Charity Fundraiser – Help Us Hit Our Goal

Mid-campaign fundraising email for a corporate or community charity drive showing progress toward the goal.

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  </style></head><body style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0"><!--$--><!--html--><div style="display:none;overflow:hidden;line-height:1px;opacity:0;max-height:0;max-width:0" data-skip-in-text="true">We are halfway there — every dollar brings us closer to changing more lives. Will you help us reach our goal?<div> ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏ ‌​‍‎‏</div></div><!--head--><!--body--><table border="0" width="100%" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0rem;padding:0rem;font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;"><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(22,101,52);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-top:1rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="text-align:left"><img alt="BrightRoots Foundation logo" height="36" src="/static/company-logo.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none" width="140"/></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="text-align:right"><p style="font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;color:rgb(187,247,208);margin:0rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Mid-Campaign Update</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(21,128,61);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><img alt="Community members gathered together at a local outreach event, smiling and supporting one another" height="340" src="/static/images/library/travel-outdoor-crowd.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;width:100%;object-fit:cover;max-width:600px" width="600"/></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(21,128,61);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;padding-top:2rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><h1 style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:1.875rem;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.75rem;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif">We Are Halfway There — And It Is Because of You</h1><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(187,247,208);margin:0rem;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Our campaign is live and momentum is building. But we still need your help to cross the finish line and unlock something truly meaningful for families in need.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;padding-top:2.5rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:0.5rem"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="text-align:left"><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;color:rgb(22,101,52);font-weight:700;margin:0rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Raised: $34,820</p></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="text-align:right"><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;color:rgb(107,114,128);margin:0rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Goal: $65,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#dcfce7;border-radius:9999px;padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0.75rem;height:18px;overflow:hidden"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#16a34a;padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem;border-radius:9999px;height:18px;width:54%;display:block"><tbody><tr><td><p style="font-size:0px;line-height:0;margin:0rem;padding:0rem;color:transparent;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">54%</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;color:rgb(21,128,61);font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">54% funded — 8 days left to reach our goal</p><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #eaeaea;border-color:rgb(229,231,235);margin-bottom:1.5rem;margin-top:0rem"/><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#f0fdf4;border-radius:12px;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem;padding-top:1.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;border-left:4px solid #16a34a"><tbody><tr><td><h2 style="color:rgb(22,101,52);font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.5555555555555556;font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif">What Happens When We Hit $65,000</h2><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(55,65,81);margin:0rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">The moment we reach our goal, a generous matching donor will release an additional <strong>$25,000</strong> — bringing our total impact to <strong>$90,000</strong>. These funds will provide emergency housing support, food security packages, and after-school programs for over <strong>400 families</strong> in underserved communities across the region. Every dollar you give today is instantly doubled in impact.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(249,250,251);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;padding-top:2.5rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="padding-right:1.25rem;width:120px;vertical-align:top"><img alt="Maria, a mother of two who received support from BrightRoots Foundation" height="100" src="/static/people/person-headshot3.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:3px solid #16a34a;text-decoration:none;border-radius:50%" width="100"/></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;color:rgb(21,128,61);font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.25rem;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">A Story From Our Community</p><h2 style="color:rgb(17,24,39);font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.375;font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.75rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif">Maria Found Stability — And She Has Not Looked Back</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(55,65,81);margin:0rem;margin-top:1.25rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Eighteen months ago, Maria was facing eviction with her two young children and no safety net to fall back on. She came to BrightRoots through a referral from a local shelter. Within two weeks, our team connected her with transitional housing assistance, a food support package, and a part-time job placement program funded by donors just like you.</p><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(55,65,81);margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Today, Maria is employed full-time, her children are thriving in school, and she volunteers every Saturday at our community kitchen — giving back the same warmth she once received.</p><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(55,65,81);margin:0rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem"><em style="color:#166534;font-style:italic">&quot;I did not think anyone would show up for us. BrightRoots showed up. Now I show up for others.&quot;</em></p><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;color:rgb(107,114,128);margin:0rem;margin-top:0.5rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">— Maria S., program participant, 2025</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;padding-bottom:2.5rem;padding-top:2.5rem;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><h2 style="color:rgb(17,24,39);font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.75rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif">Your Gift Today Can Change a Family&#x27;s Tomorrow</h2><p style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.625;color:rgb(107,114,128);margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">We have 8 days left and $30,180 still to raise. Whether you give $10 or $500, your contribution moves us closer to unlocking the full match — and to reaching hundreds more families like Maria&#x27;s.</p><a href="https://brightroots.org/donate" style="line-height:1.5;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;max-width:100%;mso-padding-alt:0px;background-color:#16a34a;color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;font-size:16px;padding-right:40px;padding-left:40px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-top:14px;border-radius:8px;text-decoration-line:none;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;padding:14px 40px" target="_blank"><span><!--[if mso]><i style="mso-font-width:500%;mso-text-raise:21" hidden>&#8202;&#8202;&#8202;&#8202;</i><![endif]--></span><span style="max-width:100%;display:inline-block;line-height:120%;mso-padding-alt:0px;mso-text-raise:10.5px">Donate Now and Double Your Impact</span><span><!--[if mso]><i style="mso-font-width:500%" hidden>&#8202;&#8202;&#8202;&#8202;&#8203;</i><![endif]--></span></a><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#f0fdf4;border-radius:8px;padding-right:1.5rem;padding-left:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-top:1rem;margin-top:1.5rem"><tbody><tr><td><p style="font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;color:rgb(22,101,52);margin:0rem;font-weight:500;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Matching Gift Active: Every donation made before midnight on [Campaign End Date] will be matched dollar-for-dollar by our lead sponsor, up to $25,000. Give now — your impact is doubled.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;color:rgb(156,163,175);margin:0rem;margin-top:1rem;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">BrightRoots Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #eaeaea;border-color:rgb(229,231,235);margin-bottom:0rem;margin-top:0rem"/></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:rgb(22,101,52);padding-right:0rem;padding-left:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-top:0rem"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-top:2rem;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><img alt="BrightRoots Foundation" height="30" src="/static/company-logo.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-bottom:1rem;margin:0 auto 16px auto" width="120"/><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:1.25rem"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://facebook.com/brightroots" style="color:#bbf7d0;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;font-weight:500;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;margin:0 8px" target="_blank">Facebook</a><a href="https://instagram.com/brightroots" style="color:#bbf7d0;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;font-weight:500;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;margin:0 8px" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://twitter.com/brightroots" style="color:#bbf7d0;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;font-weight:500;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;margin:0 8px" target="_blank">X (Twitter)</a><a href="https://linkedin.com/company/brightroots" style="color:#bbf7d0;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.4285714285714286;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;font-weight:500;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;margin:0 8px" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;color:rgb(134,239,172);margin:0rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">BrightRoots Foundation — 248 Elm Grove Avenue, Suite 4, Portland, OR 97201</p><p style="font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;color:rgb(134,239,172);margin:0rem;margin-bottom:1rem;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">You are receiving this email because you subscribed to updates from BrightRoots Foundation.</p><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://brightroots.org/unsubscribe" style="color:#bbf7d0;text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0 8px" target="_blank">Unsubscribe</a><a href="https://brightroots.org/privacy" style="color:#bbf7d0;text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0 8px" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a><a href="https://brightroots.org/contact" style="color:#bbf7d0;text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0 8px" target="_blank">Contact Us</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1.3333333333333333;color:rgb(74,222,128);margin:0rem;margin-top:1rem;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;opacity:0.7;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0rem;margin-right:0rem">Copyright 2026 BrightRoots Foundation. 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