State of the Union May 2021

Political Updates

Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts

Total # of Lobbying Meetings in April: 38
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2021: 101
Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2021: 700

Advocacy Emails

Total # of Advocacy Emails in April: 15,018
Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2021: 69,418
Advocacy Emails Goal for 2021: 330,000
% of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 100%

Congressional Office Meetings

Regional Director, Jesus Quinones, attended a coffee with constituents with Rep. Eskamani

Regional Director, Javid Javadikhomami, bird-dogged Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA)

Kim Thelwell, Alyssa Alvarez, Chloe Webster, Clare Dumler, Emre Kantarci, Gabriel Ratner, Kieran Graulich, Skyla Chiorando, Seth Morer, Sydney Zaremba, Paige McDonald, and Aidan Shor meet with Sachin Mathur, Senator Gillibrand’s Legislative Correspondent in April

Recognition

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

- - Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
    - HR Team: Tori Slider
    - Political Affairs Team: Rayna Wolff, Musa Ali, Parwiz Waziry
    - Content Team: Kendall Carll, Kari Millstein
    - PR/Marketing Team: Alex Jacqmin, Melissa Vides
    - Nonprofit Leadership Team: Haley Mortensen, Adrienne Wentling, Rosalie Dillon, Julian Prosser, Kamryn Moore
  - Articles of the Month:
    - The Global Health Security Act of 2021 Passes Committee by Kate Lucht
    - Indian Farmers Protesting New Bills Find Ally in NGO by Joseph Cavanagh
    - S.Res. 95: How COVID-19 Impacts Women Globally by Samantha Silveira
    - The Suaahara Project II: Malnutrition Efforts During COVID-19 by Elyssa Nielsen
    - #GiveHerASeat: The Girls LEAD Act and Women in Leadership by Alexander Vanezis

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

Getting the Word Out

Swarms

Political Affairs Team member, Olivia Potthast, hosted a living room summit

Political Affairs Team member, Ariana Salcedo, hosted a swarm

HR Team member, Biani Benitez, hosted a swarm

Political Affairs Team member, Aria Davis, hosted a swarm

Information Events

Regional Director, Alexa Blake Sinclair, presented to her class about her position and shared a link with the class for volunteer and internship opportunities

One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

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HR Team member, Kristie Ortiz