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  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
July 31, 2022 at 2:16 PM

reminder: why these states

Friend, this is a bit of a longer read but I promise it is worth it… you already know that we didn’t just choose our partner states out of a hat – we’re focused on the places we believe are the true battleground states, where the fight for our democracy will be won or lost. Consider this: …
  Emily Kaufman, Groundwork Project · [email protected]
July 30, 2022 at 2:40 PM

five new grantees = five new opportunities

Hey friend, I hope you saw the recent announcement of our new grantees: Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity (IAJE), People’s Budget Birmingham, West Virginia United Caucus, Julius Jones Institute, and Oklahoma Parent Legislative Action Committee. Every single one of these …
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
July 29, 2022 at 10:15 PM

kick things off w/ our new grantees

Hey there, did you see the great news? Groundwork Project just announced our next round of grantees from all four of our partner states! That’s right – our mission is expanding and we’re bringing the pressure to conservatives’ backyard and ultimate playground. For decades, they have been …
  Julia Hoffman · [email protected]
July 29, 2022 at 6:05 PM

did you see this note from Joe?

Groundwork Project expanded our footprint, again. We just announced five new grantees in our four partner states. Groundwork is providing a $25,000 grant to each of our partners immediately but we need your help. We’re aiming to raise another $10,000 before our end-of-month deadline THIS S…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 8:03 PM

🎊 NEW Grants Announcement 🎊

I know most of you, like me, have been wrestling with how to make an impact in this high stakes moment. There’s so much on the line, it’s hard to pin-point exactly where to begin.  Some look at the Groundwork mission and wonder if it is really where attention needs to be right now. I am he…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
July 26, 2022 at 4:25 PM

check out the videos 🎥

ICYMI – I’ve been hosting Facebook Lives to talk about our work and the organizing landscape with our partner state grantees. Below I want to highlight my discussion with our grantees in West Virginia and Alabama.  Our grantees are on the front lines turning the tide in their states. Groun…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
July 19, 2022 at 4:47 PM

come ready to be inspired!

Hey friends, You helped us out so much over the past few weeks. Thanks to your support, our team will be able to keep our new mini-grants program going and funnel even more resources to organizers in some of the toughest political terrain out there. If you missed our messages about our m…
  Joe Kennedy, Groundwork Project · [email protected]
July 15, 2022 at 4:21 PM

did you see our mini-grantees?

We have an opportunity at Groundwork to look ahead without getting bogged down in campaign cycle countdowns. We know that long-term, sustained, and hyperlocal organizing is the single most effective tool for building political power. Especially in tough states that are often overlooked. I …
  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]
July 14, 2022 at 6:06 PM

funnel - fund - forward

By now you know that Groundwork Project is funneling resources year-round to hyperlocal organizations in our four partner states – Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Not only do we channel our support via larger partner grants, Groundwork Project also recently launched a min…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
July 12, 2022 at 2:30 PM

join me this Wednesday

  Hey, are you free this Wednesday at 10am ET? Last month, we kicked off a series of state-specific conversations with our Groundwork Grantees and our next, FREE, live event is tomorrow! Join me this Wednesday 7/13 at 10am ET to meet Angie Rosser (Executive Director of West Virginia Rivers…
  Team Groundwork · [email protected]
July 8, 2022 at 4:16 PM

things are heating up

JULY 2022 NEWS ROUNDUP Last month was a lot, friends, and we completely understand if you are exhausted. The good news is our partners have been building the infrastructure needed to fight back in moments like this. And you will see proof of that in this newsletter!   From voting r…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
July 5, 2022 at 4:33 PM

thank you, friend

Thank you so much for your donations and support ahead of last week’s end of quarter budgeting deadline. We are always grateful for you and this community we’re building, and thanks to you we are able to make some big plans. Our team is always expanding its work – from our mini-grants to t…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
June 30, 2022 at 10:52 PM

120 away

My team just told me we only need 120 more grassroots supporters to chip in $25 before midnight to reach our goal. Reminder— tonight is a public filing so the amount we have in the bank will send a clear message about the strength of our movement going forward. We’re so close— can I count …
  Groundwork Project · [email protected]
June 30, 2022 at 9:32 PM

holding our democracy hostage

We aren’t going to put this lightly — we NEED this moment to be a turning point... FIRST: The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act after hearing a case from Groundwork partner state, Alabama. THEN: A SCOTUS decision on a case out of Mississippi (another Groundwork partner state), Do…
  Julia Hoffman · [email protected]
June 30, 2022 at 1:27 PM

did you see this note?

I just want to make sure you saw this note from Joe, below. Joe asked me to personally reach out to see if you can give before our critical deadline. Every day, we are inspired by the example set by local activists and community leaders on the frontlines. Every day, they prove the importan…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
June 29, 2022 at 10:25 PM

lasting infrastructure for moments like these

  Are you tired? I don't blame you. The last few weeks — let alone years — have been challenging. With each day, we see more fundamental rights being challenged and more proof that our democracy is under real threat.  In moments like these, it is easy to turn away — especially when you liv…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
June 29, 2022 at 4:04 PM

FW: this impacts all of us

I wanted to make sure you saw the note from my good friend Deval Patrick, friend. Deval has a unique perspective when it comes to politics. Fifteen years ago, he shocked the Massachusetts political world by coming from behind to be elected as the first (and only) Black Governor of Massachus…
  Deval Patrick · [email protected]
June 28, 2022 at 6:50 PM

this impacts all of us

  Dear friend, As a civil rights attorney — and as a patriot — GOP efforts to undermine voting rights, reproductive rights, the rights of LGBTQ+ people and everybody’s economic mobility are deeply concerning. But as an improbable but successful candidate for governor, I know that ordinary…
  Groundwork Project Team · [email protected]
June 27, 2022 at 9:45 PM

Organizer Spotlight: Ana Delia and Lorena

June is Immigrant Heritage Month so we wanted to take some time to spotlight a few organizers in our partner states that have been on the ground furthering equity, equality, and progress for those that immigrate to the United States.  Our Organizer Spotlight series are some of the team’s f…
  Michelle =?iso-8859-1?q?Col=F3n=2C?= SHERo · [email protected]
June 27, 2022 at 6:50 PM

it started in Mississippi

  Friend, I’m Michelle Colón, Co-Founder & Executive Director of SHERo in Jackson, MS – one of Groundwork Project’s proud grantees. SHERo (Sisters Helping Every Woman Rise and Organize) is a grassroots Black women/femmes Reproductive Justice organization based in Mississippi. I know w…
  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]
June 24, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Roe v Wade was just overturned, now what?

Like any advocacy organization, Groundwork planned for this day with pits in our stomachs. We knew it was coming. We thought hard about how we would respond and channel our heartbreak and fury. Now the SCOTUS decision is here and I’m sitting, frozen at my desk, struggling to finish this e…
  Team Groundwork · [email protected]
June 19, 2022 at 8:30 PM

honoring Juneteenth

  Today we honor Juneteenth — a day to celebrate Black joy, Black resilience, and Black culture. We hope everyone has a meaningful, joyful day with their community and the people they love! If you're looking for a way to impactfully commemorate Juneteenth beyond just words and education, …
  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]
June 17, 2022 at 4:40 PM

another way to support

  You already know about the Groundwork Organizer Grants that we bring to our partner states, but did you know there is another way that we send resources to organizations on the ground that we can’t wait to support? That’s right, on top of our larger partner grants, Groundwork Project is …
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
June 16, 2022 at 6:06 PM

Making sure you saw this ➡️FW: building something transformative

Did you see the email from Doug Jones earlier this week? As a former Senator from Alabama, Doug has seen exactly what is at stake, which is why I’m so proud to have his voice on our side. We have some big plans for this summer, but we need to hit this goal before we can finalize our plans. …
  Doug Jones · [email protected]
June 15, 2022 at 2:50 PM

building something transformative

  Dear Groundwork Project Supporters, I’m Doug Jones — former Senator for Alabama, most recently the White House Nomination Advisor for the Supreme Court, and a big fan of Groundwork Project. Joe called me about a year ago with his idea: An organization that could help funnel some of the…
  Joe Kennedy, Groundwork Project · [email protected]
June 9, 2022 at 5:02 PM

get ready for the summer, team

June 2022 News Roundup We’re already six months into the election year, friend – and the work we do here at Groundwork is not slowing down. As we head into Pride and Immigrant Heritage month, I wanted to be sure you had the rundown on the work we are pushing in our partner states. …
  Joe Kennedy, Groundwork Project · [email protected]
June 2, 2022 at 5:46 PM

moving forward

It’s been a long and painful week. We have watched with broken hearts as the Uvalde community wrestles with a level of grief that no human being should have to bear. In the days since, we have borne witness to more guns, more loss of innocent life, more uniquely American tragedy – yesterd…
  Team Groundwork · [email protected]
May 27, 2022 at 6:55 PM

Help families in Uvalde FW: shooting in Uvalde

Hi team, we wanted to be sure you saw this note from Joe on the mass shooting in Uvalde, TX. As we continue to watch this moment unfold, our hearts are broken here at Team Groundwork, as parents and students, as activists and organizers, as citizens.  As we come together in anguish and ang…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
May 26, 2022 at 4:47 PM

shooting in Uvalde

Groundwork family, My heart, and the nation’s heart, is with Uvalde, Texas. There are no words for the tragedy this community has endured. There are no thoughts, no prayers, no promises or platitudes that can communicate how our hearts have broken alongside the families at Robb Elementary …
  Groundwork Project · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 7:45 PM

🗞️ May 2022 News roundup is here!

MAY 2022 NEWS ROUNDUP The GOP is on a fiery – and expensive – path to taking away our constitutional rights, not just in our Groundwork Project Partner states, but across the country. We’re already six months in to this election year and political systems are unfortunately working…
  Joe · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 4:03 PM

mini-grants, big thanks

  Thank you so much, friends! SO many of you supported our mission to fund more Groundwork Project mini-grants, including to folks in our new partner state Oklahoma! When you donate to Groundwork Project you are investing in grassroots organizers making real change in places that are ofte…
  Julia Hoffman · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 9:50 PM

larger reach = more progress

  So, you already know that Groundwork Project is committed to funding local organizers through multi-year, unrestricted grants in our partner states: Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma and West Virginia. But did you know that we also send mini-grants to organizations doing great work everywh…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
May 17, 2022 at 7:25 PM

not your average grants

  Hi team, I just want to make sure you saw the exciting announcement of our first Plains State partner state – Oklahoma! This largely rural ‘red’ state’s legislature frequently makes national news for being amongst the most regressive in the country. That’s one of many reasons I am thril…
  Groundwork Project Team · [email protected]
May 13, 2022 at 4:45 PM

Groundwork Project Newsletter: May 2022

MAY 2022 NEWS ROUNDUP The past two weeks (well… years) have taken us on an emotional rollercoaster. But our team at Groundwork Project is right there with you and now we're keeping you up-to-date on the news, straight to your inbox. Not only is the team here at Groundwork Project c…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
May 10, 2022 at 1:45 PM

keep up with our Plains State

  Hey team – Joe Kennedy here! I wanted to personally reach out and thank you so much for your support and contributions to keep this mission going, especially after announcing our new Plains State partner, Oklahoma! We can only do this critical work with the support of our grassroots do…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
May 5, 2022 at 10:28 PM

why Oklahoma

  Back in 2020 we witnessed Oklahomans come together to pass Medicaid expansion, despite opposition from the Governor and conservative state leadership. In other words: they organized. And they won! Right now the organizing community in Oklahoma is growing, innovating, and expanding, des…
  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]
May 5, 2022 at 6:45 PM

from 3 → 4 🎉

  Groundwork Project continues to expand its footprint and impact, and it is truly an honor to have you onboard with us. As you know, this team has spent this past month onboarding six new grantees in our first partner states: Alabama, Mississippi, and West Virginia. And now, we’ve just …
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
May 4, 2022 at 10:27 PM

we need to support OK now

  Hey friend, the news has been gut-wrenching, and I hope you are taking care of yourself and your loved ones at this moment, particularly everyone facing the threat of their bodily autonomy being taken away.  Before the SCOTUS document was leaked, our team had just announced our fourth pa…
  Emily Kaufman · [email protected]
May 3, 2022 at 9:36 PM

BREAKING: SCOTUS leak and future of abortion

  Dear Friend – it’s a difficult day. Here at Groundwork, our hearts are heavy. We are thinking about everyone among us who has had an abortion, who has needed abortion care at some point in their lives, who is seeking reproductive care in this moment and who is facing the threat of their …
  Groundwork Project · [email protected]
May 2, 2022 at 4:11 PM

🎉 ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉

  Introducing Groundwork Project’s FIRST Plains State Partner! Last month Groundwork expanded its footprint and put more resources behind community organizers, advocates, and activists working year-round in Mississippi, Alabama and West Virginia. But we aren’t stopping there! Groundwork …
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
April 30, 2022 at 5:17 PM

We’ve got a lot on our plate

I just want to make sure you saw this News Roundup from my team below. We have accomplished so much this month with your support. Announcing new grantees, getting ready to launch our first Plains State, traveling to our partner state of Mississippi — and more. All of these projects we exe…
  Groundwork Project Team · [email protected]
April 26, 2022 at 10:20 PM

🗞️ April News Roundup!

April 2022 NEWS ROUNDUP Can you believe we’re already heading into May, team? April was full of travel, building new relationships and handing out our latest round of grants! We just finished up an energizing and inspiring visit to Mississippi where we finally got to meet many of o…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
April 22, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Short note from the road - 📎 photo attached

Hi team, What an incredible week it’s been in Mississippi so far — finally meeting with Groundwork Grantees in person, connecting with organizers who’ve been doing the work for decades, and visiting historic civil rights monuments. Yesterday was particularly meaningful for me. We spent al…
  Charles Taylor, Southern Organizing Advisor · [email protected]
April 21, 2022 at 8:35 PM

Joe’s first time in The Sipp!

  Hi again – it’s me, Charles, GWP’s Southern Organizing Advisor 👋 I just picked up Joe here in Mississippi, and I couldn’t be more excited to be back in my home state along with him. We have a lot to do in the next few days and so many folks to talk to. While in Mississippi, we’ll be co…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
April 15, 2022 at 6:45 PM

Tonight, tonight! 🎶

Hi team, Our very first internal budget deadline of the quarter is tonight! This month we announced our first round of grantees for 2022, the launch of Groundwork Mini-Grants, and the beginning of Groundwork TV. And soon we will be adding the FIRST Plains state to our roster!  All of these …
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
April 14, 2022 at 3:30 PM

Status Update

Friend, I just want to touch base quickly before I start to pack for my trip to Mississippi next week. April is already turning out to be an incredible month for Groundwork Project. Thanks to your generous support and many long hours by the GWP team, we will be able to announce our Plain…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
April 12, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Did you see our brand new 2022 grantees?

Hi team, I just want to make sure you saw this exciting announcement of our next round of grantees. Each of these organizations are fighting tooth and nail to bring progress to our partner states. I am overjoyed and humbled that Groundwork Project gets to support their incredible work thro…
  Groundwork Project Team · [email protected]
April 11, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Introducing our Spring 2022 Grantees!

Friend, As you know, Groundwork’s mission is to support community organizers, advocates, and activists across the country working year-round in places traditionally under-resourced, excluded, and ignored. We invest in hyperlocal efforts that build sustainable political infrastructure, eng…
  Groundwork Project Team · [email protected]
April 7, 2022 at 5:10 PM

Partner Newsletter: April 2022

PARTNER NEWSLETTER: APRIL 2022 Our partner organizations and grantees do exceptional work in Alabama, Mississippi, West Virginia, and Massachusetts. Soon we’ll be announcing the next round of grantees from our partner states — but before we do, let’s check in on how our current par…
  Joe Kennedy · [email protected]
April 4, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Stay connected

Team, I want to thank you all so much for your donations and support ahead of our first end of quarter filing of 2022 last week. We are only able to do the critical work of investing in local organizing because of your support. If you missed giving to Groundwork Project last week, it’s n…