, The deadly shootings in Georgia on Tuesday night hit close to home for many Asian Americans who have witnessed increasing attacks on our community since the start of the pandemic. My own race and gender have invited harassment and…
  Debra, National Partnership · [email protected]
January 12, 2021 at 2:23 AM

Our urgent call to remove Trump ... IMMEDIATELY!!

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, We cannot risk one more day under President Trump. That’s why, today, the National Partnership for Women & Families joined a broad, diverse community of gender justice leaders demanding that Congress upholds its Constitutional…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
January 1, 2021 at 2:54 AM

One last reminder. Please read.

National Partnership for Women & Families Here's one last friendly reminder, John. Help us start 2021 — our 50th anniversary year — stronger than ever. Make a donation to the National Partnership right now and your gift will go twice as far thanks to a special dollar-for-dollar match…
  Judy Lichtman, National Partnership · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 6:28 PM

Bye 2020

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, I am not sorry to see 2020 come to an end. It’s been one crisis after another and more stress and suffering than any person, community or nation should have to endure. The world came undone this year. But we now have a chance t…
  Erika Moritsugu, National Partnership · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 12:30 PM

Time is running out ...

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, Today is the last day to make a year-end donation and qualify for the dollar-for-dollar match. In case you missed it: In recognition of the National Partnership’s upcoming 50th anniversary, and because we have so much urgent wo…
  Sarah Fleisch Fink, National Partnership · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 11:17 PM

Breaking barriers together

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, I want to make sure you saw Debra’s email below about ensuring progress for women and families in 2021. We can dismantle the horrific Trump legacy and move into unprecedented opportunity, but we need your support to make this t…
  Debra Ness, National Partnership · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 3:14 PM

This fills me with hope

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, A few weeks from now, Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the first woman, Black person and Asian-American Vice President, breaking barriers that have long seemed impenetrable. It fills me with hope. With your help to reach our $…
  Debra Ness, National Partnership · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 1:39 PM

Rebuilding our distraught nation starts NOW

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, I have positive news to share! Because we have so much urgent work ahead of us to undo Trump’s damage, a group of long-time donors will match every donation to the National Partnership for the rest of 2020 until we reach our $3…
  Sarah Fleisch Fink, National Partnership · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 5:57 PM

Exclusive offer for you, John

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, I am so grateful to share this with you before anyone else. This opportunity was just approved to share tomorrow, and we want to give you an early peek to thank you for your recent support of the National Partnership. Here's t…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
December 27, 2020 at 11:44 PM

RE: Join Mamatoto Village in leading from a space of compassion, intention, and disruption

National Partnership for Women & Families Hi John, As a recent supporter of the National Partnership for Women & Families, we want to make sure you saw the email below from Aza Nedhari about Mamatoto Village — one of our local reproductive justice partner organizations. This esse…
  Aza Nedhari, Mamatoto Village · [email protected]
December 26, 2020 at 4:15 PM

Join Mamatoto Village in leading from a space of compassion, intention, and disruption

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, If there is one thing that this year has made abundantly clear — there is strength in collective action. As a Black woman-led organization based in Washington, D.C., Mamatoto Village provides perinatal support services, workforce …
  Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, National Partners · [email protected]
December 2, 2020 at 4:10 AM

Update: We're coming up short

National Partnership for Women & Families Hi John, Giving Tuesday will be over soon, and we're still 43 donors short of reaching our goal. Your donation of $20 or more could be the final gift that pushes us over the top! You could be the very person to make it happen! Plus when yo…
  Carol Sakala, National Partnership · [email protected]
December 2, 2020 at 2:47 AM

100 near misses

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, For Giving Tuesday today, we're asking you to make a gift that honors the health and wellness of Black mothers and families. Our country’s maternity care system is failing women — especially Black women, who are nearly four time…
  Debra Ness, National Partnership · [email protected]
November 30, 2020 at 10:47 PM

We're trying something new

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, For Black women in America, pregnancy and childbirth is a life-or-death crisis. In fact, Black women are nearly four times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. And, for every life lost, there are as…
  Debra Ness, National Partnership · [email protected]
November 28, 2020 at 4:03 PM

Your gift will do double duty

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, I want to make sure you saw our exciting news! This week, we launched a special Giving Tuesday partnership with Mamatoto Village — a community-based, Black woman-led reproductive justice organization here in the nation’s capital…
  National Partnership · [email protected]
November 26, 2020 at 5:32 PM

A pinch of Zoom for your Thanksgiving meal

National Partnership for Women & Families John: Want to spice things up today for Thanksgiving? We know the holidays this year are going to be different, and many of us will have to connect with loved ones over the phone or a computer in order to stay safe and follow coronaviru…
  Debra Ness, National Partnership · [email protected]
November 25, 2020 at 11:20 PM

Not an ordinary Giving Tuesday announcement ...

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, This is not an ordinary Giving Tuesday announcement, because these are NOT ordinary times. From the coronavirus public health crisis to prolonged economic hardship … from a national racial reckoning to an election season like no…
  National Partnership · [email protected]
November 11, 2020 at 7:37 PM

Sign the card to say congrats to Kamala Harris

National Partnership for Women & Families John: Voters decide their leaders, not the other way around. And voting we did. In record numbers. The Trump administration doesn't want to read the memo that the Biden-Harris ticket received the most votes in U.S. history, but together …
  Sarah Coombs, National Partnership · [email protected]
November 7, 2020 at 4:54 PM

What this historic day means to me

National Partnership for Women & Families Want to say congrats to Kamala Harris? Sign our card and share your well wishes, and we’ll personally deliver them to her! I have chills, John. Kamala Harris is the first woman, Black, Asian American vice president-elect! On thi…
  Debra, National Partnership · [email protected]
November 4, 2020 at 1:49 AM

From pink hats to voter turnout. We're an undeniable force.

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, The first polls have closed, and we are finally on the home stretch of this hugely critical election. You may be feeling a range of emotions right now, and I also know the waiting can be the hardest part. It's going to take a whil…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
November 3, 2020 at 6:51 PM

Must read: Election protection, pizza to the polls, and selfies

National Partnership for Women & Families Dear John, Our leaders do not pick their voters. The basis of American democracy is that “we the people” pick our leaders. But a powerful few are making voting deliberately difficult. For example, long lines at polling locations may be a sig…