Dear MoveOn member,
This is Cheryl Zando, MoveOn’s chief operating officer. I don’t usually write to you directly, but right now I need to.
Here’s why: With just two days left in February, MoveOn is 288 recurring donors short of our monthly goal. And I want to tell you exactly why that matters.
This is the moment when the resources to build and sustain the pro-democracy movement are most critical. We’re organizing No Kings Day on March 28, fighting to push ICE out of our communities, and racing to stop Trump from disenfranchising millions to steal the 2026 midterms by passing the SAVE Act. We need to fire on all cylinders—and we can’t do it without sustained financial support.
Will you start a monthly gift of $5 to MoveOn today to help us meet this extraordinary moment?
No, I’m sorry, I can’t make a monthly donation.
Here’s why ongoing recurring donations are so critical right now.
Decades of research on nonviolent resistance movements around the world show that no authoritarian government has ever withstood a challenge when 3.5% of its population sustains organized resistance.1 In the United States, 3.5% means 12 million Americans.
We’re already closer than most people realize. Last October, nearly 7 million Americans—2% of the U.S. population—took to the streets for No Kings Day, the largest day of protest in modern American history. We are more than halfway to 12 million.
The next step is No Kings Day 3 on March 28. MoveOn, hundreds of partner organizations, and thousands of trained volunteer hosts are organizing mobilizations in cities and towns across all 50 states. The flagship event will be in the Twin Cities—where federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and where Minnesotans are rising up in resistance.
This is how movements are built. Brick by brick, action by action, until we reach the threshold that history shows can stop even the most entrenched authoritarian power.
But building to 12 million doesn’t happen on its own. It takes training thousands of local organizers. Providing safety and de-escalation support to every event host. Building and maintaining the technology infrastructure to pull off an enormous nationwide day of action. Coordinating across all 50 states. And maintaining the rapid-response capacity to fight on multiple fronts at once—because Trump isn’t slowing down, and neither can we.
This is the moment. Will you start a monthly gift of $5 to MoveOn today to help us build to 12 million, push ICE out of our communities, and stop Trump from stealing the midterms?
No, I’m sorry, I can’t make a monthly donation.
Right now, we’re fighting on three critical fronts simultaneously:
Building the resistance to 12 million. No Kings Day 3 on March 28 is our next major mobilization. The MoveOn team is one of the core No Kings organizations coordinating it all—working one-on-one with volunteer hosts, running trainings and office hours, building and maintaining the technology infrastructure to pull off so many events on one day, and getting the word out to millions of people, the media, and influencers. This work is resource-intensive. It’s also what has kept millions of Americans safe in the streets.
Stopping ICE from terrorizing our communities. Federal agents have killed our neighbors—Renee Good and Alex Pretti among them. They’re showing up in schools, churches, and workplaces. And over the next couple of weeks, Congress will be voting on whether or not to give even more money to fuel ICE’s violence.2 MoveOn is organizing to push ICE out of our communities—and that fight requires sustained organizing capacity, not just one-time action.
Stopping Trump from disenfranchising millions of voters to steal the 2026 midterms. House Republicans just passed the SAVE Act—the most extreme voter suppression bill in modern history.3 It would block 8 in 10 married women from voting unless they obtain a new birth certificate, eliminate online voter registration in 42 states, and require documents that 21 million Americans simply don’t have.4 This bill isn’t about election security. It’s about election theft. The Senate could vote on it as early as next month—and we have a real shot at stopping it, but only if we have the resources to run targeted campaigns in key states and flood senators with constituent pressure right now.
Here’s why a monthly gift matters more than a one-time donation.
A recurring gift—even $5 or $10 a month—pooled with many others is what allows MoveOn to plan ahead, sustain campaigns from start to finish, and keep organizers in the field instead of scrambling from crisis to crisis. One-time donations help us respond. Monthly donations help us win.
MoveOn runs on grassroots funding. We don’t take corporate money. We’re not beholden to wealthy donors. That independence is what keeps us accountable to you—and it’s what makes us effective. But it also means we depend on members like you to keep the lights on and the movement moving.
We are 288 monthly donors short. If you’re able to give right now, will you start a monthly gift of $5 to MoveOn today?
No, I’m sorry, I can’t make a monthly donation.
I know not everyone can give, and that’s OK. But if you can chip in monthly, your gift will directly fund the organizing that gets us to 12 million, keeps ICE out of our neighborhoods, and stops Trump from rigging the elections he can’t win fairly.
History shows that when enough people stand together—sustained, organized, nonviolent—they win. We have a real shot at being that movement. But we need to fund it. 2026 can be the year we turn the corner—but only if we build the movement now.
From the bottom of my heart, thanks for all you do—especially in this extraordinary moment.
–Cheryl Zando, Chief Operating Officer, MoveOn
P.S. I don’t write to you often. But I believe this is a genuine turning point—and that what we do right now will determine whether we stop Trump’s tyranny and build a country where everyone can thrive. If you can start a monthly gift of $5 today, it will make a real difference. Thank you.
No, I’m sorry, I can’t make a monthly donation.
Sources:
1. “The 3.5% rule: Understanding what makes protest powerful,” Harvard Kennedy School, Fall 2025
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/advocacy-social-movements/35-rule-understanding-what-makes-protest
2. “Senate Democrats Again Block D.H.S. Funding, Demanding Enforcement Curbs,” The New York Times, February 24, 2026
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/politics/senate-democrats-dhs-funding-ice.html
3. “The SAVE Act and the Election Power Grab,” Brennan Center for Justice, February 10, 2026
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/save-act-and-election-power-grab
4. “The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens,” Center for American Progress, January 26, 2026
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-save-act-would-disenfranchise-millions-of-citizens/
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