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Campaigns are expensive. Contributions are appreciated.
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Your contribution will help me pay for signs, promotional and informational materials, mailings, research, and—of course—light refreshments for volunteers. (Check out my budget below.) If you'd like to volunteer, check out these volunteer opportunities.
There are two ways to contribute: |
A Couple of Guidelines
You must be a U.S. citizen to contribute. The maximum contribution I can accept from an individual is $800. Anonymous contributions over $10 cannot be accepted. For contributions over $10, I need your name and address.* For contributions over $50, I need your name, address, occupation, and employer.* *The digital form will ask you for all of this information automatically. If you're sending a check, please make sure to include the necessary information. Thanks! |
The 2018 Campaign Budget
When I ran for Council in 2015, I estimated my costs at $5,000. That's about what I raised, and that's about what I spent.
This time, I'm estimating my costs at $6500. Why the increase? Last time I entered the race at the end of August, canvassed for eleven weeks, and sent out two mailings to a limited number of District One voters. This time I'm starting earlier, canvassing for longer, and planning to send three mailings to all registered voters in District One. I'll be re-using my 2015 signs, so that saves a little money, but I do need to touch up some of the signs, slap "re-elect" stickers on all of them, and replace a few. And really it's the mailings that are the most expensive.
In any case, here's the budget. Please consider making a donation to help me meet my goal.
This time, I'm estimating my costs at $6500. Why the increase? Last time I entered the race at the end of August, canvassed for eleven weeks, and sent out two mailings to a limited number of District One voters. This time I'm starting earlier, canvassing for longer, and planning to send three mailings to all registered voters in District One. I'll be re-using my 2015 signs, so that saves a little money, but I do need to touch up some of the signs, slap "re-elect" stickers on all of them, and replace a few. And really it's the mailings that are the most expensive.
In any case, here's the budget. Please consider making a donation to help me meet my goal.
ITEM |
COST |
Re-Elect stickers for old signs |
$150 |
Paint, painting supplies to retouch old signs |
$100 |
New signs |
$300 |
Informational brochures/cards to hand out when canvassing |
$350 |
Three mailings to District One voters |
$3900 |
Buttons, magnets, and/or stickers |
$275 |
Postcards & Thank You Notes + postage |
$450 |
Website hosting, domain renewal |
$100 |
Phone matching & phone banking |
$300 |
Voter lists & histories |
$75 |
Office Supplies (pens, post-its, staples, tape, photocopies, paper, printer ink, etc.) |
$150 |
Refreshments for Volunteers |
$350 |
TOTAL |
$6500 |