If you are on any major Democratic mailing list, you've definitely gotten the fundraising e-mails that tell you how some fabulously rich Democrat will match your contribution, so it's like giving double or triple what you would ordinarily give.
That's great and all, seeing a combination of high dollar and low dollar giving happen - but we wanted to try something a little bit different. Governor Dean came to the DNC believing in the awesome stregth of people-powered politics. The belief that growing our party starts, not just by growing our coffers, but by bringing more people into the process of participating in our democracy.
It was out of that belief system, that Grassroots Donor Match 2006 was born.
This unique tool gives an existing donor to the Democratic Party the power to match someone else's donation. If you choose to participate, you will have the opportunity to match the donation of someone who hasn't given yet in 2006, or to make your first contribution this year and have it matched.
Read what Governor Dean wrote about the program below the flip!
Today, Governor Dean e-mailed the Democrats who have already contributed to the Democratic Party this year to announce the program and ask them to help lead the way. Here is an excerpt:
We're transforming this nationwide operation into an unprecedented 50-State Turnout drive that will elect Democrats up and down the ballot in every state. Our organizers have been working on the ground for months -- long before many campaigns even started.Races that no one ever thought we could win, up and down the ballot of every state, are now in play. And it's up to you to seize the opportunity -- by growing the base of donors to fund more organizers, more canvassing materials, and more vans to drive voters to the polls. That's how we will win this election.
You can be the deciding factor in someone's decision to invest in the future of our country. They will know that every dollar they give will have double the impact.
Whether it's organizing, communicating or fundraising, our party is about ordinary people.
You have the power to make a connection that brings someone new into the political process.
Think about the difference it will make for someone to watch the returns on Election Night knowing that they made victory happen. Imagine what it will feel like to know that a total stranger cared deeply enough about our country to ask them to be a partner in creating that change.
To me, building our party, one person, one precinct, one county, one district, one state at a time is what is going to transform, not just our Party, but our country. And that's what this is all about.
Read more about what others are saying, over at DailyKos, where FranforDean's diary in support of Grassroots Match made the Recommended Diary list.
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