Stepping for Change Challenge
Summer 2025 Competition
Win a Trip to Lobby or Dine with The Borgen Project!
The Borgen Project’s Stepping for Change Challenge is a global fundraising competition that turns your physical steps into advocacy for ending extreme poverty.
By tracking your steps, you can raise donations to support our lobbying efforts to protect and grow foreign aid budgets.
The person who raises the most will win a two-night trip to either lobby their Government officials or meet and have dinner with Clint Borgen! Ask your manager for further details.
Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in July: 49Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2025: 269Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2025: 325Advocacy Emails
Total # of Advocacy Emails in July: 6,015Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2025: 25,062Advocacy Emails Goal for 2025: 50,000% of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 91%Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging
Kim Thelwell & various team members met with Senator Cornyn’s staffer, Brett Bauman (R-TX)
Political Affairs Team member, Sandhra Jose held a meeting with Representative Mike Flood (R-NE-01)’s District Representative, Monica Battreall
Political Affairs Team member, Mat de Vera held a meeting with MP Shuvaloy Majumdar’s (Calgary Heritage) Constituency Assistant, Josh Heuberger
Political Affairs Team member, Vijay Deshaboina, bird-dogging Representative Herb Conaway (D-CA-37)
Updates from DC
Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.
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Recognition
Congratulations to the following team members who have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Political Affairs Team member, Victoria Trinh gave a presentation
Elise Howe, gave a presentation to her local Rotary Club (4th from left)
Political Affairs Team member, Jadyn Ocampo held a Zoom information event with 11 attendees
Political Affairs Team members, Claire Zinnen and Isadora Soares on their way to do their presentation
Savannah Cunningham tabling. The event took place next to a local gym. Savannah happened to notice Congressman Greg Casar leaving, so had an impromptu lobbying meeting!
Gregorie Marincas-Bucy gave a presentation
1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Damilola Omokanye, Getting the word out in Nigeria
Letters to the Editor
Sandhra Jose – Omaha World-Herald
Carter Parker – The FREEMAN and GM Today
Nonprofit Leadership Team
Ellen Kimbler had her letter published in the Sacramento Bee, following which she received an email via the editor from the 2nd Vice Chair of the Placer County Democratic Party Central Committee, thanking her for the great letter.
Fundraising
Madeline Yee arranged a profit share night at Noodles & Company
Tobias Holme and Emily Dotson are collaborating on a concert fundraising event
Zoë Fruland is selling jewelry for her fundraiser
Victoria Trinh is hosting a matcha pop-up fundraiser
Marie’Claire Nezia is selling waist beads
Sarah Martin held a yard sale
Klara Jones and her cross-country team’s fun run
Caroline Clark’s stand at a farmer’s market. On this day, 100% of all net proceeds were donated to The Borgen Project
Tia Kerai is planning to walk the entire Victoria Line, London, UK for her fundraiser
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