Fairness Project has won 23 of its 24 ballot measures to raise wages, stop predatory payday lenders, expand health care access, secure more paid time off, and other life-changing policies to more than 18 million people.

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  Kelly Hall (iPhone) · [email protected]
January 31, 2024 at 10:19 PM

Just a few hours left...

Hi team, Sorry for the late email — we’re closing in on our very first deadline of 2024, and it’s critical that we come out of the gate swinging. Hi team, Sorry for the late email — we’re closing in on our very first deadline of 2024, and it’s critical that we come out of the gate swinging. This …
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 6:29 PM

What’s on deck for 2024 >>

This is set to be our biggest year, and we’re just getting started. Friend, Last year, we won 2 incredibly important ballot measure campaigns in Ohio and began uplifting campaigns across the country to bring critical ballot measures to a vote in 2024. While these victories brought …
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 29, 2024 at 10:36 PM

[THURS] Join our Webinar: Gearing Up for 2024's Ballot Measures

Join us for an informative webinar on progressive ballot measures Team, Don’t miss out! Our online webinar is this Thursday, February 1 at 5:00pm ET. RSVP today to secure your spot and learn how we’re going to defend democracy in 2024 → RSVP HERE → Our goal is to equip you with th…
  Fairness Project Survey Team · [email protected]
January 27, 2024 at 6:29 PM

Quick Question: Should paid family leave be federally provided?

ONE QUESTION SURVEY: Should There Be Federal Paid Family Leave?   YES →   NO → Team, Did you know that only 13 states and DC provide paid family and medical leave? Like many of our other key ballot measure policies, paid leave is one area where there is a major disconn…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 10:15 PM

[RSVP] Gearing Up for 2024's Ballot Measures

Join us for an informative webinar on progressive ballot measures Team, We’re excited to invite you to a crucial online webinar designed to educate and mobilize members and volunteers of progressive organizations! Our goal is to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to make…
  Fairness Project Campaigns Team · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 6:28 PM

[2024 SLATE UPDATE] Our next abortion rights fight

Our victories in Vermont, Michigan, and Ohio prove that we’ve got what it takes to win here, too. Team, We are THRILLED to bring you exciting news today! Our 2024 campaign slate continues to grow, and it includes our newest battle to safeguard reproductive rights in Missouri. FIGH…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 22, 2024 at 4:17 PM

What Kelly said to Politico:

This is about making sure all of our voices are heard. “What we have learned from this growing drumbeat of opposition to citizen-initiated ballot measures from elected officials is that they continue to innovate, they continue to get more creative at how they want to deny voters th…
  FP Team · [email protected]
January 20, 2024 at 9:17 PM

Is 2024 the BIGGEST year for abortion rights?

Team, We can’t stress this enough: 2024 will be the most critical election season for reproductive freedom since Dobbs. 11 states could potentially put abortion on the ballot in November. The landscape for reproductive rights continues to shift, and we have to stay light on our fe…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 19, 2024 at 8:20 PM

Supporting working families in The Last Frontier

We’re proud to support inspiring grassroots campaigns make an impact in their communities Big news coming out of Alaska: The Better Jobs for Alaska campaign turned in over 41,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot, far exceeding their goal! Here at the Fairness Project, we’re pr…
  Survey Team via Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 14, 2024 at 7:26 PM

POP QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Ballot Measures?

  Friend, we’re gearing up for the 2024 election to launch, support, and win nationwide ballot measure campaigns. As a part of our team, we all know how critical direct democracy efforts like ballot measures are to breaking through partisan gridlock in Congress and passing life-ch…
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 13, 2024 at 6:27 PM

24 times we were victorious

See for yourself 👀            Thanks to grassroots supporters like you, our team at the Fairness Project has won over 30 people-powered ballot measure campaigns since 2016, changing over 18 million lives by expanding health care, raising wages, guaranteeing paid leave, an…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 10, 2024 at 9:51 PM

Life hack: How to stay consistent in your change-making resolutions

We’re making it easy Team, Many people use the New Year to make changes and better themselves. Some resolutions are very specific, and others are general things we've worked on for years — like ours. Our New Year's Resolutions: Raising the minimum wage Protecting the right to choo…
  FP Team · [email protected]
January 7, 2024 at 7:35 PM

The fight starts now

Across the country, extremist legislators are going to be taking a stab at the ballot measure process Hi team, In the coming weeks, every state will start their legislative session — and we know that, once again, direct democracy will be under attack. Extremist legislators want to …
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 6, 2024 at 5:40 PM

A livable wage is a human right

And thanks to your help, we’re making it a reality for working families. Team, Many of the minimum wage ballot measure campaigns we’ve won included annual adjustments to wages based on economic factors like cost of living and inflation. On January 1st the minimum wage increased in …
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
January 5, 2024 at 10:36 PM

Thank you

Thank you Team, Thank you. Thank YOU. THANK YOU. Because of you, we were able to reach our end-of-year fundraising goal. This was the most amazing way to end a year full of wins! From protecting abortion rights to defending the ballot measure process to helping several campaigns l…
  FP Team · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Keeping our eyes on the prize 👀

The power to enact life-changing policies is in your hands, NAME Goal: 300 Monthly Donors Strong Before 2024 Progress: 25 more to go! Fight for working families today by becoming a monthly sustainer today!   12 states have 0 requirements for paid sick days for workers. Even…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 9:00 PM

The impact that 300 people can make:

Become a champion for progressive change today >> Friends, we’re days away from 2024 – our most ambitious election cycle to date. And we need your help to power up our work. Our team has a 300 monthly sustainer goal before the new year, and we’re just 50 gifts away from reach…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 27, 2023 at 9:58 PM

Getting ready for 2024

We’re getting ready for 2024, are you? We’re running progressive policies on the ballot in red states across the country – and winning. It’s supporters like you that help us make that happen. From giving your time to donating to support our cause, this is a grassroots, community-ce…
  The Fairness Project Team · [email protected]
December 24, 2023 at 5:28 PM

Happy Holidays! ☃️ 🎁 🎄 ❄️

On behalf of our whole team at the Fairness Project, we wanted to wish you and your family all the best this holiday season! We are so grateful to have you fighting alongside us, friend. In the lead-up to the holiday weekend, we wanted to take this moment to celebrate you and the…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 23, 2023 at 5:12 PM

January 1, 2024

SEVEN states are raising the minimum wage Team, On January 1, it won’t just be a new year, something huge is happening – eight states are raising the federal minimum wage and that’s in part thanks to your support for The Fairness Project! And ahead of our end-of-year deadline, we’…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 20, 2023 at 9:29 PM

Subscribe to democracy 💳

A recurring monthly donation may seem small, but it can have a HUGE impact 🎇🎆 Happy New Year! 🎆🎇 We’ll keep this brief – we set a goal to bring in 300 new recurring donors before the new year, and now, we’re just 34 donors away. If you’re like us, you have a million and one subscri…
  Fairness Project Survey Team · [email protected]
December 20, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Are they doing too much?

Are extremists doing too much to limit abortion access? POLL: We need to hear from you team – are extremists doing too much to limit abortion access? YES NO  Over half of Americans agree that since Roe v. Wade was overturned extremists across the country, state by state, have been …
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 16, 2023 at 7:17 PM

The map is shifting

A lookback of how far we’ve come Ever since this ultra-conservative Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the map has shifted: ⬇️⬇️ ⬇️⬇️ Fairness Project has fought tooth and nail alongside grassroots coalitions across America to protect and restore abortion access in half of t…
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 14, 2023 at 8:09 PM

Limb by limb

The attacks keep coming on critical voting rights legislation. Team, The Voting Rights Act (VRA) is a landmark piece of legislation that was passed in 1965, which finally pushed for fair voting rights under the 15th Amendment. And ever since its inception, it has been under constan…
  FP Team · [email protected]
December 12, 2023 at 8:34 PM

We won’t stop until it’s done

The fight continues until everyone has affordable, accessible health care. Team, At The Fairness Project, we believe that ALL Americans should have access to affordable health care. That’s why since our founding, we’ve supported ballot measures in seven states to expand Medicaid co…
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 9, 2023 at 6:02 PM

What Kelly said

Did you catch our executive director in the Boston Globe? Team, Our amazing executive director, Kelly Hall, was featured in the Boston Globe where she’s sounding the alarm and fighting back against attacks on the ballot measure process. As our successful ballot measures have shown …
  The Election Team at The Fairness Project · [email protected]
December 7, 2023 at 10:26 PM

Our biggest win yet 💪

We’ve got to keep this winning streak Team, It’s been just over a month since one of our biggest wins for reproductive rights YET: Despite every obstacle thrown our way, empowered voters showed up to the ballot box and proved that abortion rights aren’t partisan, they're personal. …
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 30, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Our goal = Crushed

This is only possible because of you, team Dear team, thank you! Giving Tuesday is our biggest fundraising day of the year, and you all helped us reach our goal! Our ambitious goal helps set the pace for the remainder of the year and on to 2024, and we crushed it! Tuesday’s success…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
November 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM

#GivingTuesday update! 51 more supporters to reach our goal

As the clock ticks towards midnight, we stand at a pivotal moment, team. Our $10,000 Giving Tuesday goal is within reach, but we need your urgent support to make it across the finish line. Your donation, no matter the size, can help us achieve this critical milestone. Will …
  Prentiss Haney · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 5:01 PM

This Giving Tuesday, fight for justice and equity

Together, we can continue to make a difference, ensuring that every voice is heard and every community is represented. Dear friend, I am Prentiss Haney, Co-Executive Director of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, and today, I'm reaching out to share a story of success and a call to…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Giving Tuesday starts NOW!

Help battle-ready for a full ballot measure slate in 2024! Giving Tuesday 2023 starts NOW Friend, Giving Tuesday is finally here! We’ve set a goal to raise $10,000 before midnight to fuel up for our BIGGEST election season yet in 2024. Will you chip in whatever you can afford righ…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 25, 2023 at 7:28 PM

2x Match UPDATE: Only a few hours left ⏳

The best deal of the year (in our opinion) Team, Earlier this week, a generous donor agreed to match every single donation up to $5,000. Just days before the biggest fundraising day of the year, this is HUGE! But there’s a catch: We only have until midnight tonight to cash in this…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
November 24, 2023 at 3:48 PM

Doubling-up

Help us get ready for Giving Tuesday? Hi team, It’s that time again. Our biggest fundraising push of the year is coming — Giving Tuesday. This year's Giving Tuesday offers us a unique chance to jumpstart our 2024 ballot measure efforts, and we’ve got some big news to add extra fue…
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 23, 2023 at 8:13 PM

In the spirit of Thanksgiving – thank you!

This is only possible because of you Happy Thanksgiving, team! On this Thanksgiving holiday — from all of us here at The Fairness Project — we wanted to say thank you for your dedication and continued support. You have helped us to accomplish some pretty amazing things this year, a…
  FP Team · [email protected]
November 21, 2023 at 4:48 PM

Mississippi’s ballot measure holdup

Here’s the full story:          Thanks to grassroots supporters like you, our team at the Fairness Project has won over 30 people-powered ballot measure campaigns since 2016, changing over 18 million lives by expanding health care, raising wages, guaranteeing paid leave, …
  The Fairness Project Team · [email protected]
November 19, 2023 at 8:04 PM

Our work to protect democracy is only getting started.

Help us get ready for some big fights in 2024 >> Team, Two years ago, we embarked on our Ballot Measure Rescue Campaign, a $5 million initiative dedicated to safeguarding direct democracy and preserving the integrity of ballot initiatives. Today, our approach remains multifac…
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 18, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Everything’s bigger in Texas...

including this news! Hi team, We’re so excited to announce that the Fairness Project is headed to Texas in March for SXSW! Our team is hosting a panel on ballot measures and what they mean for progress nationwide. This panel is filled with heavy hitters including Kelly Hall, our E…
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 16, 2023 at 5:29 PM

{UPDATE}: Arizona is next

We can do it again, this time in Arizona. Hi team, First Vermont and Michigan, then Ohio, now it’s time to switch focus. We’re headed to Arizona! Our win in Ohio showed us that anything is possible. We were able to help codify reproductive freedom in a red state. It showed the nat…
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 14, 2023 at 7:32 PM

What we accomplished last week

When voters feel empowered, progressive policies WIN Team, It’s been a week since our legendary win in Ohio to codify reproductive rights in Ohio’s constitution. We wouldn’t have achieved this without support from people like you, team, but we’ve got to keep the momentum going. Wil…
  Turnout Team (via Fairness Project) · [email protected]
November 10, 2023 at 6:44 PM

Time flies ⏰

It’s already been a year Team, It’s been a year since we’ve had some historic wins including raising the minimum wage in Nebraska, increasing access to Medicaid in South Dakota, the first-ever ballot measures restoring abortion protections in a post-Roe world, and more. A year lat…
  Fairness Project Team · [email protected]
November 8, 2023 at 8:53 PM

Fwd: Thank you, Ohio!

Abortion rights remain UNDEFEATED 🎉 We wanted to make sure you saw Kelly’s message last night, team. Ohio is now the second state, after Michigan, where a citizen-initiated ballot measure was used to proactively defend reproductive rights since Roe v. Wade was overturned in July 20…
  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]
November 8, 2023 at 3:20 AM

Thank you, Ohio!

Politicians shouldn’t have the last say on what decisions we make with our bodies — we will. Team, we did it! The people of Ohio made their voices heard: Our reproductive rights are non-negotiable. Before the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, we never even dreamed that ballot measu…
  The Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 7, 2023 at 5:16 PM

We’ll make this quick, team

Ohioans have the chance to make history before polls close today. Today is the day, team. Ohioans have the chance to make their mark on history today. Now is the final push and the culmination of every bit of work we’ve done on the ground over the past few years. Today, Ohio has th…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
November 6, 2023 at 10:05 PM

Seven years and counting! 🎉

We’re looking back to our first-ever wins to energize our fight for progress. Friend, This week isn't just any ordinary one - it's our time to celebrate the incredible journey we've been on for the last seven years. That's right, seven whole years since we scored our first ballot m…
  Fairness Project Survey Team · [email protected]
November 4, 2023 at 6:24 PM

Next stop, Congress?

Where should the next minimum wage increase happen? Team, Exciting news from the Evergreen State: Washington has just raised its minimum wage to an impressive $16.28 per hour! This is a significant step towards ensuring that workers receive fair wages, regardless of their location.…
  Turnout Team (via Fairness Project) · [email protected]
November 2, 2023 at 5:15 PM

One week OUT!

The BIGGEST election for reproductive freedom is just one week away! It’s go time, friend! The BIGGEST election for reproductive freedom is less than one week away! And Ohioans are turning out in droves to codify abortion access into law once and for all. Over the past weeks, we've…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
October 31, 2023 at 5:12 PM

We’ve got a bewitching challenge for you, team.

Our goal is lurking around the corner like a phantom in the dark… Hey there, We've got a ghostly proposition for you, and time is running out faster than a black cat on Halloween night! 👻 In just a few weeks, Ohio will be facing its own kind of Halloween thriller — the November ele…
  Deadline Looming (via Fairness Project) · [email protected]
October 30, 2023 at 5:58 PM

When Congress can’t act, we do

Team, When Congress is at a standstill, the voices and needs of working people across America risk being overlooked. Just this month, we witnessed an unprecedented scenario: Congress was without a Speaker for 22 days, bringing decision-making to a near halt. The absence of a Speak…
  Fairness Project · [email protected]
October 29, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Don’t let us fall behind 🍂

Let’s give them pumpkin to talk about. Hay team, It’s a-maize-ing that it’s already the end of October! With the work we’ve been doing on ballot measures across the country, time flies. Right now, all eyes are on the Buckeye State. Ohioans right now are voting on the biggest reprod…
  FP Team · [email protected]
October 28, 2023 at 6:56 PM

We can see the finish line

Help us get there. Team, We’re rapidly approaching our first big deadline of the fourth quarter. Although the year is coming to an end, our work is just getting started. Election Day in Ohio is just around the corner — and our slate of 2024 campaigns is quickly growing. And we defi…