New York City Mayoral Campaign Niece Seeks To Harness Grassroots Momentum
Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign has spawned a new nonprofit group called 'Our Time', aiming to utilize its existing grassroots momentum as the new mayor prepares for office. The non-profit, classified as a 501c4 social welfare organization, plans to continue building on the energy that propelled Mamdani into power by hosting door-knocking campaigns and organizing volunteers in support of his campaign promises.
A recent 'mass call' saw over 650 people sign up within an hour, while Our Time's executive director Jeremy Freeman plans to publish donors who give more than $1,000. The new organization will maintain transparency on its fundraising, unlike some previous groups which were criticized for pay-to-play practices and soliciting donations from entities with business before the city.
Critics caution that Mamdani and his supporters could tread carefully, avoiding pitfalls such as corruption investigations faced by previous mayoral administrations. Reinvent Albany's John Kaehny expressed this concern, stating "the potential for pay-to-play is always a concern".
Despite these concerns, Freeman argued that Our Time will conduct its own fundraising without accepting donations from entities with business before the city and intends to maintain transparency on their website.
The group also aims to build a sustained wave of civic engagement, focusing on implementing Mamdani's promises such as universal child care. With a week of action planned in January along with NYS Tenant Bloc and a day of action in February alongside Riders Alliance, Our Time seeks to prove that Zohran can deliver on his agenda.
However, the boundaries between Mamdani's campaign and this new offshoot are already getting blurred. The group's logo bears an uncanny resemblance to the mayoral candidate's existing aesthetic, and the former volunteers have donated their list to the new nonprofit.
Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign has spawned a new nonprofit group called 'Our Time', aiming to utilize its existing grassroots momentum as the new mayor prepares for office. The non-profit, classified as a 501c4 social welfare organization, plans to continue building on the energy that propelled Mamdani into power by hosting door-knocking campaigns and organizing volunteers in support of his campaign promises.
A recent 'mass call' saw over 650 people sign up within an hour, while Our Time's executive director Jeremy Freeman plans to publish donors who give more than $1,000. The new organization will maintain transparency on its fundraising, unlike some previous groups which were criticized for pay-to-play practices and soliciting donations from entities with business before the city.
Critics caution that Mamdani and his supporters could tread carefully, avoiding pitfalls such as corruption investigations faced by previous mayoral administrations. Reinvent Albany's John Kaehny expressed this concern, stating "the potential for pay-to-play is always a concern".
Despite these concerns, Freeman argued that Our Time will conduct its own fundraising without accepting donations from entities with business before the city and intends to maintain transparency on their website.
The group also aims to build a sustained wave of civic engagement, focusing on implementing Mamdani's promises such as universal child care. With a week of action planned in January along with NYS Tenant Bloc and a day of action in February alongside Riders Alliance, Our Time seeks to prove that Zohran can deliver on his agenda.
However, the boundaries between Mamdani's campaign and this new offshoot are already getting blurred. The group's logo bears an uncanny resemblance to the mayoral candidate's existing aesthetic, and the former volunteers have donated their list to the new nonprofit.
so Zohran's niece is starting a thingy called "Our Time" 
and it's basically just her dad's campaign with a fancy name 
. like, I get it, wanna keep the momentum going 
, but can't they come up with something more original? 
anyway, it's cool that they're being transparent about their fundraising 
, unlike some other groups (cough, Albany, cough) 
. and yay for universal child care 
, I guess it's a start 
. but honestly, how many times can we reuse the same logo? 
... like, our time seems legit but at what cost? 
does this new group mean zohran's campaign promises are gonna be more of a money game than actual change 
?
... I mean, transparency is key, right? It'll be interesting to see how this all plays out, especially with their fundraising plans 
, but at the same time, it feels kinda sketchy when these groups start borrowing logo ideas and whatnot from the actual politicians 
. And have you seen those fundraising numbers? Over 650 people signing up in an hour is like crazy town 
! It's hard to shake off the feeling that there might be some underhanded dealings going on, especially with that whole pay-to-play thing 
I'm low-key hyped about Zohran Mamdani's Our Time non-profit, it seems like they're on a mission to build a stronger grassroots movement 
! I'm all for transparency in fundraising and I love that they're planning to publish donors who give more than $1k 
. Can't wait to see how it all plays out in January with their wave of action 
Our Time seems like a good idea 
? I mean, who wants to donate to a group that looks like it's just a mini-me of Zohran's existing campaign 
so fingers crossed they keep it real 
, but it's also a concern when you see the similarities between their logo and Zohran's campaign aesthetic 
. Can't wait to see how it all plays out! 
! They're literally trying to harness that grassroots momentum and make sure it doesn't get lost in translation. Transparency on fundraising is super important btw 
. I'm hyped to see what they come up with in terms of building civic engagement - universal childcare is a total win 
. but at the same time, the fact that their logo looks super similar to his campaign material and some of the old volunteers just transferred over... that does give me some "pay-to-play" vibes 
.
. still gotta keep an eye on it, though 
and now he's got this new nonprofit Our Time just dropping in like a fresh pair of kicks 
and taking over the scene 
! But for real though, they gotta keep it transparent about their fundraising and avoid any pay-to-play vibes 
. We've seen what happens when groups get too cozy with city officials and... well, you know 
.
I'd like to see more concrete steps being taken to ensure this nonprofit stays on track and doesn't get corrupted by its own success 
.
I think it's awesome that Zohran's campaign is creating a nonprofit to keep the energy going! 
As for the logo thing, can we get some data on how much those design similarities are actually hurting or helping? 
. Anyway, back to this news... Our Time seems like a pretty cool idea, but can you imagine if all non-profits started being super transparent with their donors? It'd be like a national day of open books or something 