{"id":2163761,"date":"2024-01-31T09:36:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T14:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-led-group-is-drowning-in-debt-and-laying-off-staff\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T09:40:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T14:40:39","slug":"stacey-abrams-led-group-is-drowning-in-debt-and-laying-off-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-led-group-is-drowning-in-debt-and-laying-off-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacey Abrams&#8217; group faces debt and staff layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstacey-abrams-led-group-is-drowning-in-debt-and-laying-off-staff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2163761&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Abrams-Founded Voting Rights Group Faces \u200dFinancial Struggles<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-fair-fight-action-paid-9-4-million-to-firm-headed-by-her-campaign-manager\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams\u2019 Fair Fight Action Paid .4 Million To Firm Headed By Her Campaign Manager\">voting rights group founded<\/a> by former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey \u2062Abrams is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-firms-on-verge-of-bankruptcy-as-energy-crisis-deepens\/\" title=\"European Firms on Verge of Bankruptcy as Energy Crisis Deepens\">facing significant financial challenges<\/a>, leading to drastic cutbacks\u2063 and \u200clayoffs. Fair Fight, established \u200cin 2018 to advocate for less <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-they-want-to-boycott-us-why-dont-we-boycott-them-rand-paul-slams-mlb-over-boycott-of-georgia\/\" title=\"WATCH: \u2018They Want To Boycott Us, Why Don\u2019t We Boycott Them\u2019: Rand Paul Slams MLB Over Boycott Of Georgia\">restrictive voting laws<\/a>, is now \u200bgrappling\u2064 with \u200ca staggering\u200d debt as contributions decline.<\/p>\n<p>The organization&#8217;s previous CEO, Lauren Groh-Wargo, who temporarily left to manage Abrams&#8217;s second bid for governor, \u200dhas returned to\u200c oversee the necessary \u200clayoffs. The \u200bgroup will be reducing its staff \u2063by 75%, which amounts to 20 employees.<\/p>\n<p>Fair Fight\u200b currently finds itself in $2.5 million of\u2062 debt, with only $1.9 million\u2064 in available cash.\u200b This is\u2064 a stark contrast to just a\u200b few years ago when the group raised an impressive $100\u200d million between 2018 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have waged critical legal battles and built a statewide\u2063 and national infrastructure\u200c to support our mission,&#8221; stated Fair \u200cFight \u200bAction Board Chairwoman Salena Jegede. &#8220;Key to our efforts\u200c have been \u200ctwo \u2064landmark lawsuits that highlighted the sustained attacks on voting rights and engagement, not only\u200b in Georgia but with national implications.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s decline in prominence \u200dand \u200dlackluster fundraising coincides with multiple court losses in their attempts to challenge voter laws \u2062aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-ceo-condemns-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure\/\" title=\"Coca-Cola CEO condemns Ga. voting law amid boycott pressure\">ensuring election integrity<\/a> and security.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 What role does\u2062 Fair Fight play \u2064in combatting\u2062 the \u200dproposed laws that\u200c critics argue restrict\u2064 access to voting, particularly for marginalized communities<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Fair Fight, the voting rights group\u200c founded \u200bby Stacey\u200c Abrams, is \u200dfacing\u2062 significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-in-england-criticized-for-spending-money-on-greta-thunberg-statue\/\" title=\"University In England Criticized For Spending Money On Greta Thunberg Statue\">financial struggles<\/a> that have resulted in cutbacks and layoffs. The organization, established in 2018 to advocate for less restrictive\u200c voting laws, is now\u2063 grappling with a staggering debt as contributions \u2062decline.<\/p>\n<p>Former CEO, \u2063Lauren Groh-Wargo, who temporarily left \u200dto manage \u200cAbrams&#8217;s second bid for governor, has returned to \u2062oversee the necessary layoffs. \u2062The group will be reducing its staff \u200dby 75%, which amounts \u200cto 20 employees.<\/p>\n<p>Currently,\u200d Fair Fight finds itself in $2.5 million of debt, with only $1.9 million in available cash. This\u200c is a stark contrast to just a few\u2062 years ago when the group raised an impressive $100 million between 2018 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have waged critical legal battles and built\u200b a statewide\u2064 and national infrastructure\u200d to support our mission,&#8221; stated \u200dFair Fight Action Board Chairwoman Salena \u200cJegede. &#8220;Key to our efforts have been\u2064 two landmark lawsuits that\u2064 highlighted the sustained attacks on voting rights\u200c and engagement, not only in Georgia but with national implications.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The decline in prominence \u2062and lackluster fundraising for Fair Fight\u200c coincides with \u2062multiple\u200d court losses in \u200ctheir attempts to\u200b challenge voter \u2063laws aimed at \u200bensuring election integrity \u2062and security.<\/p>\n<p>These financial struggles\u2062 come at \u2062a crucial time when voting rights are increasingly under \u2063threat. Many states have recently passed or proposed laws that critics \u2063argue restrict access \u200bto voting, particularly for marginalized communities. Fair Fight&#8217;s work to combat\u200c these barriers\u2062 has been\u2064 instrumental in raising awareness\u200d and fighting for equitable voting\u200b practices.<\/p>\n<p>However, the organization&#8217;s financial \u200bdifficulties are hindering its ability to\u2064 continue \u200dits important work. It \u2064remains to be seen how Fair Fight will\u2064 recover from this\u2063 setback and if it will be able to regain\u2063 its previous level of \u2063influence and financial \u200cstability.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of \u200cthese challenges, it\u2062 is\u2062 vital for supporters of voting rights \u2064to rally behind organizations like Fair Fight and provide the necessary \u200dresources\u200c to protect and expand \u2063access\u200c to \u2062the ballot. The fight for\u2064 fair and inclusive elections is far from over, and the \u2064work \u2062of groups \u2062like Fair Fight remains \u2062crucial in safeguarding the principles of democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campaign for governor, expressed concern over the financial situation and the impact it may have on the organization&#8217;s ability to fight for voting rights. Fair Fight&#8217;s downsizing comes at a critical time when efforts to suppress voting rights are on the rise, highlighting the urgent need for organizations like Fair Fight to continue their crucial work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2641,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2163761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2641"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2163761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2163761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2163761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2163761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}