State of the Union January 2017
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Note from the President:
Hey everyone, I can’t thank the 2016 team enough for an amazing year! We’ve been going through the stats for last year and it’s incredibly impressive what you accomplished in 12-months! The new Congress is off and running. Legislation that didn’t pass last year will be reintroduced with new bill numbers. We came mighty close to getting the Education for All Act passed in December, but we should be able to move it through this session. There’s some exciting legislation in the works. We’re hoping to lend our muscle to the refugee crises this year and we’ll hopefully have info for you shortly. You passed three bills last year and I’m looking forward to another high-impact year!
– Clint Borgen
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Political Updates
- The Borgen Project had 383 Congressional Meetings in 2016.
- We met with 88% of the Senate.
- Emailed 93% of Congress.
- Had almost 40,000 emails sent to Congress through our Action Center.
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Warren’s Address
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Listen to Warren with the latest updates from D.C.
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Caitlin Sellers – Political Affairs team member, meeting with Senator Tillis’s office, Charlotte, NC.
Ryan Montbleau – Regional Director, gives a class presentation.
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Listen to the fab PSA Neil Decenteceo – Regional Director, has lined up for some popular South Florida radio stations for 2017!
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Emma Li – Advocate, gets a swarm going!
Shine Kang – Regional Director, tables an even in Hawaii.
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Content Team Updates
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2016 was an amazing year for the Content Team, with our web traffic goal shattered!
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HR Team Updates
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We’d like to wish all of our new team members a very big, warm welcome to the team.
2016 saw big advances in recruitment to our internship and volunteer roles, with members of The Borgen Project in 532 cities, and 49 of the 50 states.
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Recognition Awards:
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This month, the following people have achieved Borgen Project Honors and Recognition.
Chief Closer Award (raising $1,000 or more): Elizabeth Aguiar – Advocate
Victoria Aftandilian – PR Team member and Judith Indalecio – Political Affairs Team member join the President’s Circle, having met with all 3 of their representatives.
Political Outreach Award (mobilizing more than 50 people in a month): Ivy Zhou – PR Team member.
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Let’s Talk Fundraising!
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In December, it was all about the food! From bake sales to Fire Department breakfasts:
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Camille Parenteau – HR Team member, gets busy baking!
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Kelsey Mantilla – HR Team member, goes for seasonal baking:
Oreo cheesecake cupcakes
Rice Crispie Grinches
Cake truffles/pops without the pops as they didn’t want to stay on!
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Zack Machuga – Content Team member, holds a breakfast fundraiser at the Bradford Volunteer Fire Department in Bradford, NY, raising $500!
Lucas Woodling – Content Team member, cooking up a storm! Lucas cooked and served his friends a homemade orange chicken and fried rice dinner, in exchange for a donation. to the cause.
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Just to make you smile!
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Thank you to Addison Evans – Content Team member, for making us smile!
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