Dania Kerim made Tote bags to sell for her fundraising campaign
Lizzie Mazzola is making jewelry for her fundraising campaign.
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Alyazia Mahmood, Bake sale and flyer templates
Political Affairs Team
Jane Cox arranged a clothing swap fundraiser event
Samantha Arias undertook a cycle ride for her fundraiser – 2 falls, 2 punctured tires and broken brakes, well done Samantha!
Videos
Political Affairs Team
Max Kurzweil
Oishe Paul
Yason Borjas
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The Borgen Project and Medics from Gaza Lobbied in DC
Clint Borgen, Kim Thelwell and medical professionals who volunteered in Gaza, met in DC with Government Leaders – Conference Video. They did almost 90 meetings with Congressional offices.
Dr. Ayesha, Dr. Feroze, Lana (nurse), Caroline (volunteer) and The Borgen Project’s Kim Thelwell
Urgent Call to Action
Help us improve the visibility of this important clip of Dr. Mark Perlmutter during a briefing that the team and the medics held. This clip should be viewed by as many as possible. Please share the clip far and wide.
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Let’s greet 2025 with open arms and loving hearts.
I hope you have a happy and successful new year!
There will be fresh starts, exciting new experiences
and unforgettable memories.
The Borgen Project
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in December: 12
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2024: 357
Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2024: 390
Advocacy Emails
Total # of Advocacy Emails in December: 1,249
Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2024: 46,742
Advocacy Emails Goal for 2024: 84,000
% of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 98%
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
The Borgen Project’s Kim Thelwell, Content Team member Avery Harzard and Political Affairs Team member Riley Emel met with Representative Peters’ staffer – Aren Sanikian (D-CA-50)
Regional Director Uzoma Ozurumba met with MP Mike Lake (Conservative Party of Canada, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin)
Updates from DC
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Political Affairs Team member, Katherine Soper, held a Halloween fundraiser. She had 190 attendees, 6 prizes including a record player with records, a golf kit, a kitchen package, a jet’s prize and a movie night with the three organizers!
Content Team member, Rebecca Aziz held a bake sale
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Senior Program Manager Amy Jenkins and Advocate Daniel Prizant met with Representative Marc Molinaro’s (R-NY-19) Legislative Assistant
Senior Program Manager Amy Jenkins and Political Affairs Team member Dominic Baltazar met with Representative Aguilar’s (D-CA-33) Legislative Assistant
Political Affairs Team member Fairooz Jahan had a follow-up meeting with MP David Simmonds (Conservative, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, UK)
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Mohammed Aakif met with his MP Charles Sousa (Mississauga-Lakeshore, Canada)
Political Affairs Team member Anita Anosike met with Lacey Sanders, Executive Assistant to MP Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South, Canada)
Political Affairs Team member Jordan Payne-Knauf met with MP Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West, UK)
Updates from DC
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Political Affairs Team member Kate McMonagle hosting her fundraising event
Content Team member Alissa Naydenova’s poster for her fundraiser
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Inyuva Flores’ fundraising poster
Political Affairs Intern Daniela Masri is hosting a pumpkin carving contest as part of her fundraising event
Political Affairs Team member Raymond Bartee partnered with a local comedy club for a comedy show fundraiser – Comic Strip
Media Outreach
Political Affairs Team member Clara Birling
Political Affairs Team member Dominic Baltazar
Videos
Political Affairs Team
Clara Birling
Huyen Nguyen
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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”
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
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Political Affairs Team member Toluwnimi Famurewa had a meeting with MP Heather McPherson (New Democratic Party, Edmonton Strathcona), Canada
Political Affairs Team member, Elis Jones met with his MP, Claire Hughes in Westminster, UK
Political Affairs Team member Moazam Jahangir, met with MP Charlotte Cane at her constituency office, East Cambridgeshire & Ely, UK
Kim Thelwell & Political Affairs Team member Prabhav Keerthipati meeting with Representative Foster’s office (D-IL-11)
Kim Thelwell & Political Affairs Team members Allison Luo, Lucy Jiang, Stanley Anukwuocha, Sarah Roshi and Samrah Syed met with Senator Durbin’s Office (D-IL)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Brayden Hunt met with Representative DeSaulnier’s office (D-CA-10)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Beatrice Ehrhardt met with Representative Schrier’s office (D-WA-8)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Libby Michael met with Senato Blackburn’s office (R-TN)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Meredith Kovarovic met with Representative Frankel’s office (D-FL-22)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Percy Masanga met with Representative McBath’s office (D-GA-7)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Samrah Syed met with Representative Casten’s office (D-IL-6)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Zac Dybeck met with Senator Hassan’s office (D-NH)
Amy Jenkins, Alexia Orban & Prisha Jain met with Representative Frost’s office (D-FL-10)
Amy Jenkins, Danial Osmani, Jonathan Mao, Grace Foose, Eli Shear-Baggish, Fletcher Hoven and Joshua Pinhancos met with Senator Warren’s office (D-MA)
Amy Jenkins, Isabella Rappaccioli and Naxhelt Sanchez met with Senator Warnock’s office (D-GA)
Amy Jenkins, Zach Dybeck and Andrea Mendoza met with Represnetative Levin’s office (D-CA-49)
Updates from DC
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Political Affairs Team members, Annabelle Sala and Walker Rose meeting with Brandon Simon, Senator Cruz’s (R-TX) Central Texas Regional Director
Kim Thelwell and Political Affairs Team members Shayyan Ahmed and Matthew Sotomey, meet with Representation John Sarbanes’ (D-MD-03) staffer, Lily Chang
The Borgen Project Team members, meeting with Senator Duckworth’s (D-IL) staff
Political Affairs Team member Aliyyah Gbadamosi, met with MP Margaret Mullane (Dagenham and Rainham)
Political Affairs Team member Kayla Soetaert, Canada, met with MP Dane Lloyd
The Borgen Project Team members meeting with Senator Gillibrand’s (D-NY) office
Political Affairs Team member Madison Possamai, Bird Dogging Representative Jennifer Stewart (D-RI- 59)
Updates from DC
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Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Carl Massad, Content Team Member met with Emma Bruce, Congressman Ami Bera’s (D-CA-06) Staff Director. The group discussed how to best move the End Tuberculosis Now Act forward in Congress
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Carter Rejman met with Brittany Adams, Defense Fellow for Senator Tester (D-MT)
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Reem Itani met with Connor Smith, Senator Fetterman’s (D-PA) Military Legislative Assistant.
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Cecilia Hult met with Sen. Whitehouse’s (D-RI) Legislative Correspondent, Jonathan Harris.
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team members, Isabella Rappaccioli and Libby Michael met with Jane Scarborough, Representative McCormick’s (R-GA-06) Legislative Correspondent
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member Alaina Tice met with Belle Martire, Legislative Correspondent in Senator Carper’s (D-DE) office.
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team members Ryan Patrick, Milena Baquerizo, Isabella Chow, Matthew Moy, Addie Tirone, Jickinson Louis, and Sofia Buziashvili met with Shyla Alam, Legislative Correspondent for Senator Schumer (D-NY).
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Scotty Cameron met with Nathan Mark, Foreign Policy Staffer for Senator Marshall (R-KS)
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member Danial Osmani met with Nicole Thompson in Senator Lujan’s (D-NM) office
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Ben Suhrstedt met with Representative McMorris Rodgers’ (R-WA-05) Legislative Correspondent, Tyler Giuliacci.
Updates from DC
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This fun and engaging competition is designed to recognize and reward the hard work and dedication of our incredible team members. Throughout the summer, you’ll have the chance to participate in key activities that create a positive impact and win fantastic prizes!
How Does it Work?
Choose your challenge: Choose one challenge out of the three options below that you’d like to participate in:
Win Prizes: At the end of the competition, the top three team members will win exciting prizes!
There will be one winner per challenge, three winners in total. Please choose one challenge to dedicate your time to.
**The winners will win a trip and hotel stay to meet Clint Borgen in-person either for dinner or to participate in a lobbying event in Washington, D.C. or London!**
Political Affairs Team member, Henry King – Oxford, UK
Political Affairs Team member, Henry Phelan
Regional Director, Ashton Christo
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, MillaMay Garrow, held a live charity gig in support of The Borgen Project at The Albany on June 19th. It was a huge success with over 40 people showing up and almost £300 being raised for The Borgen Project. Well done, MillaMay!!
Political Affairs Team member, Samuel Pryor, going the extra mile with his fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Madison Possamai is selling these beautiful flower bouquets as part of her fundraising campaign
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
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State of the Union March 2025
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Urgent Call to Action
UK Team members only
The next week is a critical time to gain support for Debt Relief.
Your voice can have a big impact for those who are fighting adversity, but only if you make it heard!
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Political Affairs Team member, Lila Tschetter met with Colorado State Representative Chad Clifford and Colorado State Senator Lisa Cutter
Kim Thelwell and Political Affairs Team member Pranav Sudhir, met with Representative Lynch’s staff (D-MA-8).
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
Regional Director Dani Masri held a living room summit
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Hannah Spilhaus
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member, Mohamed Tahar Kossai Hadji giving a presentation at La Roche University Democrats Club
Mohamed also presented to the Student Government Association at La Roche University
Advocate Mackenzie Mauldin gave a presentation to a Public Policy class
1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team
Political Affairs Team member, Macy Sheil
Political Affairs Team member Christopher Okafor
Regional Director Dani Masri
Letters to the Editor
PR/Marketing Team
Ellie Vanecko – Chicago Tribune – Address Global Poverty
Political Affairs Team
Mohamed Tahar Kossai Hadji – Trib Live
Nina Ali – The New York Times
Content Team
Taylor Naquin – Hiiraan online
Fundraising
Content Team
Dania Kerim made Tote bags to sell for her fundraising campaign
Lizzie Mazzola is making jewelry for her fundraising campaign.
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Alyazia Mahmood, Bake sale and flyer templates
Political Affairs Team
Jane Cox arranged a clothing swap fundraiser event
Samantha Arias undertook a cycle ride for her fundraiser – 2 falls, 2 punctured tires and broken brakes, well done Samantha!
Videos
Political Affairs Team
Max Kurzweil
Oishe Paul
Yason Borjas
State of the Union February 2025
The Borgen Project and Medics from Gaza Lobbied in DC
Clint Borgen, Kim Thelwell and medical professionals who volunteered in Gaza, met in DC with Government Leaders – Conference Video. They did almost 90 meetings with Congressional offices.
Dr. Ayesha, Dr. Feroze, Lana (nurse), Caroline (volunteer) and The Borgen Project’s Kim Thelwell
Urgent Call to Action
Help us improve the visibility of this important clip of Dr. Mark Perlmutter during a briefing that the team and the medics held. This clip should be viewed by as many as possible. Please share the clip far and wide.
Social media links to the video:
Political Updates
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
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member, Chase Bell presenting to a Church congregation in her local area
Swarms
Political Affairs Team
Nina Nelson
Oishe Paul
Afia Mubashir
1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team
Anrui Shi around Manchester, UK
Chase Bell
Phoebe Gregson, UK
Maia Bozovich, Wisconsin, US
Advocate Rosie Wood offered sweet treats in exchange for people emailing their MPs
Content Team
Miriam Hulley, UK
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team
Chase Bell’s fundraising poster
Samantha Arias training for her fundraising cycle to Stone Henge, UK
Content Team
Sophia Ghoneim created fundraising cards to send her fundraising details to her neighbors
Nivea Walker’s fundraising flier
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Videos
Regional Director Nibin Koshy
Political Affairs Team
Paula Castro Davila
Olivia Rush
State of the Union January 2025
Let’s greet 2025 with open arms and loving hearts.
I hope you have a happy and successful new year!
There will be fresh starts, exciting new experiences
and unforgettable memories.
The Borgen Project
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
The Borgen Project’s Kim Thelwell, Content Team member Avery Harzard and Political Affairs Team member Riley Emel met with Representative Peters’ staffer – Aren Sanikian (D-CA-50)
Regional Director Uzoma Ozurumba met with MP Mike Lake (Conservative Party of Canada, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin)
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
Information Events
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Yareldi Hernandez will be presenting to Aurora University in February 2025
PR/Marketing Team member, Addison Twohill presenting to a class
1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team
Samy Sedrati did his 1-mile campaign around Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Maddison Francis, 1-mile campaign around her university campus, UK
Jordan Payne, implementing his 1-mile campaign in his local area, UK
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Jasmine Insaard enjoyed her 1-mile campaign around Chapel Hill, US
PR/Marketing Team
MD Soeb Akter, 1-mile campaign, Canada
Jacob Brinn enjoying his 1-mile campaign in a shopping center, Alaska
Letters to the Editor
PR/Marketing Team
Fundraising
Content Team member, Hannah Pacheco, is having a bake sale and a shell sale!
Regional Director, Annie Sala is hosting a Bracket Tournament fundraiser for the NCAA college football playoffs
TikTok
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, William Shoukri
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Videos
Political Affairs Team
Kaltrina Lici
PR/Marketing Team
Hannah Martin
Ava Szczygiel
Jack Padron
State of the Union December 2024
Very Happy Holidays to all of our amazing team members from everyone at
The Borgen Project
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Affairs Team member, Dani Masri met with Representative Neguse’s office (D-CO-2)
Political Affairs Team member, Kate McMonagle met with Brighton MP Sian Berry and her assistant Matt.
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
Information Events
Clint spoke at the Bellarmine Preparatory School, WA
Political Affairs Team member, Katherine Soper presented to the Rotary Club of Winnipeg-Charleswood, Canada
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team
Clara Birling, London, UK
Maya Mithani, Pleasanton, CA
Daniela Masri, Tacoma, WA
Katherine Soper, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Content Team
Nalini Vijayakumar, Australia
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
PR/Marketing Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Mohammed Aakif
Political Affairs Team member, Clara Birling
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Katherine Soper, held a Halloween fundraiser. She had 190 attendees, 6 prizes including a record player with records, a golf kit, a kitchen package, a jet’s prize and a movie night with the three organizers!
Content Team member, Rebecca Aziz held a bake sale
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Amanda Weiss
Content Team Member, Gufran Elhrari
TikTok
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, William Shoukri
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Videos
Political Affairs Team
Isaiah LaCombe
Aditya Alex
Jordan Payne-Knauf
PR/Marketing Team
Olamiposi Akinfolarin
Aiden Miller
Hannah Martin
Ella Campbell
Jiyeon Park
State of the Union November 2024
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Senior Program Manager Amy Jenkins and Advocate Daniel Prizant met with Representative Marc Molinaro’s (R-NY-19) Legislative Assistant
Senior Program Manager Amy Jenkins and Political Affairs Team member Dominic Baltazar met with Representative Aguilar’s (D-CA-33) Legislative Assistant
Political Affairs Team member Fairooz Jahan had a follow-up meeting with MP David Simmonds (Conservative, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, UK)
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Mohammed Aakif met with his MP Charles Sousa (Mississauga-Lakeshore, Canada)
Political Affairs Team member Anita Anosike met with Lacey Sanders, Executive Assistant to MP Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South, Canada)
Political Affairs Team member Jordan Payne-Knauf met with MP Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West, UK)
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
Getting the Word Out
Political Affairs Team member Lauren McMullen speaking to classes about The Borgen Project
Political Affairs Team member Daniela Masri presented to her sorority
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Content Team Member Lauren Sellman
Political Affairs Team member Nibin Koshy implemented his 1-mile campaign in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Political Affairs Team member Karin Rashid did her 1-mile Campaign in Gainesville, FL
Political Affairs Intern Alexia Orban implemented her 1-mile campaign in Orlando, Florida
Letters to the Editor
PR/Marketing Team
Political Affairs Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member Kate McMonagle hosting her fundraising event
Content Team member Alissa Naydenova’s poster for her fundraiser
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Inyuva Flores’ fundraising poster
Political Affairs Intern Daniela Masri is hosting a pumpkin carving contest as part of her fundraising event
Political Affairs Team member Raymond Bartee partnered with a local comedy club for a comedy show fundraiser – Comic Strip
Media Outreach
Political Affairs Team member Clara Birling
Political Affairs Team member Dominic Baltazar
Videos
Political Affairs Team
Clara Birling
Huyen Nguyen
State of the Union October 2024
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
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
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
Political Affairs Team
Content Team
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
State of the Union September 2024
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Political Affairs Team member Toluwnimi Famurewa had a meeting with MP Heather McPherson (New Democratic Party, Edmonton Strathcona), Canada
Political Affairs Team member, Elis Jones met with his MP, Claire Hughes in Westminster, UK
Political Affairs Team member Moazam Jahangir, met with MP Charlotte Cane at her constituency office, East Cambridgeshire & Ely, UK
Kim Thelwell & Political Affairs Team member Prabhav Keerthipati meeting with Representative Foster’s office (D-IL-11)
Kim Thelwell & Political Affairs Team members Allison Luo, Lucy Jiang, Stanley Anukwuocha, Sarah Roshi and Samrah Syed met with Senator Durbin’s Office (D-IL)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Brayden Hunt met with Representative DeSaulnier’s office (D-CA-10)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Beatrice Ehrhardt met with Representative Schrier’s office (D-WA-8)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Libby Michael met with Senato Blackburn’s office (R-TN)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Meredith Kovarovic met with Representative Frankel’s office (D-FL-22)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Percy Masanga met with Representative McBath’s office (D-GA-7)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Samrah Syed met with Representative Casten’s office (D-IL-6)
Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Zac Dybeck met with Senator Hassan’s office (D-NH)
Amy Jenkins, Alexia Orban & Prisha Jain met with Representative Frost’s office (D-FL-10)
Amy Jenkins, Danial Osmani, Jonathan Mao, Grace Foose, Eli Shear-Baggish, Fletcher Hoven and Joshua Pinhancos met with Senator Warren’s office (D-MA)
Amy Jenkins, Isabella Rappaccioli and Naxhelt Sanchez met with Senator Warnock’s office (D-GA)
Amy Jenkins, Zach Dybeck and Andrea Mendoza met with Represnetative Levin’s office (D-CA-49)
Updates from DC
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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
Political Affairs Team member, Lucas Bedford Comte presenting at the Internation Student’s Conference at SOAS
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Naqib Amin, Information Event
Political Affairs Team member, Jillian Rowan, Artwork
Political Affairs Team member, Erin Chon, The Borgen Project Presentation
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Content Team
Asma Issa, UK
PR/Marketing Team
PR/Marketing Team member Iretomiwa Kolawole, Canada
Political Affairs Team
Annabelle Sala, TX
Dhani Freeland, Denver, CO
Robert Hunter, UK
Luxi Jiang (and her dog!), Chicago, IL
Vedant Shah, Santa Clara, CA
Blaire Garrett
Kayla Klurman
Alyssa Rainey
Lucy Anker
Beatrice Ehrhardt
Scott Cameron
Stella Price
Signe St Sure Caye with a little help from a furry friend!
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
PR/Marketing Team
Fundraising
Content Team member Sadie Virgin, 33 mile fundraising walk
Political Affairs Team member, Fairooz Jahan, bake sale for her fundraiser
Political Affairs Team member, Fairooz Jahan, a movie & pizza night
Content Team member Siwom Kim, T-Shirt design for his fundraiser
Political Affairs Team member Nibin Koshy, hosting a summer BBQ
Nonprofit Leadership Team member Adam Clewes, Tennis Tournament for his 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]
Videos
PR/Marketing Team
Callie Finck
Callie Finck
Ellen Jin
Claire Cordonnier
Cassidy Stoneburner
State of the Union August 2024
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Political Affairs Team members, Annabelle Sala and Walker Rose meeting with Brandon Simon, Senator Cruz’s (R-TX) Central Texas Regional Director
Kim Thelwell and Political Affairs Team members Shayyan Ahmed and Matthew Sotomey, meet with Representation John Sarbanes’ (D-MD-03) staffer, Lily Chang
The Borgen Project Team members, meeting with Senator Duckworth’s (D-IL) staff
Political Affairs Team member Aliyyah Gbadamosi, met with MP Margaret Mullane (Dagenham and Rainham)
Political Affairs Team member Kayla Soetaert, Canada, met with MP Dane Lloyd
The Borgen Project Team members meeting with Senator Gillibrand’s (D-NY) office
Political Affairs Team member Madison Possamai, Bird Dogging Representative Jennifer Stewart (D-RI- 59)
Updates from DC
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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
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member Madison Possamai, presented to Massacoit Community College and a summer class at Wheaton College, MA
Madison Possamai also presented to her local Rotary Club
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Content Team member, Maria Waleed – Yokohama, Japan
Content Team member Deepak Joshi Pokhrel, in Nepal
Regional Director Ava Poehlmann, transform an empty window in VT, USA
Political Affairs Team member Valerie Dib, completed her campaign in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Political Affairs Team member Julian Kukor, Detroit, MI
Madison Possamai – JFK Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts
PR/Marketing Team member Henry Phelan, Scotland
PR/Marketing Team member Benjamin Suhrstedt, Bainbridge, WA
Content Team member Philip Mundy
PR/Marketing Team member Ruthu Ganesh Jayalakshmamma, London, UK
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
Content Team
PR/Marketing Team
Fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Danielle Hutchinson – walked Hadrian’s Wall to raise money for her fundraiser
PR/Marketing Team member Isabella Chow, at Dave and Busters – NYC
Political Affairs Team member Andrea Mendoza, had a yard and candy sale
Political Affairs Team member Samrah Syed, hosted a bake sale and raised an incredible $219
Political Affairs Team member Robert Hunter, completed a triathlon event for his fundraiser
Content Team member Carl Massad’s fundraising template
Political Affairs Team member Antonella Pecora Ruiz’s video about her fundraising/awareness summer camp
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected]
Videos
Political Affairs Team – Isabella Chow
Political Affairs Team member, Meredith Kovarovic
PR/Marketing Team member, Iman Chima
Political Affairs Team member, Dhani Freeland
PR/Marketing Team member, Danielle Hutchinson
Political Affairs Team member, Courtney Brown
PR/Marketing Team member, Callie Finck
Content Team Check In Calls
Check in with Carrie
Check in with Lynsey
State of the Union July 2024
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Carl Massad, Content Team Member met with Emma Bruce, Congressman Ami Bera’s (D-CA-06) Staff Director. The group discussed how to best move the End Tuberculosis Now Act forward in Congress
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Carter Rejman met with Brittany Adams, Defense Fellow for Senator Tester (D-MT)
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Reem Itani met with Connor Smith, Senator Fetterman’s (D-PA) Military Legislative Assistant.
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Cecilia Hult met with Sen. Whitehouse’s (D-RI) Legislative Correspondent, Jonathan Harris.
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team members, Isabella Rappaccioli and Libby Michael met with Jane Scarborough, Representative McCormick’s (R-GA-06) Legislative Correspondent
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member Alaina Tice met with Belle Martire, Legislative Correspondent in Senator Carper’s (D-DE) office.
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team members Ryan Patrick, Milena Baquerizo, Isabella Chow, Matthew Moy, Addie Tirone, Jickinson Louis, and Sofia Buziashvili met with Shyla Alam, Legislative Correspondent for Senator Schumer (D-NY).
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Scotty Cameron met with Nathan Mark, Foreign Policy Staffer for Senator Marshall (R-KS)
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member Danial Osmani met with Nicole Thompson in Senator Lujan’s (D-NM) office
Senior Program Manager, Amy Jenkins and Political Team member, Ben Suhrstedt met with Representative McMorris Rodgers’ (R-WA-05) Legislative Correspondent, Tyler Giuliacci.
Updates from DC
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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.
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What is the Summer Impact Challenge?
This fun and engaging competition is designed to recognize and reward the hard work and dedication of our incredible team members. Throughout the summer, you’ll have the chance to participate in key activities that create a positive impact and win fantastic prizes!
How Does it Work?
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Getting the Word Out
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Team
Gulce Yegen – NY
Jemma Layden – Tavistock, UK
Fiona Specker – London, UK
Phoebe Wirick – London, UK
Serxhina Troka – London, UK
Sara Nasrallah – Montréal, Quebec
Regional Director, Sukhmanmeet Kaur in London, UK
Alyssa Rainey
PR/Marketing Team
Robert Marshall
Rahul Chaurasia
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Political Affairs Team member, Henry King – Oxford, UK
Political Affairs Team member, Henry Phelan
Regional Director, Ashton Christo
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, MillaMay Garrow, held a live charity gig in support of The Borgen Project at The Albany on June 19th. It was a huge success with over 40 people showing up and almost £300 being raised for The Borgen Project. Well done, MillaMay!!
Political Affairs Team member, Samuel Pryor, going the extra mile with his fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Madison Possamai is selling these beautiful flower bouquets as part of her fundraising campaign
TikTok
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Videos
PR/Marketing Team
Hailey Alt
Maeve White
Grace Foley
Jayna Yoo
Kayla Bruckert
Molly Wickliffe
Kairi Rojas
Carson Davidson
Julia Hallesy
Emily Battye
Hala Khan
Xiyi He
Hugo Chen
Danielle Hutchinson
Oliver MacKenzie
Political Team
Nanami Takahashi
Marta Tavares Fernandes
Navé Sacchetti
Koko Sanginga