Note from the President: One of the most rewarding aspects of running The Borgen Project is seeing the impact our volunteers are having across the country. Nowhere is that impact more noticeable than in my meetings with congressional offices back in D.C. In May, I was on Capitol Hill with several team members and in meeting […]
USGLC Event Representative Adam Smith (D – WA 9), an honorary member of The Borgen Project Board of Directors, was a featured speaker at the USGLC (U.S. Global Leadership Council) event held in Seattle. The event focused on the importance of our country’s leadership in international affairs and why it matters from both economic and national […]
[hr_invisible] Note from the President: Syria. There’s a very direct correlation between the advocacy work of our team and the level of resources the U.S. has to respond to humanitarian situations like Syria. Now is more important than ever to be a voice for the voiceless. The White House has proposed enormous cuts to the […]
[hr_invisible] Note from the President: Who’s coming to lobby in Washington, D.C. with me and The Borgen Project’s Board of Directors? We will be selecting three to attend Congressional meetings and watch the magic happen first hand. This is an all expenses paid trip to participate in 12-14 lobbying meetings per day on Capitol Hill. Eligibility […]
[hr_invisible] [hr_invisible] Note from the President: Needless to say the attempt by the White House to ban refugees from entering the U.S. is disheartening beyond belief. As someone who has spent time in Muslim refugee camps, it’s almost laughable to think that many of the families I’ve met with through the years are deemed security threats. It’s also […]
[hr_invisible] 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. […]
Note from the President: Good News! The Education for all Act passed in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee! We were also pleasantly surprised when the committee passed the AGOA Enhancement Act, which contains language pulled from the M-CORE Act. Good Work! I had lots of meetings with Senate offices in November regarding the Education for All Act […]
Note from the President: This session of Congress (two-year cycle) ends in mid-December. Any legislation that doesn’t pass this month or next will have to be reintroduced in 2017. Now is the time for a strong push! I love our new bill! Check out the Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act. For those of us who’ve been […]
[hr_invisible] Note from the President: Great job fundraising everyone! We raised more in the 3rd Quarter (July 1st – Sept. 30th) than in Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 combined! Summer is usually a strong fundraising period, but to see everyone rally together and raise over $96,000 in a single quarter is extremely impressive. To put […]
Lobbying Meetings: ● Total August Meetings = 25 ● Year-to-date Total = 265 ● Annual Goal = 340 ● % of Annual Goal = 78% Key Bills: ● No new cosponsors for the month of August as the summer recess wraps up. ● Congress is back in session on September 6th, 2016 Mobilizing: ● Total August Emails = 4,696 ● Year-to-date Total = 24,676 ● Annual Goal = 24,000 ● % of Annual Goal = 103% [ANNUAL GOAL EXCEEDED!] We had over 3 times the number of people emailing Congress this month compared to August 2015. [hr_invisible] Role Reversal! Normally it’s us Tweeting Congress, but Kyle Birns, from the PA team has been name dropped by his Congressman! Great mtg with […]