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You are here: Home / Open Threads / HinTN Wants to Match Your Four Directions GA Donations!

HinTN Wants to Match Your Four Directions GA Donations!

by WaterGirl|  August 4, 202110:00 am| 80 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Political Action, Political Fundraising 2021-22

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Four Directions and Fair Fight are teaming up for early field organizing in Georgia – the goal is to have the money raised and people hired and on the ground by the end of September.  In order to do that, $100,000 is needed in the next couple of weeks, with $50k coming from Fair Fight and $50k coming from Four Directions.  That’s a big lift in a short timeframe for Four Directions!

What is our part in this?   Help Four Directions meet their goal, by raising $25,000 on Balloon Juice.

Four Directions is working on someone to match our $25k, if we can raise that.  They have found a possible match-er, though it is not set in stone yet.  But the agreement will be that IF we get to our $25k, THEN the $25k match will be made.

Inspired by Mousebumples who was inspired by MomSense, HinTN has offered to match new Four Directions GA donations up to a total of $1,000!

Any donation between $10 and $50 is eligible for your match.

Tell us the amount of your donation in the comments, and he will match with that amount.  HinTN’s $1,000 donation will be made once $1,000 of matchable donations have been noted in the comments.

If you donate more than $50, HinTN will match $50 of that.

$25,000 for Four Directions Organizing Project
with Fair Fight in GA

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Read More:
Four Directions teams up
with Fair Fight in Georgia!

Thank you, HinTN!  From myself, Balloon Juice, Four Directions, Fair Fight, native people and every  sane person in Georgia: thank you so very much!

And here’s an early thank you to everyone who will take HinTN up on his match!

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  1. 1.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 10:04 am

    We had some great conversation on the zoom with Four Directions last night.  We had about 15 people, I think.  I’ll let them jump in and them share whatever they like from the zoom.

  2. 2.

    Yet another lurker

    August 4, 2021 at 10:13 am

    I donated $100.  Thanks!

  3. 3.

    mvr

    August 4, 2021 at 10:20 am

    I did one yesterday, but given the match offer I added another just now for $25.​

    Thanks HinTN!

  4. 4.

    Faithful Lurker

    August 4, 2021 at 10:23 am

    We’re in for a $100, too.

  5. 5.

    Warren Senders

    August 4, 2021 at 10:25 am

    In for $25.

  6. 6.

    Xecky Gilchrist

    August 4, 2021 at 10:27 am

    In for $10! Thank you!

  7. 7.

    frosty

    August 4, 2021 at 10:27 am

    Also in for $25.00

  8. 8.

    Josie

    August 4, 2021 at 10:33 am

    Great cause. I’m in for $25.00

  9. 9.

    Keithly

    August 4, 2021 at 10:36 am

    I’m in for $50.

  10. 10.

    Joe Falco

    August 4, 2021 at 10:36 am

    I made my $25 donation. I’m excited for next year with the hope we can not only keep our gains but expand them!

  11. 11.

    smith

    August 4, 2021 at 10:39 am

    Just added $50.

  12. 12.

    Red Cedar

    August 4, 2021 at 10:40 am

    Donated $50. Thanks for the match, HinTN!

  13. 13.

    ToesintheSand

    August 4, 2021 at 10:41 am

    I’m in for $50..

  14. 14.

    chris

    August 4, 2021 at 10:46 am

    In for another 25…Thanks HinTn!!

  15. 15.

    Lyrebird

    August 4, 2021 at 10:46 am

    Hi, did I miss out?

     

    I gave $18 the day before the Zoom chat.  I think I was between #27 and #29 on the thermometer.

     

    Can’t really allocate more until next month.

  16. 16.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 10:46 am

    Much appreciated, everyone!

    I am really hoping that we can contribute to this effort in a way that gets them not only our donations, but also the full $50,000 they need for their part in this joint effort, if we can raise enough to allow them to get a match for our $25k.

    It means a lot to me that groups like this see us as an ally that can be counted on when they need something, especially if it’s something time-sensitive.

    Balloon Juice is kind of unique in this way – because we are a large community but not an official organization, we can move quickly when needed, with not board and no bureaucracy.

  17. 17.

    Elizabelle

    August 4, 2021 at 10:47 am

    Yea H in TN!!  I donated yesterday, but might throw in some more later.  Although:  I would bet jackals will be hitting the $1k mark before day’s end. If not, Ebelle$$ will be forthcoming.

  18. 18.

    MomSense

    August 4, 2021 at 10:47 am

    Hot tamales!  I’m in for $10 – I also have a recurring set up.  I was so sorry to miss the zoom last night.

  19. 19.

    Elizabelle

    August 4, 2021 at 10:48 am

    Georgia is so important.  Thrilled to see Four Directions working there, and partnering with Fair Fight and Fair Count.  All good.

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 10:48 am

    @Lyrebird: Well, you did miss out on the HinTN match, but your donation earlier this week is still much appreciated, and it will definitely count toward the $25k that we hope to get to so they can get a match for our amount!

  21. 21.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 10:49 am

    @MomSense: It was a good one!  Sorry you couldn’t make it, but life happens.

  22. 22.

    Xentik

    August 4, 2021 at 10:54 am

    In for $50 here.

  23. 23.

    kitfoxer

    August 4, 2021 at 11:00 am

    In for $50.  Thanks for matching, HinTN!

  24. 24.

    Nicole

    August 4, 2021 at 11:02 am

    Just donated $25.   You’re a good egg, HinTN.

  25. 25.

    buggrit

    August 4, 2021 at 11:07 am

    In for $50. Thanks, HinTN.

  26. 26.

    rockstar

    August 4, 2021 at 11:07 am

    In for $20, thank you HinTN, you rock!

  27. 27.

    sfinny

    August 4, 2021 at 11:16 am

    In for $50.  Thanks, HinTN.

  28. 28.

    PJ

    August 4, 2021 at 11:16 am

    Just chipped in. thanks for the match, HinTN.

  29. 29.

    Suburban Mom

    August 4, 2021 at 11:21 am

    Just kicked in $50.  Thanks for matching!

  30. 30.

    Auntie Anne

    August 4, 2021 at 11:30 am

    In for $10.

  31. 31.

    prostratedragon

    August 4, 2021 at 11:40 am

    Donated $25 just now. Zoom last night was inspiring, so good to hear about focused activism.

  32. 32.

    skerry

    August 4, 2021 at 11:41 am

    I’m in for $25.

    Thanks for the match, HinTN

  33. 33.

    Karen H

    August 4, 2021 at 11:41 am

    I’m in for $50. Thanks for matching

  34. 34.

    piratedan

    August 4, 2021 at 11:43 am

    in for 25.00

  35. 35.

    Elizabelle

    August 4, 2021 at 12:01 pm

    @prostratedragon:   I regret missing most of it, despite being signed in.  Was on the phone a lot.

    I wish it had been recorded for internal sharing only.  Can understand why it might not be.

  36. 36.

    Spanky

    August 4, 2021 at 12:03 pm

    Just pitched in $50.00. Thanks, H!

  37. 37.

    H.E.Wolf

    August 4, 2021 at 12:11 pm

    Thank you to HinTN for the generous matching pledge! And thank you to WaterGirl for masterminding our participation as allies in support of groups working to bring their community members to the polls.

    During last night’s Zoom event, the co-founder of Four Directions said that he would soon be putting up a YouTube video about their successes and future goals, and that he’d let WaterGirl know so that she could let all of us know.

    Near the end of the event, Wolvesvalley located a quotation that I’d vaguely remembered:

    “My princess,” he said tenderly, “two great powers are on our side: the power of love and the power of arithmetic. Those two are stronger than anything else in the world.”  ― E. Nesbit, The Book of Dragons

    That seems like a good mission statement for our fundraising. :)

  38. 38.

    Wolvesvalley

    August 4, 2021 at 12:11 pm

    Just kicked in $100. Thank you for the match, HinTN!

  39. 39.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 12:16 pm

    @H.E.Wolf: Great minds!

    At the exact same time as your post went up, I had just pressed send on a reminder message to them about getting the video up on YouTube so I can embed it. :-)

  40. 40.

    Badgetoon

    August 4, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    in for 25

  41. 41.

    SamInWa

    August 4, 2021 at 12:21 pm

    I put in $10.

  42. 42.

    feebog

    August 4, 2021 at 12:21 pm

    In for $50. Thanks HinTN.

  43. 43.

    Joy in FL

    August 4, 2021 at 12:57 pm

    @H.E.Wolf: I love that quote. Of course it’s in a book about dragons!

  44. 44.

    Joy in FL

    August 4, 2021 at 12:58 pm

    I just donated $15.
    Thanks HinTn : )

  45. 45.

    H.E.Wolf

    August 4, 2021 at 1:17 pm

    @Joy in FL: ​@H.E.Wolf: I love that quote. Of course it’s in a book about dragons!

     
    I was so hoping it was the dragon who said it… but it was a feller named Nigel.

    (Which is almost as good. I’ve met some very nice Nigels!)

  46. 46.

    H.E.Wolf

    August 4, 2021 at 1:18 pm

    @WaterGirl: At the exact same time as your post went up, I had just pressed send on a reminder message to them about getting the video up on YouTube so I can embed it. :-)

     
    Smart idea to do a reminder message. Sounds as if they’re working 36-hour days….

  47. 47.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 1:22 pm

    @H.E.Wolf: Thanks.  They have never put a video up on YouTube before, so there will be a learning process, or at least a delegating process to find someone to do it for them.

    Either one is a hurdle, so I thought a reminder message might be helpful.  :-)

  48. 48.

    Cheryl from Maryland

    August 4, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    Donated $25.00.

  49. 49.

    Mousebumples

    August 4, 2021 at 1:45 pm

    I’m maxed out on available cash for the time being, but I wanted to thank HinTN for doing this! Thanks to all of you for donating. ?

  50. 50.

    Ruckus

    August 4, 2021 at 1:52 pm

    Just donated $10.

    Thanks Hin TN

  51. 51.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    @Mousebumples: Gee, I wonder what you spent your money on.  :-)

    See what you guys inspired?

  52. 52.

    Wolvesvalley

    August 4, 2021 at 2:11 pm

    @H.E.Wolf: I love the fact that the enchanted princess who needs to be rescued from the Island of the Nine Whirlpools is as sharp as Nigel. He is the one who is good at math, but she makes critical observations (she tells him the dragon falls asleep for five minutes every day, but three minutes later each time; she notices that the statue of the witch has the needed equation inscribed on it, copies it down, and brings it to him; she also figures out how to deal with the griffin after looking at the rest of the statue inscription).

    And, of course, the story is full of great Nesbit-isms (e.g., ” ‘There is one thing I should rather like,’ said the witch, ‘but it’s hard to get in my trade.’ ‘Oh, tell me what,’ said the Queen. ‘I should like some one to love me,’ said the witch.” Also: “and they all lived happily as long as was good for them”).

  53. 53.

    Mousebumples

    August 4, 2021 at 2:15 pm

    @WaterGirl: lol, right? All to a good cause, though!

  54. 54.

    Wolvesvalley

    August 4, 2021 at 2:18 pm

    @Wolvesvalley: Oh, and if you like stories about dragons, try The Dragon of Og by Rumer Godden. Beautiful story with gorgeous illustrations.

  55. 55.

    dkinPa

    August 4, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    Just donated $20. Thanks for doing this!

  56. 56.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 2:23 pm

    @Mousebumples: I very much hope we are able to do this.  I know it’s a big ask, but I am crossing my fingers.

    I actually tear up when I think that we could play a big part in getting early boots on the ground in Georgia.

  57. 57.

    S. Cerevisiae

    August 4, 2021 at 2:33 pm

    I pitched in 15, that’s all I can do right now but this is such a great cause.

  58. 58.

    StringOnAStick

    August 4, 2021 at 2:37 pm

    In $25, already had a recurring donation set up for both orgs.

  59. 59.

    Glidwrith

    August 4, 2021 at 2:48 pm

    I had already put in $50 when the thermometer went up, just put in another $200.

  60. 60.

    CCL

    August 4, 2021 at 2:51 pm

    In for 50$ – Thanks HinTN!

  61. 61.

    Grace

    August 4, 2021 at 3:18 pm

    In for $25! Thanks for the match, great cause.

  62. 62.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 3:24 pm

    @Glidwrith: Wow, thank you.

    Thanks to everyone who is donating!

  63. 63.

    Madeleine

    August 4, 2021 at 3:38 pm

    I’ve been impressed with 4D ever since our first contact with them, but our meeting with them last evening really confirmed my impression. Their on the ground knowledge about people, what fund-raising requires (as OJ said over and over, “messaging”), what they can accomplish (and what is not their work, too) , their connections (including to Native American groups in other states), and more is just solid. I’m really enthusiastic a out their plan to work with Georgia’s Native Americans. Considering what they did for Biden in AZ, I’m hopeful!

  64. 64.

    JLo1972

    August 4, 2021 at 3:54 pm

    Just donated $50.

  65. 65.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    We did it!

    The match amount has been met with donations in the comments, and then some!

    As of this moment, the thermometer says 8,095.  With the $1,000 from HinTN later today, that will be 9,095.  Even though further donations today won’t be matched, it would be amazing if we could get to $10,000 in the thermometer before bedtime.

    Thank you so very much HinTN, and thank you EVERYONE who is donating.  Jackals are good people.

    edit: HinTN will let us know when he has put in his $1,000, or that he has just put it in, so we can have the thrill of seeing the thermometer.

  66. 66.

    Hazmat

    August 4, 2021 at 5:19 pm

    I’m in for $50

  67. 67.

    Quiltingfool

    August 4, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    I see many people have donated!  Yay!  I think a treat is in order.  I’m going to write down the nym of each person who donated today and then “pick a nym out of a hat” (actually I use a random selection program on the computer, lol!).  I will send the winner a mystery package containing something I’ve made.  I’m going to lean on Watergirl to make a connection for mailing.  Now, if you win but don’t want to receive anything, no problem, I can choose another person.  I don’t want to violate anyone’s privacy.
    I like that the community here wants to help.  This is a wonderful place!

  68. 68.

    Quiltingfool

    August 4, 2021 at 5:31 pm

    Oh, I have done well selling quilts this month (two people on Balloon Juice purchased quilts when I did a quilt drawing for Voces, much appreciated) so I’m in for $50!

  69. 69.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    @Quiltingfool: What a nice offer!

    Does that include people who donate in this thread AFTER you posted the offer at #67?

  70. 70.

    Quiltingfool

    August 4, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    @WaterGirl: I’m going to give folks some time to donate here.  I think I’ll check the names tomorrow, that way people who may donate this evening will get a chance to win.  I do believe that HinTN deserves a treat, too…so I’m thinking there will be TWO mystery packages forthcoming!

  71. 71.

    Ruckus

    August 4, 2021 at 6:13 pm

    @Madeleine:

    I was highly impressed with their knowledge, experience and ideas.

  72. 72.

    Bard the Grim

    August 4, 2021 at 7:56 pm

    Gave $100. Good luck, and thanks to HinTN et al.

  73. 73.

    HinTN

    August 4, 2021 at 8:13 pm

    I’ve been away all day but $9670, no matter how we reached it, is great work folks. Georgia, being right next door and showing the way to blue, is near to my heart. Well done! The match is in the pot.

  74. 74.

    OzarkHillbilly

    August 4, 2021 at 8:28 pm

    I’m in for $50, under TA Pain in the ass.

  75. 75.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 8:32 pm

    Holy cow-ski!  We are at 10,670!!!

    We were at 5,375 when the post went up, so that’s 5,295 raised today.

    So $1,000 from HinTN turned into more than $5,000.

    If we can get to the $25,000, the external matching donor will turn that 5k+ into 10,000!

    If that happens, $1,000 will have turned into $10,000!

    Jackals rock doesn’t begin to cover it.

  76. 76.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 8:34 pm

    @HinTN: Well done, you, HinTN!

  77. 77.

    HinTN

    August 4, 2021 at 8:56 pm

    Not me, @WaterGirl:, everybody here! What a great place. Thank you to every Jackal that donated, cheered, or just crossed their fingers.

  78. 78.

    WaterGirl

    August 4, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    @HinTN: Definitely!  

    You are so right! 80 people (and counting) made this happen today.

    Big thanks to everyone.

  79. 79.

    wasdeaconblues

    August 5, 2021 at 2:58 am

    Donated $25 yesterday.

    Thanks HinTN!

  80. 80.

    Babette

    August 5, 2021 at 8:48 am

    In for $100!

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