State of the Union August 2024
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in July: 11
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2024: 244
- Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2024: 390
Advocacy Emails
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in July: 6,662
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2024: 32,781
- Advocacy Emails Goal for 2024: 84,000
- % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 96%
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Political Affairs Team members, Annabelle Sala and Walker Rose meeting with Brandon Simon, Senator Cruz’s (R-TX) Central Texas Regional Director
Kim Thelwell and Political Affairs Team members Shayyan Ahmed and Matthew Sotomey, meet with Representation John Sarbanes’ (D-MD-03) staffer, Lily Chang
The Borgen Project Team members, meeting with Senator Duckworth’s (D-IL) staff
Political Affairs Team member Aliyyah Gbadamosi, met with MP Margaret Mullane (Dagenham and Rainham)
Political Affairs Team member Kayla Soetaert, Canada, met with MP Dane Lloyd
The Borgen Project Team members meeting with Senator Gillibrand’s (D-NY) office
Political Affairs Team member Madison Possamai, Bird Dogging Representative Jennifer Stewart (D-RI- 59)
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):
- Advocate: Blake Lee
- Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
- Nonprofit Leadership Team: Kayla Soetaert
- Political Affairs Team: Grace Foose, Lily Pellillo
- Bird-Dog Award:
- Political Team: Grace Foose, Annabelle Sala, Media Hosseiny, Prisha Jain
- President’s Circle Award (Mobilized 50+ people):
- Political Team: Toluwanimi Famurewa, Yoshita Virdi, Kalee Dickason, Brayden Hunt, Shreya Raman
- PR/Marketing Team: Maria Williams
- Article of the Month:
- The Labour Party’s Approach to International Development by Carla Messinger
- 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
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member Madison Possamai, presented to Massacoit Community College and a summer class at Wheaton College, MA
Madison Possamai also presented to her local Rotary Club
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Content Team member, Maria Waleed – Yokohama, Japan
Content Team member Deepak Joshi Pokhrel, in Nepal
Regional Director Ava Poehlmann, transform an empty window in VT, USA
Political Affairs Team member Valerie Dib, completed her campaign in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Political Affairs Team member Julian Kukor, Detroit, MI
Madison Possamai – JFK Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts
PR/Marketing Team member Henry Phelan, Scotland
PR/Marketing Team member Benjamin Suhrstedt, Bainbridge, WA
Content Team member Philip Mundy
PR/Marketing Team member Ruthu Ganesh Jayalakshmamma, London, UK
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
- Antonella Pecora Ruiz Burlington Local News
- Elisabeth Flynn Cleveland.com
- Yoshita Virdi Loudoun Now
- Ellen Jin Wis Politics
- Jack Ericson Sacramento Bee and Modesto Bee
- Cassandra Schoene St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Sophia Brazier Yorkshire Bylines
- Carson Davidson Issaquah Reporter
Content Team
- Jonathan McCloud Herald Banner
PR/Marketing Team
- Brandon Simpson – Capital Gazette
- Julia Bobe Portland Tribune and Albany Democrat Herald
- Hailey Alt – Issaquah Reporter, Queen Anne & Magnolia News and Westside Seattle
- Ryan Lesh The Baltimore Sun
Fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Danielle Hutchinson – walked Hadrian’s Wall to raise money for her fundraiser
PR/Marketing Team member Isabella Chow, at Dave and Busters – NYC
Political Affairs Team member Andrea Mendoza, had a yard and candy sale
Political Affairs Team member Samrah Syed, hosted a bake sale and raised an incredible $219
Political Affairs Team member Robert Hunter, completed a triathlon event for his fundraiser
Content Team member Carl Massad’s fundraising template
Political Affairs Team member Antonella Pecora Ruiz’s video about her fundraising/awareness summer camp
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected]
Videos
Political Affairs Team – Isabella Chow
Political Affairs Team member, Meredith Kovarovic
PR/Marketing Team member, Iman Chima
Political Affairs Team member, Dhani Freeland
PR/Marketing Team member, Danielle Hutchinson
Political Affairs Team member, Courtney Brown
PR/Marketing Team member, Callie Finck