Be the change we need today

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The challenges we face today are too great for any of us to solve alone.

It will take all of us — every single person who cares about the future of democracy and the kind of world we’ll leave for the next generation — working together to make progress possible.

Today is Giving Tuesday — a global day of generosity, and a unique opportunity to live up to our values — and we have a goal of getting 2,000 Foundation supporters like you to join us in doing this work.

I hope you’ll make a special Giving Tuesday gift of $25 or more to support The Obama Foundation’s work to create a brighter future.

Your Giving Tuesday gift will help us build and preserve a thriving democratic culture.

The Foundation’s programs like the Girls Opportunity Alliance and the My Brother's Keeper Alliance are founded on the core belief that meaningful change begins at the community level. That’s why we invest in grassroots organizations that understand the unique needs of the people and communities they serve. By training and empowering grassroots leaders, we’re building a brighter future together.

I’m so proud of what we have achieved so far. Thanks to support from people like you, the Girls Opportunity Alliance has helped more than 120,000 adolescent girls globally and connected more than 4,000 grassroots leaders from Chicago to Vietnam.

And across our Global Leadership Programs, we have a thriving network of more than 1,500 Obama Foundation Leaders, Scholars, and Voyagers representing over 150 nations and territories, all dedicated to building a brighter future.

That’s truly incredible, but the current state of democracy here in the United States and in countries around the world shows us how much more work there is to be done.

Your support this Giving Tuesday helps make that work possible. Consider being one of the 2,000 donors we need to make a gift of $25 or more today.

Thank you for standing with us in this work for change.

— Barack