State of the Union April 2017
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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 International Affairs Budget. Congress ultimately determines funding levels, so these cuts will only happen if Congress isn’t hearing from constituents. Make sure your three members of Congress are hearing from a dozen or more people in support of the International Affairs Budget. Mobilize, request lobbying meetings, attend town halls meetings, generally be a polite pain in the butt and make sure your members of Congress know that this issue isn’t going away.
- The Content Team had one of its best months ever! Over 48,000 more people visited the website in March than in February! Incredibly impressive especially considering February was the previous record month.
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Political Updates
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Lobbying Efforts
We had 38 Congressional Meetings in March bringing our total number of meetings since January to 73. In 2016, we held 383 meetings and this year we’re aiming to increase that number to 400. We appreciate everyone’s hard work in reaching out to their Members of Congress on our legislative priorities.
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Advocacy Emails
Congressional leaders from every single state except for North Dakota have received emails from Borgen Project supporters. Since January, we have emailed close to 80% of Congress (Senate plus House of Representatives).
We had a total of 6,236 emails going out to Congress in March, a record for any one month. We have sent close to 15,000 emails since the start of the year.
The Borgen Project is heading to Capitol Hill next month to meet with Congressional leaders and staffers. Our April mobilizing efforts are essential. We want to keep the momentum of 6,000+ emails from March going. Be sure to email and to have your contacts email via our Action Center each week!
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Congressional Meetings
Check out these photos of team members at their meetings with Congressional staffers.
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Bella Chaffey, Regional Director, meets with Senator Kamala Harris’ office.
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Ellie McCain, PR/Mktg team, meets with Senator Bob Corker’s office staffer, Jane Jolley.
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Judy Hamilton, Regional Director, meets with Representative Rooney’s staffers.
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Nandini Tivakaran, Advocate team, meets with Representative Mike Johnson’s staffer.
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Warren’s Address
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Have a listen to Warren’s latest update from D.C.
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2017 Washington D.C. Trip Contest
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Outstanding efforts by all team members who entered this year’s contest. We held 39 meetings with Congressional offices and sent over 6,000 emails, just in the month of March. 40 team members qualified for this year’s trip.
Congratulations to our contest winners! The Board of Directors and Leadership Team look forward to seeing you in D.C. in May.
Ally Klemp, PR/Mktg team – Michigan
Emily Schwartz, Regional Director team – North Carolina
Nathaniel Fowler, Political Affairs team – Massachusetts
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One-Mile Campaigns
PR/Mktg team members worked hard these past few weeks on their One-Mile Campaigns. Check out some of their work.
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Ellie McCain, One-Mile Campaign Chalk Art.
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[hr_invisible] [one_half first]Hongyi “Gabriel” Jin, One-Mile Campaign photos of his presentation.
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Samantha Ng, One-Mile Campaign Sticker.
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Content Team Updates
Here are the latest Content Team statistics.
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BORGEN Magazine March 2016 vs. 2017
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Borgen Website March 2016 vs. 2017
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HR Team Updates
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Here’s an update on the hiring activity for March.
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Recognition
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March 2017 was an outstanding month for our team members’ achievements. Congratulations to the following team members who have achieved Borgen Project Honors and Recognition.
Bird-dog Award: Aaron Webber, Political Affairs team; Carrie Clower, Political Affairs team; Kathleen Springer, Political Affairs team; Max Matheu, Political Affairs, team; Maya Appell, Political Affairs team; and Shynelle Kiss.
Chief Closer Award: Erika Edwards, PR/Mktg team; Madison Ratay, PR/Mktg team; and Michael Kay, Political Affairs team.
President’s Circle Award: Kathleen Springer, Political Affairs team; Katie Livick, Political Affairs team.
Public Outreach Award: Andrew Selevos, Political Affairs team; Erika Edwards, PR/Mktg team; Kathleen Springer, Political Affairs team; McKenna Lux, Regional Director; Nathaniel Fowler, Political Affairs team; Rebecca Yu, Content team; Romina Gupta, Political Affairs team; Thomas Alva, Advocate team; and Tom Pandolfo, Political Affairs team.
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Getting the Word Out
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Erika Edwards, a member of the PR/Mktg team, had two of her Letters to the Editor published in one month! The first letter appeared in the Courier Journal and the second in the Lexington Herald Leader.
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Madhavi Kuthanur, a member of the Advocate team, organized a swarm to contact Congress.
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Email and phone swarm.
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Romina Gupta, a Political Affairs team member, also organized a swarm to contact Congress.
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Fundraising
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Content Team member, Stephanie Adams, sold homemade cocoa mix in mason jars for her fundraising event.
Fundraising Event at Walmart.
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Isabel Junco, HR team, held a bake sale for her fundraising event.
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Isabel’s baked goods.
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Isabel with friend, and all their “dough.”
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