State of the Union December 2021
Wishing everyone at The Borgen Project a very happy holiday season and best wishes for the New Year.
You are welcome to take two weeks off from December 20th until January 3rd. Please let your manager know your plans.
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in November: 47
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2021: 303
- Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2021: 700
Advocacy Emails
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in November: 7,061
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2021: 162,479
- Advocacy Emails Goal for 2021: 330,000
- % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 100%
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Political Affairs Team member, Emiliano Rodriguez met with Zack Brown, the Defense Fellow from Representative James Cooper’s office (D-TN-5)
Political Affairs Team member, Aylin Avagyan met with Tony Tran, Representative Nanette Barragán’s Legislative Assistant (D-CA-44)
Political Affairs Team member, Jash Desai presented to his City Council last week
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
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- Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
- Content Team: Jeramiah Jordan
- PR/Marketing Team: Carlos Crawford
- President’s Circle Award (Mobilized 50+ people):
- Political Team: Kayla Armbruster, Jackson Lydon
- Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
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Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Swarms
Political Affairs Team member, Rylie Taylor held a swarm with her horse riding group
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team Members:
Malcolm Johnson
Kylie Dimario
Kyla Foley
HR Team Members:
Ana Casillas
Ana outside her Representative’s office
Anih Anyangwe
Fatou Kendrick
Jason Clingensmith
Liethes Ortiz
Daniel Umberger
Amelia Qasem
Nonprofit Leadership Team Members:
Charles Berg
Natalie Robinson
Alana Wilck
Mary Catherine Sperrazza
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
- Erica Klarman in New Haven Register
Content Team
- Destiny Jackson in Albany Herald.com
PR/Marketing Team
- Savanna Schwartz in The Register-Guard and The Coronado Times
- Harshita Somani in The Pink Report News
- Matthew Rubloff in Loudoun Times-Mirror
- Sarah Franco in TeenInk
- Tien Mai in the Queens Chronicle
- Konya Bangura in Calgary Herald
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
PR/Marketing Team member, Dominique Wyche
PR/Marketing Team member, Marleisha Reid
HR Team member, Delaney Sears-Webb
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Corinne Mwengwe
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Kayla Armbruster held a garage sale and raised $225!
Regional Director, Selena Liu is getting creative for her fundraising campaign
Media Outreach
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Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Grisleda Pachuca’s reel on Instagram for finding your Congressperson
Griselda’s dog supporting the cause
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Videos
PR/Marketing Team member, Savanna Schwartz
PR/Marketing Team member, Rogelio Valdovinos