I made a couple of political donations during the last election cycle. Now, every single day I get an email request for another donation, with some statement along the lines of:
“We are rapidly approaching the first fundraising deadline of 2025.”
But, you know what? I don’t care diddly-squat about fundraising reporting deadlines. What I want to know is what you’ll do with my donation to advance my priorities. Your artificial “deadline” means nothing to me, so as soon as you start talking about a reporting deadline, I stop reading your begging letter, and go on to my next email message.