PR/Marketing Intern, Konya Bangura made a t-shirt with The Borgen Project logo and wore it at a neighborhood event in support of the organization.
Regional Director, Sreyas Yennampelli
Political Affairs Team member, Julia Haas
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Nemshick held a Labor Day Weekend Mini-Flea Market
Content Team member, Anna Prafcke created these fantastic cards for her fundraiser
Political Affairs Team member, Sophie Morey hosted a fundraising event where all proceeds from her concession stand at a volleyball game at her school were donated to The Borgen Project!
Sophie’s concession stand prepped and ready to go!
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
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Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Rose Charlotin, bird-dogged Senator Edward J. Markey [D-MA] at an event in the New England Aquarium. Rose asked him his position on the Keeping Girls in School Act, and asked him to cosponsor this bill.
Rose also met with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley [D-MA-7] and discussed the International Affairs Budget and the COVAX Initiative
Political Affairs Team member, Hennessey Star met Representative Derek Kilmer [D-WA-6] and presented about The Borgen Project
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Danon bird dogged Representative Ro Khanna [D-CA-17]
Updates from DC
Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.
HR Team member, Sarah Hasan’s letter to the editor was published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. She received a letter in the mail from Senator Sherrod Brown saying that he read it and liked it!
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Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Danon, bird dogs Representative Ro Khana [D-CA-17]
Regional Director, Jaisnav Rajesh, met with Representative Lauren Underwood [(D-IL-14] virtually as a part of her Youth Council to discuss new initiatives and possible solutions to existing problems.
Updates from DC
Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.
HR Team: Roseanna Grega, James Kostick, Rachel Wolf, Abby Rodler
Political Affairs Team: Josh Chaiken, Asha Prabhat, Alexandra Singer, Jesse Davis, Langley Sebastian, Louisa Palker, Katherine Catulle, Parker Brandt, Sarah Danon, Casimir Stopa, Catherine McGuire, David Koster, Juliet Costell, Annie Berlin
Content Team: Ava Shusteman, Alessandra Heitmann, Jaya Patten, John Dunkerley, Mariam Abaza, Hayley Welch
PR/Marketing Team: Rachel Lambros, Grace Mead, Katherine Ardesia, Sofia Stillman, Jordan Fisch,
Nonprofit Leadership Team: Sophie Picozzi, Julia Drake, Julia Bous, Andrea Peterson, Rachel Harvey, Ella Bamer, Kayla Hoelscher
Bird-Dog Award:
Political Team: Venus Wang, Elisa Thomas, Leila Nam, Patrick Hotchkiss, Olivia Acosta, Abbie Levine,
Olivia Berman, Sarah Danon, Rachel Yeung, Jaisnav Rajesh
President’s Circle Award (Mobilized 50+ people):
Political Team: Vasti Carrion, Shruti Nallappa, Saumya Gunampalli, Sean Dedmon, Taryn Peterson,
Zoe Brewin, Sarah Danon, Riley Konrad, Rose Hetz, Ryan Kobe, Gabriella Waddington
Congratulations to Regional Director Venus Wang who completed her Editor’s Certificate Training last week. Venus is the second person to complete the program and is now an editor for the Blog and Magazine! Well done, Venus!
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Swarms
Regional Director, Jaisnav Rajesh, did a mega swarm with his family
Regional Director, Taryn Campbell, mobilized a calling swarm!
Advocate Lison Boris, held a calling swarm
While working a merchandise tent at the College World Series in Omaha, Political Affairs Team member, Bailey Wilson, informed her co-workers about The Borgen Project and mobilized them to call their local representatives.
Political Affairs Team member, Nathan White’s swarm
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member, Morgan Evans, held a class presentation
Political Affairs Team member, Megan Wysocki tabling at her local library
Political Affairs Team member, Shalin Mehta, gave a presentation to a Political Science Club
Regional Director, Colby Mathe presented to San Luis Obispo Rotary Club
Political Affairs Team member, Manuella Romero, presented to the Rotary Club of Great Neck
Manuella also presented our internships to fellow students at the University of Pennsylvania
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
HR Team member, Myah Diekema
Regional Director, Brianna Landrud, posted flyers near Senator Tina Smith’s [D-MN] office
HR Team member, Kaitlin Lovejoy’s dog undertakes the mile-marketing campaign!
HR Team member, Kaitlin Lovejoy
Political Affairs Team member, Stephen Crotty, did his one-mile campaign in Seattle, WA
HR Team member, Sofia Rodriguez
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Morgan Lilly
HR Team member, Jannik Pesch
Political Affairs Team member, Parwiz Waziry
HR Team member, James Kostick
Regional Director, Kyla Vida
HR Team member, Jacqueline Shen
Political Affairs Team member, Ryan Ratzlaff
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Tharma Philogene
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Ciera Dalton
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Pheobe Cykosky
HR Team member, Catherine Porta
HR Team member, Pravi Jain
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Alexandra Salamone
Content Team member, Serah-Marie Maharaj
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Rachel Najdowski
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Casey Munguia
HR Team member, Ashaki McDonald
Political Affairs Team member, Sushila Thind, did her one-mile campaign in Antioch, California
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Alex Yarinsky
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Kassandra Hernandez
Regional Director, Zofishan Zahid
HR Team member, Maya Shankar
Content Team member, Mckenzie Howell, held a car wash to raise awareness about poverty
Political Affairs Team member, Elone Mengistu, posting signs around her town promoting The Borgen Project Internships
Alexa Sinclair wrote an article promoting BORGENFEST for the Seattle Society Page
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
HR Team member, Sabina Jimeno
Content Team member, Serah-Marie Maharaj
HR Team member, Sarah Hasan
Regional Director, Sreyas Yennampelli
Political Affairs Team member, Jillian Shaw
Regional Director, Claire Olmstead
The following set of 5 infographics were created by Regional Director, Alexa Blake Sinclair, for the Keeping Girls in School Act
Nonprofit LeadershipTeam member Vera Rousseff’s infographics for Global Health Initiatives
Political Affairs Team member, Sean Dedmon
PR/Marketing Team member, Angela Cano Lloret, got a share on Instagram from a user with 148K followers!
Mey Olesya Tarim, Regional Director, pitched her Girls LEAD Act infographic to an Instagram Influencer: unapologeticallyasian_, who has 15,3K followers. They reshared the story!
Fundraising
HR Team member, Mariana Rojas
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Damhof, did a “Chicken Dance for Charity” event
Sarah in action!
Content Team member, Ella LeRoy, has raised more then $100 using this fundraising technique
Political Affairs Team member, Paula Gonzalez Barreto held a bake sale as part of her fundraising efforts
Political Affairs Team member, Imaan Chaudhry, is selling necklaces and bracelets for her fundraising campaign
Political Affairs Team member, Renee Pierson fundraised at the the coffee shop where she works in Scottsdale, Arizona She raised $80 in 4 hours and spoke to several people about The Borgen Project
Political Affairs Team member, Sushila Thind held a garage sale as part of her fundraiser
Political Affairs Team member, Mellissa Bornovalli, held a garage sale as part of her fundraising campaign
Political Affairs Team members, Sarah Danon and Kate Macmillan, held a bake sale
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Mark your calendars! On Saturday, July 31st, 2021, you’re invited to BORGENFEST!
Musical Guests:
99 Neighbors // Kitty Coen
Guest Speakers:
Congressman Adam Smith // Natalie Gill-Mensah // Clint Borgen
BORGENFEST is the organization’s virtual event of the summer benefitting the fight to end global poverty. Don’t miss our featured musical artists, special guest speakers, and headliner 99 NEIGHBORS!!
Attending BORGENFEST is free for all volunteers, interns, and staff.
Please see the email sent to you by your manager for further details and fundraising opportunities.
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in June: 19
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2021: 162
Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2021: 700
Advocacy Emails
Total # of Advocacy Emails in June: 20,245
Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2021: 102,359
Advocacy Emails Goal for 2021: 330,000
% of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 100%
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Brianna Landrud, Regional Director, bird-dogged Representative Angie Craig [MN-02] at the June Town Hall Meeting and asked her a question about the Girls LEAD Act
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
We are happy to announce that our work in the state of Michigan was recognized by MI Governors. Special thanks to Political Affairs Team member Amanda Morello and Political Affairs Assistant Manager Anna Ryu for gaining this tribute
Getting the Word Out
Information Events
Katie Chriscoe, Regional Director, spoke to this John Maxwell Transformation Tables group about The Borgen Project’s mission and how they can get involved
Kaylee Deland, Regional Director, hosted a living room summit
Regional Director, Colby Mathe, networked for the cause
Katie Chriscoe, Regional Director, hiked 20 miles on the American Tobacco Trail which connects the towns of Cary and Durham in North Carolina. While hiking, she recorded some vlogs about The Borgen Project.
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
PR/Marketing Team member, Damla Ipekcioglu
Regional Director, Paulina Jachimski
Political Affairs Team member, Rania Chakaki
Political Affairs Team memeber, Sophie Behzadi
Political Affairs Team member, Noelle VanDeBogart-Gonzalez
Brianna Landrud, Regional Director
Necati Uygun, Regional Director, in Turkey
Mey Olesya Tarim, Regional Director, in Turkey
PR/Marketing Team member, Inez Teixeira in Barcelona
Political Affairs Team member, Tatum Korol, in San Rafael, CA
Regional Director, Emily Day’s cat, supporting the cause!
4 infographics by Alexa Sinclair, Regional Director, Reach Every Mother and Child Act and the Girls Lead Act and The Gender Inequality Act.
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Casey Kohlstruk’s branding campaign materials
PR/Marketing Team member, Ashley Keiser created this infographic in support of the Girls LEAD Act
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Vera Rousseff, encouraging others to support the Girls LEAD Act
PR/Marketing Team member, Avery Marelli, created this International Affairs Budget infographic
PR/Marketing Team member, Benjamin Harriton, create the following set of materials in support of the Girls LEAD Act
Shalane Carson, Nonprofit Leadership Team member’s branding campaign infographics
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Jenna Butler’s branding campaign materials
PR/Marketing Team member, Christine Huynh, created this ‘Why Contacting Congress Matters’ infographic
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Caroline Radocaj, prepares for her pizza fundraiser
Olivia Vandervelden, Nonprofit Leadership Team member, is making bracelets for her fundraising campaign
Sydney Rusche, Nonprofit Leadership Team member, hosted a yoga event as part of her fundraiser
HR Team member, Juliette Mortenson, baked these yummy cookies as part of her fundraiser!
Political Affairs Team member, Maleah Meinhold, is crocheting as part of her fundraising campaign
Media Outreach
Colby Mathe, Regional Director
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Soledad Sanchez
Videos
PR/Marketing Team member, Brendan Baksh
PR/Marketing Team member, Brett Fawe
PR/Marketing Team member, Casey Kwiks
Ellie Alsup, Political Affairs Team member, created a video presentation about the Girls LEAD Act
Jordan Barney, PR/Marketing Team member, gave a speech in front of Camarillo City Council on behalf of the organization
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Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Swarms
Advocate, Sam Lourie, organized a calling swarm
Advocate, Eden Tefera, organized a virtual swarm
Political Affairs Team members, Amanda Morello, hosted a neighborhood swarm for the Girls LEAD Act
Political Affairs Team member, Zoe Christidis, hosted a swarm with her friends
Political Affairs Team member, Richard Wynne hosted a swarm with his family
Political Affairs Team member, Owen McManus hosted a virtual swarm
Kieran Graulich, Regional Director, shared information about The Borgen Project on a joint call with other nonprofits The ClearPath Foundation, Unified Black Caucus (UBC) and reBronx.
Information Events
Regional Director, Lejla Dervisevic, presented to a political science class
Regional Director, Alexa Blake Sinclair, presented to a rotary club
Political Affairs Team member, Amanda Morello, presented to Royal Oak Model United Nations
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team member, Lilly Simmons
Political Affairs Team member, Zoe Patrick
PR/Marketing Team member, Whitney Symens
Political Affairs Team member, Christy Rahal
Political Affairs Team member, Emily Menshew
Political Affairs Team member, Gianna Barcia
Political Affairs Team member, Jesus Gonzalez
Political Affairs Team member, Lizette Torres
Political Affairs Team member, Audrey Kummer
Regional Director, Samantha Johnson
Political Affairs Team member, Chelsea Tholen
PR/Marketing Team member, Riley Ross
4 photos of Emily Menshew, Political Affairs Team member’s second 1 mile campaign
Making Poverty a Focus of U.S. Policy with Clint Borgen arranged by PR/Marketing Team member, Andrea Martinez
Social Media Outreach
Regional Director, Javid Javadikhomami, had an Instagram story reposted by @UCDavisASA
Regional Director, Kyrie Woodard, had her story reposted by @historicallywomens.c0m (11.1k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Riley Rosi, had a media mention on Twitter
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Morgan Nuss, reached out to Girls Education International organization in support of the Girls Lead Act and her infographic was shared on their Facebook page
Videos
“Borgen Project Exit Interview” by PR/Marketing Team member, Colby Mathe
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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
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
State of the Union October 2021
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Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
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
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Swarms
Regional Director, Aria Davis held a Living Room Summit to get the word out about our cause
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member, Kyla Foley, held a presentation about The Borgen Project
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team member, Melissa Rostran implemented her one-mile campaign in San Francisco, CA
Melissa created further materials for her outreach
Political Affairs Team member, Tim Lyons
Political Affairs Team member, Emily Osman
Political Affairs Team member, Suzy Ott implemented her one-mile campaign this past week in Montclair, NJ
Political Affairs Team member, Rahaf Albateni
Political Affairs Team member, Shannah Sacco implemented her one-mile campaign in Chicago, IL
HR Team member, Kirsta Rodriguez-McKee
Regional Director,
Paulina Jachimski
HR Team member, Pooja Patel
Political Affairs Team member, Tejas Das implemented his one-mile campaign in Annandale, VA
Political Affairs Team member, Will Gorringe
HR Team member, Miata Smith
Political Affairs Team member, Imaan Chaudhry
Letters to the Editor
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Content Team
PR/Marketing Team
Regional Directors and Advocates
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
PR/Marketing Intern, Konya Bangura made a t-shirt with The Borgen Project logo and wore it at a neighborhood event in support of the organization.
Regional Director, Sreyas Yennampelli
Political Affairs Team member, Julia Haas
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Nemshick held a Labor Day Weekend Mini-Flea Market
Content Team member, Anna Prafcke created these fantastic cards for her fundraiser
Political Affairs Team member, Sophie Morey hosted a fundraising event where all proceeds from her concession stand at a volleyball game at her school were donated to The Borgen Project!
Sophie’s concession stand prepped and ready to go!
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Political Affairs team member Sophie Morey
Videos
PR/Marketing Team member, Noor Esseili
PR/Marketing Team member, Ethan Chen
PR/Marketing Team member, Brooke Whipple
PR/Marketing Team member, Alexis LeBaron
State of the Union September 2021
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Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Rose Charlotin, bird-dogged Senator Edward J. Markey [D-MA] at an event in the New England Aquarium. Rose asked him his position on the Keeping Girls in School Act, and asked him to cosponsor this bill.
Rose also met with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley [D-MA-7] and discussed the International Affairs Budget and the COVAX Initiative
Political Affairs Team member, Hennessey Star met Representative Derek Kilmer [D-WA-6] and presented about The Borgen Project
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Danon bird dogged Representative Ro Khanna [D-CA-17]
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
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Swarms
Advocate, Emily Brown was moving, so she used the moment to get her helpers to call Congress!
Regional Director, Jenna Birnbohm-Kaminski, hosted an outdoor living room summit!
Political Affairs Team member, Casimir Stopa has raised $1,200 for the cause, and is seen here doing a family swarm to contact Congress
Political Affairs Team member, Cat McGuire successfully mobilized her friends
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member, Sean Dedmon gave a presentation to the Rotary Club of Lexington, SC
Regional Director, Venus Wang, hosted an Olympics party and raised awareness for The Borgen Project
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Anabel Makover hosted a presentation
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Damhof gave a presentation to the St. Cloud Kiwanis Club. Sarah is with Club President Cathy Wogen
Regional Director, Jessica Huang, gave a class presentation about The Borgen Project
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team members, Sarah Danon, Clare Macmillan and friends
Political Affairs Team member, Sumer Perratti, implemented her one-mile campaign in New Fairfield, CT
Political Affairs Team member, Langley Sebastian
HR Team member, Claire Peterson
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Bita Mosallai
Political Affairs Team member, Isabel Jardiniano
Regional Director, Necati Uygun
HR Team member, Sarah Hasan
Political Affairs Team member, Saydie Ferris
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Damhof implemented her one-mile campaign in Otsego, MN
HR Team member, Rachel Wolf
Political Affairs Team member, Meagan Kitsinian
Regional Director, Mey Olesya Tarim
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Muhammad Arsal Yousafzai
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Isabella Tjan implemented her one-mile campaign with the help of her sister and friends
HR Team member, Sylvaine Bucher
Political Affairs Team member Megan Wysocki
HR Team member, Juliette Mortenson
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Carlos Snellenberg-Fraser
Political Affairs Team member, Eliza Garcia
HR Team member, Kaley Burg
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Naomi Rynne
Regional Director, Alexa Blake Sinclair
HR Team member, Mya Stafford
HR Team member, Chenjie Qui
Political Affairs Team member, Melissa Bornovali
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Paulina Miranda
Content Team member, Hope Browne
Content Team member, Vyas Nageswaran
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Xuan Zhu
Political Affairs Team member, Abby Schultz
HR Team member, Maya Shankar
Political Affairs Team member, Renee Pierson
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Janelle Scillia
HR Team member, Emma Reuling
HR Team member, Taylor Mynear and her dog!
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Leah Daniels
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Andrea Peterson
Political Affairs Team member, Rachel Yeung
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Vincent En, had help from his friends, Ryan and Elvis, postering in Charlotte, NC
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Kaitlyn Evans
Political Affairs Team member, Louisa Palker
HR Team member, Lucienne Vintaer
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Rachel Harvey
Political Affairs Team member, Elisa Thomas
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Julia Drake
Political Affairs Team member, Selin Baytan, implemented her one-mile campaign in Ann Arbor, MI
HR Team member, Molly Tierney
Political Affairs Team member, Anna Richardson, put up flyers for the cause around downtown Des Moines, IA
Political Affairs Team member, Tolulope Owokoniran implemented her one-mile campaign in Houston, TX
Political Affairs Team member, Taryn Peterson implemented her one-mile campaign in New Orleans, LA
Political Affairs Team member Shalin Mehta implemented his one-mile campaign in Plano, TX
Political Affairs Team member, Daniel Anderson
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Anabel Makover
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Content Team
HR Team
HR Team member, Sarah Hasan’s letter to the editor was published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. She received a letter in the mail from Senator Sherrod Brown saying that he read it and liked it!
PR/Marketing Team
Regional Director
Glowing Graphics
Shout-out to these team members who made incredible graphics last month
Nonprofit Leadership Team: Dominique Prisinzano, Adrienne Thayaparan, Rose Charlotin, Vincent En, Abigail English, Kayla Hoelscher, Jeanne Guirlin-Piron, Sydney Rusche, Soledad Sanchez, Isabella Tjan
PR/Marketing Team: Michelle Jennings, Dillon Paigen, Shauqie Hishamuddin
Political Affairs Team: Gwynn Mak
Here are some examples of our team’s creations:
HR Team member, Aana Ahsan
Political Affairs Team member, Elisa Thomas
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Carrie Miller
Political Affairs Team member, Diane Bao, designed this series of posts for social media
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Jeffrey Laguerre
HR Team member, Aana Ahsan
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Andrea Peterson
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Liliana Medel
PR/Marketing Team member, Noor Esseili
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Deanna Michaels
Political Affairs Team member, Alexandra Singer
Political Affairs Team member, Alexandra Singer, raising support and awareness for the Girls LEAD Act
HR Team member, Angela Mramba
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Rachel Harvey
Political Affairs Team member, Julia Haas
HR Team member, Ari Augafa
Fundraising
HR Team member, Isabelle Kirkwood made a crochet bunny to sell for fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Isabel Jardiniano has been selling these amazing tote bags for her fundraising efforts
Political Affairs team member, Dana Hudgins organized a yard sale to raise funds and spread the word
Political Affairs Team member, Josh Jochem, held his fundraiser at Panera Bread
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Carrie Miller’s poster for her fundraiser
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
State of the Union August 2021
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Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Danon, bird dogs Representative Ro Khana [D-CA-17]
Regional Director, Jaisnav Rajesh, met with Representative Lauren Underwood [(D-IL-14] virtually as a part of her Youth Council to discuss new initiatives and possible solutions to existing problems.
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
Olivia Berman, Sarah Danon, Rachel Yeung, Jaisnav Rajesh
Zoe Brewin, Sarah Danon, Riley Konrad, Rose Hetz, Ryan Kobe, Gabriella Waddington
Congratulations to Regional Director Venus Wang who completed her Editor’s Certificate Training last week. Venus is the second person to complete the program and is now an editor for the Blog and Magazine! Well done, Venus!
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Swarms
Regional Director, Jaisnav Rajesh, did a mega swarm with his family
Regional Director, Taryn Campbell, mobilized a calling swarm!
Advocate Lison Boris, held a calling swarm
While working a merchandise tent at the College World Series in Omaha, Political Affairs Team member, Bailey Wilson, informed her co-workers about The Borgen Project and mobilized them to call their local representatives.
Political Affairs Team member, Nathan White’s swarm
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member, Morgan Evans, held a class presentation
Political Affairs Team member, Megan Wysocki tabling at her local library
Political Affairs Team member, Shalin Mehta, gave a presentation to a Political Science Club
Regional Director, Colby Mathe presented to San Luis Obispo Rotary Club
Political Affairs Team member, Manuella Romero, presented to the Rotary Club of Great Neck
Manuella also presented our internships to fellow students at the University of Pennsylvania
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
HR Team member, Myah Diekema
Regional Director, Brianna Landrud, posted flyers near Senator Tina Smith’s [D-MN] office
HR Team member, Kaitlin Lovejoy’s dog undertakes the mile-marketing campaign!
HR Team member, Kaitlin Lovejoy
Political Affairs Team member, Stephen Crotty, did his one-mile campaign in Seattle, WA
HR Team member, Sofia Rodriguez
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Morgan Lilly
HR Team member, Jannik Pesch
Political Affairs Team member, Parwiz Waziry
HR Team member, James Kostick
Regional Director, Kyla Vida
HR Team member, Jacqueline Shen
Political Affairs Team member, Ryan Ratzlaff
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Tharma Philogene
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Ciera Dalton
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Pheobe Cykosky
HR Team member, Catherine Porta
HR Team member, Pravi Jain
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Alexandra Salamone
Content Team member, Serah-Marie Maharaj
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Rachel Najdowski
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Casey Munguia
HR Team member, Ashaki McDonald
Political Affairs Team member, Sushila Thind, did her one-mile campaign in Antioch, California
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Alex Yarinsky
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Kassandra Hernandez
Regional Director, Zofishan Zahid
HR Team member, Maya Shankar
Content Team member, Mckenzie Howell, held a car wash to raise awareness about poverty
Political Affairs Team member, Elone Mengistu, posting signs around her town promoting The Borgen Project Internships
Political Affairs Team member, Jillian Shaw
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Content Team
HR Team
PR/Marketing Team
Regional Director
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
HR Team member, Sabina Jimeno
Content Team member, Serah-Marie Maharaj
HR Team member, Sarah Hasan
Regional Director, Sreyas Yennampelli
Political Affairs Team member, Jillian Shaw
Regional Director, Claire Olmstead
The following set of 5 infographics were created by Regional Director, Alexa Blake Sinclair, for the Keeping Girls in School Act
Nonprofit LeadershipTeam member Vera Rousseff’s infographics for Global Health Initiatives
Political Affairs Team member, Sean Dedmon
PR/Marketing Team member, Angela Cano Lloret, got a share on Instagram from a user with 148K followers!
Mey Olesya Tarim, Regional Director, pitched her Girls LEAD Act infographic to an Instagram Influencer: unapologeticallyasian_, who has 15,3K followers. They reshared the story!
Fundraising
HR Team member, Mariana Rojas
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Damhof, did a “Chicken Dance for Charity” event
Sarah in action!
Content Team member, Ella LeRoy, has raised more then $100 using this fundraising technique
Political Affairs Team member, Paula Gonzalez Barreto held a bake sale as part of her fundraising efforts
Political Affairs Team member, Imaan Chaudhry, is selling necklaces and bracelets for her fundraising campaign
Political Affairs Team member, Renee Pierson fundraised at the the coffee shop where she works in Scottsdale, Arizona She raised $80 in 4 hours and spoke to several people about The Borgen Project
Political Affairs Team member, Sushila Thind held a garage sale as part of her fundraiser
Political Affairs Team member, Mellissa Bornovalli, held a garage sale as part of her fundraising campaign
Political Affairs Team members, Sarah Danon and Kate Macmillan, held a bake sale
Sarah is also hosting a movie night
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Isabella Randle
Political Affairs Team member, Diane Bao, is collecting shoes to raise money via Funds2Orgs, and is already up to 250 pairs!
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Carrie Miller, created this great ‘hour a thon’ infographic for her fundraiser
TikTok
Jordan Worthington, PR/Marketing Team
The Borgen Project is on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
State of the Union July 2021
/in State of the Union /by adminMusical Guests:
99 Neighbors // Kitty Coen
Guest Speakers:
Congressman Adam Smith // Natalie Gill-Mensah // Clint Borgen
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Brianna Landrud, Regional Director, bird-dogged Representative Angie Craig [MN-02] at the June Town Hall Meeting and asked her a question about the Girls LEAD Act
Javid Javadi, Regional Director, bird-dogged Representative Katie Porter [D-CA-45]
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
Abhinav Ramesh, Aidan Swayne, Kathryn Parker, Amanda Morello, Tatum Korol
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
We are happy to announce that our work in the state of Michigan was recognized by MI Governors. Special thanks to Political Affairs Team member Amanda Morello and Political Affairs Assistant Manager Anna Ryu for gaining this tribute
Getting the Word Out
Information Events
Katie Chriscoe, Regional Director, spoke to this John Maxwell Transformation Tables group about The Borgen Project’s mission and how they can get involved
Kaylee Deland, Regional Director, hosted a living room summit
Regional Director, Colby Mathe, networked for the cause
Katie Chriscoe, Regional Director, hiked 20 miles on the American Tobacco Trail which connects the towns of Cary and Durham in North Carolina. While hiking, she recorded some vlogs about The Borgen Project.
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
PR/Marketing Team member, Damla Ipekcioglu
Regional Director, Paulina Jachimski
Political Affairs Team member, Rania Chakaki
Political Affairs Team memeber, Sophie Behzadi
Political Affairs Team member, Noelle VanDeBogart-Gonzalez
Brianna Landrud, Regional Director
Necati Uygun, Regional Director, in Turkey
Mey Olesya Tarim, Regional Director, in Turkey
PR/Marketing Team member, Inez Teixeira in Barcelona
Political Affairs Team member, Tatum Korol, in San Rafael, CA
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Content Team
HR Team
PR/Marketing Team
Regional Director
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Regional Director, Emily Day’s cat, supporting the cause!
4 infographics by Alexa Sinclair, Regional Director, Reach Every Mother and Child Act and the Girls Lead Act and The Gender Inequality Act.
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Casey Kohlstruk’s branding campaign materials
PR/Marketing Team member, Ashley Keiser created this infographic in support of the Girls LEAD Act
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Vera Rousseff, encouraging others to support the Girls LEAD Act
PR/Marketing Team member, Avery Marelli, created this International Affairs Budget infographic
PR/Marketing Team member, Benjamin Harriton, create the following set of materials in support of the Girls LEAD Act
Shalane Carson, Nonprofit Leadership Team member’s branding campaign infographics
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Jenna Butler’s branding campaign materials
PR/Marketing Team member, Christine Huynh, created this ‘Why Contacting Congress Matters’ infographic
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Caroline Radocaj, prepares for her pizza fundraiser
Olivia Vandervelden, Nonprofit Leadership Team member, is making bracelets for her fundraising campaign
Sydney Rusche, Nonprofit Leadership Team member, hosted a yoga event as part of her fundraiser
HR Team member, Juliette Mortenson, baked these yummy cookies as part of her fundraiser!
Political Affairs Team member, Maleah Meinhold, is crocheting as part of her fundraising campaign
Media Outreach
Colby Mathe, Regional Director
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Soledad Sanchez
Videos
PR/Marketing Team member, Brendan Baksh
PR/Marketing Team member, Brett Fawe
PR/Marketing Team member, Casey Kwiks
Ellie Alsup, Political Affairs Team member, created a video presentation about the Girls LEAD Act
Jordan Barney, PR/Marketing Team member, gave a speech in front of Camarillo City Council on behalf of the organization
State of the Union June 2021
/in State of the Union /by teamPolitical Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Regional Director, Alexa Blake Sinclair, bird-dogged Representative Jayapal (D-WA)
Sreyas Yennampelli, Regional Director, bird-dogged Senator Markey (D-MA) and Representative Moulton (D-MA)
Paulina Jachimski, Political Affairs Team member, bird dogs Representative Craig (D-MN)
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
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Swarms
Advocate, Sam Lourie, organized a calling swarm
Advocate, Eden Tefera, organized a virtual swarm
Political Affairs Team members, Amanda Morello, hosted a neighborhood swarm for the Girls LEAD Act
Political Affairs Team member, Zoe Christidis, hosted a swarm with her friends
Political Affairs Team member, Richard Wynne hosted a swarm with his family
Political Affairs Team member, Owen McManus hosted a virtual swarm
Kieran Graulich, Regional Director, shared information about The Borgen Project on a joint call with other nonprofits The ClearPath Foundation, Unified Black Caucus (UBC) and reBronx.
Information Events
Regional Director, Lejla Dervisevic, presented to a political science class
Regional Director, Alexa Blake Sinclair, presented to a rotary club
Political Affairs Team member, Amanda Morello, presented to Royal Oak Model United Nations
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team member, Lilly Simmons
Political Affairs Team member, Zoe Patrick
PR/Marketing Team member, Whitney Symens
Political Affairs Team member, Christy Rahal
Political Affairs Team member, Emily Menshew
Political Affairs Team member, Gianna Barcia
Political Affairs Team member, Jesus Gonzalez
Political Affairs Team member, Lizette Torres
Political Affairs Team member, Audrey Kummer
Regional Director, Samantha Johnson
Political Affairs Team member, Chelsea Tholen
PR/Marketing Team member, Riley Ross
4 photos of Emily Menshew, Political Affairs Team member’s second 1 mile campaign
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Content Team
HR Team
PR/Marketing Team
Regional Director
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
PR/Marketing Team member, Emily Then
Julian Bryant, Regional Director, pitched to an influencer
HR Team member, Nelia Blackman, created a Borgen Project awareness comic strip
Fundraising
HR team member, Tori Slider, sold hand-made soaps for Mother’s Day
PR/Marketing Team member, Mey Olesya Tarim, organized an online chess tournament in Istanbul as a part of her fundraiser
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Alexandra Salamone, created an Instagram Bingo chart for her fundraising campaign
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Henry Wu, hosted a benefit concert to raise money for his fundraising campaign
Political Affairs Team member, Alyssa Alvarez, held a basketball tournament to fundraise
Political Affairs Team member, Maleah Meinhold, decorated the back of a car with information on how to donate as part of her fundraising campaign
Genovi Jones, PR/Marketing Team member set up this Etsy store as a part of her fundraiser
Media Outreach
TikTok
Dairou Wang PR/Marketing Team member
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Podcast
Making Poverty a Focus of U.S. Policy with Clint Borgen arranged by PR/Marketing Team member, Andrea Martinez
Social Media Outreach
Regional Director, Javid Javadikhomami, had an Instagram story reposted by @UCDavisASA
Regional Director, Kyrie Woodard, had her story reposted by @historicallywomens.c0m (11.1k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Riley Rosi, had a media mention on Twitter
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Morgan Nuss, reached out to Girls Education International organization in support of the Girls Lead Act and her infographic was shared on their Facebook page
Videos
“Borgen Project Exit Interview” by PR/Marketing Team member, Colby Mathe
State of the Union May 2021
/in State of the Union /by teamPolitical Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
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
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
HR Team member, Kristie Ortiz