Hello,

This year, something fundamental shifted beneath our feet.

When major U.S. federal funding cuts slashed millions of dollars from Mozilla's most vital programs, we faced a crossroads. Not just a budget gap — but a chance to reimagine how we sustain our fight for a more human-centered internet.

So we launched our first mid-year grassroots fundraising campaign. Not as a stopgap measure, but as a declaration of independence — building a Mozilla that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Tonight, our mid-year campaign comes to a close, and we’re very close to reaching our goal. But whether we meet it will depend entirely on what happens in these final hours.

If you've been waiting for the right moment to donate to Mozilla — this is it. Can you make a donation of €10 before midnight to help close our mid-year campaign strong?

Let's be clear about what's at stake:

• The Responsible Computing Challenge lost significant funding — work that's building the ethical guardrails for tomorrow's tech workforce.
• Mozilla Common Voice — the world's largest crowdsourced open voice dataset — also faced funding cuts, jeopardizing efforts to ensure AI voice technologies are inclusive and accessible to everyone.

These aren't peripheral programs — they're the foundation of Mozilla's mission to build technology that serves all of us. When the funding disappeared, we didn't hit pause. We chose to move forward because the only way we’ll build a better tech future is if all of us are involved.

We believe in making good on the promise of the Internet. And just as importantly — we believe in you, our community.

This mid-year campaign represents more than numbers on a balance sheet. It's a turning point. The more Mozilla is powered by people like you, the more fearlessly we can advocate for a genuinely open and equitable Internet.

The truth is, the Internet we live with now was once just someone's imagination. Someone dreamt it, and then many people built it. We can imagine and build a better version — bit by byte — but only if we’re in this together.

Will you donate €10 before our mid-year campaign ends at midnight— and build an internet that truly works for everyone?

Thank you for showing your support by making a donation to our mid-year fundraising campaign.

We’re all in this together. And we’re so grateful you’re part of this community.

Always yours,

Nabiha Syed
Executive Director
Mozilla Foundation