State of the Union June 2022

Political Updates

Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts

Total # of Lobbying Meetings in May: 40
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2022: 181
Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2022: 300

Advocacy Emails

Total # of Advocacy Emails in May: 6,419
Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2022: 29,737
Advocacy Emails Goal for 2022: 200,000
% of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 95%

Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

Amy Pettigrew – Senior Program Manager, Abdullah Ibrahimzada – Program Manager and Sarah Kuhns – Political Affairs Team Member met with Congresswoman Gwen Moore’s (D-WI-04) Senior Legislative Assistant, Izmira Aitch about the International Affairs Budget, Girls LEAD Act and Keeping Girls in School Act. Rep. Moore is a strong supporter of the International Affairs Budget!

Updates from DC

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Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members who have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition

- - Big Kahuna Award (raised $5,000 or more):
    - Content Team: Anna Zawistowski
  - Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
    - Political Team: Hannah May
  - Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
    - Political Team: Jessica Hatfield
    - Content Team: Lena Maassen
  - President’s Circle Award (Mobilized 50+ people):
    - Political Team: Max Jensen
    - Nonprofit Leadership Team: Soumanetra Ghosh
  - Articles of the Month:
    - Technology Can Bolster Resilience to Drought in East Africa by Kaitlyn DeWeerd
    - Transit Monitoring: A New Method to Fight Human Trafficking by Paula Cornell