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
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
HR Team member, Kristie Ortiz
HR Team member, Rashad Sorel
PR/Marketing Team member, Janet Metcalf
HR Team member, Rachel Nemeth
HR Team member, Kristopher Woodard
PR/Marketing Team member, Jenny Newman
PR/Marketing Team member, Olesya Tarım, completed her mile campaign in Istanbul, Turkey
PR/Marketing Team member, Necati Uygun, also completed his mile campaign from Istanbul, Turkey.
HR Team member, Stehanie Surber
Content Team member, Soizic Lcq
Political Affairs Team member, Ria Mehrotra
Political Affairs Team member, Tala Pesigan
Political Affairs Team member, Zachary Jones
Political Affairs Team member, Mackenzie Wetherill
Political Affairs Team member, Zofishan Zahid
Regional Director, Arjuna da Silva
Regional Director, Shelby Wane
Political Affairs Team member, Olivia Wolcott, did a one-mile campaign around the US Ambassador’s residence in Dublin, Ireland
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Adrienne Wentling
HR Team member, Kaylee Castillo
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Raisah Xu
Political Affairs Team member, Mackenzie Wetherill
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Lila Schell
Political Affairs Team member, Sreyas Yennampelli
Fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Audrey Eckhart, fundraised by selling masks
PR/Marketing Team member, Anna Borton hosted a bake sale for her fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Alex Cuniglio, fundraised through pranks
PR/Marketing Team member, Işıl Ekin Özcan, sold cupcakes for fundraising
Regional Director, Lindsey Erdmann, dressed up in an inflatable turkey suit for work after all of her coworkers pitched in $5 for fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Sophie Behzadi, baked a marble bundt cake for fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Whitney Symens, created this graphic for her diverting campaign
Regional Director, Mickey Johnson, made $50 worth in donations from Uber Eats
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Coffey hosted a basketball tournament as part of her fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Mey Olesya Tarim, fundraised by hosting a chess tournament
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.
-PR/Marketing Team member, Whitney Bain, secured a shoutout for The Borgen Project on the “‘I’ Statement: Decision Fatigue & Defining Core Principles.” Listen here.
Regional Director, Maia Kiniyalocts, sent a brief overview of The Borgen Project and internship opportunities to a scholars group for Freshman. It was published in the weekly newsletter
Political Affairs Team member, Caroline Calhoun, pitched a story to Nimi Princewill who covers news out of the African continent at CNN about vaccine inequality and he did a piece along the lines of her suggestion and sent her the link
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Baylie McMahon, shared details of his internship within his fraternity’s newsletter
Letter
Political Affair Team member, Emily Day, got a handwritten letter from Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) congratulating her on the article and her dedication to speaking out and bettering her community!
Instagram
Social Media Outreach
PR/Marketing Team member, Riley Rosi, got a story reposted by an account with 7k followers
PR/Marketing Team member, Thyra Funderburk, got a story reposted by @the.teenage.feminist (18.2k followers) on Instagram
Regional Director, Anna Ryu, got a post on @ConnectingWorldCultures on Instagram
Videos
“Importance of the Global Health Security Act” by PR/Marketing Team member Jenny Newman
“Senator Bob Casey Jr., Please Support and Co-sponsor The Girls Lead Act” by Sandra Malkin, Political Affairs Team member
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Regional Director, Maryam Khan, bird-dogged Senator Van Hollen (D-MD) during a Facebook Live town hall event
Regional Director, Javid Javadikhomami bird-dogged Senator Dave Min (D-CA), Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) and Mayor Letitia Clark
Regional Director, Wanting Su, Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Emily Sands and 29 additional Borgen Project Ambassadors met with Senator Feinstein’s Legislative Correspondent, Alexandra Heller
Content Team member, Calvin Melloh and Political Affairs Team members Grace McDonough and Paul Adeyemi, met with Senator Klobuchar’s Senior Policy Advisor, Kevin Lawson
Nonprofit Leadership Team members Emily Sands and Monica Kronstain, and Political Affairs Team member, Kyla Vida, met with Senator Duckworth’s staffers.
PR/Marketing Team member, Michael Lewis, used his internship with his congresswoman to have a quick sit-down coffee about The Borgen Project with her team
PR/Marketing Team member, Robin Myers, spoke to City Council
PR/Marketing Team member, Whitney Bain, got a mention on the podcast, “I” Statement
Instagram
Social Media Outreach
PR/Marketing Team member, Kristin Van Epps, got a story reposted by @mindfulskatergirl (45.3K followers) on Instagram
Kristin also had a story reposted by @thisuserisbambi (33.3k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Bengt Fredrickson, got a repost from an account with 16k followers on Instagram
Regional Director, Anna Ryu, pitched to (@worldremedyorg) and they reposted the International Affairs Budget infographics on their story
PR/Marketing Team member, Maggie O’Dell, got a repost from @chinemeluelonu
Regional Director, Wanting Su, got a story reposted by @yesshecan2020 (17.1k followers) on Instagram
Videos
Rep. Sharice Davids, Please Continue Supporting the International Affairs Budget! by Miya Blythe
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Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Tia Jochimsen, created and posted on social media to mobilize people
Political Affairs Team member, Christine Thomas, created graphics for the Global Health Security Act
Content Team member, Elise Brehob, created graphics
PR/Marketing Team member, Julio Sanchez
PR/Marketing Team member, Fadi Baza, created a graphic for the Global Health Security Act
Political Affairs Team member, Ilyssa Mann, created an infographic about eradicating global poverty
PR/Marketing Team member, Corey Youngblood, created an infographic for the Global Health Security Act
Elizabeth Willey of the Nonprofit Leadership Team created a campaign poster/social media poster as a way to get people mobilized and excited about the Borgen Project
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.
Fundraising
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, made necklaces for her fundraising campaign
Political Affairs Team member, Madison Prue, created tarot card readings as part of her fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Hannah Johns, fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Olivia Trompeta, did a 24-hour fundraiser on Facebook raising $420
PR/Marketing Team member, Robin Myers, secured a collaboration with a yoga business to expand her sourdough fundraising campaign
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Lyndsay Wilkens, sold treats for Valentine’s Day fundraising campaign
Regional Director, Maryam Khan, made brownies for fundraising
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Karen Woodall, sold Krispy Kreme donuts for fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Jessie Mack, raised money by selling sticker designs on Etsy
HR Team member, JR Lauron
TikTok
Tik Tok by PR/Marketing Team member Olivia Trompeta
PR/Marketing Team member, Juliet Amin, got a story reposted by @beautybyqwolf (36.6k followers) on Instagram
Regional Director, Kevin Grasell, got a story reposted by an account with 608k followers
PR/Marketing Team member, Hannah Johns, got a story reposted by @thesolidaritysisters (19.3k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Melisa Yaylali, got a story reposted by @umitko (63.7k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Kristin Van Epps, got a story reposted by @thedailyaus (90.7k followers) on Instagram
Regional Director, Anna Ryu, got an Instagram post from @young.mindsglobal
PR/Marketing Team member, Masyn Halpern, got a media mention from @tono.latino (12.1k followers) on Instagram
Letter
Political Affairs Team member, Maia Kiniyalocts, got a personalized, handwritten letter back from Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) after her letter to the editor was published in the Cincinnati Enquirer
Videos
“Congress, will you support the International Affairs Budget?” by Lindsey Erdmann, Political Team
“Informational Event Presentation” by Jessie Mack, PR/Marketing Team
“Covid-19 Relief Bill” by Shelby Wane, Political Team
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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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State of the Union September 2021
Political Updates
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
Political Updates
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
Musical 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
Political 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
Political 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
HR Team member, Rashad Sorel
PR/Marketing Team member, Janet Metcalf
HR Team member, Rachel Nemeth
HR Team member, Kristopher Woodard
PR/Marketing Team member, Jenny Newman
PR/Marketing Team member, Olesya Tarım, completed her mile campaign in Istanbul, Turkey
PR/Marketing Team member, Necati Uygun, also completed his mile campaign from Istanbul, Turkey.
HR Team member, Stehanie Surber
Content Team member, Soizic Lcq
Political Affairs Team member, Ria Mehrotra
Political Affairs Team member, Tala Pesigan
Political Affairs Team member, Zachary Jones
Political Affairs Team member, Mackenzie Wetherill
Political Affairs Team member, Zofishan Zahid
Regional Director, Arjuna da Silva
Regional Director, Shelby Wane
Political Affairs Team member, Olivia Wolcott, did a one-mile campaign around the US Ambassador’s residence in Dublin, Ireland
Political Affairs Team member, Toraj Rozbeh
PR/Marketing Team member, Paola Bianchi
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Sanjana Tummala
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Nyah Doe
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Renae Maskey
PR/Marketing Team member, Alex Cuniglio
PR/Marketing Team members, Anna Borton
PR/Marketing Team member, Celeste Festoso
HR Team member, Biani Benitez
PR/Marketing Team member, Miya Blythe
Political Affairs Team members, Jesus Gonzalez
Regional Director, Alexa Blake Sinclair
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Content Team
HR Team
PR/Marketing Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
PR/Marketing Team member, Audrey Eckhart
Political Affairs Team member, Grace McDonough
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Adrienne Wentling
HR Team member, Kaylee Castillo
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Raisah Xu
Political Affairs Team member, Mackenzie Wetherill
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Lila Schell
Political Affairs Team member, Sreyas Yennampelli
Fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Audrey Eckhart, fundraised by selling masks
PR/Marketing Team member, Anna Borton hosted a bake sale for her fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Alex Cuniglio, fundraised through pranks
PR/Marketing Team member, Işıl Ekin Özcan, sold cupcakes for fundraising
Regional Director, Lindsey Erdmann, dressed up in an inflatable turkey suit for work after all of her coworkers pitched in $5 for fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Sophie Behzadi, baked a marble bundt cake for fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Whitney Symens, created this graphic for her diverting campaign
Regional Director, Mickey Johnson, made $50 worth in donations from Uber Eats
Political Affairs Team member, Sarah Coffey hosted a basketball tournament as part of her fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Mey Olesya Tarim, fundraised by hosting a chess tournament
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.
-PR/Marketing Team member, Whitney Bain, secured a shoutout for The Borgen Project on the “‘I’ Statement: Decision Fatigue & Defining Core Principles.” Listen here.
TikTok
PR/Marketing Team member, Julio Sanchez
PR/Marketing Team member, Chloe Plumley
PR/Marketing Team member, Celeste Festoso
PR/Marketing Team member, Caroline Carrier
PR/Marketing Team member, Alex Cuniglio
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
News Coverage
Regional Director, Maia Kiniyalocts, sent a brief overview of The Borgen Project and internship opportunities to a scholars group for Freshman. It was published in the weekly newsletter
Political Affairs Team member, Caroline Calhoun, pitched a story to Nimi Princewill who covers news out of the African continent at CNN about vaccine inequality and he did a piece along the lines of her suggestion and sent her the link
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Baylie McMahon, shared details of his internship within his fraternity’s newsletter
Letter
Political Affair Team member, Emily Day, got a handwritten letter from Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) congratulating her on the article and her dedication to speaking out and bettering her community!
Instagram
Social Media Outreach
PR/Marketing Team member, Riley Rosi, got a story reposted by an account with 7k followers
PR/Marketing Team member, Thyra Funderburk, got a story reposted by @the.teenage.feminist (18.2k followers) on Instagram
Regional Director, Anna Ryu, got a post on @ConnectingWorldCultures on Instagram
Videos
“Importance of the Global Health Security Act” by PR/Marketing Team member Jenny Newman
“Senator Bob Casey Jr., Please Support and Co-sponsor The Girls Lead Act” by Sandra Malkin, Political Affairs Team member
State of the Union April 2021
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Live Events
Regional Director, Maryam Khan, bird-dogged Senator Van Hollen (D-MD) during a Facebook Live town hall event
Regional Director, Javid Javadikhomami bird-dogged Senator Dave Min (D-CA), Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) and Mayor Letitia Clark
Regional Director, Wanting Su, Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Emily Sands and 29 additional Borgen Project Ambassadors met with Senator Feinstein’s Legislative Correspondent, Alexandra Heller
Content Team member, Calvin Melloh and Political Affairs Team members Grace McDonough and Paul Adeyemi, met with Senator Klobuchar’s Senior Policy Advisor, Kevin Lawson
Nonprofit Leadership Team members Emily Sands and Monica Kronstain, and Political Affairs Team member, Kyla Vida, met with Senator Duckworth’s staffers.
PR/Marketing Team member, Michael Lewis, used his internship with his congresswoman to have a quick sit-down coffee about The Borgen Project with her team
PR/Marketing Team member, Robin Myers, spoke to City Council
Recognition
Congratulations to the following team members who have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition
Dina Nouaime, Emma Betz, Kelsey Cartwright, Michael Covin, Sarah Coffey
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Informational Events
PR/Marketing Team member, Jessie Mack completed a second information event by presenting to a WSU Content Creation class
Swarms
Regional Director, Maia Kiniyalocts, organized a living room summit with friends
PR/Marketing Team member, Julian Bryant, hosted a swarm
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Content Team member, Soizic Lcq, in Paris, France
Regional Director, Lejla Dervisevic
PR/Marketing Team member, Olivia Trompeta
Political Affairs Team member, Kaylee Deland
Political Affairs Team member, Katie Chriscoe
Regional Director, Abdoulatif Aboubacar
HR Team member, Carly Quinn
Political Affairs Team member, Olivia Potthast
HR Team members, Andrea Gilabert Mora and Sofia Ballester Farnos collaborated on their one-mile campaign
Content Team member, Kari Millstein
HR Team member, Eryn Nielsen
HR Team member, Ahmed Hirad
Regional Director, Kayla Garcia
PR/Marketing Team member, Taylor Morasci
Regional Director, Conor McGrane
Political Affairs Team member, Manav Shankar Sinha
PR/Marketing Team member, Preston Thompson
PR/Marketing Team member, Veronica Terrell
PR/Marketing Team member, Samuel Kulp
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Regional Director
Content Team
HR Team
PR/Marketing Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Political Affairs Team member, Marielena Alvarez
PR/Marketing Team member, Persilla Lutta
Regional Director, Sreyas Yennampelli
PR/Marketing Team member, Rim El Haitmy
PR/Marketing Team member, Riley Rosi
PR/Marketing Team member, Shivanni Babu
Fundraising
Content Team member, Sydney Thiroux, made art from recycled denim
Political Affairs Team member, Colby Mathe, created a children’s book being sold on Amazon and profits go to The Borgen Project
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Paige McDonald, sold water bottles for her fundraising campaign
Regional Director, Venus Wang, had a Chipotle fundraiser
Regional Director, Jaisnav Rajesh, ran two half marathons to spread awareness about TBP
Content Team member, Esha Kelkar, published a book and donated the proceeds to The Borgen Project
PR/Marketing Team member, Paola Bianchi, fundraised by creating portraits of friends and created and sold stickers on Redbubble.
Political Affairs Team member, James Gontarski, was able to get a local Panera to support The Borgen Project for fundraising
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
PR/Marketing Team member, Maggie O’Dell
PR/Marketing Team member, Miya Blythe
PR/Marketing Team member, Sarah Siano
The Borgen Project is now on TikTok! Give us a follow @theborgenproject.
Have an idea for a TikTok? Please email them [email protected].
Podcasts
PR/Marketing Team member, Whitney Bain, got a mention on the podcast, “I” Statement
Instagram
Social Media Outreach
PR/Marketing Team member, Kristin Van Epps, got a story reposted by @mindfulskatergirl (45.3K followers) on Instagram
Kristin also had a story reposted by @thisuserisbambi (33.3k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Bengt Fredrickson, got a repost from an account with 16k followers on Instagram
Regional Director, Anna Ryu, pitched to (@worldremedyorg) and they reposted the International Affairs Budget infographics on their story
PR/Marketing Team member, Maggie O’Dell, got a repost from @chinemeluelonu
Regional Director, Wanting Su, got a story reposted by @yesshecan2020 (17.1k followers) on Instagram
Videos
Rep. Sharice Davids, Please Continue Supporting the International Affairs Budget! by Miya Blythe
State of the Union March 2021
Congressional Office Meetings and Live Events
Content Team member, Alessandra Theresa Parker, attended Representative Strickland’s most recent town hall meeting
Political Affairs Team member, Arya Anand, bird dogged a city council meeting
Political Affairs Team member, Shaina Isaacsen, bird-dogged Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM-01)
Political Affairs Team member, Heba Latif, attended a Facebook Live event with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
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, Bernisa Kamenjasevic created an online swarm
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Samantha Lee hosted a swarm with friends
Political Affairs Team member, Monica Hsieh, hosted a swarm
Political Affairs Team member, Olivia Johnson, hosted a living room swarm
Political Affairs Team member, Stefania Valera hosted a swarm
Informational Events
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
PR/Marketing Team member, Ryan Eitner and his brother
PR/Marketing Team member, Carissa Root
PR/Marketing Team member, Andrea Martinez
PR/Marketing Team member, Bridget Caffrey
PR/Marketing Team member, Julia McIntee
Political Affairs Team member, Anya Dougherty
Political Affairs Team member, Andrea Torres (and her puppy Milo)
HR Team member, Cara Krupnikoff-Salkin
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Christina Rose
PR/Marketing Team member, Melisa Yaylali
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Michele Hillenbrand
Regional Director, Christy Johnson
Regional Director, Hieran Andeberhan, hosted a living room summit with her family
Political Affairs Team member, Shaina Isaacsen
Political Affairs Team member, Nisha Patel
Political Affairs Team member, Andrea Torres
Political Affairs Team member, Arya Anand
Political Affairs Team member, Brandin Adams
Political Affairs Team member, Elvin Hormiz
Political Affairs Team member, Heba Latif
Letters to the Editor
Political Affairs Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Content Team
PR/Marketing Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
Political Affairs Team member, Christine Thomas
Regional Director, Christine Thomas
Political Affairs Team member, Alexa Blake
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Tia Jochimsen, created and posted on social media to mobilize people
Political Affairs Team member, Christine Thomas, created graphics for the Global Health Security Act
Content Team member, Elise Brehob, created graphics
PR/Marketing Team member, Julio Sanchez
PR/Marketing Team member, Fadi Baza, created a graphic for the Global Health Security Act
Political Affairs Team member, Ilyssa Mann, created an infographic about eradicating global poverty
PR/Marketing Team member, Corey Youngblood, created an infographic for the Global Health Security Act
Elizabeth Willey of the Nonprofit Leadership Team created a campaign poster/social media poster as a way to get people mobilized and excited about the Borgen Project
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.
Fundraising
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, made necklaces for her fundraising campaign
Political Affairs Team member, Madison Prue, created tarot card readings as part of her fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Hannah Johns, fundraising campaign
PR/Marketing Team member, Olivia Trompeta, did a 24-hour fundraiser on Facebook raising $420
PR/Marketing Team member, Robin Myers, secured a collaboration with a yoga business to expand her sourdough fundraising campaign
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Lyndsay Wilkens, sold treats for Valentine’s Day fundraising campaign
Regional Director, Maryam Khan, made brownies for fundraising
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Karen Woodall, sold Krispy Kreme donuts for fundraising
PR/Marketing Team member, Jessie Mack, raised money by selling sticker designs on Etsy
HR Team member, JR Lauron
TikTok
Tik Tok by PR/Marketing Team member Olivia Trompeta
Taylor Morasci – PR/Marketing Team member
Whitney Bain – PR/Marketing Team member
Political Affairs Team member, Haorong Zhang
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
PR/Marketing Team member, Juliet Amin, got a story reposted by @beautybyqwolf (36.6k followers) on Instagram
Regional Director, Kevin Grasell, got a story reposted by an account with 608k followers
PR/Marketing Team member, Hannah Johns, got a story reposted by @thesolidaritysisters (19.3k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Melisa Yaylali, got a story reposted by @umitko (63.7k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Kristin Van Epps, got a story reposted by @thedailyaus (90.7k followers) on Instagram
Regional Director, Anna Ryu, got an Instagram post from @young.mindsglobal
PR/Marketing Team member, Masyn Halpern, got a media mention from @tono.latino (12.1k followers) on Instagram
Letter
Political Affairs Team member, Maia Kiniyalocts, got a personalized, handwritten letter back from Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) after her letter to the editor was published in the Cincinnati Enquirer
Videos
“Congress, will you support the International Affairs Budget?” by Lindsey Erdmann, Political Team
“Informational Event Presentation” by Jessie Mack, PR/Marketing Team
“Covid-19 Relief Bill” by Shelby Wane, Political Team
State of the Union February 2021
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy Emails
Congressional Office Meetings and Live Events
Regional Director, Kevin Grasell, bird-dogged Rep. Garamendi (CA-3) during a virtual town hall
Regional Director, Venus Wang presented to the Model UN Club
PR/Marketing Team member, Andrea Martinez, presented to her city council
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Alexandria Lee, hosted a living room summit
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
One-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Regional Director, Hieran Andeberhan
Content Team member, Samantha Rodriguez-Silva
HR Team member, Nancy Mponda
Political Affairs Team member, Grace Harlan
Regional Director, Venus Wang
Political Affairs Team member, Michelle Tyson
Political Affairs Team member, Maryam Khan
HR Team member, Alondra De Loa
PR/Marketing Team member, Amanda Hollowell
PR/Marketing Team member, Erin Byrne
PR/Marketing Team member, Haven Rector
HR Team member, Madeline Timerman
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Leanedra Goodwin
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Hailey Mooney
Political Affairs Team member, Kirandeep Pahl
PR/Marketing Team member, Juliet Amin
PR/Marketing Team member, Thomas Chiarello
HR Team member, Andrea Thomas
Letters to the Editor
Political Team
Nonprofit Leadership Team
HR Team
PR/Marketing Team
Content Team
Outreach & Mobilizing Materials
PR/Marketing Team member, Zahrah Surratt
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Kandie Hansen
Political Affairs Team member, Sreyas Yennampelli
Political Affairs Team member, Sreyas Yennampelli
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Janxim Galdamez
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team member, Madison Prue, edited essays for fundraising
HR Team member, Salonee Shatagar, hosted a Panera Bread Fundraising Night
Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Bailey Johnson, selling face masks for her fundraising campaign
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
PR/Marketing Team member Wanting Su, got a story reposted by @atribeofwomen (184k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Erica Loy, got a story reposted by @Zenerations (63.8k followers) on Instagram
PR/Marketing Team member, Erin Byrne, got a story reposted by @politicalteaandme (12.5k followers) on Instagram
Twitter
Political Affairs Team member, Maia Kiniyalocts, received a response on Twitter from the band Mt. Joy
Videos
Twitch shout out by Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Robert Greenhow
State of the Union January 2021
Political Updates
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
Political Updates
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