We’re in the home stretch now. Time to pull out all the stops! Continue inviting and make reminder calls and e-mails. To request a state-specific list of RESULTS friends and allies from our databases, contact Ken Patterson.

Special phone and video conferencing! You can join the conference via phone (866) 699-3239 or special video conference. Join a video conference practice session on Oct. 15 at 6:00 pm ET to make sure everything runs smoothly for you on Oct. 17. Please remember that we will have a special call-in number for this event! For instructions on how to join the call and all the resources you October 17 National Outreach-Stand Up Event web page.

Our fall fundraising season is taking off, and Detroit RESULTS brought down the house last week. Marianne Williamson, renowned author, speaker and RESULTS/REF Board Member, inspired a capacity crowd of 350 in Detroit on Sunday, October 4. Congratulations! Read more about this amazing fundraiser and get tips for your own.

Congress, the State Department, and the White House have each developed separate initiatives looking at how to best reform foreign aid: the FAA, the QDDR, and the PSD. The what? And where are the MDGs in this alphabet soup? Get up to speed on all the various ingredients of foreign aid reform in Washington.