The New Progressive Coalition recently unveiled three political “mutual funds” aimed at giving people a new way to invest in a more progressive America.
We, at Twenty-First Century Democrats are honored to be included in the NPC’s Victory in 2008 and Beyond Fund. The application process we went through was lengthy, involved, and worth every minute. Beyond the obvious benefit of being included in such a bold and creative investment model and with such a stellar group of progressive groups, the NPC PROI model provided us an opportunity to quantify all our many accomplishments over the last twenty years.
Understanding that donors have choices and want to know that their investments are wise ones – we will strive to improve upon the already high rating NPC has granted us. Over this next year, Twenty-First Century Democrats will broaden our reach and expand our efforts to ensure we have the greatest possible impact on the November elections. We will highlight the accomplishments of many of America’s progressive leaders. We will work to elevate progressive Democrats into leadership positions within their legislative bodies. We will stand up with and for our candidates against the Republican misinformation machines. And, we will do everything we can to expand the number of strong Democrats in state houses, city councils, the US Congress and every other red, blue, purple or green corner of this country.
The New Progressive Coalition’s independent endorsement of the quality, efficiency and value of our efforts – and by default, the financial investment our donors have made over the years – is a testament to the determination, integrity and good old fashioned elbow grease of all the many candidates, staff, organizers, volunteers and other Twenty-First Century Democrats who came before us. And the outcome of NPC’s analysis will now serve as the baseline for our work – for me, our Board of Directors and the rest of the team at Twenty-First Century Democrats. We are committed to improving upon our successes and winning in ’08! And NPC will most certainly help us to do that.