State of the Union October 2024
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in September: 21
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2024: 304
- Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2024: 390
Advocacy Emails
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in September: 3,390
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2024: 40,819
- Advocacy Emails Goal for 2024: 84,000
- % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 97%
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Amy Jenkins and Political Affairs Team member Maya Mithani met with Representative Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA-14) National Security Advisor
Kim Thelwell and PR/Marketing Team member Bobbee Russell-Verhoef met with Representative Moore’s staff (R-UT-1)
Amy Jenkins, NonProfit Leadership Team member Tyler Conroy and Regional Director Team member Tiffany Li met with Senator Murphy’s office (D-CT)
Political Affairs Team member, Lucas Bedford Comte met with MP Kate Osamor (Edmonton and Winchmore Hill, UK)
Political Affairs Team member Alexia Orban met with Konstantina Vervitas, Senator Rubio’s (R-FL) Outreach Assistant
Regional Director Team member Prabhav Keerthipati was able to bird-dog Representative Bill Foste (D-IL-11)
Political Affairs Team member Fairooz Jahan had a lobbying meeting with MP David Simmonds (Conservative, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
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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- President’s Circle Award (Mobilized 50+ people):
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- Political Team: Alexia Orban
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- President’s Circle Award (Mobilized 50+ people):
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Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Political Affairs Team member Zach Zeidler with Regional Director Team member Lucrezia Gentili presenting at KCL 1
Content Team member Alissa Naydenova – Summit with dinner
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Ronan Nealis, Branding Campaign
Political Affairs Team member, Katherine Sopher
Political Affairs Team member Daniela Masri
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Team
Lucas Bedford Comte
Sheyaun Chaudhry
Bahir Zahine in Toronto, Canada
Anastacia Palmer
Sarah Roshi in Chicago, IL
Lauren McMullen in Sheffield, UK
Content Team member Matilda Phillips, 1-Mile Campaign
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team member Elisabeth Flynn received a personalized, handwritten letter in the mail from Senator Sherrod Brown after a letter to the editor of hers was published – “Ms Flynn – Good letter to PD. Keep speaking out, on social media and to people all over Ohio, Thank you, Sherrod Brown”
PR/Marketing Team
- Isabella Perkovic – CaledonCitizen
Political Affairs Team
- Shayla Stewart – Dayton Daily News
- Musarrat Shaira – Tampa Bay Times
Content Team
- Kipling Newman – The Gazette
Fundraising
Advocate Sasha Richman held a bake and plant sale
Regional Director Tiffany Li held a bake sale
Political Affairs Team member Katherine Soper is planning a Halloween social fundraising event
Political Affairs Team member Nikita Odedra, organized a football tournament for his fundraising.
Content Team member Archie Day, 31st consecutive day cold swim in the Scottish North Sea to raise money and awareness
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Vipasha Patel, flyer for her fundraiser
Political Affairs Team member Lucy Hardman, Fundraising Prize Draw
Political Affairs Team member Shayla Stewart doing a coin drive ‘Change 4 Change’ collection and a raffle
Content Team member Chelsey Saya McLeod washing cars for her fundraiser
Content Team member, Jimmy Nguyen’s fundraising crotchety
Media Outreach
Political Affairs Team member Alannah O’Shea
Political Affairs Team member Ema Bajrami
Videos
Political Affairs Team
Samson Adebayo
Nicholas Schneider
Regional Director Team
Annie Sala
Katherine Soper