Note from the President: Register to vote! Enough said. The people voted into Congress in two months will either be allies for the world’s poor or foes. Your advocacy is crucial in getting leaders more engaged in the issue, but electing people from the start who are interested in helping the world’s poor is critical. […]
Note from the President: Amazing work everyone! July was a record month for both grassroots lobbying and fundraising. We’ve already had more lobbying meetings this year than all of last year! Let’s keep this momentum going. With Congressional leaders back in their districts and the mid-term election approaching, this is a crucial time of year […]
Political Updates Lobbying Efforts Total # of Lobbying Meetings in June: 79 Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018: 452 – We are already 80% to our goal this year! Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018: 560 Advocacy Emails Number of Advocacy Emails in June: 11,610 – A new record! The highest number of emails sent in one month. […]
Note from the President: Welcome to summer excitement! When it comes to advocacy this is my favorite time of year. Members of Congress spend the majority of the summer back in their districts meeting with constituents and finding out what issues to focus on. What makes this year extra interesting is the mid-term election in […]
District Work Periods: May 25th through June 1st The May recess is the perfect time to schedule meetings with your congressional leaders, since they will be back from D.C. and in their home district and state. For all team members who are required to lobby during the program, please schedule meetings with your leaders or members […]
Note from the President: The AGOA and MCA Modernization Act just passed in the Senate! The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law. We’ve done lots of lobbying on this bill and it’s great to see it pass in Congress. Great work to everybody who has emailed Congress in support of […]
Note from the President: Bitter sweet news out of the State Department. For those of us passionate about the International Affairs Budget, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been a major disappointment. During his brief time at the State Department, more than 60 percent of the organization’s top personnel have left the agency. Imagine if […]
Note from the President: Forbes recently published a story that utilized a Borgen Project article written by Sarah Prellwitz of Idaho. We see this happen frequently, where a major news site references an article written by our Content Team members. Keep up the great writing! You never know who is reading your article. We recently […]
Political Updates [hr_invisible] Lobbying Efforts Total # of Lobbying Meetings in December 2017: 21 Total # of Meetings in 2017: 525 Advocacy Emails Number of Advocacy Emails in December 2017: 2,642 emails sent. Borgen Project interns and volunteers mobilized 61,872 emails to Congress since the start of 2017. % of Congress Emailed in 2017: 100%. We emailed all 535 members of Congress […]
Note from the President: What a year everyone! The complete numbers will be out in January, but 2017 has set records in just about every category: more political access/lobbying meetings than ever, more leaders being contacted by constituents about poverty-reduction bills, more visitors to the website. The list goes on but the end result is […]