Urgent - your support needed!
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Activist Actions, Elections
I’m writing today to ask you for your help.
Over the last six weeks, CUIP volunteers have been making thousands of phone calls to supporters in all fifty states to raise funds for our 2008 annual campaign. We set a very ambitious goal this year - $405,000 by February 20, and we are almost there.
I know you are a supporter of independent politics. Your support these past years has made all the difference in the world. And we need your help today to meet this important goal.
$405,000 is a big stretch for us. We took on this challenge because, to quote my colleague Jackie Salit’s post-Super Tuesday analysis, “a notable development is the extent to which organized independents are becoming recognized as a force with power and connections and roots in a mass movement that is growing significantly.”
With recognition comes opportunity – to grow, to impact, to recruit new supporters and spread our message of political independence and non-partisanship.
In the last six weeks, CUIP has invested thousands of dollars in local organizing campaigns in Kentucky, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Georgia, Alabama, Idaho and Oregon. Many of our local leaders are now interfacing directly with the Barack Obama campaign. Most importantly, independents have had a direct influence on the public debate in campaign ’08.
Because we are growing, we need more financial support than ever.
Our fundraising team has been doing an inspiring job of raising funds, hitting the phones day in and day out. The average donation has increased from $381 in 2007 to $589 this year – an increase of 54%! Because of their hard work, we’ve raised $382,500, just $22,500 short of our goal.
We’ve not been able to reach you on the phone to renew your support, and I want to ask you to do so today. To give on-line, just click here. If you want to make a pledge, please send me an e-mail with the pledge amount and I will send you an envelope.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Most Sincerely,
John Opdycke
Director of Development
jopdycke@cuip.org
PS – our goal is to raise another $22,500 in the next 5 days! Please take a minute now and either give on-line or send me an e-mail with your pledge. Thank you!
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