State of the Union October 2023

Thanksgiving (U.S. team members only) – November 23^rd – team members can take the week of November 18th until 24th (inclusive) off if you choose.

Please let your manager know if you will be taking time off during the Thanksgiving holiday!

Christmas & New Year – We will be closed from December 23rd to January 1st (inclusive) and will not be available to respond to your emails. If you wish to work over the holiday period, you are very welcome to, but you will need to make sure any input that is required from us is gained before these dates. e.g. If you are a writer, you will need to have your articles approved in advance as approvals will not be reviewed during the break.

If you do take the time off, please do not skip any weeks in your tracker, you will need to resume where you left off when you return.

Political Updates

Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts

Total # of Lobbying Meetings in September: 30
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2023: 277
Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2023: 405

Advocacy Emails

Total # of Advocacy Emails in September: 7,257
Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2023: 58,513
Advocacy Emails Goal for 2023: 115,000
% of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 96%

Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

Political Affairs Team member, Ethan Williams met with MP Dean Russell to discuss ODA

Political Affairs Team member, Donell Dunlap and Amy Jenkins, Senior Program Manager, met with Laura Rncon-Bianchi, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee’s [D-TX-18] Legislative Assistant.

Political Affairs Team members, Kefei Xu and Yajat Gupta, and Amy Jenkins, Senior Program Manager, met with Cameron Smith, the Legislative Assistant from Senator Fetterman’s [D-PA] office.

Emile Maloney and Amy met with Jennifer Arnold, Rep. Greg Stanton’s (D-AZ-04) Legislative Counsel.

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

- - President’s Circle Award (Mobilized 50+ people):
    - Political Team: Anna Marinovich
  - Articles of the Month:
    - Cancer in Ethiopia: The Situation and The Fight for Solution by Poppy Harris
    - How Dry Toilets in Zambia Reduce Poverty by Suzanne Ackley