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State of the Union February 2019

 

Political Updates

We did it! On Monday, January 14, 2019, S. 1580, Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act, was signed into law with overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. Thank you Borgen Project Team members for your continuous efforts in helping to pass this important piece of legislation. It would not have been possible without your advocacy. Great work, team!

Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in January: 12
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2019: 12
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2019: 775

Advocacy Emails

  • Number of Advocacy Emails in January: 4,232
  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2019: 80,000
  • % of Congress Emailed in January: 65%

Warren’s Address

Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

 

Content Team Updates

A great start to the year, our website traffic is 75% higher than this time last year.  Great job everyone.

 

Professional Development Help

We are pleased to offer professional development help to our interns. To find out more go to: https://borgenteam.org/professional-development-help/

 

Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition.

      • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more): Raquel Ramos, Content Team; Daniel McAndrew-Greiner, Content Team
      • Public Outreach Award (50 or more people mobilized): Mika Brouillette, Political Affairs Team, mobilized 60 people

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

 

Getting the Word Out

Political Affairs Team member Adrian Ghainda gave six presentations within one week! Adrian was able to mobilize close to 27 people to email Congress. During his presentation, he discussed the importance of calling Congress.

Political Affairs Team member Maggie Wells created a swarm by hosting a meeting with her sorority sisters. Maggie had them call and email Congress.

Political Affairs Team member Kellen Cody also created a swarm and had several of her friends email their congressional leaders on the same issue.

One-Mile Campaigns

Content Team member Luis Santos created a flyer for his One-Mile Campaign and posted it throughout his school campus. Great work, Luis!


Letters to the Editor

Alexander Lutton, Political Affairs Team, in The Baltimore Sun: No mom should have to travel 2,000 miles to get medical care for their child

Adrian Ghainda, Political Affairs Team, in NJ.com: Protect future of the global community

Outreach & Mobilizing Materials

PR Team member Hazel Gonzalez created a series of graphics to use for social media, which were recently featured on TBP Instagram story.

 

Hazel also created infographics detailing the benefits of shopping through Amazon Smile.

As well as how to contact Congress. Don’t forget to Act Now!

And, finally, Hazel created a Borgen Project event flyer.

PR Team member Krithi Sekaran created an infographic to show how powerful your phone can be in helping to alleviate global poverty.

Regional Director David Fladger created a meme for the Food for Peace Modernization Act.

Facebook

Political Affairs Team member Mika Brouillette shows us how to mobilize through Facebook. Mika followed up with people who liked her original post and sent them a private message to spread the word.

Videos

Political Affairs Team member Julya Generoso created a video to introduce her followers to The Borgen Project and the global poverty fight.

State of the Union January 2019

 

Political Updates

 

Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in December: 11
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018: 774
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018: 560

Advocacy Emails

  • Number of Advocacy Emails in December: 2,683
  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2018: 100,000
  • % of Congress Emailed in December: 98%

Warren’s Address

Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

 

Content Team Updates

Our website traffic continued to grow. December 2018 saw 61% more users visiting the site than in December 2017.

Professional Development Help

We are pleased to offer professional development help to our interns. To find out more go to: https://borgenteam.org/professional-development-help/

 

Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition in December.

      • Leader Board Award (raised $4,000 or more): Julia Torres, HR Team
      •  Chief Closer Award (raised $1000 or more): Mary Spindler, Content Team

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

 

Getting the Word Out

PR Team Member Elise El Nouchi took to the streets of Paris, France for her One-Mile Campaign. Head over to our Instagram to see how it went.

PR Team member Ramon Polo pictured ready to hand-out fliers for his One-Mile Campaign.

Letters to the Editor

Mary Spindler, Content Team, in Columbia Daily Tribune: Fight poverty, not immigrants

Getting the Word Out

The Borgen Project was mentioned in a Newsweek piece about the travel ban: Can I travel to North Korea? U.S. to review travel ban despite no progress in nuclear talks.

Outreach & Mobilizing Materials

Political Affairs Team member Alex Lutton created business cards to hand out while fundraising and mobilizing members of his community.

Fundraising

PR Team member Elise El Nouchi PR held a bake sale and successfully fundraised $430!

Content Team member Aleksandra Sirakova held a Christmas bake sale for her fundraising campaign, which featured a spread of tasty treats.

Instagram

Did you know that The Borgen Project has an Instagram? Make sure to click the follow button to be in the loop.

Videos

PR Team member Ramon Polo calls on Congressman Devin Nunes (R – CA – 22nd) to support the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act.

State of the Union December 2018

Political Updates

Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in November: 17
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018: 720
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018: 560

Advocacy Emails

  • Number of Advocacy Emails in November: 4,204
  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2018: 100,000
  • % of Congress Emailed in November: 98%

Congressional Office Meetings

PR Team member Josh Ranft met with Vanessa Llanas, Regional Representative to Senator Tammy Baldwin (D – WI).

Warren’s Address

Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

 

Content Team Updates

Another record-breaking month for website traffic, amazing work everyone.

Professional Development Help

We are pleased to offer professional development help to our interns. To find out more go to: https://borgenteam.org/professional-development-help/

 

Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition.

    • Public Outreach Award: Andrea Arivella, HR Team.
    • Leader Board Award: Julia Torres, HR Team. Julia is now our highest ever fundraiser, raising $4,270 to date!
    • Chief Closer Award: Natasha Malik, Political Affairs Team and Caitlyn Corcoran, PR/Marketing Team.

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

Getting the Word Out

PA Team member Greysi Lopez created a swarm on campus to mobilize people to email their Congressional leaders.

PR/Marketing Team member Elise El Nouchi hosted an information event about TBP.

Content Team member Luis Santos seen giving a presentation to his class about TBP.

PA Team member Stephanie Romero created business cards to give out during her program.

One-Mile Campaigns

PA Team member Claire Jordan had a successful One-Mile Campaign! Claire and her two best friends hung posters downtown and spoke with members of the community about TBP. Afterwards, Claire went to Sen. Deb Fischer’s office and taped posters to telephone poles located outside of her office.

PA Team member Natalie Richards completed her One-Mile Campaign in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Fliers were posted within one-mile of both Rep. David Price and Sen. Thom Tillis’ office. While posting fliers, Natalie met another activist group outside of the Federal Building and had the opportunity to introduce them to TBP.

PA Team member Kevin Fagan printed out 50 fliers to put up in a 1-mile radius around two of his Congressional leaders’ offices. Posters were hung from the office to the nearest coffee shop– a favorite of many Congressional leaders and their staffers. After putting up all 50 posters, Kevin spoke to a few curious folks about emailing Congress. 

PR/Marketing Team member Brigitte Buckholtz posted TBP fliers inside several local businesses for her One-Mile Campaign.

PR/Marketing Team member Josh Ranft made original TBP stickers for his One-Mile Campaign!

PA Team member Noah Bartholomae’s One-Mile Campaign took place in Eugene, Oregon, next to the Lane County Circuit Court where the offices for Rep. Peter DeFazio, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are located. Noah posted fliers at busy intersections to grab the attention of commuters.

PA Team member Timothy James Conway walked around Rep. Peter DeFazio’s office and posted fliers on nearby telephone, power poles and trees. Surrounding the area was the Lane County Elections Office– a perfect high-traffic area. Timothy also visited the EMU at the University of Oregon to post fliers in the Social Science building. 

PA Team member Josue Hernandez Juarez had a fantastic One-Mile Campaign.
“The One-Mile Campaign went really great. It was nice to put up different Borgen Project posters around my school’s campus and spread the word about the organization. I was really excited to spread the word about the organization and hopefully people from my campus reach out and apply to intern for The Borgen Project, so that the word can continue to be spread out about contacting our Congressional leaders, so the U.S. can be more involved to help combat global poverty.”

Letters to the Editor

Megan Todd, Political Affairs Team, in Springfield News-Leader: Helping world’s poor an important and neglected issue
Christina Taylor, PR/Marketing Team, in Fairfax County Times: When we all do better, we all do better
Nakyung Lee, PR/Marketing Team, in Park Slope: Why we need to protect the International Affairs Budget.
Maddie Engledow, Political Affairs Team, in Indy Star: Foreign aid investment will bolster national security measures
Aleksandra Sirakova, Content Team, in The Salt Lake Tribune: U.S. foreign aid is small but powerful

Outreach & Mobilizing Materials

An infographic created by PR/Marketing Team member Christina Taylor

PR/Marketing Team member and Regional Director David Fladger created an infographic acknowledging the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

PR/Marketing Team member Brigitte Buckholtz’s infographic was featured on Medium: Be the Change: Call Congress

PR/Marketing Team member Fatima Shaban created a Borgen Project flier to pass out at her information event.

HR Team member Julia Torres created a comic strip for her 10 awareness points.

PR/Marketing Team member Elise El Nouche’s infographic shows us how our everyday actions can have an impact.

PR/Marketing Team member Nakyung Lee wants you to take action.

Fundraising

PR/Marketing Team member Brigitte Buckholtz sold handmade soap for her fundraising campaign.

Videos

Calling Congress in 30 Seconds with PR Team member Alex Bicknell

State of the Union October 2018

Note from the President: Hi everyone, I want to apologize if you’ve experienced issues with the website recently. We’ve been told by our web hosting provider that the issue is fixed and we shouldn’t see ads or layout issues. We’ve had a remarkably, smooth run this past 15-years without website disturbances and this glitch was an unexpected headache for everyone. For Content Team members, our Editors weren’t able to access the site for a few days, so Writers hang in there while things get caught up. Mid-term election soon! Go vote! Go vote! Go vote!

– Clint Borgen

 

Political Updates

 

Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in September: 33
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018: 641
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018: 560

Advocacy Emails

    • Number of Advocacy Emails in September: 4,018
    • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2018: 100,000
    • % of Congress Emailed in September: 97%

 

Congressional Office Meetings

Political Affairs Team member Kevin Fagan with Collin Tracy, Staff Assistant to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R – WA – 5th).

Political Affairs Team member Vanessa Delgadillo with Nick Kistenmacher, Senior Field Director to Senator Bob Corker (R – TN).

 

Warren’s Address

Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

 

Content Team Updates

The month’s top 10 magazine articles:

Professional Development Help

We are pleased to offer professional development help to our interns. To find out more go to: https://borgenteam.org/professional-development-help/

 

Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition.

      • Bird-dog Award: Brigitte Buckholtz, PR/Marketing Team
      • Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more): Morgan Harden, Content Team
      • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more): Charlene Frett, Content Team, Noah Bartholomae, Political Affairs Team

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

 

Getting the Word Out

PR/Marketing Team member Gemise Jones hosted an info session in New York.

Content Team member Massarath Fatima posted flyers to advocate for TBP.

 

One-Mile Campaigns

Political Affairs Team member Olivia Thomajan asked several cafes to write about The Borgen Project on their cups for her One-Mile Campaign

Political Affairs Team member, Tyler Freeman, completed his one-mile campaign in the center of Los Angeles! Tyler, with the help of some friends, targeted Wilshire Blvd and had flyers at every light post within a dozen blocks of the Congressman’s office.

Michaela Poole, Political Affairs Team member, posted fliers and did chalk art in areas with high foot traffic. Michaela also implemented clothespins into her One-Mile Campaign by attaching them to people’s clothing to spread the word about The Borgen Project. 

   

Political Affairs Team member, Dalvida Palmer, posted fliers in places such as the library, computer labs, the food court, and the dorms. She also targeted “waiting areas” like bus stops and elevators.

 

Samantha Suib, Political Affairs Team member, took her one-mile campaign to the Great Falls Village Center in Great Falls, VA. She posted signage, reached out those passing through and informed them about The Borgen Project and encouraged the community to contact their congressional leaders.

Bonnie Greer, Political Affairs Team member, undertook her 1-mile campaign in downtown Seattle.  Bonnie chose Pike Place as her starting point since this is in-between her Representative and Senator’s offices. She was able to get about 80 flyers up.

Letters to the Editor

Victoria Beyer, PR/Marketing Team, in The Telegram & Gazette: Support bill to help assure world maternal, child survival
Cameron Johnson, Regional Director, in Bristol Herald Courier: Trump’s budget cuts funds needed for development, jobs
Evann Orleck-Jetter, Content Team, in Valley News: Aid Cuts May Cost More Later
Zachary Filtz, Political Affairs Team, in Fredericksburg: Tackling global poverty

Outreach & Mobilizing Materials

PR/Marketing Team member Victoria Beyer designed infographics to compare spending habits with the cost of global poverty reduction.

 

 

 

 

 

“Eradicating Poverty Starts with You” designed by PR/Marketing Team member Alex Bicknell

 

“5 Reasons to Donate to TBP” created by PR/Marketing Team member Rayssa Taiar

 

Fundraising

HR Team member Julia Torres walked dogs in turn for donations during the first week of her internship!

Julia also hosted a movie and wine night and charged admission as a fundraising event.

Danielle DalPorto, HR Team member, organized a fundraising event in her student union. Danielle sold candy, mobilized people to email their Congressional leaders and answered general questions about TBP and global poverty. In total, she raised $130 and mobilized 64 people!

PR/Marketing Team member Victoria Beyer sold personal artwork and distributed TBP flyers on campus as a part of her fundraising/information campaign.

 

Videos

PR/Marketing Team member Alexandra Bicknell gives a brief overview of foreign aid in the United States.

PR/Marketing Team member Tori Fejfar reminds us of the importance of the International Affairs Budget.

A PSA created by PR/Marketing Team member David Fladger.

 

 

State of the Union September 2018

Note from the President: Register to vote! Enough said. The people voted into Congress in two months will either be allies for the world’s poor or foes. Your advocacy is crucial in getting leaders more engaged in the issue, but electing people from the start who are interested in helping the world’s poor is critical.

– Clint Borgen

 

Political Updates

 

Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in August: 67
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018: 608
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018: 560

Advocacy Emails

  • Number of Advocacy Emails in August: 7,129
  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2018:  100,000
  • % of Congress Emailed in August: 97%

Congressional Office Meetings

Political Affairs Team member Zachary Filtz with Patrick Thompson, Congressional Aide to Rep. Rob Wittman (R – VA – 1st).

Political Affairs Team member Kaitlyn Filhart met with Cayla Shreffler, staff assistant to Senator Rob Portman (R – OH).

Warren’s Address

Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

Content Team Updates

The month’s top 10 magazine articles:

Great work from the Content Team has ensured another fantastic month of website stats:

Website

Magazine

 

HR Team Updates

Another great month of recruitment from the HR team, with applications to our internship and volunteer programs increasing year on year.

 

Professional Development Help

We are pleased to offer professional development help to our interns. To find out more go to: https://borgenteam.org/professional-development-help/

 

Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition.

      • Bird-dog Award: Jasmine Dunklin, PR/Marketing Team.
      • Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more): Gavin Isbell, Political Affairs Team.
      • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more): Alyssa Ince, Political Affairs Team; Cadin Truesdale, Political Affairs Team; Cassandra Rice, Political Affairs Team; Taylor Jennings, Content Team and Liesl Hostetter, Content Team.
      • President’s Circle: Andrew Wedeking, Political Affairs Team; Heidi Harris, Political Affairs Team; Maija Olson, Political Affairs Team; David Fladger PR/Marketing Team and Mar Lopez Barreiro, Political Affairs Team.
      • Public Outreach Award: Mar Lopez Barreiro, Political Affairs Team.

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

 

Getting the Word Out

 

Political Affairs Team member Dalvida Palmer tabled at an event held by Rep. Donald McEachin (D – VA 4th).


One-Mile Campaigns

PR/Marketing Team member Rose Austin prepping for her One-Mile Campaign.

 

PR/Marketing Team member Meredith Touhy.

 

Content Team member Orcun Dogmar with a Borgen Project flyer in Istanbul, Turkey.

 

Political Affairs Team member Sierra Arral used chalk art and fliers for her campaign throughout Saco, Maine.

Letters to the Editor

Ishita Garg, PR/Marketing Team, in the Loudon Times-Mirror Letter to the Editor – Garg:  House should pass the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act.

Jenna Walmer, Content Team, in Lancaster Online:  Pass international aid budget.

Laura Turner, Content Team, in the Press Herald – Letter to the editor:  Pressure Maine delegation to maintain foreign aid budget.

Emily Torjusen, HR Team, in The Reflector – Murray and Cantwell must support the Food for Peace Modernization Act.

And PR/Marketing Team member Victoria Beyer had two letters published:

Milford Daily News – Letter:  Support bill to monitor foreign aid

Sentinel & Enterprise Letters:  Tariffs won’t help U.S. workers or grow jobs

 

Outreach & Mobilizing Materials

Check out some of the infographs PR/Marketing Team member Victoria Fejfar designed using Canva!

Fundraising

Political Affairs Team member Kaitlyn Fillhart collected and cashed in over 150 lbs. of aluminum cans for The Borgen Project!

 

Videos

Check out this video created by PR/Marketing Team member Victoria Beyer for her diverting branding campaign.

 

 

 

State of the Union August 2018

Note from the President: Amazing work everyone! July was a record month for both grassroots lobbying and fundraising. We’ve already had more lobbying meetings this year than all of last year! Let’s keep this momentum going. With Congressional leaders back in their districts and the mid-term election approaching, this is a crucial time of year to make sure leaders are hearing from you. The entire House of Representatives is up for re-election and many previously “easy win” districts are now up for grabs. Most leaders are feeling vulnerable and they are going out of their way to keep voters in their district happy. Every call, email and letter you can mobilize into their office makes a huge difference in getting them supporting poverty-reduction efforts. As a member of The Borgen Project, you are an ambassador for the world’s poor, giving them a voice in your district… Make it a loud voice!

– Clint Borgen

 

Political Updates

 

Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in July:  89
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018:  541
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018:  560

Advocacy Emails

  • Number of Advocacy Emails in July:  10,510
  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2018:  100,000
  • % of Congress Emailed in July:  96%

Congressional Office Meetings

Political Affairs Team member Andrew Wedeking met with Michael Callesen – Legislative Correspondent for Senator Rob Portman (R – OH).

Political Affairs Team member Michaela Poole with Megan Sims
and her intern. Megan is District Director to Representative Andre Carson (D – IN 7th).

PR/Mktg Team member Yoolim Jeon with Anthony Nguyen – District Director for Representative Scott Peters (D – CA 52nd).

 

Warren’s Address

Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

Content Team Updates

Here are the Top 10 Articles for July on BORGEN Magazine.

 

HR Team Updates

There is an 11.6% increase in applicants – July 2017 vs. July 2018.

 

Professional Development Help

We are pleased to offer professional development help to our interns. To find out more go to: https://borgenteam.org/professional-development-help/

 

Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition.

      • Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):  Abigail Dunn, Content Team; Katey Reiff, PR/Marketing Team (August); and Megan Maxwell, Content Team (August).
      • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):  Andrew Wedeking, Political Affairs Team (August); Gavin Isbell, Political Affairs Team (August); Ian Greenwood, Content Team (August); Jenna Walmer, Content Team; Jessie Serody, Content Team (August); Molly Dunn, Political Affairs Team (August); and Sara Olk, Content Team (August).
      • Honors Award (raised $3,000 or more):  Katey Reiff, PR/Marketing Team (August).
      • President’s Circle:  Addison Engelbrecht, PR/Marketing Team and Sierra Arral, Political Affairs Team.

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

 

Getting the Word Out

 

Regional Director Amy Ramirez was featured by Craftimatis on Instagram and Facebook.

Political Affairs Team member Alex Bicknell held “A Week of Advocacy: Educate. Advocate. Mobilize.” Alex taught her friends how to call, write, and email Congress.

Here’s a photo of one of the interviewees that Political Affairs Team member Qui “Kelly” Mai spoke with at a local shopping district. Kelly asked them about their opinions on the current foreign aid dollar usage and their opinions on current bills in session such as the Global Food Reauthorization Act.

Political Affairs Team member Tyler Adams held a BBQ Living Room Summit.

And here is PR/Mktg Team member Zhiyuan Zhang and the sign she created to get the word out in her community about The Borgen Project.

 

On the Radio

PR/Mktg Team member Tyler Greene was interviewed by The Beat KOSP 92.9 in Springfield, Missouri.

 

Instagram

PR/Mktg Team member Anna Zagorski posted to IG about “Write to Congress Wednesdays” and she held an Insta Live Info Session.

One-Mile Campaigns

Check out some of the photos from this summer’s One-Mile campaigns.

 

PR/Mktg Team member Juliana Mangano.

PR/Mktg Team member Marie Gigliotti.

Political Affairs Team member Sabrina Angel.

Political Affairs Team member Xiaohang “Violet” Wang.

 

Letters to the Editor

Anna Zagorski, PR/Mktg Team, in the Odyssey Online:   The Myths of Global Poverty.

Gavin Isbell, Political Affairs Team, in The Mercury News – Letter:  What US actually spends on foreign aid is shocking. 

Henry Colyer, Political Affairs Team, in the VT Digger:  Henry Colyer – International affairs budget needs rebalancing.

Kelli Ryan, Political Affairs Team in the Northern Kentucky Tribune:  Letter to the Editor:  As Americans, we must be part of the initiative to end global poverty, says Kelly Ryan.

Rashi Mahato, HR Team, in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Letters to the Editor – Foreign aid isn’t charity; it’s an investment.

 

Outreach & Mobilizing Materials

PR/Mktg Team member Grant Yeatts played “Congress Pong”.

 

Designed by HR Team member Rashi Mahato.

 

Designed by PR/Mktg Team member Tyler Greene.

 

Designed by PR/Mktg Team member Victoria Beyer.

Fundraising

Here are some of this summer’s fundraising activities and ideas.

Donor Relations Team member Anna Taylor created this brochure to send out with her fundraising letters.

 

“Selling homemade bracelets in a local shoe store in my hometown. My campaign idea has the bracelets next to a sign stating how 100% of the sale will go to The Borgen Project. When there is a purchase, a homemade card about the Borgen Project goes with them and a link to the website to learn more about us. ” – PR/Mktg Team member Danielle Johnson

 

Political Affairs Team member Jared Francis held a fundraising event at Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers.

 

 

PR/Mktg Team member John Schmitz designed this flyer to encourage others to divert coffee money towards helping others.

 

 

Political Affairs Team member Maria Cortazar held a bowling fundraiser and raised $306!

 

 

HR Team member Rashi Mahato auctioned off artwork for donations of $30 or more.

 

 

HR Team member Shanita Howard auctioned her time and helped a friend move.

 

 

“This is the art piece that I’m currently raffling off to raise money. I went ahead with the idea of “tribes” and one animal renowned for its dedication to looking out for all in its fellow tribe members. Additionally, the spirit of the wolf embraces the curiosity I find comes with being engaged about the realities of the world around us as an advocate.” – PR/Mktg Team member Taylor Jennings

 

 

And PR/Mktg Team member Victoria Beyer set-up an Etsy shop to sell her artwork.

 

 

Videos

PR/Mktg Team member Marie Gigliotti created this video addressed to Senator Chris Murphy.

Check out this animated video created by fellow PR/Mktg Team member Meena Pyatt.

Advocate Sarah Chocron created this video about supporting the International Affairs Budget.

Click here to view the video.

 

State of the Union July 2018

Political Updates

 

Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in June:  79
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018:  452 – We are already 80% to our goal this year!
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018:  560

Advocacy Emails

  • Number of Advocacy Emails in June: 11,610 – A new record! The highest number of emails sent in one month.
  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2018:  100,000
  • % of Congress Emailed in June: 94%

Congressional Office Meetings

PR/Marketing Team member Ani Gevorkian with Hiep Nguyen, Human Rights & Immigration Coordinator for Rep. Ro Khanna (D – CA 17th).

Political Affairs Team member Arthur Buchanan with Mallory Tyee, Outreach Director for Senator Tim Kaine (D – VA).

Political Affairs Team member Tom Crawford attended a town hall meeting and met with Nermina Mujkanovic, Congressional Aide to Rep. Diana DeGette (D – CO – 1st).

Warren’s Address

Here’s the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

Content Team Updates

Here are the Top 10 Articles for June on BORGEN Magazine.

 

 

HR Team Updates

There was a 110% increase in applicants – First Quarter 2017 vs. First Quarter 2018. Only 7% of applicants for internships are selected to join The Borgen Project. The outstanding recruitment effort allows the movement to grow while bringing on diverse individuals who possess a wide range of skills and talents – all of whom are passionate and committed to helping those less fortunate on a global scale.

 

Professional Development Help

We are pleased to offer professional development help to our interns. To find out more go to: https://borgenteam.org/professional-development-help/

 

Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition.

      • Chief Closer Award:  Abigail Dunn, Content Team (July); Jared Williard, Political Affairs Team (July); Nathan Ghelli, Political Affairs Team (July); Sabrina Angel, Political Affairs Team; Sadie Amonino, Political Affairs Team; Samantha Lane Stroud, PR/Marketing Team; Tucker Pettigrew, Political Affairs Team; and Zhiyuan Zhang, PR/Marketing Team.
      • President’s Circle:  Lauren McNamara, Political Affairs Team (July) and Tucker Pettigrew, Political Affairs Team (July).
      • Public Outreach Award:  Isabelle Kiehl, PR/Marketing Team (July); Lauren McNamara, Political Affairs Team (July); Peyton Miller, PR/Marketing Team (July); and Taylor Beightol, PR/Marketing Team (July).

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

 

Getting the Word Out

 

Letters to the Editor

 

Outreach Materials

Team members have been very busy creating outreach materials to mobilize and raise awareness about global poverty issues.

 

Political Affairs Team member Britney Andrews with her outreach poster and booklet at ComFest.

 

 

Infograph designed by PR/Marketing Team member Hannah Myers.

 

Meme created by PR/Marketing Team member Lenna Iskenderian.

 

 

PR/Marketing Team member Ruchira Ravirala composed this poem for a Reddit post.

 

 

Infograph designed by PR/Marketing Team member Robert Schacht.

 

 

Infograph designed by PR/Marketing Team member Tyler Greene.

PR/Marketing Team member Juliana Mangano designed this Gas Rewards Card for her friends to encourage them to call and email Congress.


And fellow PR/Marketing Team member Taylor Beightol created these Instagram stories.

Mobilizing Others to Contact Congress

Here are photos from PR/Marketing Team member Peyton Miller’s information session and of her One-Mile Campaign chalk art.


PR/Marketing Team member Angela Tate used chalk art and fliers in her One-Mile Campaign.


[hr_invisible] Political Affairs Team member Caroline Hickey organized a dinner party swarm where they contacted Congress about the REACH Act.

 

Fundraising

Political Affairs Team member Sabrina Angel held a 1920’s themed Murder Mystery Party Fundraiser and raised over $200.

 

PR/Marketing Team member Ruchira Ravirala designed beautifully intricate mehendi applications for her friends in exchange for donations.

 

And PR/Marketing Team member Theresa Marino created this piece for her grandfather in exchange for his donation. Theresa’s grandfather asked her to create a piece that connects their family since they are located between two different states.

 

YouTube

Check out this animated video created by PR/Marketing Team member Anna Zagorski about the Protecting Girls’ Access to Education Act.

 

State of the Union June 2018

Note from the President: Welcome to summer excitement! When it comes to advocacy this is my favorite time of year. Members of Congress spend the majority of the summer back in their districts meeting with constituents and finding out what issues to focus on. What makes this year extra interesting is the mid-term election in November. All 435 members of the House of Representatives are up for election and 33 out of 100 Senate seats are being voted on. Be sure to focus on candidates as well as current Members of Congress. Many of these candidates will be elected and serving in Congress next year. Below are a handful of items we need everyone doing this summer. Even if you’re not on the political team, you can expand your skillset and participate.

  • Lobby Members and Candidates: Beyond the normal channels for setting up a lobbying meeting with Members of Congress, you can also contact the campaigns of candidates and request a meeting.
  • Mobilize: It always amazes me the impact 7-10 people emailing a leader can have in getting that leader to support a bill. The more people emailing the more engaged leaders tend to get in fighting global poverty.
  • Bird-Dog: Members of Congress hold town halls to talk to constituents and find out what issues are important to them. Attending these and asking them what they’re doing to address global poverty is a highly effective way to put them in the “hot seat” in front of their voters. As always, be polite and know the leader’s background on the issue before the event. Many leaders are doing wonderful work when it comes to fighting poverty and you’ll want to thank them.
  • Send Thank-Yous to leaders: If there is anything your Members of Congress have done related to global poverty that you can thank them for, please do (co-sponsored one of our bills). Ideally, send a handwritten note. We hear this frequently from congressional staffers that are friendly to the cause, but leaders really appreciate Thank-Yous and it tends to get them more active on the issue.

– Clint Borgen
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Political Updates
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Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in May:  71
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018:  373
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018:  560

Advocacy Emails

  • Number of Advocacy Emails in May:  8,013
  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2018:  100,000
  • % of Congress Emailed in May:  91%
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Congressional Office Meetings

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Political Affairs Team members Alexander Klein and Cheyenne Roinestead met with Nicole Frazier, the Greater Denver area Regional Director for Senator Cory Gardner (R – CO).

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Regional Director Chivia Horton met with Rep. Bill Foster (D – IL 11th).

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PR/Marketing Team member Ani Gevorkian met with her congressional leaders in California at a town hall and through bird-dogging.

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Ani with Rep. Adrin Nazarian (D – CA 46th).

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Ani with Rep. Jim Beall (D – CA 11th).

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Ani with Rep. Ro Khanna (D – CA 17th) at a town hall event in Cupertino.

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Warren’s Address

Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

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Content Team Updates

Here are the Top 10 Articles for May on BORGEN Magazine.

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HR Team Updates

There is a 96% increase in applicants – May 2017 vs. May 2018.

 

Professional Development Help

We are pleased to offer professional development help to our interns. To find out more go to: https://borgenteam.org/professional-development-help/

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Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition.

      • Bird-dog Award:  Ani Gevorkian, PR/Marketing Team.
      • Chief Closer Award:  John Davis Williams, Political Affairs Team.
      • President’s Circle:  Cheyenne Roinestead, Political Affairs Team.
      • Public Outreach Award:  Annie Goldstein, Political Affairs Team (June 2018) and Emme Arnesen, Political Affairs Team (June 2018).

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

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Getting the Word Out
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In The News

The Borgen Project was cited this week in Newsweek!  Kim Jong Un Stays in Luxury 5-Star Singapore Hotel While His People Starve

 

Information Events & Group Presentations

 

PR/Mktg Team member Ana Paola Soria Galvarro held an information event where participants were very interested in supporting the International Affairs Budget and calling & writing to Congress in support of our cause.

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Letters to the Editor

Cade Phillips, Political Affairs Team, in the Letters section of ArkansasOnline.

 

Olivia Booth, Content Team, in The Fairfax County Times – Let’s not be so parochial in our thoughts about foreign aid.

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Outreach Materials

Infographs designed by PR/Marketing Team member Anna Zagorski.

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PR/Mktg Team member Grant Yeatts added some additional info to the “What Happens As People Transition Out of Poverty” infograph.

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And PR/Mktg Team member Juliana Mangano created an infograph and a poem about The Borgen Project.

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Fundraising

Check out photos from Political Affairs Team member Cade Phillips’ fundraising concert at a local coffee shop.

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PR/Marketing Team member Jenna Kobular created this flyer for her fundraiser.

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YouTube

Here’s a video created by PR/Mktg Team member Lenna Iskenderian.

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State of the Union May 2018

District Work Periods:  May 25th through June 1st

The May recess is the perfect time to schedule meetings with your congressional leaders, since they will be back from D.C. and in their home district and state.  For all team members who are required to lobby during the program, please schedule meetings with your leaders or members of their staff either by personal appointment or via phone meeting.

Let’s get our lobbying efforts doubled this year!

Remember to email [email protected] and cc your Team Manager with your report.

Top Priority Bills in the House of Representatives

Top Priority Bills in the Senate

Political Updates
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Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in April:  74
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018:  302 – Within just the first quarter of this year, we are already 53% of the way to our 2018 goal!
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018:  560

Advocacy Emails

  • Number of Advocacy Emails in April:  5,095
  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2018:  100,000
  • % of Congress Emailed in April:  86%
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Congressional Office Meetings

Political Affairs Team member Courtney Yorks with Representative Pramila Jayapal (D – WA 7th).

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Warren’s Address

Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

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Content Team Updates

In April we had our single biggest increase in web traffic… 58,000 more people visited the website in April than in March!!! More than 434,000 people visited borgenproject.org. We’re already at 1.4 million total visitors this year.  Great work everyone!

 

Here are the Top 10 Articles for April on BORGEN Magazine.

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HR Team Updates

There is a 50% increase in applicants – April 2017 vs. April 2018.

Professional Development Help

We are pleased to offer professional development help to our interns. To find out more go to:  https://borgenteam.org/professional-development-help/

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Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition.

  • Bird-Dog Award:  Alexander Klein, Political Affairs Team (May 2018) and Courtney Yorks, Political Affairs Team (May 2018).
  • Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):  Lea Sacca, Content Team (April 2018).
  • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):  Mikayla Werner, HR Team (May 2018).

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

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Getting the Word Out
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Editor in Chief Brendan McBryde was featured in The Hill for his piece – Rethinking how we handle development finance.

 

Letters to the Editor

Barak BenYehuda, PR/Marketing Team, in The Record – Opinion:  Email your government officials to enact real change in global poverty.

Joel Anderson, Political Affairs Team, in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Congress must continue to protect and fight for foreign aid.

Sarah Chocron, Advocate, in The Wichita Eagle – Enhancing Kansas exports.

Tyler Quinn Fiske, Political Affairs Team, in The Frederick News-Post – Looking at foreign aid differently.

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Fliers

Here are some of the fliers designed by our team members.

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Created by PR/Marketing Team member Bora Yang

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Created by Political Affairs Team member Hagar Hafez.

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Created by PR/Marketing Team member Kelley O’Conor Morgan.

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Fundraising

Check out Political Affairs Team member Matt Smeriglio’s video about his upcoming Borgen Project fundraiser.

View the video by clicking here.

 

Here are images from PR/Marketing Team member Kelly O’Conor Morgan’s fundraising campaign.

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Videos

Matt Smeriglio, Political Affairs Team member, created another great video. This one is about emailing Congress.

View the video by clicking here.
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State of the Union April 2018

 

Note from the President: The AGOA and MCA Modernization Act just passed in the Senate! The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law. We’ve done lots of lobbying on this bill and it’s great to see it pass in Congress. Great work to everybody who has emailed Congress in support of the bill and mobilized others to do the same.

~ Clint Borgen

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Political Updates
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Lobbying Efforts

  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in March:  72
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2018:  219
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2018:  560

Advocacy Emails

  • Number of Advocacy Emails in March:  5,021
  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2018:  100,000
  • % of Congress Emailed in March:  81%
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Congressional Office Meetings

Advocate Paul Benedict met with Morgan Brand. Morgan is a Legislative Aide for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D – NY).

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America’s Role in the World:  Why Leading Globally Matters for Washington – USGLC event 

In-Office staff Alisa Yamaguchi, Amy Pettigrew, and Maja Stamenkovska, as well as Political Affairs Team member Pamela Lara Perez attended last month’s U.S. Global Leadership Conference (USGLC) event. Each of them were all able to meet Representative Derek Kilmer (D – WA 6th) who was the event’s featured speaker. Below are photos from the event courtesy of Pamela. For more information about USGLC and the full reel of photos – visit the event’s page here.

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Rep. Derek Kilmer (D – WA 6th).

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Pamela Lara Perez, Political Affairs Team member, with Rep. Kilmer.

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The panel of featured guest speakers.

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Listen to the latest from Warren about the goings-on in D.C.

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Content Team Updates

This March borgenproject.org had 376,416 visitors. This is the new all-time record for our website!

Here are the Top 10 Articles for March on BORGEN Magazine.

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HR Team Updates

There is an 80% increase in applicants – March 2017 vs. March 2018.

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Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members that have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition.

  • Bird-dog Award:  Abby Jones, Political Affairs Team; Amy Ramirez, Political Affairs Team; Michael Langley, Regional Director; and Pamela Lara Perez, Political Affairs Team.
  • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):  David Parau, Advocate; Michael Israel, Content Team; and Paul Benedict, Advocate.
  • Public Outreach Award:  Abby Jones, Political Affairs Team; Ivanna Chumatschko, Political Affairs Team; and Johanna Simpson, Political Affairs Team (April 2018).

Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

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Getting the Word Out
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Letters to the Editor

Frank Young, Regional Director, in Santa Maria Times – Letters to the Editor:  Pondering our country’s global role.

Lauren Baker, HR Team, in The State Journal-Register – Letter:  U.S. should do more to end global poverty.

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Fliers

Here are some of the fliers designed by our team members.

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PR/Marketing Team member Celeste Gomez for her One-Mile Campaign.

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Written by Advocate Sarah Chocron to mobilize others to call congressional leaders in Kansas.

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Designed by Political Affairs Team member Sehej Singh.

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Bearathon at Baylor University

PR/Marketing Team member Paul Brastrom ran the Bearathon road race at Baylor University. He and his friends wore Borgen Project t-shirts throughout the event and Paul was interviewed by his school’s newspaper the Baylor Lauriat – Bearathon runners race to shine light on the Borgen Project.
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Fundraising

PR/Marketing Team member Emiliano Zapata designed this suite of materials for his fundraising campaign.

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View the story by clicking here.

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Videos

Political Affairs Team member Matt Smeriglio created an animated video about The Borgen Project and posted it on his Facebook page.
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View the video by clicking here.
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Here are the latest videos made by Social Media Team member Elizabeth Gasciogne.

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