The Civics Center found us an external match for the remaining $5,000 to get to our goal!
That means everything that goes into the thermometer until we hit $25,000 will be matched. We have some really exciting and interesting things that are going on with some of our other organizations, but we’re trying to do one thing at a time.
I don’t want to have yet another state where the Supreme Court is controlled by a party that cares way more about power than it does about justice.
They have really come through for us with a $15k double-match and now the $5k match for the final $5k.
I would love nothing more than to reach our Civics Center goal this weekend. Can we do this?
Open thread.
WaterGirl
Quick note: If you donated anything once the thermometer hit $19,000, your donation will be matched, too, because the external matches match anything that goes into the thermometer. And I learned about this yesterday but I didn’t have time to put the post together then!
We’re almost there. Big thanks to everyone who is helping to make this happen!
ChrisSherbak
Donated $50. They’re doing such great work.
maody
in for $50
H.E.Wolf
OMG!!!
The Civics Center is busting their gussets to be a good fundraising partner with us (and so are their other donors).
It seems to me that this bodes well for their outreach efforts, too….
ETA: I swear the thermometer total moved upward while I was typing that!
Joy in FL
$16 just donated.
Do we need to tell you? It sounds like the matching happens automatically now.
BenInNM
In for $10
KSinMA
Donated $50.
WaterGirl
@H.E.Wolf:
They are, indeed!
If we – when we – get to $25k, that will be $60k total for The Civics Center, which is pretty close to 1/2 of the $125,000 that is the minimum for their minimum goal for PA for this part of the year. $250,000 is their high-end goal.
The amounts we raise really help our organizations because they can demonstrate grass-roots support for their organizations.
It really is a win-win.
WaterGirl
@Joy in FL: Good question.
When it’s just external matches, you don’t have to tell us about the donation in order to be matched.
When there’s a Balloon Juice Angel match, too, that’s when you need to tell us in order to be matched.
Ocotillo
Abrego Garcia is back in the US. It appears DOJ is going to pursue trafficking migrants.
Timill
@WaterGirl:
You have a $24k target set?
WaterGirl
@Timill: One of our BJ Angels has already sent in a $1k check for the match, but that will never show up in the thermometer.
So in reality, the thermometer has to say $24k in order for us to have raised $25k.
Either way I do it, it’s awkward. Either people keep trying to get to $25k because that’s the goal and the thermometer isn’t there yet, even though we’ve actually reached the goal. Or I set it at $24k which causes a different kind of confusion.
But the $1k check spends just as well as the $$ in the thermometer, so I am happy to have BJ Angels, no matter how they want to send their money in. :-)
The bottom line is that we have about $4,500 left to raise in order to meet our goal. If we can raise that, then The Civics Center gets $5,000 more from the person who pledged the external match if we reach our goal.
Matt McIrvin
In for $50.
PatrickG
In for $100
Professor Bigfoot
In for $25 this time; maybe more later.
WaterGirl
It’s nice to see the thermometer rising.
Joy in FL
@WaterGirl: got it. Thank you : )
Jim Appleton
In for 50
TracyB
In for 100
Captain C
In for $25
Dean g fitzgerald
@WaterGirl: donated $5
WaterGirl
Thank you!