Act blue need $10,000 for Ne. to help raise funds

[Omaha Steve]

See the link. Who will be the first to give? We donated to about a dozen candidates last week before the end of the quarter for matching funds.

http://www.actblue.com/directory/actblue#NE

[Omaha Steve]

1. ok I kicked off the Ne fund at Act Blue

Anyone else care to donate?

Activate ActBlue in State-Level Races

One of our biggest 2005-06 projects is to expand our fundraising capacity to state executive and legislative candidates across the country.

When we've activated ActBlue in a state:

* Every Democratic candidate for every state office can immediately accept contributions online.
* Every supporter can immediately fundraise online for the Democratic candidates and party committees of their choice.

As you can imagine, each state has its own campaign finance laws to be navigated, and it's going to cost approximately $10,000 in staff time and legal fees to activate ActBlue in each state.

So we're asking: Can you help make it happen? You can contribute to a fund for each state below.

We're going to prioritize states for which there is interest and funding. And as a thank-you (if you like) we'll include a name and a link to your website on the fundraising page for the state you're supporting. (See box at right for details.)

Thank you for your consideration, your support of ActBlue, and all you do to make the Democratic difference.

— Ben and Matt, for the ActBlue Team

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