State of the Union May 2024
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in April: 94
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2024: 166
- Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2024: 390
Advocacy Emails
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in April: 2,713
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2024: 15,589
- Advocacy Emails Goal for 2024: 84,000
- % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 87%
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Political Team member Jacob Hung and Amy Jenkins, Senior Program manager, met with Representative Keating’s (D-MA-09) Foreign Policy Advisor, Ben Cooper.
David Zhu – Political Affairs Team member at Congressman Ro Khanna’s [D-CA-17] town hall in Fremont, CA
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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- Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
- Political Team: Sanjeeta Khullar
- Content Team: Estelle Lee
- PR/Marketing Team: Amara Keeney
- Bird-Dog Award:
- Political Team: David Zhu
- Articles of the Month:
- Ecuador’s Flower Industry: $1 Billion Sector Aids Rural Populations by William Galante
- The Implementation of a Malaria Vaccine in Cameroon by Lilah Dees
- Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
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Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
PR/Marketing Team
Fred Pauley completed his mile campaign in Birkenhead, UK
Aeisha Varu in Leicester, UK
Political Affairs Team members
Krista Amoth – Concord, NH
James Schultz – PA
Celeste Schreifels – OR
Clyde Quarles – MN
Conor Lockwood – Liverpool, UK
Jamie Richardson – Toronto, Canada
Cameron Etchells – Enfield, UK
Carisa Balmos – TX
Content Team
Madison McCray
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
- Charles Hill Islington Tribune
- Krista Amoth Concord Monitor
PR/Marketing Team
- Delara Baria Platform Magazine
- Mackenzie Rawlin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Fred Pauley – PR/Marketing Team member
Delara Baria – PR/Marketing Team member
Isabella Green – Content Team member
Isabella Green’s furry friends supporting the cause!
Fundraising
Julie Baghdady – PR/Marketing Team member, worked as a bartender at an event and all tips went to her fundraising campaign
James McAlinden – Content Team member had a “how many sweets are in the jar” for his fundraiser
Isabella Green – Content Team member, hosting a paint-and-sip evening for her fundraising
Houda Sahibeddine – Political Affairs Team member held a bake sale
Kiera Gorman – Content Team member, hosted a garage/yard sale for her fundraising
TikTok
@user6170203755 Support the International Affairs Budget and other poverty reduction legislation in the link below! Thank you so much! #fightpoverty #borgenproject ♬ original sound – Aidan
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Aidan Fernandes
Videos
Isabelle Hickman – PR/Marketing Team member
Juliana Ortiz – Political Affairs Team member
Oscar Cramer – PR/Marketing Team member
Robert Marshall – PR/Marketing Team member
Emily Buisseret – PR/Marketing Team member
Shanqi Mo – PR/Marketing Team member
Renos Kadros – PR/Marketing Team member
David Zhu – Political Affairs Team member
Thomas Schmitz – Political Affairs Team member
Ireh Kim – Political Affairs Team member
Maria Rosaria Bitti – Political Affairs Team member
Moodie Alboresha – Political Affairs Team member