I hope everyone who was in Mexico has recovered from the various illnesses that seemed to affect many of us!

Here is what was up in Tor Fundraising World in September:

Began sketching out the year-end giving campaign that will have the theme, “Strength in Numbers.” The campaign launches October 23rd and will feature a match from Mozilla and additional match opportunities from another donor.

Helped get the newsletter banner up in Tor Browser. So far this effort has resulted in significant email list growth. It is currently up to 12,454 names when on 9/6, it had 7,840.

Wrote to donors who had not given in several years about Tor Browser 8 and Tor for Android and asked them to consider giving again. Several donated - even up to $1,000 - after not giving since 2015.

Sorted through the status of all current grants with the team in Seattle and made a grant roadmap covering the next few months.

Researched possible private foundation funding that can be pursued at the beginning of next year.

Began working with a consultant to ensure Tor is registered for fundraising in all states. The process is on hold until the 990 is complete.

Began updating Tor’s Guidestar profile.

Met in person with one of our grant managers.

Worked with OONI on a proposal that will now be included as part of a larger anti-censorship proposal that is due in early November.

Welcomed Al whose first day at Tor was in Mexico City!

I hope you will all help with the year-end campaign by sharing messages on social media and talking with your networks about the amazing work being done at Tor.

Sarah

Sarah Stevenson

Fundraising Director

The Tor Project

sstevenson@torproject.org

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