September 2020 - chrysalis.giving

where to phone bank
by Corinna Kester 30 Sep '20

30 Sep '20

Hi friends - If anyone wants to phone bank to help Get Out The Vote, I participated in this training today, and it was quick & effective. They train you to phone bank for Biden, Cunningham (North Carolina), Greenfield (Iowa), and Gideon (Maine), and you can phone bank most anytime. So it’s a good time investment to get trained up to help on multiple campaigns. https://www.mobilize.us/laandbayarea/event/267296/ <https://www.mobilize.us/laandbayarea/event/267296/> Thanks, Corinna

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tonight 5:30-7pm: let's chat about organizing for the election and the long-term
by Stacey Svetlichnaya 28 Sep '20

28 Sep '20

Hi folks, Hope you're doing well! I think many of you have seen this event, and I wanted to send a reminder/just in case: *tonight 5:30pm-7pm* I'm co-hosting a conversation (with Blue Heart! <https://www.blueheartaction.org/>) on building political power for the election and for the longer term, to help folks share their experiences around this critical moment, connect around challenges and opportunities, and hopefully feel reinspired to take action. Here's the Facebook event <https://www.facebook.com/events/2390951551199791> with more details and feel free to RSVP by replying to this email (so I can make sure to send you the Zoom link) Thanks, Stacey

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Fwd: No regrets in 40 days.
by Corinna Kester 24 Sep '20

24 Sep '20

This is useful! Begin forwarded message: From: "'Matt Evans" <mattyevans(a)gmail.com> I've received several requests for final recs for the 2020 election. What are best things to do now as the election is less than 6 weeks away? --------------------------- To figure out how to apply my own time and money effectively to this election, I've been talking to folks who work in campaigns from the Dem side. I'm also in a donor group that researches and meets reps of high impact orgs. Based on that, a couple of takeaways: How to use your money: Underfunded opportunities abound. First there are must-win Senate races (and Senate races getting very little attention) that are expected to have a serious chance of going blue if Biden finishes strong: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/superdivasenate <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/superdivasenate> The link above is a "fund" I put together based on a couple calls with folks who track Dem Senate races carefully, and a bit of my own research. I think Al Gross and Theresa Greenfield are the highest impact per marginal dollar spent here... but hard to know and Dems have to win NC and ME in a defensive case (but ME is extremely well funded) to control the Senate (think Supreme court!). There is a lot of cautious optimism that Dem turnout and a strong Biden finish could flip statehouses that yield huge congressional gains, and some presidential gains, after redistricting and reducing voter supression. This could make the US house of reps almost untouchable for R's for the next 10 years: Forward Majority <https://www.forwardmajority.org/> is a favorite group that is smart and cost effective. If you support, please use a link from the fundraiser I held https://go.forwardmajority.org/zoomraiser2 <https://go.forwardmajority.org/zoomraiser2>. Statehouse wins in NC or AZ where they are competing will stop new voter suppression, improve congressional maps, and help move those states permanently into the Blue column... they are also competing in FL and TX. I also just sat in on a Texas Dems statehouse call... if Biden finishes strong I'm now convinced the Texas House is winnable. Here is a link to support that cause... funds go right to candidates: https://go.texashdcc.com/a/flip-the-texas-house <https://go.texashdcc.com/a/flip-the-texas-house>. The Texas statehouse is a bigger bet, with a bigger prize: ~8 Dem house seats for 10 years due to fairer districts. There is very little investment in these house races right now... R's are outspending D's like 3-1 but lots of districts that are flippable (ie Hillary won). These are within reach. Finally, a friend in our group works for Swing Left. They created this fund to target support Dems where they think dollars will go the farthest: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/immediate_impact?refcode=brightspots <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/immediate_impact?refcode=brightspots>. This includes Senate and statehouse seats and they update it as conditions change. Another high-impact opportunity. Final key message: now is the time to donate, not a few weeks from now! How to use your time: There are so many things to do with your time, it's hard to choose. Lots of good options! A friend wrote this very specific set of recs which are spot on: https://medium.com/@hill_charlotte/3-ways-to-volunteer-for-the-2020-electio… <https://medium.com/@hill_charlotte/3-ways-to-volunteer-for-the-2020-electio…> Please share this email with whoever you think might be interested. 40 days to go! No regrets on Nov 3, Matt -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- mattyevans(a)gmail.com <mailto:mattyevans@gmail.com> -- -- ------ www.greenermindsummit.com [Get Connected. Get Inspired. Get Going.] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greenermind/ <https://www.facebook.com/groups/greenermind/> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2975719 <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2975719> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Greenermind Google group. To post to this group, send email to greenermind(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to greenermind-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenermind?hl=en <http://groups.google.com/group/greenermind?hl=en> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Greenermind" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to greenermind+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com <mailto:greenermind+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenermind/CANSnHawTHbKLmaahpbC_Ly8FeWAf… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenermind/CANSnHawTHbKLmaahpbC_Ly8FeWAf…>.

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senate races
by Igor Serebryany 21 Sep '20

21 Sep '20

hi folks, if you're looking to give money to senate races today, i've done a bit of research on the most impactful races to give to. probably, the biggest impact is to give to races that are leaning dem, followed by toss-up races (unfortunately, as much as I like Amy McGrath, she is a pretty long shot to actually defeat Mitch in November). Here's the doc, feel free to share, comment, and edit. Let's take back the Senate! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qjWD2ybsa94DLbXCkJMjXCP-xcfYnGn_oAQum2_… <3, --igor

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Donation matching for BLM - Election push
by Anna McFall 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Hi, Chrysalis Givers! As we near the election, we at the Chrysalis Community Fund <https://chrysalis.community/blm> are making a special push to match donations toward the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice! We’re doing two things: 1. We’ll continue matching the same organizations as before, but will add two orgs focused on effective voter engagement: the *Environmental Voter Project <https://www.environmentalvoter.org/donate>* and *Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Bay Area <https://www.surjbayarea.org/donate.html>*. Members of our household have volunteered with both organizations (currently on specific Congress races). While we remain enthusiastic about local organizations, it’s undeniable that this fall’s Congressional and Presidential elections are of immense importance for clearing the path for more targeted racial justice work, and we want to point some dollars in that direction. 2. We will be setting a *deadline of September 12th* for donations to be matched, in order to get funds to these orgs a.s.a.p. and tie up the logistical ends well before November. So far we have matched $6,118 (a total of $12,276), so we're aiming for *$4,000 more dollars* in the next two weeks or so. *Please disperse this message to as many networks as you see fit.* Let us know if you have questions or concerns, and thank you again for your support! <3 Chrysalis Activism *"An antiracist America can only be guaranteed if principled antiracists are in power, and then antiracist policies become the law of the land, and then antiracist ideas become the common sense of the people, and then the antiracist common sense of the people holds those antiracist leaders and policies accountable. And that day is sure to come."* --Ibram X. Kendi, *Stamped From the Beginning* Chrysalis Community Fund + Black Lives Matter <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hgm7HEhzsKm-BRAUe8H9Han_8BqDonCY5x6wzbl…>

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