Category: Fundraising - PACG - Progressive Action for the Common Good

PACG Needs Your Support!

12/20/2018

PACG Needs Your Support!

This has been a busy year for progressives and everyone else resisting the drastic shift away from our traditional American values of equality, fairness, concern for our environment and taking care of the most vulnerable in our society. Throughout it all Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) continues to be a unique and respected force leading the resistance and promoting progressive principles.

We have four very active Issue Forums: Civil Rights, Environmental, Health Care Reform and our newest Issue Forum on Drug Policy. We started a PACG Book Club which right now is reading books with a racial justice theme. Check our website pacgqc.org for information on our many activities and events and to contact the leaders (facilitators) of any of our Issue Forums. Contact me if you want to start a new Issue Forum.

A great way to keep up is to sign up for our Weekly Email Update. You will need to respond to a confirmation email. Those of you on Facebook should like our Progressive Action for the Common Good page and join the PACG Facebook group of the Book Club or any Issue Forum that interests you.

Another way to help is to become a paying member. An individual membership is $10 and family membership is $20. Those who can afford to give more are encouraged to do so. We especially appreciate those who give monthly. You can donate through our pacgqc.org website or send a check to:

PACG
1212 W 3rd St, Suite 3D
Davenport, IA 52802

PACG is a 501(c) 3 organization, and donations are tax-deductible as charitable contributions to the extent allowed by law.

We have a new part time office manager and organizer, Amber Bordolo. She will support the efforts of our many volunteers, whether they serve on an Issue Forum or the Board. Amber will also help us utilize social media more effectively. You will meet her soon!

Resistance is hard work and must be on-going. The only way to succeed is by uniting with other progressive individuals and organizations. We couldn’t do it without you!

Alta Price
Board President
altaprice@gmail.com
563-505-2996 cell

Working Together Online Fund Drive Videos - Check 'Em Out!

10/8/2018

Our History of Activists and Action!
Founding Mother: Cath Bolkcom, and Alta Price discuss the beginnings of PACG.

One of Our First Employees: James Lee talks about his early work for PACG.

Health Care Reform Die-In: One of our early demonstrations for Health Care Reform.

Our Current Issue Forums!
Civil Rights - Juvenile Justice Reform: Jane Duax tells how a PACG Civil Rights panel sparked this project.

Civil Rights - Immigration: Margie Mejia-Caraballo and Maria Bribiesco discuss working in coalition.

Environmental Forum: The Environmental Forum gives an overview of their recent events and actions.

Health Care Reform - ACA: Facilitators Karen Metcalf and Frank Samuelson discuss the handprints project and efforts to save the ACA.

Health Care Reform - A Musical Appeal: Members channel Bob Dylan.

Our Newest Issue Forum!
Drug Policy Forum: Caroline Vernon and Dan DeShane share some PACG history and plans for this newly organized forum.

Our First Online Fund Drive Was a Success!

9/26/2018

Working Together: Make America Progressive Again Online Fund Drive

PACG Message to our membership

Our first Online Fund Drive was a great success! With the matching grants, we raised about $3,800. More importantly, we learned a lot about Facebook and about making videos. Check out our feature videos on the home page of our website, pacgqc.org.

Thanks to all who donated. A special thanks to our Facebook Ambassadors: Allison Ambrose; Cath Bolkcom; Linnea Crowther; Alta Price; Caryn Unsicker; and Caroline Vernon. We are also grateful to our many donors who give in other ways through the year. We couldn't do all we do without all of you!

Alta Price, Board President

Working Together: Make America Progressive Again - A Message to Our Membership

8/27/2018

The first annual PACG online fund drive started Sunday, August 26th and ends on Labor Day! We have been Working Together to Make America Progressive Again since our founding in 2005. Please support our continued efforts. Although we have always spent our money wisely, we operate with limited funds and we need some money to support our multiple Issue Forums and educational events.

Those of you on Facebook will be getting requests to share our messages and cool videos with your Friends on Facebook. You can also contribute to one of our Facebook Ambassadors’ personal fund drives. The money is collected through Facebook to be delivered to PACG.

We won't leave out those of you not on Facebook. You'll want to see our videos, too! We will be sending out two or three stand-alone emails this week to share the videos and encourage donations. There will also be links at our website (go to http://www.pacgqc.org/ to check it out on Tuesday).

You can donate several different ways this week: with Facebook, online and by US mail.

Donate through one of our Facebook Ambassadors’ fundraisers if you are on Facebook. Hopefully you are Facebook Friends with one of them. Please share their fundraisers with your Friends! The Facebook Ambassadors’ fundraisers will be matched by a generous donor.

You can also Donate online through our website.

If you don’t want to donate online, send a check. Checks can be made to “PACG” and sent to 1212 W 3rd St, Suite 3D
Davenport IA 52802

There are matching donations for money raised this week through Facebook or online through our website.

We look forward to our work together in the future to achieve our progressive goals. Thank you for your continued support.

Alta Price, Board President

Working Together Online Fund Drive: Make America Progressive Again - Founding Mother

8/27/2018

Welcome to the First PACG Online Fund Drive! We are very excited about the upcoming week of giving that will continue to support our progressive goals.

Today's video is "Founding Mother" and is a brief discussion between Cath Bolkcom and our current President, Alta Price. Cath explains the origins of PACG and why it is still important today.

Please watch and then Donate to PACG to help us continue our efforts. Also Like our Facebook page and posts!

Working Together Online Fund Drive: Make America Progressive Again - One of Our First Employees

8/26/2018

One of the great things about PACG is all the wonderful people you meet! We wish James, one of our first employees, was still in the Quad Cities. We run into him sometimes when he is back visiting family. Thank goodness for the internet and social media, which can help us stay in touch with old friends. James also did great work as the leader of an earlier Forum, Reclaiming Moral Values.

Please watch and then Donate to PACG to help us continue our efforts. Also Like our Facebook page and posts!

Working Together Online Fund Drive: Make America Progressive Again - Health Care Reform Die-In

8/26/2018

Health Care Reform has been active since our founding. Although this video is long, it is definitely old gold. In the run up to the Affordable Care Act, many many PACG members took action for "affordable quality health care for all" even if they weren't officially in the Health Care Reform Forum. Are you in this video? Do you remember this memorable action?

Please watch and then Donate to PACG to help us continue our efforts. Also Like our PACG Facebook page, the Health Care Reform Facebook page and all of our posts!

What You Can Do Now - Get Active on an Issue

3/11/2018

What You Can Do Now - Get Active on an Issue

Get together with other activists to make a difference on an issue. Join one of our active Issue Forums, or start your own Issue Forum. Email one of the facilitators below to get involved.

Civil Rights - DACA or Immigration - contact Margie Mejia-Caraballo
Civil Rights - Restorative Justice or Juvenile Justice Reform - contact Jane Duax

Environmental - contact Shirley Johnson

Health Care Reform - contact Frank Samuelson

Want to start your own Issue Forum? - contact Alta Price

PACG also needs people to work on the following committees:

Picnic Committee - contact Ann McCluskey
Membership Committee (also plans parties) - contact Allison Ambrose
Finance Committee - contact Ann McCluskey
Endowment Committee - contact Renee Conklin
Technology Committee - contact Alta Price

What You Can Do Now - Donate to PACG!

12/23/2017

This has been a busy year for progressives and everyone else resisting the drastic shift away from our traditional American values of equality, fairness, concern for our environment and taking care of the most vulnerable in our society. Throughout it all Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) continues to be a unique and respected force leading the resistance and promoting progressive principles.

Many of you attended our Taking Action 101 training in March. We have three very active Issue Forums: Civil Rights, Environmental, and Health Care Reform. Check our website pacgqc.org for information on our many activities and events and to contact the leaders (facilitators) of any of our Issue Forums. Contact me if you want to start a new Issue Forum.

A great way to keep up is to sign up for our Weekly Email Update. You must do it yourself through our website by clicking the Contact tab and then following the directions. You will need to respond to a confirmation email.

Another way to help is to become a paying member. An individual membership is $10 and family membership is $20. Those who can afford to give more are encouraged to do so. We especially appreciate those who give monthly. You can donate through our pacgqc.org website or send a check to PACG, 1212 W 3rd St, Suite 3D, Davenport, IA 52802. PACG is a 501(c) 3 organization, and donations are tax-deductible as charitable contributions to the extent allowed by law.

Resistance is hard work and must be on-going. The only way to succeed is by uniting with other progressive individuals and organizations. We couldn’t do it without you!

Sincerely,

Alta Price
Board President
altaprice@gmail.com