PR/Marketing Team member, Trey Steckline, got a story reposted by @aaron_yacht (31k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Tiana Oster, got a story reposted by @erinthumann (156 k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Julian Bryant, got an influencer with 87k followers on Instagram to repost a graphic on their story
PR/Marketing Team member, Owen Whetstone, got a story reposted by an account on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Adrian Ku, got a story reposted by @disneyfriendsclub (18.6 k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Jabria Scott, got a story reposted by @lovesimplydave (34 k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Sydney Norton got a story reposted by @novanationer (36.7 k followers) on Instagram
Regional Director, Julia Lupariello, got a story reposted by @activislam (98.2 k followers) on Instagram
Twitter
PR/Marketing Team member, Jabria Scott, generated a tweet from @Ebonie_QT (22.3k followers) on Twitter
Jabria also generated a tweet from @KeyshaMilana (10.1k followers) on Twitter
Videos
The Borgen Project President, Clint Borgen, on C-SPAN
The War on Global Poverty by Regional Director Matt Aston
The Borgen Project Kahoot by Writer Jillian Reese
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Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
PR/Marketing Team: Robert Rogers
Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
Political Affairs Team: Alexander Vanik, Devin Wallner, Jamie Davis, Madison Coleman, Madison Routledge, Conor McGrane, Hana Zalvan, Lucia Grant, Noah Whitman, Asia Rose DuVernay
Content Team: Eva Pound, Violet Chazkel
PR/Marketing Team: Ian Gibbs, Matthew McCormick, Tai Robinson, Lauren Hartley
Political Affairs Team: Kyle Peterson, Madison Coleman, Margaret Walsh, Marie Leone, Mollie Ping, Nishan Kafle, Rachel Sun, Rose Stewart-Maddox, Rycki Cruz, Sean Panajotovic, Siobhan Nolan, Stephani Hutson, Thomas Kwon, Vera Muzzio, Vojsava Ramaj, Ximena Eguia, Noah Bray, Mollie Ping, Lily Sellers, Madison Rosewall, MeiLi Haan
Joanna Barbero, PR/Marketing Team member, got a story reposted by @sportshumor, an account with 220k followers
PR/Marketing Team member, Rachel Daniel, got a story reposted by @theangelchante, an account with 19.5k followers
PR/Marketing Team member, Lissette Cabral, got an influencer to post her graphic on their Instagram page
Political Affairs Team member, Morgan Turner, reached out to @nowsimplified with 89.9K followers on Instagram who tagged The Borgen Project on their story
PR/Marketing Team member, Jessica Gobble got a story reposted by @dandydoodlez (11.4 k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Lillian Bertelkamp, got a story reposted by an account with 68 k followers on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Tiana Oster, got Jillian Dearwater (57.1 K followers)to repost this image on her story
PR/Marketing Team member, Ryan Eitner, got a story reposted by an influencer
PR/Marketing Team member, Bridget Caffrey, got a story reposted by @sydprogress (150k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Danielle Powderley, got a story reposted by an account with 14.5 k followers on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Trey Steckline, got a story reposted by an influencer with 62 k followers
Twitter
Political Affairs Team member, Morgan Turner, got a reply from Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN)
Videos
Dear Senator Feinstein, Please Support the Keeping Girls in School Act by Political Affairs Team member, Noah Whitman
Noah also called into C-SPAN and talked about the importance of protecting the International Affairs Budget
The Borgen Project and Christmas by Political Affairs Team member, Madison Routledge
How to Call Congress by Regional Director Rosalind Coats
Global Poverty and Dance by Political Affairs Team member, Anna Grace Kolodny
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Political Affairs Team member, Molara Aroworade, met with Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IA)
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Hailey Foster, attended Rep Madeleine Dean’s (D-PA) Facebook live event and bird-dogged
Political Affairs Team member, Bailey Grijalva, spoke at Stratham, NH Town Hall in front of select board members
Political Affairs Team member, Caleb Kebede, bird-dogged Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Regional Director, Angeline Aloysius met with Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) and District Director, Anthony Nguyen. Congressman Peters included the meeting in his weekly newsletter
Political Affairs Intern, Michelle Tyson, held a virtual presentation for the Citizens Assembly group
Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
Nonprofit Leadership Team: Adriane Phi
Political Affairs Team: Jamie Ziah
Content Team: Samantha Friborg
Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
HR Team: Timothy Erickon, Payton Little
PR/Marketing Team: Isabella Salle, Joanna Barbero, Robert Rogers, Julia McIntee
Political Affairs Team: Jonathan Dombro, Kayla Garcia, Rani Lauwers, Ximena Eguia,
Sydney Schuler, Caroline Pierce, Miska Salemann, Natalie Whitmeyer
Content Team: Sarah Brinsley, Thomas Gill,
Regional Directors: Payton Little
Bird Dog Award:
Political Team: Anna Ryu, Heather Faulkner, Alexa Mellis, Ethan Walton, Jordan Larson, Layla Reynolds, Emily Knight
President’s Circle (50 or more people mobilized):
Political Team: Noah Bray, Mollie Ping, Anna Ryu, Micaela Mittleman, Bernardo Pinto, Julia Orozco, Nicolas Calcinari, Anna Marie Chiles, Gigi Manukyan, Ila Prabhuram,
Emre Kantarci
Jessica Gobble, PR/Marketing Team, pitched to @sunshinethebee (21.7k followers) who shared it on their story
Pia Rodriguez, PR/Marketing Team member, generated a post from @jfvrd (24.4k followers) on their story
Andres Rosales, PR Team member, pitched to an account 83.6K followers on Instagram and got a shoutout
Nicole Bembenek, PR/Marketing Team member, generated a post about the Girls LEAD Act today from @fatfabfeminist (69.k followers) on Instagram
Videos
Political Affairs Team member, Sherise Tracey
Regional Director, Sujata Holman. As a cardiologist, Dr. Holman was able to speak about The Borgen Project (starting at 30 min.) in her recent talk.
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Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
PR/Marketing Team: Alexa Bates
Political Affairs Team: Peter Gobeille
Content Team: Elizabeth Stankovits, Jack Silvers
In-Office Team: Annie Baur
Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
Political Affairs Team: Rachel Greenspan, Elissa DeTellis, Kevin Schmidek, Micaela Mittleman, Nelson Kappas, Anna Ryu, Bernardo Pinto, Grace Harlan, Liam McNett, Matthew Donovan, Samuel Nall, Jamie Ziah
Content Team: Isabella Thorpe, Josie Collier, McKenna Black, Margherita Bassi, Chhavi Mehra, Ritika Saligram, Eliza Cochran, Henry Comes-Pritchett, Jeff Keare, Leina Gabra, Matthew Otey, Sydney Leiter, Samantha Friborg
Kei-Lin Gatline, PR/Marketing Team, pitched to @femaleinspiring (27k followers) who shared the graphic on their feed.
Emma Goins, PR/Marketing Team, pitched to @TaylorHickson (20.7k followers) who shared this picture and link on their Twitter
PR/Marketing Team member, Madeline Kauffman, got her story reposted by influencer/actress, Noa Fisher, @noalehf (22.2k followers) on Instagram
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Lucia Lupotti, got her post about the Girls LEAD Act posted by the verified account @the_female_lead (1.1 million followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Ayden Schwartz, got a story reposted by @Westlakestudentactivism on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Cortarius Polk, got a story reposted by @socialjusticeparenting (11.6k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Christian Line, got a story reposted by @nickischwallz (21k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Molly Deegan, got a story reposted by @activism.afac
PR/Marketing Team member, Tiffany Lou, got a story reposted by @queerbrownvegan (59. 2k) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Aden Kaye, got a story reposted by @cole.hover (15.5k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Murphy Sullivan, got a story reposted by @fairtrademarkus (10.2k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Lindsay Flinn, got a post from @thefemaleactivists (16.9k followers) on Instagram
Upcoming Election
We asked Borgen Project team members why they vote. Here were some of their responses:
Why Vote?
The work we do and how successful we are in passing poverty reduction legislation is dependent on the elected officials in office. Make your voice heard and be ready to vote on Tuesday, November 3rd.
“I vote for a better future. I vote for compassionate reasons. By and large: I vote for my family, my friends, and my community so that collectively things might change for the better. ” – Zachary Szymanski, RD/Assistant Manager, Detroit, MI
“I vote because it’s a right that we should value and honor. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have the privilege to vote but because we have this voice we must use it. I vote because I believe our voice matters and needs to be heard!” – Brianna Alvarez, Political Affairs Intern, NY
“I vote because change depends on it. I vote so that future generations continue to live better and have increased opportunities and resources. By voting, we can recognize the problems that exist and commit to plans and solutions.” – Alicia Gonzales, Political Affairs Intern, Buffalo, NY
Team members took to Instagram to voice support for the cause. Don’t forget to tag @theborgenproject in your content on Instagram
Videos
Keeping Girls in School Act by PR/Marketing Team member, Gabrielle Reed
Debunking Global Poverty Myths by PR/Marketing Team member, Molly Deegan
What is: The Borgen Project by PR/Marketing Team member, Arianna Staton
Kamala Harris, Please Support The International Affairs Budget by PR/Marketing Team member, Briana My-Lan Nguyen
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Borgen Project ambassadors met with Marisa Bremer from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) office.
Kilin Tang of the Political Affairs Team bird-dogged Rep. Lee Griffin (D-PA-12th) about the IAB and Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-7th) about the Girls LEAD Act.
Political Affairs Team member Julia Orozco bird-dogged Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA-37th)
Political Affairs Team member Samantha bird-dogged Kamala Harris during her Instagram live with Sarah Cooper.
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Elleigh Spragg met with Clayton Campbell, District Director to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).
During a Tele-Town Hall meeting, Political Affairs Team member Momina Chaudhry bird-dogged Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20th) on the importance of addressing global poverty during COVID-19.
Listen here:
Warren’s Address
Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.
Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
Content Team: Maxwell Karibian, Ava Roberts
Political Affairs Team: Elizabeth Dassow
Advocate: Terra Johns
Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
Advocate: Isabel Britton, Emma Gebel
Content Team: Petra Dujmic, Taylor Pangman, Mizla Shrestha, Claire Brenner, Ava Roberts, Joy Arkeh, Madeline Zuzevich, Radley Tan, Alana Castle, Andrea Kruger, Bailey Sparks, Evan Kuo, John Brinkman, Rida Memon, Rosalind Coats, Sarah Betuel, Sarah Uddin, Suzanne Quigg, Kyler Juarez
In-Office Team: Hailey Clark, Alice Chang
Political Affairs Team: Daniel Mills, Jack Feenick, Abby Ochs, Gregg Cornett, Nehal Tibrewal
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Reily Radosevich
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member Sabrina Delisfort hosted a food drive to mobilize and fundraise for the cause
Have clothes you no longer need? Editor Nikki Carstensen sold clothes at Plato’s Closet and donated the money to her campaign.
PR/Marketing Team member Jawad Bhuiyan hosted a fundraising table on August 1st with another local Borgen Project Intern. “We raised a total of $100 for both of our fundraising campaigns. We worked very hard and are looking forward to hosting similar fundraising tables soon before leaving for college.”
Cartwheels for a Cause! Rachel Greenspan of the Political Affairs team did some amazing work for her fundraising campaign and raised $104.
PR/Marketing Team member Camille Burt created a graphic to aid her fundraising campaign. She shared it across her social media platforms.
Fitness fundraiser hosted by Kathryn Nash of the PR/Marketing team
Political Affairs Team member Rachael Osman held a virtual 5K run/walk with over 50 participants!
As a fundraising strategy, Advocate Venus Wang has been making gummies and treats to sell.
PR/Marketing Team member David Tran did a photoshoot to fundraise for the cause
PR/Marketing Team member Haley Paluszak, found success reaching out to accounts about the Keeping Girls in School Act and conducted an Instagram takeover.
Amonn Mitchell, PR/Marketing Team, persuaded one Instagram influencer and podcast owner to share 5 Ways to be Active in Activism!
PR/Marketing Team member Tressie Evans reached an audience of 90,000 followers following her social media outreach with two stories posted about emailing in support of a COVID-19 response.
Team members took to Instagram to voice support for the cause. Don’t forget to tag @theborgenproject in your content on Instagram:
Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-NY-19th) gave The Borgen Project a shoutout on Twitter
Videos
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Tiffany Lou
Gabi Kenney Interviews HR Team member Alexandra Kenney about The Borgen Project
Keeping Girls in School Act by PR/Marketing Team member Laura Barriga
One-Mile Campaign by Political Affairs Team members Zachary Szymanski and Alyssa Pascoe
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Political Affairs Team member Alisha Alam in Bartlett, IL bird-dogged Sen. Dick Durbin D-IL) on the Global Health Security Act.
Political Affairs Team member Leila Mosteika met with Erika Ose, Legislative Correspondent of Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY-23rd) via Zoom to discuss the Global Child Thrive Act.
Political Affairs Team member Steven Mattero bird-dogged Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-7th) during a virtual Town Hall.
Political Affairs Team member Jasmun Askew met with Joel James, Community Outreach Representative for Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX-6th) to discuss the Global Health Security Act.
Warren’s Address
Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.
Nonproft Leadership Team: Dalia Nazzal, Jeanne Kopstein, Rachel Holliday
Political Affairs Team: Lauren Diana, Kaitlyn Moorhead, Cailan Adams, Claire Knox, Lara Smith, Sam Crispin, Derrick Dousharm, Abigail Wilson, Caroline Cuoco, Emily Pyle, Molly Funk, Yasmeen Abdul-Razeq, Max Glennie, Danielle Piccoli, Jeehan Mikdadi, Daina Stinnett, Edward Ryan, Brandon Stoll, Cecilia Payne, Zachary Szymanski, Elizabeth Dassow, Katy Dulaney, Shadia Aroworade
PR/Marketing Team: Michaela Johnson, Ella Nordell-Morris, Kelsey Lu, Haley Paluszak, Jack Marquard, Rachel Calvis, Sydney Chamley-Oerton, Robert Crystal
Advocates: Isabel Brittin, Emma Gebel
Bird Dog Award:
Political Affairs Team: Dakota Spears, Samantha Sasaki, Thomas Flora, Melinda Lu, Matthew Hernandez, Jessica Peoples, Sam Hiner, Frank Lopez, Dakota Spears, Lucy Bozinov, Ayaan Siddiqui, Natasha Shaghafi, Madina Zermeno, Sydnie Jiang, Brandon Stoll, Simon Lee, Jax Vtieznik, Vidushee Mishra, Hannah DelSordo, Jessica Peoples, Jacob Boehm, Talia Mathew, Elizabeth Dassow
Political Affairs Team member Jennifer Ramirez virtually met with a group of young leaders and the director of Youth Faith Formation to discuss The Borgen Project.
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team member Sofia Siegel.
Advocate Venus Wang (left) and Content Team member Melody Kazel (right).
Political Affairs Team member Joshua Werner.
Content Team member Maya Gonzales (right) and her sister (left) hung flyers throughout Kentfield, CA to raise awareness about global poverty.
Political Affairs Team member Sofia Siegel completing her One-Mile Campaign.
Content Team member Avery Fletcher (left) and PR/Marketing Team member Sumiran Nigam at Denny Park in Seattle, WA (right).
Political Affairs Team member Rachel Jakovac.
Content Team member Ashley Bond (left) and Political Affairs Team member Lucy Bozinov (right).
Political Affairs Team member Matt Aston (left) and Nonproft Leadership Team member Heeyoung Son (right).
One-Mile Campaigns by PR/Marketing Team members Danielle Zbodula, Hannah Zastrow (center) and Hannah Stricker (right).
PR/Marketing Team member Alexis Woodruff completed her One-Mile Campaign in downtown Indianapolis (left) and Mette Beierle, from the In-Office Team, posted fliers near Sen. Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Cantwell’s offices (D-WA) (right).
Political Affairs Team members Andrew Miles (left) and Max Glennie (right).
PR/Marketing Team members Jamie Yeh (left) and David Tran (right).
PR/Marketing Team member Jack Marquard.
Political Affairs Team member Jinhong Julia Lee created and printed out QR code flyers that directed people to The Borgen Project’s Action Center and posted them around town.
Swarms
Political Affairs Team member Robin Kaloustian created a virtual swarm with friends and family.
Political Affairs Team member Severio Martin educated friends about The Borgen Project.
Political Affairs Team member Morgan Swindall mobilized her friends to call Congress during a virtual swarm.
Political Affairs Team member Joseph Christensen created a virtual swarm.
Ready to call Congress? Political Affairs Team member team member Aman Patel created a swarm at home.
Political Affairs Team member Juliana Balaban-Kroll mobilized her friends to take action in New Orleans, LA.
State of the Union January 2021
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Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Live Events
Our In-Office team met with Representative Derek Kilmer, who then Tweeted about the call.
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
Informational Events
PR/Marketing Team member, Mina Naziri, hosted an information event on Zoom attended by more than 40 people
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team member, Madison Routledge
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Hailey Foster
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Meg Gonzalez
Political Affairs Team member, Lucia Grant
Political Affairs Team member, Morgan Turner
PR/Marketing Team member, Pilar Willis
Regional Director, Hieran Andeberhan
Regional Director, Kevin Grasell
PR/Marketing Team member, Mina Naziri
Political Affairs Team member, Claire Forsythe and her cat, George
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
HR Team
PR/Marketing Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
PR/Marketing Team member, Erica Loy
PR/Marketing Team member, Yiyang Sun
PR/Marketing Team member, Mikayla Smith
HR Team member, Porscha Levi
Fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Sacha Coleman made sugar scrubs for a fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Erica Loy, hosted a dog treat bake sale fundraiser
Media Outreach
Interviews and Media Features
-PR/Marketing Team member Reghan Callahan secured a shoutout for The Borgen Project on Watchable: An Entertainment Podcast. Listen here.
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
PR/Marketing Team member, Ally Styers
PR/Marketing Team member, Mikayla Smith
Instagram
Social Media Outreach
PR/Marketing Team member, Trey Steckline, got a story reposted by @aaron_yacht (31k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Tiana Oster, got a story reposted by @erinthumann (156 k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Julian Bryant, got an influencer with 87k followers on Instagram to repost a graphic on their story
PR/Marketing Team member, Owen Whetstone, got a story reposted by an account on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Adrian Ku, got a story reposted by @disneyfriendsclub (18.6 k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Jabria Scott, got a story reposted by @lovesimplydave (34 k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Sydney Norton got a story reposted by @novanationer (36.7 k followers) on Instagram
Regional Director, Julia Lupariello, got a story reposted by @activislam (98.2 k followers) on Instagram
Twitter
PR/Marketing Team member, Jabria Scott, generated a tweet from @Ebonie_QT (22.3k followers) on Twitter
Jabria also generated a tweet from @KeyshaMilana (10.1k followers) on Twitter
Videos
The Borgen Project President, Clint Borgen, on C-SPAN
The War on Global Poverty by Regional Director Matt Aston
The Borgen Project Kahoot by Writer Jillian Reese
State of the Union December 2020
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Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Live Events
Political Affairs Team member, Caleb Kebede, presented to a Rotary Club
Political Affairs Team member, Kayla Garcia, presented to members of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
PR/Marketing Team member, Julian Bryant presented to the City Council
Political Affairs Team member, Jasmine Thomassy bird dogged Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-VA)
Political Affairs Team member, Maggie Walsh received a handwritten letter from her Senator about The Borgen Project
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
Informational Events
PR/Marketing Team members, Kacey Mapp and Lillian Bertelkamp tabled on their university campus to raise awareness about The Borgen Project
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Content Team member, Jillian Reese
Content Team member, Mary Qualls
HR Team member, Carlie Suggs
HR Team member, Sofia Bicho
Political Affairs Team member, Lucia Grante
Political Affairs Team member, Kayla Garcia
Political Affairs Team member, Luisa Klein
Political Affairs Team member, Emre Kantarci
Political Affairs Team member, Marie Leone
Political Affairs Team member, Stevanna Sargeant
Political Affairs Team member, Rani Lauwers
Political Affairs Team member, Mollie Ping
PR/Marketing Team member, Miguel Mendes
Content Team member, Emma Jessica Maytham
Political Affairs Team member, Joseph Thompson
Political Affairs Team member, Abigail Shearer
Political Affairs Team member, Madison Coleman
Political Affairs Team member, Caroline Greene
Political Affairs Team member, Margaret Walsh
PR/Marketing Team member, Gabriela Cortez
PR/Marketing Team member, Anakaren Maldonado
PR/Marketing Team member, Kacey Mapp
PR/Marketing Team member, Joshua Massaquoi
PR/Marketing Team member, Jessica Gobble
PR/Marketing Team member, Lauren Hartley
PR/Marketing Team member, Nayab Abbas
PR/Marketing Team member, Sarah Belasco
PR/Marketing Team member, Zhilin Jiang
Political Affairs Team member, Megan Morrison
PR/Marketing Team member, Tai Robinson
PR/Marketing Team member, Sarina Lavon
PR/Marketing Team member, Briana Nguyen
PR/Marketing Team member, Rachel Daniel
PR/Marketing Team member, Ian Gibbs
Advocate, Kawsar Yasin
PR/Marketing Team member, Reenua Jones
HR Team member, Omar Baki
Swarms
Political Affairs team member, Lejla Dervišević, and her friends doing a swarm
Political Affairs Team member, Maryam Khan, hosted a swarm
Letters to the Editor
PR/Marketing Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
PR/Marketing Team member,
Mikayla Smith
PR/Marketing Team member, Anakaren Maldonado
PR/Marketing Team member, Matthew McCormick
Political Affairs Team member, Sadie Fleig
PR/Marketing Team member, Wanting Su
Content Team member, Johana Vazquez
HR Team member, Porscha Levi
Nonprofit Leadership team member, Paige Hamilton
PR/Marketing Team member, Julian Bryant
Fundraising
Political Affairs intern, Maryam Khan, baked to raise money
Political Affairs Intern, Rani Lauwers, designed some handmade stickers for her fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Kacey Mapp, made stickers for her fundraising campaign
Regional Director, Melia Reyther-Espinoza sold customized tote bags
Content Team Member, Zachary Kunze, created candles for his fundraising campaign, with a little bit of help from his children!
Media Outreach
Interviews and Media Features
-PR/Marketing Team member Reghan Callahan secured a shoutout for The Borgen Project on Watchable: An Entertainment Podcast. Listen here.
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Instagram
Social Media Outreach
Joanna Barbero, PR/Marketing Team member, got a story reposted by @sportshumor, an account with 220k followers
PR/Marketing Team member, Rachel Daniel, got a story reposted by @theangelchante, an account with 19.5k followers
PR/Marketing Team member, Lissette Cabral, got an influencer to post her graphic on their Instagram page
Political Affairs Team member, Morgan Turner, reached out to @nowsimplified with 89.9K followers on Instagram who tagged The Borgen Project on their story
PR/Marketing Team member, Jessica Gobble got a story reposted by @dandydoodlez (11.4 k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Lillian Bertelkamp, got a story reposted by an account with 68 k followers on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Tiana Oster, got Jillian Dearwater (57.1 K followers)to repost this image on her story
PR/Marketing Team member, Ryan Eitner, got a story reposted by an influencer
PR/Marketing Team member, Bridget Caffrey, got a story reposted by @sydprogress (150k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Danielle Powderley, got a story reposted by an account with 14.5 k followers on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Trey Steckline, got a story reposted by an influencer with 62 k followers
Twitter
Political Affairs Team member, Morgan Turner, got a reply from Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN)
Videos
Dear Senator Feinstein, Please Support the Keeping Girls in School Act by Political Affairs Team member, Noah Whitman
Noah also called into C-SPAN and talked about the importance of protecting the International Affairs Budget
The Borgen Project and Christmas by Political Affairs Team member, Madison Routledge
How to Call Congress by Regional Director Rosalind Coats
Global Poverty and Dance by Political Affairs Team member, Anna Grace Kolodny
State of the Union November 2020
/in State of the Union /by teamPolitical Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Live Events
Political Affairs Team member, Molara Aroworade, met with Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IA)
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Hailey Foster, attended Rep Madeleine Dean’s (D-PA) Facebook live event and bird-dogged
Political Affairs Team member, Bailey Grijalva, spoke at Stratham, NH Town Hall in front of select board members
Political Affairs Team member, Caleb Kebede, bird-dogged Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Regional Director, Angeline Aloysius met with Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) and District Director, Anthony Nguyen. Congressman Peters included the meeting in his weekly newsletter
Political Affairs Intern, Michelle Tyson, held a virtual presentation for the Citizens Assembly group
Recognition
Congratulations to the following team members who have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition
Sydney Schuler, Caroline Pierce, Miska Salemann, Natalie Whitmeyer
Emre Kantarci
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 member, Nicole Iradukunda
PR/Marketing Team member, Moriah McDuffie
Political Affairs Team member, Bardia Memar
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Hannah Gilmore
Political Affairs Team member, Bernardo Pinto
Content Team member, Lizt Garcia
Content Team member, Naomi Schmeck
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Adriane Phi
PR/Marketing Team member, Brianna Alvarez
Political Affairs Team member, Madison Routledge
Political Affairs Team member, Michelle Tyson, held a tabling event on her college campus
Content Team member, Samantha Johnson
PR/Marketing Team member, Miyo Park
Political Affairs Team member, Momina Chaudhry
Content Team member, Emma Maytham
Regional Director, Rosalind Coats
Regional Director, Payton Little
Letters to the Editor
Content Team
Political Affairs Team
PR/Marketing Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Created by PR/Marketing Team member, Thomas Chiarello
Created by PR/Marketing Team member, Erica Loy
Created by PR Team member, Carla Quispe
Fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Gabriela Cortez, set up a station at work selling sanitizers, stickers, and hand lotion
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Amanda Goldstein hosted a pilates class for her fundraiser
PR/Marketing Team member, Alena Carr hosted a raffle for fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Rachel Sun, shared some of the knitting she’s done for her fundraising
HR Team member, Brooklyn Ferguson, created raffle baskets as one of her fundraising ideas
PR Team member, Madison Rosewall, made stickers for her fundraising campaign
Media Outreach
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Instagram
Jessica Gobble, PR/Marketing Team, pitched to @sunshinethebee (21.7k followers) who shared it on their story
Pia Rodriguez, PR/Marketing Team member, generated a post from @jfvrd (24.4k followers) on their story
Andres Rosales, PR Team member, pitched to an account 83.6K followers on Instagram and got a shoutout
Nicole Bembenek, PR/Marketing Team member, generated a post about the Girls LEAD Act today from @fatfabfeminist (69.k followers) on Instagram
Videos
Political Affairs Team member, Sherise Tracey
Regional Director, Sujata Holman. As a cardiologist, Dr. Holman was able to speak about The Borgen Project (starting at 30 min.) in her recent talk.
State of the Union October 2020
/in State of the Union /by teamPolitical Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Live Events
Political Affairs Team member Jessica Nguyen attended a virtual town hall meeting for Occoquan, Virginia
Grace Harlan, Political Affairs Team, bird-dogged Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) while live with National Security Action!
Adriane Phi, Nonprofit Leadership Team, met with Rick Larson’s (D-WA) staff member JZ Golden
Momina Chaudhry, Political Affairs Team, presented to a Religion and Human Rights Class
Ceara Stewart and Alicia Gonzalez, Political Affairs Team, met with a staffer of Rep. Jacobs (R-NY) to discuss the Youth, Freedom, and Security Act
Carson Taylor, Political Affairs Team, bird-dogged Instagram live video for #teamjoetalks with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Anna Ryu, Political Affairs Team, attended a letter writing event with Swing Left Philadelphia
Nisaa DuFourm, Nonproft Leadership Team, bird-dogged Rep. Madeleine Dean’s (D-PA) virtual town hall on Facebook Live
Nelly Harb, Regional Director, bird-dogged Rep. Dwight Evan’s (D-PA) virtual town hall
Christy Johnson, Advocate, met with Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) District Director, Ben Gruender
Cori Dill, Political Affairs Team, bird-dogged Kamala Harris (D-CA) on her Instagram Live with Lizzo
Caleb Kebede, Political Affairs Team, presented to Rotary Club
Siddhant Urunkar, Political Affairs Team, bird-dogged Representative Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ)
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Samantha Picaro, attended Tom Malinowski’s (D-NJ) Facebook event named “Congress in your Kitchen”
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
Informational Events
The Borgen Project by Statyn Coppage, PR/Marketing Team
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team member Brianna Alvarez
PR/Marketing Team member Lucas Swanson
Content Team member Adrianna Tomasello
Political Affairs Team member Julia Roseneck
PR/Marketing Team member Kei-Lin Gatling
Political Affairs Team member Momina Chaudhry
Content Team member Karli Stone
Regional Director, Diego Tambazidis
Political Affairs Team member, Jessica Nguyen
PR/Marketing Team member, Paige Hankins
PR/Marketing Team member, Kayla Garcia
HR team member, Sartaj Grewal
HR team member, Kevin Malibiran
HR team member, Katherine Starkey
HR team member, Ke’Shawn Vaughan
PR/Marketing Team member, Lindsay Flinn
Swarms
Belen Lopez, HR Team, hosted a swarm from Peru
Regional Director, Kaitlyn Piechnik
Letters to the Editor
Content Team
Political Affairs Team
In-Office Team
HR Team
PR/Marketing Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Created by Paige Hankins, PR/Marketing Team
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Jeremy Hogeweide. View the full series on our Instagram.
Created by Political Affairs Team member, Abigail Kaye
Created by Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Jessia Avila
Created by PR/Marketing Team member, Zhilin Jiang
Created by PR member, Sarah Belasco
Created by PR member, Briana My-Lan Nguyen
Created by PR/Marketing Team member, Robert Rogers
Created by PR/Marketing Team member, Lissette Cabral
Created by Content Team member, Heather Babka
Created by PR/Marketing Team member, Statyn Coppage
Created by PR/Marketing Team member, Amanda Hammon
Created by PR/Marketing Team member, Emma Floberg
Alicia Gonzalez, Political Affairs member, created materials for Instagram
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Anna Ryu, created and packaged thank you cards for her fundraising campaign.
Political Affairs Member, Brianna Alvarez, sold old clothes to Plato’s Closet and created an Etsy shop to bedazzle bottles
Political Affairs Member, Alexandra Morales, washed cars for friends and family in her area
HR team Member Maria Catalina Pérez, hosted a bake sale
Nonprofit Leadership team member, Gabie Buechner, sold her artwork
HR team member, Anais Celini, rented out an MMA gym and hosted “Fight” for the Underdog
Political Affairs team member, Brianna Alvarez, auctioned her nieces’ artwork
PR/Marketing Team member, Molly Deegan, created stickers
Regional Director, Melia Reyther-Espinoza, made stamps
HR team, Carlie Suggs, baked cookies and sold out for one of her fundraising tasks
PR/Marketing Team member, Briana Nguyen created artwork
Political Affairs Team member, Brianna Alvarez sold her old clothes
PR/Marketing Team member, Miyo Solange Park, made mugs and stickers sold on Redbubble
Media Outreach
Interviews and Media Features
-PR/Marketing Team member Reghan Callahan secured a shoutout for The Borgen Project on Watchable: An Entertainment Podcast. Listen here.
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Instagram
Social Media Outreach
Kei-Lin Gatline, PR/Marketing Team, pitched to @femaleinspiring (27k followers) who shared the graphic on their feed.
Emma Goins, PR/Marketing Team, pitched to @TaylorHickson (20.7k followers) who shared this picture and link on their Twitter
PR/Marketing Team member, Madeline Kauffman, got her story reposted by influencer/actress, Noa Fisher, @noalehf (22.2k followers) on Instagram
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Lucia Lupotti, got her post about the Girls LEAD Act posted by the verified account @the_female_lead (1.1 million followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Ayden Schwartz, got a story reposted by @Westlakestudentactivism on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Cortarius Polk, got a story reposted by @socialjusticeparenting (11.6k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Christian Line, got a story reposted by @nickischwallz (21k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Molly Deegan, got a story reposted by @activism.afac
PR/Marketing Team member, Tiffany Lou, got a story reposted by @queerbrownvegan (59. 2k) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Aden Kaye, got a story reposted by @cole.hover (15.5k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Murphy Sullivan, got a story reposted by @fairtrademarkus (10.2k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Lindsay Flinn, got a post from @thefemaleactivists (16.9k followers) on Instagram
Upcoming Election
We asked Borgen Project team members why they vote. Here were some of their responses:
Why Vote?
The work we do and how successful we are in passing poverty reduction legislation is dependent on the elected officials in office. Make your voice heard and be ready to vote on Tuesday, November 3rd.
“I vote for a better future. I vote for compassionate reasons. By and large: I vote for my family, my friends, and my community so that collectively things might change for the better. ” – Zachary Szymanski, RD/Assistant Manager, Detroit, MI
“I vote because it’s a right that we should value and honor. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have the privilege to vote but because we have this voice we must use it. I vote because I believe our voice matters and needs to be heard!” – Brianna Alvarez, Political Affairs Intern, NY
“I vote because change depends on it. I vote so that future generations continue to live better and have increased opportunities and resources. By voting, we can recognize the problems that exist and commit to plans and solutions.” – Alicia Gonzales, Political Affairs Intern, Buffalo, NY
Team members took to Instagram to voice support for the cause. Don’t forget to tag @theborgenproject in your content on Instagram
Videos
Keeping Girls in School Act by PR/Marketing Team member, Gabrielle Reed
Debunking Global Poverty Myths by PR/Marketing Team member, Molly Deegan
What is: The Borgen Project by PR/Marketing Team member, Arianna Staton
Kamala Harris, Please Support The International Affairs Budget by PR/Marketing Team member, Briana My-Lan Nguyen
State of the Union September 2020
/in State of the Union /by teamPolitical Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Live Events
Borgen Project ambassadors met with Marisa Bremer from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) office.
Kilin Tang of the Political Affairs Team bird-dogged Rep. Lee Griffin (D-PA-12th) about the IAB and Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-7th) about the Girls LEAD Act.
Political Affairs Team member Julia Orozco bird-dogged Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA-37th)
Political Affairs Team member Samantha bird-dogged Kamala Harris during her Instagram live with Sarah Cooper.
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Elleigh Spragg met with Clayton Campbell, District Director to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).
During a Tele-Town Hall meeting, Political Affairs Team member Momina Chaudhry bird-dogged Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20th) on the importance of addressing global poverty during COVID-19.
Listen here:
Warren’s Address
Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.
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
Informational Events
PR/Marketing Team member Kei-Lin Gatling: Borgen Project 101
PR/Marketing Team member Gabby Kinzler: The Borgen Project
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
HR Team member Sofia Rimola
Content Team member Michael Messina
Content Team member Grace Ganz (left) and PR/Marketing Team member Adam Cronin
Political Affairs Team member Elizabeth Lewis (left), PR/Marketing Team member Ann Yu and Nonprofit Leadership Team member Connor Kaufman (right)
PR/Marketing Team member Desiree Sierra
Content Team members Allison Lloyd (left) and Savannah Gardner (right)
Content Team member Samantha Puzzi completing her One-Mile Campaign
PR/Marketing Team member Alexis Woodruff
Advocate Eva Sturdivant encouraged over 20 people to take a picture of the link to email their congressional leaders
Content Team member Araceli Mercer (left) and Political Affairs Team member Jackie Bartha (right)
Political Affairs Team member Joseph Hoeg in Northampton, MA
Political Affairs Team members Jasmun Askew (top left), Bailey Fleming (top right), Emily Pyle (bottom left), and Ethan Walton (bottom right)
Content Team members Bryan Boggiano (left) and Claire Brenner (right)
Political Affairs Team member Ceara Stewart
HR Team member Caroline Ayers
Julia Orozco (left), Political Affairs Team, and Stella Grimaldi (right), Content Team, completed the One-Mile Campaign on and around the USC Village
PR/Marketing Team member Emma Goins
PR/Marketing Team member Kimberly Kukla
PR/Marketing Team member Monica Littles
PR/Marketing Team member Bailie Posten
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Abigail Schultz’s dog JJ wants you to support the cause!
Chalk art by Political Affairs Team member Rachel Greenspan
PR/Marketing Team member Cade Pustelnik
HR Team member Ishah Tariq
PR/Marketing Team member Ava Morrant
PR/Marketing Team member Laura Barriga Fernandez
Regional Director Daysha Robinson
Political Affairs Team member Bardia Memar: “Take 1 minute to fight global poverty”
PR/Marketing Team member Sujud Khalil
Political Affairs Team members Danielle Piccoli (top) and Danielle Crowley (bottom) posting flyers
Swarms
Advocate Leah Schroeder calling Congress with family.
Letters to the Editor
Content Team
Political Affairs Team
PR/Marketing Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
The Borgen Project
Created by Political Affairs Team member Julia Orozco
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Gabriel Souza
Created by Advocate Isabel Britton
Created by HR Team member Caroline Ayers
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Emma Goins
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Sara Holm
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Camille Burt
Created by Apirat Rungpat, PR/Marketing Team (left) and Grace Ganz, Content Team (right)
Created by Advocate Jessica Nguyen
Created by Penelope Moreno, PR/Marketing Team
Global Poverty Facts
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Alyssa Barrera
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Pia Rodriguez
Created by PR/Marketing Team members Karina Mayo Trujillo
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Mackenzie Sager
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Gabriel Souza
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Audrey Reus
Created by Advocate Savannah Villanueva
Created by Content Team member Sydney Bazilian
Advocacy
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Pia Rodriguez
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Max Kyle
Created by Political Affairs Team member Jax Viteznik
Legislation
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Alyssa Barrera
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Felicia Chigaru
Created by Content Team member Claire Brenner
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Pia Rodriguez
Created by Regional Director Sarah Gruesser
Created by Political Affairs Team member Nehal Tibrewal
Created by Nonprofit Leadership Team member Lillian Bradley
COVID-19
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Kristian Zivkovic
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Kilin Tang
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Monica Littles
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Emily Vankoll
Created by Jailene Paniagua – 5 Beauty Brands Making a Difference with COVID-19
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Reily Radosevich
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member Sabrina Delisfort hosted a food drive to mobilize and fundraise for the cause
Have clothes you no longer need? Editor Nikki Carstensen sold clothes at Plato’s Closet and donated the money to her campaign.
PR/Marketing Team member Jawad Bhuiyan hosted a fundraising table on August 1st with another local Borgen Project Intern. “We raised a total of $100 for both of our fundraising campaigns. We worked very hard and are looking forward to hosting similar fundraising tables soon before leaving for college.”
Cartwheels for a Cause! Rachel Greenspan of the Political Affairs team did some amazing work for her fundraising campaign and raised $104.
PR/Marketing Team member Camille Burt created a graphic to aid her fundraising campaign. She shared it across her social media platforms.
Fitness fundraiser hosted by Kathryn Nash of the PR/Marketing team
Political Affairs Team member Rachael Osman held a virtual 5K run/walk with over 50 participants!
As a fundraising strategy, Advocate Venus Wang has been making gummies and treats to sell.
PR/Marketing Team member David Tran did a photoshoot to fundraise for the cause
Advocate Angeline Aloysius
Content Team member Rochelle Gluzman
Media Outreach
Interviews and Media Features
SPAA Internship Spotlight: Ashly Sanchez Sanz, Political Affairs Team
Promoting Activism Through Legislation: Olivia Ripps, Political Affairs Team
TikTok
PR/Marketing Team member Emma Goins:
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them tiktok@borgenproject.org.
Instagram
Social Media Outreach
PR/Marketing Team member Haley Paluszak, found success reaching out to accounts about the Keeping Girls in School Act and conducted an Instagram takeover.
Amonn Mitchell, PR/Marketing Team, persuaded one Instagram influencer and podcast owner to share 5 Ways to be Active in Activism!
PR/Marketing Team member Tressie Evans reached an audience of 90,000 followers following her social media outreach with two stories posted about emailing in support of a COVID-19 response.
Team members took to Instagram to voice support for the cause. Don’t forget to tag @theborgenproject in your content on Instagram:
Stories:
PR/Marketing Team member Angela Porter
Twitter
Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-NY-19th) gave The Borgen Project a shoutout on Twitter
Videos
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Tiffany Lou
Gabi Kenney Interviews HR Team member Alexandra Kenney about The Borgen Project
Keeping Girls in School Act by PR/Marketing Team member Laura Barriga
One-Mile Campaign by Political Affairs Team members Zachary Szymanski and Alyssa Pascoe
State of the Union August 2020
/in State of the Union /by teamPolitical Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Live Events
Political Affairs Team member Alisha Alam in Bartlett, IL bird-dogged Sen. Dick Durbin D-IL) on the Global Health Security Act.
Political Affairs Team member Leila Mosteika met with Erika Ose, Legislative Correspondent of Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY-23rd) via Zoom to discuss the Global Child Thrive Act.
Political Affairs Team member Steven Mattero bird-dogged Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-7th) during a virtual Town Hall.
Political Affairs Team member Jasmun Askew met with Joel James, Community Outreach Representative for Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX-6th) to discuss the Global Health Security Act.
Warren’s Address
Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.
Content Team Updates
Articles of the Month:
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
Informational Events
Powerpoint created by PR/Marketing Team member Julia Lupariello.
PR/Marketing Team member Sarah Tucker: The Borgen Project.
Political Affairs Team member Jennifer Ramirez virtually met with a group of young leaders and the director of Youth Faith Formation to discuss The Borgen Project.
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team member Sofia Siegel.
Advocate Venus Wang (left) and Content Team member Melody Kazel (right).
Political Affairs Team member Joshua Werner.
Content Team member Maya Gonzales (right) and her sister (left) hung flyers throughout Kentfield, CA to raise awareness about global poverty.
Political Affairs Team member Sofia Siegel completing her One-Mile Campaign.
Content Team member Avery Fletcher (left) and PR/Marketing Team member Sumiran Nigam at Denny Park in Seattle, WA (right).
Political Affairs Team member Rachel Jakovac.
Content Team member Ashley Bond (left) and Political Affairs Team member Lucy Bozinov (right).
Political Affairs Team member Matt Aston (left) and Nonproft Leadership Team member Heeyoung Son (right).
One-Mile Campaigns by PR/Marketing Team members Danielle Zbodula, Hannah Zastrow (center) and Hannah Stricker (right).
PR/Marketing Team member Alexis Woodruff completed her One-Mile Campaign in downtown Indianapolis (left) and Mette Beierle, from the In-Office Team, posted fliers near Sen. Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Cantwell’s offices (D-WA) (right).
Political Affairs Team members Andrew Miles (left) and Max Glennie (right).
PR/Marketing Team members Jamie Yeh (left) and David Tran (right).
PR/Marketing Team member Jack Marquard.
Political Affairs Team member Jinhong Julia Lee created and printed out QR code flyers that directed people to The Borgen Project’s Action Center and posted them around town.
Swarms
Political Affairs Team member Robin Kaloustian created a virtual swarm with friends and family.
Political Affairs Team member Severio Martin educated friends about The Borgen Project.
Political Affairs Team member Morgan Swindall mobilized her friends to call Congress during a virtual swarm.
Political Affairs Team member Joseph Christensen created a virtual swarm.
Ready to call Congress? Political Affairs Team member team member Aman Patel created a swarm at home.
Political Affairs Team member Juliana Balaban-Kroll mobilized her friends to take action in New Orleans, LA.
Letters to the Editor
Content Team
Political Affairs Team
PR/Marketing Team
HR Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Extreme Global Poverty Facts by PR/Marketing Team member Alexa Bates.


Diverting Campaign by PR/Marketing Team member Jamie Hood.
Global Poverty Trivia by PR/Marketing Team member Jamie Hood.
Keeping Girls in School Act by PR/Marketing Team member Melanie Perazzo.
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Kei-Lin Gatling.
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Kei-Lin Gatling.
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Lina Moscol.
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Sydney Chamley-Oerton.
How to contact Congress by PR/Marketing Team member Hannah Kremer.
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Kei-Lin Gatling.
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Cortarius Polk.
Created by PR/Marketing Team member Sarah Tucker.
Created by HR Team member Maddison Mello.
Created by Political Affairs Team member Susan Baek.
Global Poverty 101 by PR/Marketing Team member Alyssa Barrera.