State of the Union July 2017

Political Updates
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Lobbying Efforts

  • Total Lobbying Meetings in June: 29
  • Total Lobbying Meetings Since the Start of the Year: 236
  • 2017 Goal: 400

Advocacy Emails

  • Total Advocacy Emails in June: 7,826 – the highest monthly total in Borgen Project history!
  • Total Advocacy Emails Since the Start of the Year: more than 31,000!
  • % of Congress Emailed Since the Start of the Year: 93% – which is the entire total for 2016! Let’s take this number to 100% by the end of the year.
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 Meeting Members of Congress

Ilana Luther and Monette Moradi, Political Affairs team members, attended a town hall event for NY’s 12th District and met Representative Carolyn Maloney.

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2017 Mobilizing Competition:  Mobilizing Star Award & Mobilizing Master Award

The 2017 mobilizing competition is under way!

The Mobilizing Star Award will go to any volunteer or intern that mobilizes 20 or more people within one of the Key Congressional Districts listed in the chart below.  Mobilizing Star Award winners also receive a $25 Amazon gift card (multiple winners may be selected).

The Mobilizing Master Award will go to the volunteer or intern that mobilizes the most people (a minimum of 50) to email Congress by the end of the competition.  The winner will receive a free trip to Seattle – including two nights stay at a hotel, a visit to The Borgen Project headquarters, and dinner with Clint Borgen and his wife. In the event the winner lives in the Seattle area and/or would prefer a trip to lobby in Washington, D.C. that can be arranged alternatively.  The winner will be announced on September 8, 2017.

Important Eligibility Criteria:

  • Only individuals emailing their leaders via the advocacy templates on borgenproject.org will be counted
  • Emails must have been sent between June 19, 2017 through August 31, 2017
  • Names of those you have mobilized must be submitted in the Mobilizing List spreadsheet format by September 1, 2017 – contact your team manager for the spreadsheet

 

Key Congressional Districts for Mobilizing Star Award

Congressional Leader District Congressional Leader District Congressional Leader District
Rep. Royce, Edward R. CA-39 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. TX-10 Rep. Cicilline, David N. RI-1
Rep. Brooks, Mo AL-5 Rep. Poe, Ted TX-10 Rep. Bera, Ami CA-7
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana CA-48 Rep. Mast, Brian FL-18 Rep. Frankel, Lois FL-22
Rep. Cook, Paul CA-8 Rep. Rooney, Francis FL-19 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. PA-13
Rep. Yoho, Ted FL-3 Rep. Garrett, Tom VA-5 Rep. Schneider, Brad IL-10
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. NJ-4 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. NY-16 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas NY-3
Rep. Zeldin, Lee NY-1 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. NY-6 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano NY-13
Rep. Donovan, Dan NY-11 Rep. Sires, Albio NJ-8 Rep. Lieu, Ted CA-33
Rep. Chabot, Steven OH-1 Rep. Deutch, Ted FL-22 Rep. Keating, William MA-9
Rep. Perry, Scott PA-4 Rep. Wilson, Joe SC-2 Rep. Duncan, Jeff SC-3
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. AL-4 Rep. Newhouse, Dan WA-4 Rep. Womack, Steve AR-3
Rep. Granger, Kay TX-12 Rep. Moolenaar, John MI-4 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff NE-1
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. ID-2 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. NY-15 Rep. Fleischmann, Chuck TN-3
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario FL-25 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. GA-2 Rep. Cuellar, Henry TX-28
Rep. Lee, Barbara CA-13 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime WA-3 Rep. Pingree, Chellie ME-1
Rep. McCollum, Betty MN-4 Rep. Harris, Andy P. MA-1 Rep. Quigley, Michael IL-5
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie FL-23 Rep. Young, David IA-3
Take a look at Clint’s interview with last year’s winner, Ayusha Shrestha.

2016 Mobilizing Contest Winner from The Borgen Project on Vimeo.
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Here is the latest from Warren about the goings-on in Washington D.C.

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Content Team Updates

Magazine web traffic has increased 72.5%.
Website traffic has increased 55%.

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HR Team Updates

There is a 48% increase in applicants: June 2016 vs. June 2017

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Recognition

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

Capital Achievement Award:  Preeti Yadav, Content team. 

Chief Closer Award:  Charlotte Wallis, PR/Mktg team; Laurie Gold, Content team; Nora Hanson, Political Affairs team; and Zena Saleh, Advocate.

Public Outreach Award:   Cameron Jones, Political Affairs team.

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

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Getting the Word Out


Here are some ways our team members are getting the word out about The Borgen Project.

Fliers

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Here’s the flyer designed by Ariel So, a PR/Mktg team member.

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Maria Treen, Regional Director.

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Advocate, Zena Saleh, while she posts fliers around town.

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Letters to the Editor

PR/Marketing team member, Batul Dalal – Tackle global poverty for a better tomorrow

Advocate, Erin Heltz Derby – US should start acting like global superpower

PR/Marketing team member, Lauren Jurczyszyn – Wilfred Williams is an example to follow


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YouTube Videos

PR/Marketing team member, Katie Quaste, asks Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania to support the READ Act.

Madeline Wiles, fellow PR/Marketing team member, asks her Congressional leaders from Michigan to support the Protecting Girls’ Access to Education Act.

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Mobilizing

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Alex Lampe, HR team member, organized a swarm to contact Congress.

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Here’s Political Affairs team member, Alexandra Woodward, and her swarm calling Congress.

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Katherine Gan, Political Affairs team member, organized a Living Room Summit with friends prior to their dinner party.

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Fellow HR team member, Lubin Park, also organized a swarm to contact Congress.

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Fundraising

Brittany Walls, PR/Marketing team member, designed these labels and thank you cards as part of her fundraising campaign.

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Magnet label

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Lip balm label

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Donor Thank You card front cover

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Donor Thank You card back cover

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The Borgen Project LIVE!
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PR/Marketing team member, Maggie Carrig, hosted a Snapchat Takeover to raise awareness about her internship with The Borgen Project.

I took over University at Buffalo’s Snapchat for a day to talk about The Borgen Project in Buffalo, New York. I worked with the communications staff at The University at Buffalo to discuss my Marketing and Public Relations Internship. The university gives its students and faculty the opportunity to show the community how they are spending the summer and how it makes their school great. It was a great opportunity to reach a lot of students in a short amount of time. The Snapchat story that I created was viewed by roughly 1,600 students. Several students even took screenshots of a link I posted to email Congress to support current legislation. This was a new way to make people aware of how simple it is for anyone to get involved and make a change. I also emphasized how great this internship was because you can work from anywhere and it gives the campaign a greater chance of reaching all types of people.
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Tom Pandolfo, Political Affairs team member, livestreamed a Facebook concert as his final fundraising event.  Anyone that donated or called/emailed their representatives was able to request a song for him to play.  For donors that contributed $100, Tom wrote personalized songs for them and performed the songs live during the concert.  Tom also demonstrated for his concert-viewers how easy it is to call Congress.  This screenshot is of Tom leaving a voicemail for Senator Marie Cantwell of Washington state.

View the full Live Stream concert here – https://www.facebook.com/PandolfoMalatesta/videos/10158894855010445/

 

 

 

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