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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Aptos">Give $25 Toolkit for Federation Connectors</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Help us grow, advance, and thrive! Use the following templates to share the Give $25 campaign with your family, friends, and community. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Social Media Posts</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Copy and paste the following posts directly to your social media feed. Please post every two weeks until July 7, alternating between Post One and Post Two.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Post One </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Hey friends! Please join me in supporting an organization that is near and dear to me. When you give $25 to the National Federation of the Blind, you help break down barriers, expand opportunities, and raise expectations for blind people. You’ll also have a chance to win a free trip to our 2027 National Convention or $2,000. And, thanks to a matching grant from Aira, the visual interpretation service, every dollar up to 25k will be doubled.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">You can give online at nfb.org/give25donate and indicate that I prompted your gift. Thank you!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Post Two</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Please join me in giving to an organization that advances the lives of blind people. When you give $25 to the National Federation of the Blind, you will help support programs that expand opportunity and remove obstacles between blind people and their dreams. You’ll also have a chance to win a free trip to our 2027 National Convention or $2,000.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">You can give online at nfb.org/give25donate and indicate that I prompted your gift. Thank you so much!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Post One (shorter version for X, Threads, and Mastodon)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Please join me in supporting an organization that is dear to me. When you give $25 to the NFB, you will help break down barriers for blind people and have a chance to win. Thanks to @Aira your gift will be doubled. Give online at nfb.org/give25donate. Thank you!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Post Two (shorter version for X, Threads and Mastodon)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Join me in supporting an organization that advances the lives of blind people. When you give $25 to the NFB, you will raise expectations for blind people, and we can both have a chance to win prizes.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Give online at nfb.org/give25donate. Thank you!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Text/DM </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Hey [Name]! Quick ask—I'm participating in a fundraiser for the National Federation of the Blind. Every $25 contributed supports awesome programs AND enters you to win cash or convention prizes. You can support me as a Federation connector by indicating that I prompted your gift and your dollars will be doubled thanks to a matching gift from Aira. Would you be willing to join me and give $25? Here’s the link to contribute: <A HREF="https://nfb.org/give25donate">https://nfb.org/give25donate</A>. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Email Template </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Hi [Name], </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">I’m reaching out to invite you to be part of the Keep NFB Advancing Connections, Community and Opportunity: Give $25 from the National Federation of the Blind, an organization that means so much to me. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Give $25 to support critical programs that expand opportunities for blind people. You’ll also be entered to win cash or a convention prize. And thanks to a matching grant from Aira, the visual interpretation service, every dollar up to 25k will be doubled. Even better—you can support me as a Federation Connector. Just indicate that I prompted you to give, and I could win a prize AND know that I advanced the mission of an organization that helps me live the life I want.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Please use our Give $25 online donation form at <A HREF="https://nfb.org/Give25Donate">https://nfb.org/Give25Donate</A>. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Aptos">Thanks for being part of this community. Your support helps bring blind people to their first National Convention, raises expectations, and expands opportunities for blind people nationwide.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=4 FACE="Aptos">The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, becaus</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=4 FACE="Aptos">e low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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