Alabama Arise seeks to hire a Legislative Coordinator to represent Arise at the State House during legisla-tive sessions, about 5 months a year. For the rest of the year, the person will be a Policy Analyst for Arise Citizens' Policy Project. These folks gave to Alabama Arise between May 23 and the end of September. This list includes donations for our legislative work and gifts in honor of our 10 th Anniversary. This year, we've budgeted for about the same level of member contributions for Arise and Arise Citizens' Policy Project, so we literally need member support on both sides.
Cash flow is one issue.
As we near the legislative session that starts Mar. 2, fundraising for Arise will keep us on the edges of our seats. We spend the lion's share of this budget between March and June. Another issue is tax-deductibility. We can't afford to let apathy go unchallenged this election season. The worst thing that could happen to Arise's hopes for the near term would be if a big slice of the electorate stays home while the partisan zealots turn out with disproportionate zeal.