Institute a statewide public financing system based on the one used by NYC, which matches every dollar in
small donor contributions with six dollars in public funds
Not exact matches
If you want to make a $ 500
contribution to your local organization instead of having to send, a few shares of a particular stock, you fund a
donor advised fund and now you can very easily make some of these
smaller donations to these charities.
STOP posts its tax statements online and these reveal a few
small contributions from named private
donors ($ 5000 to $ 10,000) but one of $ 250,000 from «a
donor who wishes to remain anonymous.»
The biggest critique that I have is that in resent political cycles there have been concerted efforts to bring in
small donors on the left while the right has relied mostly on the traditional big money
contributions.
Sanders raises the vast majority of his money online in
small increments, which gives the campaign the ability to return to
donors to ask for additional
contributions.
Antonacci, who struggled with gaining traction through
small donors, received an average
contribution of $ 261.28, ultimately raising $ 223,398.
Cuomo would like to model the state's system on the New York City campaign finance system, which offers candidates matching funds, once they have solicited
small contributions from individual
donors.
In preparation for the launch of the Fair Elections for New York campaign, a series of events in Albany and across the state are being held to call attention to state legislators» reliance on out - of - district campaign
contributions — further evidence of the need for a state public campaign finance system that relies on
small donors and local money.
Public Matching Funds in NYC Amplify Voices of
Small Donors New York City's public financing program provides matching funds for candidates who can raise a certain number of small - dollar contributions from constituents in their dist
Small Donors New York City's public financing program provides matching funds for candidates who can raise a certain number of
small - dollar contributions from constituents in their dist
small - dollar
contributions from constituents in their district.
The candidates selected will need to take a position on hard issues, like the five outlined at reform.to, which provide concrete plans to create a
small donor system for campaign financing: matching citizen
contributions and providing voters with vouchers.
More than half of the
contributions Pilon received came in from
small - dollar
donors giving $ 200 or less.
McLaughlin's largest
contribution was $ 1,300 from State & Broadway State PAC, a lobbying firm, however most of the money raised has come from
small, individual
donors.
«Our campaign's focus on grassroots,
small - dollar
donors has powered us to more than 11,000
contributions, and we are now fully funded for a Primary campaign,» said Elana Leopold, finance director for de Blasio's campaign, in a statement.
When a tax credit for
small contributions is combined with public matching funds, ordinary people's voices can be heard instead of only the largest
donors.
Nearly all of the $ 48,470 Liu gave back to
donors was refunded on and after Nov. 16, the day a bundler for his campaign, Xing Wu «Oliver» Pan, was federally charged with skirting campaign finance laws by dividing a large
contribution into
smaller ones using straw
donors.
Over the past two years, nearly all of his campaign funds have come from thousand - dollar - plus
contributions, which seems a far cry from the kind of
small -
donor - driven operation typified by Sen. Bernie Sanders» campaign in the last Democratic presidential primary.
Business executive Herman Cain has had more success with
small donors, who have helped propel a surge in
contributions to the candidate in recent weeks.
It allocates public money to candidates who collect
small contributions from
donors, based on a six - to - one matching system.
The group itself says it is funded by
small - dollar
donors raised from «grassroots»
contributions.
Donald Trump has been a hit with
small donors, raking in two - thirds of his individual campaign
contributions in sums of $ 200 or less, according to new financial disclosures.
If you include the
small -
donor contributions he took during his first run for governor, Cuomo's
small -
donor contributions have (so far) outpaced Nixon's.
«In one day of fundraising I received more
small -
donor (
contributions) than Andrew Cuomo received in seven years,» Nixon said.
Despite vowing to finance his own campaign, the real estate showman raised $ 3.9 million — 71 of which came from
small donors — and only gave $ 100,000 to his campaign from his own pocket in in - kind
contributions.
«In one day of fundraising I received more
small donor (
contributions) than Andrew Cuomo received in seven years,» Nixon said in an exclusive interview with The Buffalo News.
He made the New York City Campaign Finance Board's list of Top Ten Candidates Ranked by
Small Contributions Raised from NYC Residents for having 144 donors who gave $ 175 or less raising $ 7,595 from small donors, which made up 55.7 percent of his overall contribut
Small Contributions Raised from NYC Residents for having 144 donors who gave $ 175 or less raising $ 7,595 from small donors, which made up 55.7 percent of his overall c
Contributions Raised from NYC Residents for having 144
donors who gave $ 175 or less raising $ 7,595 from
small donors, which made up 55.7 percent of his overall contribut
small donors, which made up 55.7 percent of his overall
contributionscontributions.
If you impose stricter
contribution limits, and nothing else, the
small -
donor percentage would go up from 7 percent to 12 percent.
Notably, in the last reporting period (January 12 - March 11), the Garcia campaign currently ranks in the CFB's Top 10
Small Contributions [$ 175 or less] Raised from NYC Residents (# 8/144 small donors) and Small Contributions Leader (# 8/310) for the reporting pe
Small Contributions [$ 175 or less] Raised from NYC Residents (# 8/144
small donors) and Small Contributions Leader (# 8/310) for the reporting pe
small donors) and
Small Contributions Leader (# 8/310) for the reporting pe
Small Contributions Leader (# 8/310) for the reporting period.
The mailer alleged Yepsen accepted $ 56,691 in «hidden cash» dating back to 2005, but Fair Campaign Practices said that money represented
contributions from
donors who weren't required to identify themselves due to the
small size of their
contributions.
The trial lawyers, who had a close relationship with former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, employ their own
small army of top lobbying firms and spent a combined $ 687,700 on campaign
contributions in 2015, making their organization, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the second largest
donor in the state.
Congressman John Sarbanes has introduced legislation that would match
small contributions with public funds, and free candidates and officeholders from begging from big
donors.
Democrats are on a torrid fundraising pace in the first months of the Donald Trump era, powered by enraged
small donors who are plowing millions of dollars worth of online
contributions into campaign and committee treasuries.
«I expect to see more
contributions among
small donors who are activated by Tea Party networks or Sarah Palin's endorsements,» Malbin said.
Many of the local
donors tend to make
small contributions, according to the campaign.
Enneking's campaign account shows nearly 200
contributions for April, and like her previous report, the vast majority came in from
small - dollar
donors within the borders of the North Central Florida Senate district.
Mr. Obama has had success with
small - dollar
donors, who have fueled
contributions directly to his presidential campaign.
Along with the City Council, he instituted a
small donor matching program with low
contribution limits.
Like other wealthy campaign
donors, Mr. Litwin circumvented
contribution limits by funneling many
smaller gifts through dozens of limited liability companies he controlled.
«In one day of fundraising I received more
small donor (
contributions) than Andrew Cuomo received in seven years,» Nixon said.
Teachout touted her
small donors during the campaign, and most of her
contributions in the final filing were for $ 100 or less.