Thank you for all you great suggestions on being useful. You are inspiring. I get a deluge of e-mails asking for donations— they are always desperate. James Carville suggested one donate to races that have a chance. How does one figure out the best chances? Especially since I am a senior with very limited resources.
I think I am going to put together a page of places I think are good to give. In the meantime I always recommend Wisconsin Democrats, as that state will be pivotal in so many ways in both 2022 and 2024--you can give here https://wisdems.org. I also HIGHLY recommend giving to DASS (as I said yesterday) https://demsofstate.org. Also Robert Hubbell and his wife and I are about to launch a giving circle for the AZ statehouse races. Stay tuned. We are going to try to raise 50K to flip the AZ statehouse--but it will also help with Mark Kelly's Senate race and the very-important SOS and Governor's races in that state. Hope these help!
Thank you I look forward to your list! I will be giving to my ME representatives and Govenor. The bulk of messaging is coming from Georgia and Florida-- Stacey Abrams and Val Demings. I had not considered Wisconsin-- good idea. And had not heard of DASS-- will check it out!
MoveOn.org has begun to tackle the state secretary of state issue; I've been donating to DASS for months and wonder if they make better use of my donation than MoveOn.org would. Any opinions or knowledge on that issue?
I've posed that same question to Third Act in more general terms; it would be so helpful to have some objective evaluation of the effectivity of donations to various groups within a particular cause. 501c3s have Charity Navigator; we have nothing that I'm aware of.
Third Act is a group being formed by Bill McKibben and others focused on support by the over-60 crowd and intended to address Democracy issues and Climate Change (McKibben's long-time cause). You can find out more at ThirdAct.org.
Thank you for all you great suggestions on being useful. You are inspiring. I get a deluge of e-mails asking for donations— they are always desperate. James Carville suggested one donate to races that have a chance. How does one figure out the best chances? Especially since I am a senior with very limited resources.
I think I am going to put together a page of places I think are good to give. In the meantime I always recommend Wisconsin Democrats, as that state will be pivotal in so many ways in both 2022 and 2024--you can give here https://wisdems.org. I also HIGHLY recommend giving to DASS (as I said yesterday) https://demsofstate.org. Also Robert Hubbell and his wife and I are about to launch a giving circle for the AZ statehouse races. Stay tuned. We are going to try to raise 50K to flip the AZ statehouse--but it will also help with Mark Kelly's Senate race and the very-important SOS and Governor's races in that state. Hope these help!
Thank you I look forward to your list! I will be giving to my ME representatives and Govenor. The bulk of messaging is coming from Georgia and Florida-- Stacey Abrams and Val Demings. I had not considered Wisconsin-- good idea. And had not heard of DASS-- will check it out!
Stacey Abrams is always good but I think she is VERY well funded.
Great! Here's a TikTok I just made on why Secretary of State races matter so much https://www.tiktok.com/@jesscraven101/video/7059523379577244975?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id7016399297466893829.
I also think Josh Shapiro's race for Governor in PA is really important. We need Dem Governor's in swing states --it'll be crucial going into 2024. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/josh-shapiro-for-pa-search?refcode=Google_101321_responsivead&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0eOPBhCGARIsAFIwTs7NqViXZjoRY1vVUN00CnNaZW01M0vW4CwKOG5peY-IwmtDmqyAlbYaAi2XEALw_wcB
Here you go! https://tinyurl.com/giveblue22
MoveOn.org has begun to tackle the state secretary of state issue; I've been donating to DASS for months and wonder if they make better use of my donation than MoveOn.org would. Any opinions or knowledge on that issue?
Not sure. I personally will donate straight to them, as I assume they know best how to spend what they make. But 🤷🏽♀️ I'm not super sure!
I've posed that same question to Third Act in more general terms; it would be so helpful to have some objective evaluation of the effectivity of donations to various groups within a particular cause. 501c3s have Charity Navigator; we have nothing that I'm aware of.
This is the second time I'm hearing of Third Act in the last hour. What are they?
Third Act is a group being formed by Bill McKibben and others focused on support by the over-60 crowd and intended to address Democracy issues and Climate Change (McKibben's long-time cause). You can find out more at ThirdAct.org.