State of the Union September 2021

Political Updates

Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts

Total # of Lobbying Meetings in August: 34
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2021: 207
Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2021: 700

Advocacy Emails

Total # of Advocacy Emails in August: 14,411
Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2021: 137,831
Advocacy Emails Goal for 2021: 330,000
% of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 100%

Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Rose Charlotin, bird-dogged Senator Edward J. Markey [D-MA] at an event in the New England Aquarium. Rose asked him his position on the Keeping Girls in School Act, and asked him to cosponsor this bill.

Rose also met with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley [D-MA-7] and discussed the International Affairs Budget and the COVAX Initiative

Political Affairs Team member, Hennessey Star met Representative Derek Kilmer [D-WA-6] and presented about The Borgen Project

Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Danon bird dogged Representative Ro Khanna [D-CA-17]

Updates from DC

Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.

Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members who have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition

- - - Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
      - Political Team: Jesse Davis, Juliet Costell
      - Nonprofit Leadership Team: Sophie Picozzi
    - Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
      - Political Team: Taryn Campbell, Ayaan Ali, Renee Pierson, Sarah Damhof, John Coogan, Kaylee Deland
      - Content Team: Hin Lok Brian Yue
    - Bird-Dog Award:
      - Political Team: Saumya Gunampalli, Shruti Nair, Jack Coogan, Brooklyn Samuels, Jenna Birnbohm-Kaminski
      - Nonprofit Leadership Team: Rose Charlotin
    - President’s Circle Award (Mobilized 50+ people):
      - Political Team: Shruti Nallappa, Saumya Gunampalli, Sean Dedmon, Taryn Peterson, Zoe Brewin, Hannah Velarde, Jack VanderSloot, Josh Chaiken, James Marculitis, Alek Mehta, Mckenzie Perkins, Sarah Danon, Gabriella Waddington, Samantha Gabay, Riley Farmer, Riley Konrad, Rose Hertz, Ryan Kobe
    - Articles of the Month:
      - Gaming For a Cause: Poverty-Based Simulation Games Raise Awareness by Mariam Abaza
      - The Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021 Fights for Global Health by Cristina Velaz
      - Poverty Reduction Policy from an Economist’s Perspective by Thomas McCall

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

Getting the Word Out

Swarms

Advocate, Emily Brown was moving, so she used the moment to get her helpers to call Congress!

Regional Director, Jenna Birnbohm-Kaminski, hosted an outdoor living room summit!

Political Affairs Team member, Casimir Stopa has raised $1,200 for the cause, and is seen here doing a family swarm to contact Congress

Political Affairs Team member, Cat McGuire successfully mobilized her friends

Information Events

Political Affairs Team member, Sean Dedmon gave a presentation to the Rotary Club of Lexington, SC

Regional Director, Venus Wang, hosted an Olympics party and raised awareness for The Borgen Project

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Anabel Makover hosted a presentation

Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Damhof gave a presentation to the St. Cloud Kiwanis Club. Sarah is with Club President Cathy Wogen

Regional Director, Jessica Huang, gave a class presentation about The Borgen Project

One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

Political Affairs Team members, Sarah Danon, Clare Macmillan and friends

Political Affairs Team member, Sumer Perratti, implemented her one-mile campaign in New Fairfield, CT

Political Affairs Team member, Langley Sebastian

HR Team member, Claire Peterson

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Bita Mosallai

Political Affairs Team member, Isabel Jardiniano

Regional Director, Necati Uygun

HR Team member, Sarah Hasan

Political Affairs Team member, Saydie Ferris

Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Damhof implemented her one-mile campaign in Otsego, MN

HR Team member, Rachel Wolf

Political Affairs Team member, Meagan Kitsinian

Regional Director, Mey Olesya Tarim

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Muhammad Arsal Yousafzai

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Isabella Tjan implemented her one-mile campaign with the help of her sister and friends

HR Team member, Sylvaine Bucher

Political Affairs Team member Megan Wysocki

HR Team member, Juliette Mortenson

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Carlos Snellenberg-Fraser

Political Affairs Team member, Eliza Garcia

HR Team member, Kaley Burg

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Naomi Rynne

Regional Director, Alexa Blake Sinclair

HR Team member, Mya Stafford

HR Team member, Chenjie Qui

Political Affairs Team member, Melissa Bornovali

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Paulina Miranda

Content Team member, Hope Browne

Content Team member, Vyas Nageswaran

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Xuan Zhu

Political Affairs Team member, Abby Schultz

HR Team member, Maya Shankar

Political Affairs Team member, Renee Pierson

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Janelle Scillia

HR Team member, Emma Reuling

HR Team member, Taylor Mynear and her dog!

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Leah Daniels

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Andrea Peterson

Political Affairs Team member, Rachel Yeung

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Vincent En, had help from his friends, Ryan and Elvis, postering in Charlotte, NC

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Kaitlyn Evans

Political Affairs Team member, Louisa Palker

HR Team member, Lucienne Vintaer

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Rachel Harvey

Political Affairs Team member, Elisa Thomas

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Julia Drake

Political Affairs Team member, Selin Baytan, implemented her one-mile campaign in Ann Arbor, MI

HR Team member, Molly Tierney

Political Affairs Team member, Anna Richardson, put up flyers for the cause around downtown Des Moines, IA

Political Affairs Team member, Tolulope Owokoniran implemented her one-mile campaign in Houston, TX

Political Affairs Team member, Taryn Peterson implemented her one-mile campaign in New Orleans, LA

Political Affairs Team member Shalin Mehta implemented his one-mile campaign in Plano, TX

Political Affairs Team member, Daniel Anderson

Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Anabel Makover

Letters to the Editor

Political Affairs Team

Riley Farmer in Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Leah Damelin in Fairfax County Times
Kelly Porter in Centre Daily Times
Katherine Catulle in Cumberland Times-News
Yusra Sadiq in Loudoun Times-Mirror
Charlene LaRiviere in The Morning Call
Tim Lyons in Times Argus
Louisa Palker in The Gainesville Sun
Hennessey Star in Idaho Mountain Express
Rahaf Albateni in Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Jacob Bourgalt in Las Vegas Sun

Nonprofit Leadership Team

Anabel Makover in The Day
Carrie Miller

Content Team

Clara Mulvihill in Press Herald
Julia Welp in The Morning Call
Victoria Albert in Times Union
Curtis McGonigle in Wicked Local

HR Team

HR Team member, Sarah Hasan’s letter to the editor was published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. She received a letter in the mail from Senator Sherrod Brown saying that he read it and liked it!

PR/Marketing Team

Kristina Martinez in NJ.com
Magdalene Ho in Waco Tribune-Herald
Kiara Bradford in Arkansas Online
Yuting Xu in The Olympian
Whitney Wiser in Santa Barbara Independent

Regional Director

Arya Baladevigan in the IndyStar
Kaylee Deland in The Independent, the San Francisco Chronicle and Mercury News!

Glowing Graphics

Shout-out to these team members who made incredible graphics last month

Nonprofit Leadership Team: Dominique Prisinzano, Adrienne Thayaparan, Rose Charlotin, Vincent En, Abigail English, Kayla Hoelscher, Jeanne Guirlin-Piron, Sydney Rusche, Soledad Sanchez, Isabella Tjan

PR/Marketing Team: Michelle Jennings, Dillon Paigen, Shauqie Hishamuddin

Political Affairs Team: Gwynn Mak

Here are some examples of our team’s creations: