20 Points

Politics Public Awareness & Mobilizing Fund Development
Get 20+ people to contact a Congressional leader in one day Start a club / have a club meeting (highly encouraged) Run a race for the cause
Lobby. Meet with a member of Congress or their staff Call a talk radio show and talk about The Borgen Project Take the $1,378 challenge
Attend a “Coffee with Constituents” Speak to a group or class Host a Non-Event Fundraiser
Recruit 1 other person to apply to be a Youth Ambassador Contact 10 local groups and request that their members contact Congressional leaders Fundraise $100
10 Points
Politics Public Awareness & Mobilizing Fund Development
Get 15+ people to contact a Congressional leader in one day Attend an (approved!) event wearing your Borgen Project t-shirt Do a “Random Feat” fundraiser
Write a letter to your Congressional leader Get media coverage / pitch to the media Host a Living Room Summit
Briefly speak to a class or group about The Borgen Project (under 2 minutes) Table at an event Fundraise $50
Email the Foreign Policy LA for all 3 of your Congressional leaders Email 5 groups asking them to have their members contact Congress Arrange an informal tournament
Send a meeting request to your Congressional leaders (limit 1-2 per year) Write a letter to the editor  Send 10 fundraising letters
– Get 5 people to “share” The Borgen Project’s accounts on Social Media sites at once (highly encouraged)  –
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5 Points
Politics Public Awareness & Mobilizing Fund Development
Create a “Swarm” of 10+ people contacting their Congressional leaders in the same day Post fliers on corkboards in coffee shops, apartment, classrooms, etc. then send up pictures of them Fundraise $20
Email the Foreign Policy LA for 1 of your Congressional leaders Post links to The Borgen Project on Social Media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, etc.) (highly encouraged) Divert. Donate the amount you would have spent at dinner, a movie or whatever activity you would have otherwise.
Call the White House in support of international development Submit content to a newsletter Auction your friends for the good fight
– Transform an empty window Sell your old clothes
– Send us a photo or video. Send 5 fundraising letters
– Mention volunteer ops to your class  –
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1 Point
Politics Public Awareness & Mobilizing Fund Development
+1 for everyone you teach how to call Congress. Have them add their leaders to their cellphone contacts and make a call in front of you +1 for everyone you show The Borgen Project’s website to +1 Fundraise $10
+1 for every post to your Congressional leaders social media account (limit 3x per month) +1 for every time you post a link to a borgenproject.org page on your social media or website +1 Send 2 fundraising letters
+1 for making a weekly call to your Congressional leader +1 for every person you mobilize to post a link to borgenproject.org on their social media or site –
+ 1 for emailing your Congressional leader  +1 for each Tweet to media –
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