Hot damn, kudos to #answerthecall2024 for raising over $2 million last night in small dollar donors for Kamala Harris. It's encouraging to see efforts like this and #mastodonforharris supporting a candidate who will stand up for our rights.
to those grousing about Campaign contributions vs #MutualAid
a lot of y'all are taking the wrong lesson out of what we are witnessing with #MastodonForHarris
let's take away the obvious elections hype and enthusiasm. what are we left with?
we have one person managing the effort of fundraising for ONE issue thru a platform that provides very little friction to do so. and that person is vetted and trusted by the community. that's why it scales. that's why the pot keeps growing.
Furthermore, the resounding success of #mastodonforharris goes to show we have significant ability to fund things on the Fediverse **if we want to**
If we want the Harris campaign & presidency on the Fediverse, that's going to require also supporting the Fediverse financially, not just the campaign.
Since beginning #MastodonForHarris, a number of people have asked about a Mastodon community venue to support downballot Democrats. Today, I took the time to create one. Check out Mastodon For A Blue Wave 2024 #MastodonBlueWave at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonbluewave. For now, my own main focus will continue to be on Mastodon for Harris, but nobody said we here on Mastodon can’t have all the nice things!
Over the last two days users from the social media service Mastodon have started a campaign which has raised over $250,000 for VP Harris. User Heidi Li Feldman started the modest campaign on ActBlue two days ago, with a humble goal of one thousand...
Over the last two days users from the social media service Mastodon have started a campaign which has raised over $250,000 for VP Harris. User Heidi Li Feldman started the modest campaign on ActBlue two days ago, with a humble goal of one thousand...
Check it out, #MastodonForHarris has raised over $250,000 in 2 days. That's more than a quarter million dollars. @heidilifeldman is an effective fundraiser.
Over the last two days users from the social media service Mastodon have started a campaign which has raised over $250,000 for VP Harris. User Heidi Li Feldman started the modest campaign on ActBlue two days ago, with a humble goal of one thousand...
Here's my pitch to Kamala Harris's campaign team: If @heidilifeldman's #MastodonForHarris can raise over $200K, the Kamala campaign team creates an official #Mastodon account.
The Harris for President campaign (HFP) is in search of a Platforms Manager to lead our efforts in leveraging our Principals’ voices, amplifying our core messages, and creating community on X and Threads.
If you want proof that yes, one person CAN make a difference in our elections, look no further than @heidilifeldman. She set up a #MastodonforHarris link to #ActBlue, and in two days, she (along with a huge amount of small donors) have now brought in $206,038 with a new goal of $250,000.
Friends: #MastodonForHarris has exceeded $200,000! As promised and planned, I have submitted my first inquiry to #ActBlue, seeking a “share to Mastodon” option. See photo for the text of the ask. I was so proud and happy to make this request. Thank you to all the contributors, boosters, and allies making #MastodonForHarris happen.
Went to bed last night when Mastodon for Harris was at $25,468.73. Woke up this morning to see that the #Mastodon community has raised $30,755.73. Definitely time to up the goal! As always, my gratitude to all those boosting, posting about, and donating. Something big is happening here. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris
#MastodonForHarris has passed $183,000. If/when we hit the $200,000 mark, I am going to contact #ActBlue directly to request/suggest a share to mastodon button for the platform. In the meantime, I might be able to add one just to our page, if this can be done with simple html. I’m not a coder. If you are please dm me simple html code for a “Share to Mastodon” button and I will see what I can do. Please boost this cry for help 🤣.
Sharing my plans for #MastodonForHarris fundraiser: Incredibly, it is now conceivable that we will hit the current target of $125,000 soon, maybe even today. When we do, I will adjust the target. I hope I have been clear from the beginning; each target is a a benchmark, not an endpoint. 1/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris
There must be some tech reporters out there who would be eager to write a story about @heidilifeldman's #MastodonForHarris campaign. Over $150K has now been raised. It's still going strong. On its way to raising $200K.
Donating through this link also gently encourages the Harris campaign to have a Fediverse presence of some kind (specifically not Threads, by the way).
The "Mastodon for Harris" campaign's original target was $1000, but after just two days it's already on $144,000 😮
The campaign is run by @heidilifeldman who is a law professor and long time Fediverse user.
If you haven't already, or perhaps if you want to again, @heidilifeldman has a #MastodonForHarris #actblue campaign to raise funds for VP Harris's presidential campaign to defeat #Trump.
I think the goal was $1,000 (lol) but we're going to the moon. 🚀 🚀 🚀
