Dear friends,
This is Sarah, from All Out, and I wanted to follow up on Matt’s email. I’m the Director of Membership Marketing, so I keep a close watch on our fundraising goals from month to month.
Matt’s right – the enemies of equality aren’t going away anytime soon. But I just had to tell him that we might have to scale back our fight if we don’t reach our fundraising goal for April.
By making a monthly gift, Equality Champions are the force that carries us throughout the year. Simply put, we need their support to keep doing what we do best: shut down the homophobes, bigots and bullies, like ADF.
But it’s looking pretty tight for April. We need 134 more people to sign up for a monthly gift in the next few days.
Thank you!
Sarah Mitchell
Director of Membership Marketing
Previous email:
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 | | | Luc – North Carolina and Mississippi are just the tip of the iceberg. In the first 10 weeks of this year, over 200 anti-LGBT bills were introduced across 32 states in the U.S. Dozens are still being considered right now. The backlash to marriage equality in the U.S. is underway. Imagine being denied a ride in a taxi because you “look gay.” Or being criminally prosecuted for using a bathroom aligned with your gender identity. This is USA 2016. A horde of bigoted lawyers have been working towards this horror show for years. They’re called “Alliance Defending Freedom” (ADF). They have lots of money and lots of power. If they have their way, more U.S. states will join them on the wrong side of history this year. But we have you, Luc. And when your voice joins together with thousands of others, you’re more powerful than any hate group.  Equality Champions are a global community giving vital year-round support. They allow us to challenge enemies of equality in ways that don’t just win individual battles, but the ultimate struggle for the equality and fairness for all. When the U.S. state of Georgia came dangerously close to allowing businesses to discriminate against LGBT people, we jumped into action. Over 56,000 All Out members demanded that Georgia’s governor stop the hateful bill. And he heard us loud and clear – the bill was vetoed late last month. Without the support of the Equality Champions, we won’t be able to stand up to ADF’s next move and mobilize our members at short notice. Because even though we’ll never be able to match ADF’s big-time budget, the power of thousands united on behalf of equality, truth, love, and justice cannot be ignored.  Thanks for going All Out,Matt Beard, Executive Director |
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