Sentences with phrase «dollar donations»

If such a system would have been implemented, it could have enabled candidates who can't garner big checks from special interests to compete with small dollar donations from constituents.

Recent court decisions have sanctioned and encouraged large - dollar donations from individuals, unions and corporations, provided the funds are spent independently of a candidate's official campaign.

As the annual total dollar donation amount increases, the percentage spent on our fixed costs (not directly helping the animals) decreases.

Campaign finance reform advocates say public funding helps level the playing field for candidates without money or connections, and encourages a focus on small - dollar donations from constituents rather than corporate contributions.

Democrat political donor Tom Steyer is giving a 100 million dollar donation for mid-terms.

The small dollar donations make up just $ 963 of the mayor's $ 1 million in fundraising for the 2017 election.

Earlier this year, Aspire received a multi-million dollar donation from Oprah Winfrey, and one of the schools was featured in the successful documentary Waiting For Superman.

«Because of your enthusiasm and support we were able to raise more small dollar donations in one day than Gov. Cuomo raised in 7 years!»

Nixon's campaign reported receiving 2,214 contributions of less than $ 200, while Cuomo has received 1,369 small - dollar donations since the start of 2011.

Fundraising totals revealed donations largely came from outside of the district — just 7 percent of contributions came from district residents in the final quarter of 2017 — and just a fraction of the total haul, 12 percent, were from small dollar donations of under $ 200, according to Federal Election Commission reports.

The city's campaign finance system is held up as a national model that incentivizes small dollar donations by matching them with public funds.

The campaign did not respond to an email seeking a breakdown of the number of individual donors, how many of from are from within the district and the amount of small dollar donations under $ 200.

It was nearly five years before Kickstarter hit that first billion - dollar donation threshold, but then it only took a smidge over a year and a half for Kickstarter to see that second billion dollars of donations roll in.

The Los Angeles Times: Immortality studies centered at UC Riverside get $ 5 - million gift Even a multimillion - dollar donation does not ensure a spot in heaven.

vs Obama relection campaign funds of over a billion largely illegal from Chinese five dollar donations never tracked because foreign money is illegal and a felony.

First up on the target list were Sens. Dave Valesky, John DeFrancisco and Steve Saland, all of whom rely on big dollar donations, many of which come from outside their respective districts, to feather their campaign nests.

The new system instantly blasts small - dollar donations directly into Sanders campaign coffers with a text message.

The first — allowing committees to accept small - dollar donations without gathering identifying information — was rejected by the Texas Ethics Commission on the grounds that Texas law doesn't permit any contribution from an anonymous source.

These small - dollar donations compose the majority of online fundraising — for example, the DCCC's average online gift was $ 31 last cycle.

Although incumbents tend to have a leg up in fundraising, the Campaign Finance Board's public matching funds program ensures that first - time candidates and those with little access to wealthy donors can run serious campaigns by matching small dollar donations at a 6 - to - 1 ratio up to a certain amount.

De Blasio brought the company on board last September to help bolster his small dollar donation efforts.

Glenwood Management scaled backed its multimillion - dollar donations after prosecutors charged that the former Senate majority leader and Assembly speaker engaged in schemes in which they steered political actions that benefitted Glenwood.

Teachout benefited from a national profile as an up - and - coming star of the progressive left — Bernie Sanders made the trip to New Paltz to endorse her candidacy — and a wildly successful fundraising operation based on small - dollar donations solicited online from across the country.

Members can show support for the mission of the Freecycle Network by making a one dollar donation today.

The half - million - dollar donation came from «donors who represent the on - chain scaling community,» and allows Bitcoin Unlimited to transform its structure and future plans.

The agreement with the IBMP Milk Bank provides for a one dollar donation for each ounce of qualified human breast milk that is collected and remains in the United States.

Additionally, the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation matches dollar for dollar any donations made by Whistler Blackcomb employees to the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Envirofund.

Cynthia Nixon's campaign reported receiving 2,214 contributions of less than $ 200, while Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received 1,369 small - dollar donations since the start of 2011.

A lobbying group closely allied with the policies of Governor Andrew Cuomo has been in the news a lot in the past couple of days, in articles raising questions about multi-million dollar donations to the group known as the Committee to Save New York, and policies later advocated by the governor.

Enneking's campaign report wasn't as top heavy — just 14 max checks were among her 242 contributions, including more than 200 small - dollar donations of $ 250 or less.

But if past is prologue, Stefanik can count on big - dollar donations from prominent national Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, Karl Rove and others with whom she rubbed elbows during her years as a junior White House staffer under President George W. Bush and afterward.

MailChimp may not be the best tool though if you're planning to use online actions with your supporters and / or raise small dollar donations.

The artist is an anti-violence campaigner in his hometown of Chicago, and he was recently praised by former First Lady Michelle Obama for his million - dollar donation to Chicago's education system.

In the interim, he has made a million - dollar donation to help ensure that the earliest participants will still get some financial help beyond their individual contributions if they have trouble conceiving.

I looked over at the store employee who explained that the lemonade and brownies were being offered in exchange for a dollar donation to the Whole Kids Foundation.

«People are already mobilizing in New York — there's a major rally today with some of the state's leading unions and health care advocates,» Cuomo wrote in an email accompanying the video's release that also sought small - dollar donations for the state committee's effort.

He's restricting his fundraising to small - dollar donations, despite the fact that doing so dramatically reduced his ability to campaign on the national level as a viable presidential contender.

Becker is trying to harness the power of the Internet to raise copious amounts of campaign cash, urging supporters to create a «chain connection» through social media and urge like - minded conservatives across the country to make a small dollar donation to his cause.

The group, which has pushed for an overhaul of campaign - finance laws in the past year, found that corporate and large - dollar donations made up nearly three - fourths of the contributions to Senate lawmakers.

That's more than the National Republican Congressional Committee raised in small - dollar donations (under $ 200) for the entire month of August, according to online fundraising records.

Running on a host of progressive issues popular among the party's left wing, like marijuana legalization, significant changes to the criminal justice system, and single - payer health care, alongside a Bernie-esque emphasis on small - dollar donations, Nixon has endorsements from progressive groups like Our Revolution, the Working Families Party, and Democracy for America.

Rhodes said that he was proud of his fundraising efforts reliance on small - dollar donations.