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Lots of folks new to politics are engaging in this election -- YAY, WELCOME! :-) But you might realize that your ability to donate smoothly, volunteer effectively, or even run for office depends on YEARS of infrastructure investment. https://twitter.com/newmediaventure/status/1321879492013355008
That's why I'm so proud to work at @newmediaventure -- we fund early-stage progressive innovation that goes on to scale to MASSIVE impact. And we do it year in and year out. The groups we funded 2-4 years ago are engaging literally hundreds of millions of voters this year.
We summarized the awe-inspiring work 9 of those groups are doing this year: @BallotReady, @wearepushblack, @SpreadTheVoteUS, @swingleft, @Sister_District, @runforsomething, @OutreachCircle, @HelloCTCL, @movementcoop. I'm proud to be in community w/ them. https://www.newmediaventures.org/tools_for_change/details/leaving-it-all-on-the-field-the-nmv-portfolio-and-the-2020-elections
Let's leave it all on the field in the next 5 days, and then after the BIG Biden victory I see coming, let's all get some rest. But defeating Trump isn't the end of the road, it's the beginning: Rebuilding our democracy is going to take years.
Beating Trump this year isn't enough. We need to make sure that another Trump isn't possible. And for that, we need to invest in innovation year-in and year-out -- as these examples from our portfolio show, investment in progressive entrepreneurs really pays off 2-4 years later.
If you want to have maximum impact on the 2024 cycle, you should be throwing your chips down in 2021 -- not in the fall of 2024. And @newmediaventure will be leading the way. So after we've all had a post-election break, will you join us in investing the future of the movement?
