John,

I’m worried. Trump has a way to kill Ekō. And lots of reasons to do it.

Ekō is a global organization, but like much of the internet, our servers, data, email list, and website are all housed in the US. And mostly with companies that have now aligned themselves with Trump. They could shut us down in a heartbeat.

Would they? Well, we campaigned against Trump throughout his last term and we’ve already started again. And we constantly fight these billionaire tech companies, like our historic data privacy lawsuit against Facebook in Brazil. If we’ve learned anything about Trump and these tech bro-ligarchs, it’s that they have thin skin – and are quick to lash out if their feelings are hurt.

So we have to move countries. And fast.

This isn’t easy. Shifting all our tech will be costly and require more staff to accomplish. But if a few thousand of us can contribute now, we can make Ekō Trump-proof. Will you help?

 

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With the way the tech industry is going (donating millions to Trump, allowing toxic disinformation to run wild), this isn’t just the safe thing to do, it’s the right thing to do. Anyone who can should stop giving money to these oligarchs. It would also give us extra insurance for campaigning against both Trump and these tech giants, who could otherwise shut down our org with the flip of a switch.

But these tech giants are worth billions for a reason – they dominate the industry. The alternatives are lesser known, and expensive. We might even have to create new legal entities abroad to be able to use them. And we’d also have to self-host some of our tech to make up for some missing features and ensure our org and our members are 100% safe. 

Beyond that, we’re already seeing a push for Republicans to shut down non-profits that disagree with them. HR 9495, the “non-profit killer”, could let the government use political motivation to strip us of non-profit status. 

That’s why we have to Trump-proof our movement, right now. Make our tech independent and beef up our legal defence. But it will be costly – and we need to cover our campaigning, too. Can you chip in to help us defend our corporate campaigning mission in the new Trump era?

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