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You are here: Home / Open Threads / Four Directions in Nevada – Putting Boots on the Ground

Four Directions in Nevada – Putting Boots on the Ground

by WaterGirl|  August 18, 20227:10 pm| 43 Comments

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On Wisconsin!

 

We have a double-match from Four Directions and $775 of a Balloon Juice angel match, which means that anything you donate up to $50 gets multiplied by 6!

Just tell us the donation amount in the comments in order to be included in the angel match!

 

 

Also, reminder that the zoom with Voces de la Frontera starts at 7:30 Eastern.   Send me email to get the zoom link.

Open thread!

 

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  1. 1.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 7:13 pm

    Once we match the remaining $775 of the $2,000 angel match, the $2,000 will go into the thermometer and we will be halfway to our $25,000!

  2. 2.

    SiubhanDuinne

    August 18, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    Just put in $25.

    ETA: Actually, since we have a zoom coming up in a few minutes, I thought I was donating to Voces de là Frontera. But no worries, I’m happy to send another $25 to 4D-NV, and will happily catch VdlF later. Especially if someone puts up a match.

  3. 3.

    sempronia

    August 18, 2022 at 7:16 pm

    In for $25.

  4. 4.

    wonkie

    August 18, 2022 at 7:16 pm

    I donated fifty dollars yesterday

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 7:21 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:  There isn’t a plan to do more fundraising for Voces before the election in November.

    These zooms really aren’t about raising more money, they are about us getting to see how our previous donations are being put to use, and getting the scoop on the ground in these key states.

  6. 6.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 7:21 pm

    @wonkie: Did you mention your donation in yesterday’s thread?  That’s when this match started.

    If not, it can definitely count toward this angel match.

  7. 7.

    SiubhanDuinne

    August 18, 2022 at 7:22 pm

    WaterGirl, you really should be the Development Director for some great worthy 501(c)(3) nonprofit. You are great at finding donors who will put up matches and then leveraging the hell out of them to get every last penny. I’m truly in awe.

  8. 8.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 7:24 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: Very kind of you to say that!

  9. 9.

    raven

    August 18, 2022 at 7:26 pm

    Damn, I just donated yesterday and didn’t comment.

  10. 10.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 7:29 pm

    The zoom is about to start.  We have 4 fresh happy faces from Voces, just waiting for some participants.

  11. 11.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 7:29 pm

    @raven: Then if you tell me how much, we can count it.

  12. 12.

    SiubhanDuinne

    August 18, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    I understand that, and it’s wonderful to learn first-hand how our dollars are being used. And my bad for not looking more carefully at the thermometer (though, as I say, I’m happy to put a little more money towards efforts in NV). Take the money and smile.

    For a long time I felt kind of churlish about my puny little $25-buck donations. But I’ve come to be a big believer in many small donations from a wide swath of people. If you can afford hundreds of thousands at a whack, that’s fabulous — but I also love the notion that lots of us at the grassroots level can have just as powerful an impact. With matches, maybe even a bigger impact.

  13. 13.

    raven

    August 18, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    @WaterGirl: 25

  14. 14.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    @raven: added, thank you!

  15. 15.

    Hirudo

    August 18, 2022 at 7:40 pm

    $25 in the hopper

  16. 16.

    TMinSJ

    August 18, 2022 at 7:42 pm

    I donated $50

    Let’s do this! :D

  17. 17.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    @Hirudo: @TMinSJ:

    Thank you, both!  Just $575 left to match.

  18. 18.

    eachother

    August 18, 2022 at 7:45 pm

    Playing with matches.

    In for $50.

    Thank you angels, 4 Directions and BJ contributors and organizers.

  19. 19.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 7:52 pm

    @eachother: Thank you for that!  $300 for Nevada!

  20. 20.

    raven

    August 18, 2022 at 7:52 pm

    @WaterGirl: Sorry, I didn’t read the fine print!

  21. 21.

    bbleh

    August 18, 2022 at 8:01 pm

    More $.  Dunno which bucket it ended up in.  Don’t really matter … ¡Vaya Cortez Masto!

  22. 22.

    Kayla Rudbek

    August 18, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    $25 in the hopper. Let’s do this.

  23. 23.

    AJ of the Mustard Search and Rescue team

    August 18, 2022 at 8:19 pm

    Another $25 for today, these matches are so inspiring!

    Ty WG

  24. 24.

    bbleh

    August 18, 2022 at 8:21 pm

    @bbleh: Oh nuts, didn’t realize I hadda specify an amount. $25.

  25. 25.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 8:24 pm

    @Kayla Rudbek: @AJ of the Mustard Search and Rescue team: @bbleh:

    Wow!   You guys are great, just $450 left to meet the $2,000 angel match!

  26. 26.

    planetjanet

    August 18, 2022 at 8:48 pm

    I just put in $50.  Thanks for the nudge.

  27. 27.

    Original Lee

    August 18, 2022 at 9:09 pm

    Just put in $25.

  28. 28.

    Tom Fitzpatrick

    August 18, 2022 at 9:41 pm

    @WaterGirl: I put in $25 on the 16th.  Thank you for finding these ways for us to help.

  29. 29.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 10:02 pm

    @planetjanet: @Original Lee: @Tom Fitzpatrick:

    It’s amazing to think that these 3 donations turn into $600 for Nevada!

  30. 30.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 10:02 pm

    Just $350 left of our $2,000 Angel match!

    There are no more angel matches waiting in the wings, though it’s possible that one could still appear.

  31. 31.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 10:10 pm

    Not to confuse the issue of Four Directions vs. Voces de la Frontera, but I thought our zoom tonight with Voces was wonderful.  And inspirational.

    Maybe some of the other folks who attended will weigh in with their own thoughts.

  32. 32.

    Lumpy

    August 18, 2022 at 10:18 pm

    I just donated $250

  33. 33.

    H.E.Wolf

    August 18, 2022 at 10:25 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: ​”For a long time I felt kind of churlish about my puny little $25-buck donations. But I’ve come to be a big believer in many small donations from a wide swath of people. … I also love the notion that lots of us at the grassroots level can have just as powerful an impact. With matches, maybe even a bigger impact.”

     Beautifully put.

  34. 34.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 10:42 pm

    @Lumpy: Wow, thank you, that turns in to $900 for Nevada!

  35. 35.

    WaterGirl

    August 18, 2022 at 10:51 pm

    For anyone who is interested, the zoom with VAAC (Voting Access for All Coalition) is scheduled for two weeks from tonight – Thursday, Sept 1.

    How can it possibly be September just two weeks from now???

  36. 36.

    AJ of the Mustard Search and Rescue team

    August 18, 2022 at 11:08 pm

    @Lumpy: hell yeah!

  37. 37.

    Jesse

    August 19, 2022 at 2:29 am

    Is there any amount left to be matched? I get a bit lost with the various posts and the coming and going angel matches. (Not a criticism! Quite the opposite. I greatly appreciate the work going on here by WaterGirl, the angels, and the groups on the ground, of course. Just saying that I get lost in the current status of things. Given the structure of the blog, maybe this is the best we can do.)

  38. 38.

    Steve

    August 19, 2022 at 7:41 am

    $25 from me

  39. 39.

    WaterGirl

    August 19, 2022 at 8:02 am

    @Jesse: There is now $275 left on the angel match.  She will match up to $50 from each person who donates.

  40. 40.

    Hazmat

    August 19, 2022 at 4:09 pm

    $50 in!

  41. 41.

    WaterGirl

    August 19, 2022 at 6:44 pm

    @Hazmat: Thank you for that!  $300 for Nevada.

  42. 42.

    VFX Lurker

    August 21, 2022 at 8:21 pm

    $50 in just now. I hope my donation qualifies for a match. Thank you for organizing this. 💖

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    August 22, 2022 at 7:54 am

    @VFX Lurker:  Yes, it did qualify.  That’s $300 for the Nevada native vote!

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