Jess Craven, MVP donor and ambassador, is author of the hope-filled political action blog, Chop Wood, Carry Water. We asked her to share a few words on why she gives to MVP — and why she routinely shouts from the rooftops for her 28,000+ readers to do the same. Here is her reply.

MVP has been urging donors to give early so we can win in November, and donors have been stepping up. Among them is Jane Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Emerita at the Harvard Kennedy School.