State of the Union May 2022
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in April: 23
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2022: 141
- Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2022: 300
Advocacy Emails
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in April: 5,798
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2022: 23,318
- Advocacy Emails Goal for 2022: 200,000
- % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 93%
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
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- Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
- Political Affairs Team: William Hollands
- Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
- Political Affairs Team: Hannah May
- Articles of the Month:
- Rehabilitation Efforts in Iztapalapa by Jennifer Hendricks
- The Humanitarian Consequences of the Sudanese Coup D’état by Majeed Malhas
- Everything to Know About Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis by Divine Adeniyi
- Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
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Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Swarms
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Alexis Koerner Sabul and her swarm
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member, Elena Ajluni held two class presentations
HR Team member, Lory Duplessis, presented at a library and gave some flyers to attendees
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Charles Wiener
Mia DiPaola
Mateo Useche
Farouk Bongo
Angeles Campa
Karolina Kapron
Karolina Kapron’s Mile Marketing campaign
Haley Dupre
Amethyst Cecil (with furry friend, Ginger)
Political Team
Itzel Mialma
Shawn Edelstein in Greenbelt, Maryland
Callie Sua implemented her Mile Marketing campaign in Columbus, OH
Laine Ford
Morgan Delacruz implemented her campaign in Boston, MA
Regional Director Hugo Villanueva
Katherine Tschopp implemented her Mile campaign. She wrote ‘The Borgen Project’ on her cups while making drinks for her customers!
PR/Marketing Team
Christopher Bell in San Francisco, CA
Jack Casolani in Yaphank, NY
Kyra Schlueter in Midlothian, VA
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
- Shawn Edelstein in the Queens Chronicle
PR/Marketing Team
- Noa Branitzky in The Register Guard
- Karly Kovach in the Santa Maria Times
- Lauren Bonner in The Courier
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Catherine Caldwell
Fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Mara Joseph
Political Affairs Team member, Miles Reaves, organized a virtual walk-a-thon and raised over $500!
Political Affairs Team member, Rania Chakaki, held a FUNDrive, collecting and reselling old clothes and household items, raising $339!
Here are some great tips from Political Affairs Team member, Hannah May, who raised $950 in her first week with The Borgen Project.
I have been involved in fundraising for many years due to partaking in many extra curricular activities and playing collegiate golf. In college, we would host a week of giving fundraisers where the different athletic teams would compete to raise the most money for your team. Due to being exposed to different methods of fundraising for many years, I have picked up a few tricks.Primarily, I have kept a list of donors who have supported my endeavors throughout my entire academia and professional development. These individuals are always the first to hear about the new projects and developments I am working on. Secondly, I am very straightforward with my approach. I provide all needed information on the project, ask if they are willing to donate and leave it open for further discussion (mobilizing while fundraising).Lastly, I am constantly brainstorming new ideas and methods for fundraising. It involves calling lots of businesses to see if they would like to partner and or seeing how I can create a free event that would yield substantial donations. While most ideas or methods are obtainable, it helps highlight then possible options.
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