---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Neal Gorenflo <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 3:04 AM Subject: Because of Facebook & Google, we need you more than ever To: Michael Bouwens <[email protected]> <https://www.sharingcities.net/r?u=PhRuiz4x_CuV-VTdUGsue13cPnOdv3cMWgT-yA4GpmA&e=ceceb67696e2ef7bae91b06758c2cd2a&utm_source=shareable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=general_fundraiser_7_1_19&n=1> Dear Michael, After 10 years as a nonprofit, Shareable’s mission to empower people to share is as important as ever -- if not more so. Increasingly, international organizations like the United Nations and C40 recognize that consumption patterns, not just vehicle and building emissions, are a major contributor to climate change in cities and that sharing can dramatically reduce consumption. At the same time, it’s become a lot harder for Shareable to reach the public online with our news reporting on sharing solutions. Over the last few years, Google and Facebook, who now control over 70% of all web traffic, made changes that have significantly reduced the reach of countless websites, but perhaps especially independent media outlets like Shareable. *If you believe independent voices like Shareable matter, please make a donation today.* <https://www.sharingcities.net/r?u=jEwrsdSML4cvgLsZN8iFIHb47tWCnJwSMpAKE4sK35k5t0zl3GAE5nSJPAyzjB_O7rp9uyu6xtAl3M-u9ZSyy8s7-fZrVFTd0ZrWEdKIkKs&e=ceceb67696e2ef7bae91b06758c2cd2a&utm_source=shareable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=general_fundraiser_7_1_19&n=2> In Facebook’s case, they simply blocked access to around 90% of all page owner’s fans including Shareable’s -- except if you pay for access. Google has made many changes including ones that favor mainstream news sites. As a result, scores of independent news sites like Shareable have been hurt. Alternet, also an independent news nonprofit, sees these changes as a form of censorship. I agree. Shareable hasn’t sat idly by in the wake of these changes. We’ve adapted by increasing the quality of our solutions journalism, hiring more experienced journalists and editors, and transitioning our site to Wordpress, which has excellent search engine optimization features. Still, we can’t depend 100% on the web anymore. It’s clearly being enclosed by Facebook and Google, so Shareable is using other mediums to further our mission including our e-newsletter, hosting more events, and starting a new podcast, “The Response”, which is also syndicated to over 140 radio stations across the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. We’re also premiering our first documentary based on “The Response” later this month in Oakland, California. This new strategy is starting to bear fruit, but the stark reality is that it’s a lot more expensive than web publishing. *That’s why the support of our readers is more important than ever. If you believe in independent voices, if you believe in news about solutions, if you believe in the power of sharing -- then please consider making a donation to Shareable today.* <https://www.sharingcities.net/r?u=jEwrsdSML4cvgLsZN8iFIHb47tWCnJwSMpAKE4sK35k5t0zl3GAE5nSJPAyzjB_O7rp9uyu6xtAl3M-u9ZSyy8s7-fZrVFTd0ZrWEdKIkKs&e=ceceb67696e2ef7bae91b06758c2cd2a&utm_source=shareable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=general_fundraiser_7_1_19&n=3> Any amount is important to us because it says you stand with us. We believe the world needs an organization like Shareable that relentlessly pushes sharing forward. If you agree, please put your shoulder to the wheel with us by making a donation today. Thank you for all the good you do in the world, Neal Gorenflo P.S. In order to fund our work over the next 6 months, *we need 100 new sustaining donors to commit to monthly support <https://www.sharingcities.net/r?u=jEwrsdSML4cvgLsZN8iFIHb47tWCnJwSMpAKE4sK35k5t0zl3GAE5nSJPAyzjB_O7rp9uyu6xtAl3M-u9ZSyy8s7-fZrVFTd0ZrWEdKIkKs&e=ceceb67696e2ef7bae91b06758c2cd2a&utm_source=shareable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=general_fundraiser_7_1_19&n=4>*. Please consider the value that you receive from our work and make a commitment to support it moving forward if you’re able. - = - = - Shareable · 487 Central Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States This email was sent to [email protected]. To stop receiving emails, click here <https://www.sharingcities.net/unsubscribe?e=ceceb67696e2ef7bae91b06758c2cd2a&utm_source=shareable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=general_fundraiser_7_1_19&n=5>. - = - = - Created with NationBuilder <https://www.sharingcities.net/r?u=SWqLExi-4iBlEOa5qgO58jA2d62deOsOLwOgchKDecY&e=ceceb67696e2ef7bae91b06758c2cd2a&utm_source=shareable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=general_fundraiser_7_1_19&n=6>, software for leaders. - P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens