State of the Union March 2023
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in February: 48
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2023: 93
- Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2023: 405
Advocacy Emails
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in February: 3,811
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2023: 6,723
- Advocacy Emails Goal for 2023: 115,000
- % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 56%
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Kim Thelwell and Political Affairs Team
member Abigael Mullens, meeting with staff from Rep. Victoria Spartz’s office [R-IN-5]
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: Olivia MacGregor, Divya Swaminathan, Adam Cvik
- PR/Marketing Team: Miley Sherman
- Articles of the Month:
- Bridging Transportation Barriers to Aid in Haiti by Hailey Dooley
- 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, Nixi Hults
HR Team member, Hitansh Shah
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
HR Team Member, Funmilayo Osinere completing her 1 mile campaign in Sunderland, UK
HR Team member, Rabia Nadeem
HR Team member, Angelina Li and friends
HR Team member, Oluwatoyin Abib, in Sunderland, UK
Content Team member, Freddie Trevanion
Content Team member, Florence Jones
Letters to the Editor
Nonprofit Leadership Team
- Olivia Antenucci in Gloucester Times
Fundraising
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Cassidy Creighton created this flyer for her fundraising campaign
Political Affairs Team member, Cierra Ray designed these business cards as part of her fundraising campaign
Content Team member, Murathan Arslancan organized a birthday party and asked everyone to donate
Media Outreach
PR/Marketing Team member, Mubai Huang
HR Team member, Anusha Kappatta
Political Affairs Team member, Rebekah Augustine
HR Team member, Anusha Kappatta
Content Team member, Lydia Wigley
Political Affairs Team member, Riley Taylor
Political Affairs Team member, Elena Maria Puri
HR Team member, Ida Buusof
TikTok
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Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Videos
Political Affairs Team member, Riley Taylor
Political Affairs Team member, Hannah Massey urging Senator Ron Johnson, Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Representative Mark Pocan to support the READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
Political Affairs Team member, Lucy Dale asking Sen. Sherrod Brown to support the READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
PR/Marketing Team member, Mubai Huang, supporting the Keeping Girls In School Act
PR/Marketing Team member, Mubai Huang, The Poverty Cycle