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  • State of the Union August 2026
    Political Updates
    Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
    • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in July: 35
    • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2026: 241
    • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2026: 400
    • US Advocacy Emails
      • Total # of Advocacy Emails in July: 5,136
      • Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2026: 23,944
      • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2026: 45,000
      • % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 87%
      • Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

        Shea Dickson had a lobbying meeting with Representative Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-02)’s Military Legislative Assistant, Libby Kos

        Arjun Sarai met with Lilian Greenwood MP (Nottingham South – UK)

        Tanmay Patil met with Martin Rhodes MP (Glasgow North – UK)

        Aidan Moran’s meeting with MP Katie Hall’s staffer (Footscray – Australia)

        Anna Williamson and Eleanor Christopher met with their TD Réada Cronin (Kildare North – Ireland). Eleanor is not in the photo, as she is a dual constituent and joined the call via Zoom from the US

        Clayton Elsbree met with Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID)’s Twin Falls Regional Director, Samantha Marshall

         

        Updates from DC

        Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.

        https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DC-Update-July-2026-1.m4a

         

        Recognition

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

          • Chief Closer Award (Raised Over $1000):
            • Political Team: Arhana Karsaliya, Sophia Gbadebo, Ayden Kurd, Quinby Janes, Shea Dickson, Sofia Castano, Monica Ristich
            • Bird-Dog Award:
              • Political Team: Sofia Castano, Jacqueline Siddons
              • Article of the Month: What $1 Trillion Can Buy by Aled Warren
              • Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

                Getting the Word Out

                Political Affairs Team

                Lydia Barnes’ information event, where she also held a fundraiser

                Amelie Coen held her information event over Zoom

                Constant Baku held a presentation (Germany)

                Aziade Lentz, gave a presentation (France)

                Isabella Cicak gave a presentation to the Dublin-Worthington Rotary Club

                Arshia Chakravartti gave a presentation to a local Buddhist community chapter

                Sophia Broussard getting the word out

                Isabella Cicak made Borgen Project stickers

                Ayden Kurd getting the word out

                Oliver Beck-Horne reached out to KWEEN WERK (85.5K followers) on Instagram, who then posted a Borgen Project infographic about the Block the Bombs Act

                Francesca Ciardella hosted her information event over Zoom

                Content Team

                Oisin Downes getting the word out

                Nonprofit Leadership Team

                Ludovica Buczynski’s campaign photo in Bundestag, Germany

                Regional Director Team

                Caid Campbell getting the word out

                1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

                Beyah Delfin did her 1-mile campaign in Salt Lake City, Utah

                Beyah Delfin did her 1-mile campaign in Salt Lake City, Utah

                Andrew Zableckis did his 1-mile campaign in Pasadena, California

                George Thomas held his 1-mile campaign

                Katherine Arnason held her 1-mile campaign in Yorktown, Virginia

                Lilly Achterling held her 1-mile campaign in Salem, Oregon

                Mallory Aronne in Toms River, NJ.

                 

                Letters to the Editor
                • Richmond Next
                • Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                  • Yeimi Garcia – Muddy River News
                  • Jaeli Murray – The Star
                  • Political Affairs Team

                    • Annie Neff-Isom – Springfield News-Sun and The OakWood Register
                    • Mathieu Leonard – The SandPaper
                    • Lilly Achterling – The Austin Chronicle and Yamhill County News-Register
                    • Alexander Tingley – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin’s
                    • Sophia Castano – The Austin Chronicle
                    • Isabella Cicak – The Columbus Dispatch
                    • Gustavo Lambert – Evanston Roundtable
                    • Lily Trottier – Atlanta Journal Constitution
                    • Radhika Yeddanapudi – The Lexington Observer
                    • John McArthur – Atlanta Journal Constitution
                    • Shea Dicson – Concorde Monitor
                    • Content Team

                      • Julia Sanders – The Cape Times
                      • Fundraising

                        Content Team

                        Dhruv Bandhu posted fliers near his home in India for his fundraiser

                        Amber Bannon’s fundraising flier

                        Political Affairs Team

                        Patrick Maurer is selling art pieces for his fundraising

                        Beyah Delfin hosted a pickleball tournament for her fundraiser

                        Lilith Dela Cruz’s Bake and Garage Sale for her fundraiser

                        Monica Ristich has been doing a lemonade stand and tabling for her fundraising

                        Advocate Team

                        Ace Vela sold cookies for her fundraiser

                        Nonprofit Leadership Team

                        Anna Wright’s Bake Sale for her fundraiser

                        Videos and Calls

                        Z’hanie Weaver

                        Asma Aouissi

                        Maurice Sainsbury

                        George Thomas

                        Thomas Griffin

                        Matilde Santos

                        Sofia Broussard

                        Hibah Ahmed

                        Tabitha Mowatt

                        Tommy Art

                        Hannah Murray

                        Sahana Sundar

                        Nuriya Klimenko

                        5 min
                      • State of the Union July 2026
                        Political Updates
                        Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
                        • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in June: 85
                        • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2026: 203
                        • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2026: 400
                        • US Advocacy Emails
                          • Total # of Advocacy Emails in June: 5,862
                          • Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2026: 18,810
                          • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2026: 45,000
                          • % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 85%
                          • Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

                            Maurice Sainsbury met with his local MP, Darren Paffey (Southampton Itchen) – UK

                            Lily Rowland met with Whitney Meadows, the staffer of Senator Paul (R-KY)

                            Lilly Achterling met with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)’s Central Texas Regional Director, Brandon Simon

                            Kim Thelwell & Andrew Zableckis met with Representative Chu & Harrison Vijay Tsui (D-CA-28)

                            Jasman Mann met with MP Ruby Sahota (Brampton North—Caledon) and a staff member for MP Sahota, Aislinn Main

                             

                             Updates from DC

                            Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.

                            https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DC-Update-June-2026.m4a

                             

                            Recognition

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

                              • Bird-Dog Award:
                                • Political Team: Ainsley Tait, Amelie Coen, Lilly Achterling, Mathieu Leonard
                                • Article of the Month: Rwanda’s F1 Ambitions by Nay Mohamad
                                • Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

                                  Getting the Word Out

                                  Political Affairs Team

                                  Z’hanie Weaver’s flyer for her information event

                                  Zebedee West’s swarm

                                  Kara Crawford hosted her information event at her local library

                                  Lydia Barnes’ information event

                                  Ainsley Tait held her information event

                                  Katy Trumper and Emily Goldberger’s presentation at their school

                                  Farid Murad held his information event

                                  Matilde Santo’s information event

                                  Nonprofit Leadership Team

                                  Elton Rockey’s classroom talk

                                  Maria Carabello’s flyer. Maria distributed the flyers around the Schiller University Campus in Paris, France

                                  Sarah Kemper’s swarm

                                  Josie Raiche’s information event

                                   

                                  Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                  Aidan Stout’s information event

                                  Aaliya Naqvi’s information event

                                  Content Team

                                  Aren Lau took this photo with The Borgen Project banner to promote the organization

                                   

                                  1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

                                  Giacomo Ciavarelli’s 1- mile campaign in Berlin, Germany

                                  Shaiel Tapia’s 1-mile campaign in a nearby local street market – LA, USA

                                  Aaliya Naqvi’s 1-mile campaign

                                  Bakhtawar Kaleem’s 1-mile campaign

                                  Anni Brunell’s 1-mile campaign

                                   

                                  Letters to the Editor

                                  Nonprofit Leadership Team

                                  • George Thomas – Western Country Voices
                                  • Content Team

                                    • Lily Alexander – North Delta Reporter
                                    • Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                      • Jessica Grigg – St Albans Times
                                      • Ashley Smith – Las Vegas Sun
                                      • Jake Rinaldi – Patch.com and The Rockland County Times
                                      • Jasmine Attwell – Surrey Now Leader
                                      • Political Affairs Team

                                        • Mathieu Leonard – The SandPaper
                                        • Samantha Arnold – Chicago Tribune
                                        • Margaux Duchanaud – The Suburban and The Gazette
                                        • Matilde Santos – Financial Times
                                        • Arshia Chakravarrti – The Daily Journal
                                        • Afra Bhuiyan – Inside Westminster
                                        • Shea Dickson – Concord Monitor
                                        • Sofia C Castano – Austin Chronicle
                                        • Yavishthaa Dutt – St Georges – Ascot
                                        • Lily Trottier – AJC and MDJ Online and Daily Tribune:
                                        •  

                                          Lily Trottier

                                           

                                          Kara Crawford had her letter to the editor published in the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

                                           

                                          Fundraising

                                          Political Affairs Team

                                          Anwitha Kandula is offering custom crochet for her fundraiser

                                          Lilly Achterling’s flyer for her fundraising fitness challenge

                                          Jasman Mann held a golf fundraising event

                                          Constant Baku hosted a fundraising picnic at the University Gardens. This attracted students and lecturers of his university in Germany

                                          Brooke Uleano is doing a fitness dare challenge for her fundraising campaign

                                          Amelia Staines ‘ bake sale

                                          Amelia Beggs ran 160 km over a period of 6 weeks for her fundraiser

                                          Angela Venchio’s information event and fundraiser – sip and paint

                                          Lali Tobin’s flyer for her yard sale fundraiser

                                           

                                          Videos and Calls

                                          Valentine Pougnant Epinoux

                                          Lindsay Burnet

                                          Zekai Zhou

                                          Seamus McGrath

                                          Christopher Villarruel

                                          Robert Mercer

                                          Jessica Grigg

                                          Arianne Burett

                                          Irfan Kabir Zarif

                                          5 min
                                        • State of the Union June 2026
                                          Political Updates
                                          Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
                                          • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in May: 15
                                          • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2026: 114
                                          • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2026: 400
                                          • Advocacy Emails
                                            • Total # of Advocacy Emails in May: 3,309
                                            • Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2026: 12,948
                                            • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2026: 45,000
                                            • % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 79%
                                            • Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

                                              Giacomo Ciavarelli met with his Member of the Bundestag Pascal Meiser in Germany.

                                              Ainsley Tait met with Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI)’s Foreign Policy and Defense Legislative Aide, Sydney Montgomery.

                                              Neema Chege had a meeting with Representative Victoria Spartz (R-IN-05)’s Director of Outreach, Laura Adler.

                                              Emanuele Pirolli held a meeting with TD Duncan Smith, Ireland (Dublin Fingal East).

                                              Emanuele also met with TD Ann Graves, Ireland (Dublin Fingal East).


                                              Matty Leonard bird-dogged Senator Kim (D-NJ) at a town hall meeting in Logan Township. Senator Kim responded saying: “We must keep politics out of our foreign policy (it should be bipartisan support); we will hurt our economy if we continue without foreign policy now; Trump’s America First will turn us into America Alone and in that, an America that is overly expensive.”

                                               

                                              Updates from DC

                                              Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.

                                              https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DC-Update-May-2026.m4a

                                               

                                              Recognition

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

                                                • Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
                                                  • Political Team: Gordon Lee
                                                  • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
                                                    • Political Team: Dylan Smith, Aarush Pomar, Farid Murad
                                                    • Article of the Month: Sustainable Prenatal Care in Tanzania  by Eli Thomson
                                                    • Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

                                                      Getting the Word Out

                                                      Political Affairs Team

                                                      Ainsley Tait held her information event.

                                                      Farid Murad held his information event.

                                                      Yavishthaa Dutt gave a presentation

                                                      Arianne Burnett hosted a swarm.

                                                      Damian Braunmüller gave a presentation to a class.

                                                      Isabella Cicak designed this flyer for her mobilization.

                                                      Content Team

                                                      Michelle Kurniali’s advocate flyer

                                                      Sophia Lupo getting the word out.

                                                      Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                                      Twinkle Sharma getting the word out.

                                                       

                                                      Letters to the Editor

                                                      Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                                      • Aaliya Naqvi – Pearls and Irritation
                                                      • Jasmine Attwell – Surrey Now-Leader
                                                      • Political Team

                                                        • Ainsley Tait – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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                                                          Fundraising

                                                          Mackenzie McIntyre is doing custom pottery for her fundraiser.

                                                          Amelia Staine’s bake sale and information session.

                                                          Aarush Pomar recently raised $1,000 for his fundraiser from his haircutting services

                                                          Francesca Ciardella took some clothes to a consignment store for her fundraising.

                                                          George Thomas held a doughnut sale for his fundraiser.

                                                          Lingtong Liu hosted a charity sale for her fundraiser.

                                                          Mallory Aronne tabled at a local event, and sold bracelets for her fundraising campaign.

                                                          Aarya Trivedi coffee fundraiser

                                                          Amelia Beggs’ flyer for her fundraiser.

                                                          Videos and Calls

                                                          Seamus McGrath

                                                          Usha Bhusal

                                                          Lewis Baudry

                                                          Emily Goldberger and Katy Plumer

                                                          Amelia Staines

                                                          Angela Venchio

                                                          Neema Chege

                                                          5 min
                                                        • State of the Union May 2026
                                                          Political Updates
                                                          Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
                                                          • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in April: 25
                                                          • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2026: 97
                                                          • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2026: 400
                                                          • Advocacy Emails
                                                            • Total # of Advocacy Emails in April: 2,191
                                                            • Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2026: 9,639
                                                            • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2026: 45,000
                                                            • % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 72%
                                                            • Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

                                                              Advocate Fiore Olamuyiwa, Political Affairs Team member Kyungmin Kim, and Kim Thelwell met with a staff member from Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D-MD) office.

                                                              Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Kelly Bui held a meeting with a Staffer from Representative Marilyn Strickland’s (D-WA-10) office.

                                                              Content Team member, Adriana Carolina Herrera, met with Katie Burger from Representative David P. Joyce’s office (R-OH-14).

                                                              Advocate Ava Manlapaz, Regional Director, Jarvis Glenn, Nonprofit Leadership Team member Shaiel Tapia Cabrera and Political Affairs Team members Ainsley Tait, Luca Danzi and Erik Nguyen all met with a staffer for Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA).

                                                              Political Affairs Team member, Ainsley Tait, attended an event hosted by Representative Dave Min (D-CA-47).

                                                               

                                                              Updates from DC

                                                              Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.

                                                              https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DC-Update-April-2026.m4a

                                                               

                                                              Recognition

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

                                                                • Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
                                                                  • Political Team: Jackson Mayer
                                                                  • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
                                                                    • Political Team: Tiffany Li
                                                                    • Article of the Month: Myanmar’s Secret Nursing School by Andrew Geddes
                                                                    • Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

                                                                      Getting the Word Out

                                                                      Nonprofit Leadership Team

                                                                      Ella Borgman’s flyer to get the word out.

                                                                      Kale Overton’s flyer for his information event.

                                                                       

                                                                       

                                                                      Political Affairs Team

                                                                      Angela Vecchio’s flyer for her information event.

                                                                      Sophia Cumberpatch’s flyer for her information event.

                                                                       

                                                                      Zalal Uddin Md Akram went around his college campus mobilizing people.

                                                                      Lingtong Liu hosted her information event.

                                                                      Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                                                      Carina Cortes’ information event.

                                                                      Ivanna Hargis’ informational event.

                                                                      Kaitlyn Muia hung up flyers for her information event.

                                                                      1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

                                                                      Nonprofit Leadership Team

                                                                      Addison Mood’s flyer for her 1-mile campaign.

                                                                      Ella Borgman’s 1-mile campaign.

                                                                       

                                                                      Mackenzie Johnson’s 1-mile campaign.

                                                                      Mouniratou Maman’s 1-mile campaign around Senator Budd’s (R-NC) Raleigh office.

                                                                      Content Team

                                                                      Lucas Cain distributed these flyers as part of his 1-mile campaign.

                                                                      Political Affairs Team

                                                                      Alexa Corker implemented her 1-mile campaign in Charleston, South Carolina.

                                                                      Kahia Lamothe implemented her 1-mile campaign in Chinle, Arizona.

                                                                      Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                                                      Eva Rana’s 1-Mile Campaign.

                                                                      Mirae Denaro’s 1-Mile Campaign.

                                                                       

                                                                      Letters to the Editor

                                                                      Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                                                      • Bianca Filoni – FPIF
                                                                      • Political Team

                                                                        • Farid Murad – Orlando Sentinel
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                                                                          Fundraising

                                                                          Political team

                                                                          Shreya Ranawat is selling pipe cleaner bouquets for her fundraising.

                                                                          Ava Mohart’s flyer for her Panera profit share fundraiser.

                                                                           

                                                                          Alexa Cohen held her fundraiser walk.

                                                                          Regional Director Mariela Martin, offered graduation photography sessions/services for her fundraising.

                                                                          Content Team

                                                                          Rebecca Cameron held her fundraiser weekend! It involved a quiz, an auction, 90’s party bags, a 90’s style tuck shop and tarot card readings.

                                                                           

                                                                          Videos and Calls

                                                                          Luca Danzi and Erik Nguyen

                                                                          Kale Overton

                                                                          Dylan Smith

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                                                                        • State of the Union April 2026
                                                                          Political Updates
                                                                          Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
                                                                          • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in March: 32
                                                                          • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2026: 73
                                                                          • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2026: 400
                                                                          • Advocacy Emails
                                                                              • Total # of Advocacy Emails in March: 2,380
                                                                              • Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2026: 7,448
                                                                              • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2026: 45,000
                                                                              • % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 68%
                                                                              • Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

                                                                                Political Affairs Team member, Zoe Niebauer had a lobbying meeting with Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA-16).

                                                                                Political Affairs Team member, Thara Ellsworth bird-dogged during Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman’s (D-NJ-12) office’s virtual office hours.

                                                                                Political Affairs Team member, Kyungmin Kim and Kim Thelwell had a lobbying meeting with a Legislative Assistant for Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).

                                                                                 

                                                                                Updates from DC

                                                                                Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.

                                                                                https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DC-Update-March-2026.m4a

                                                                                 

                                                                                Recognition

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

                                                                                  • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
                                                                                    • Political Team: Daniel Cho
                                                                                    • Bird-Dog Award:
                                                                                      • Political Team: Thara Ellsworth
                                                                                      • Article of the Month: A Pillar of Sovereignty: Local ARV Production in Nigeria by Georgio Moussa
                                                                                      • Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

                                                                                        Getting the Word Out

                                                                                        Political Team

                                                                                        Abigail Zimmerman transformed an empty window.

                                                                                        Lingtong Liu created this poster.

                                                                                        Jinu Kim held a presentation.

                                                                                        Kyungmin Kim held a presentation.

                                                                                        Kayra Nur Kaya held an information event.

                                                                                        Reuben Coppuck, swarm and information event.

                                                                                        Aleyna Bahar held an information event.

                                                                                         

                                                                                        Regional Director

                                                                                        Christel Fernandez Lecanda

                                                                                        Digital Marketing/Social Media Team

                                                                                        Sophia Hergarty held an information event at her college.

                                                                                        Nonprofit Leadership Media Team

                                                                                        Ava Chiarella created a swarm.

                                                                                         

                                                                                        1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

                                                                                        Political Team

                                                                                        Ashley-Ann Francis did her 1-mile campaign in Huntsville, Alabama.

                                                                                        Thara Ellsworth was in Barcelona, Spain and decided to do a one-mile campaign while there! She targeted the area around the US Consulate, and also made flyers in Spanish with information on contacting members of European Parliament/the EU.

                                                                                        Harini Krishnan did her 1-mile campaign in Tampa, Florida.

                                                                                        Era Sakuja during her 1-mile campaign across Durham City.

                                                                                        Lingtong Liu tabled for her mobilization.

                                                                                        Maude Decrind held her 1-mile campaign and included handmade items to win


                                                                                         
                                                                                        Letters to the Editor

                                                                                        Content Team

                                                                                        • Debbie Barto – HeraldNet
                                                                                        • Phoebe Lang-Clapp – The Suburban
                                                                                        • Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                                                                          • Ellyse Osborne – The Spokesman
                                                                                          • Michaelangelo Antonetti – Marblehead Weekly
                                                                                          • Political Team

                                                                                            • Cate Carson – The Salt Lake Tribune
                                                                                            • Nevis Devulyte – The Chief
                                                                                            • Zoe Niebauer – Butler Eagle
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                                                                                              Fundraising

                                                                                              Political Affairs Team

                                                                                              Zoe Niebauer (bottom row, second from the left) held a paint night for her fundraiser.

                                                                                              Alexa Cohen planned a 2-mile fundraiser walk.

                                                                                              Sophia Brokenshire did her 1-mile campaign in Durham, North Carolina.

                                                                                              Cate Carson hosted a poker night fundraiser.

                                                                                              Ella-Maria Sharkey offered headshot photography services as part of her fundraising.

                                                                                              Maude Decrind did a marathon for her fundraiser

                                                                                              Content Team

                                                                                              Adeline Hamilton created a fun poster for her fundraising event.

                                                                                               

                                                                                              Videos

                                                                                              Alexa Corker

                                                                                              Ilaria Micol Chiericati

                                                                                              Zoe Niebauer

                                                                                              Nicholas Magana

                                                                                              Rakshitha Maggidiwar

                                                                                              Alayna Edwards

                                                                                              Kale Overton

                                                                                              Maude Decrind

                                                                                              Sam Perkins

                                                                                              Lily Belenager

                                                                                              Julianna Wottawa

                                                                                               

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                                                                                            • State of the Union March 2026

                                                                                              Clint visited the U.K. in February, where he met with Borgen Project volunteers and Members of Parliament to discuss the importance of humanitarian assistance and provide an update on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Our delegation included physicians who have volunteered in Gaza and were able to share firsthand perspectives a​bout the most pressing needs.

                                                                                              Huge thanks to Alistair McLean and Sudeepthi Munagala for setting up MP meetings for Clint during his visit to the U.K. We’re also especially grateful to Josh Brookin for his incredible support in coordinating meetings and helping the group throughout the visit​!​ 

                                                                                              Here are some photos from the trip!

                                                                                              L-R: Dr. Ayesha Khan (Borgen Project Board of Advisors), Clint Borgen, MP Bambos Charalambous, Josh Brookin, and Dr. James Smith.

                                                                                               

                                                                                              Coffee with Clint and Borgen Project volunteers in London.

                                                                                               

                                                                                              Political Updates

                                                                                              Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
                                                                                              • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in February: 23
                                                                                              • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2026: 38
                                                                                              • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2026: 400
                                                                                              • Advocacy Emails
                                                                                                  • Total # of Advocacy Emails in February: 2,623
                                                                                                  • Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2026: 5,068
                                                                                                  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2026: 45,000
                                                                                                  • % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 61%
                                                                                                  • Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

                                                                                                    Political Affairs & Regional Director Team members, Kayra Kaya and Rebekar Warner met with MP Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge)

                                                                                                    Political Affairs Team member, Ashley-Ann Francis had a lobby meeting with Representative Dale Strong (R-AL-5)’s District Director, Dylan Smith. Ashely-Ann also met with a staffer from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)’s office.

                                                                                                    Content Team member, Umaymah Suhail met with MP Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)

                                                                                                    Political Affairs Team member, Aidan O’Herin attended a California gubernatorial candidate forum. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14) and former Representative Katie Porter were both there, and he was able to ask both about their support for foreign aid and whether Rep. Swalwell would co-sponsor the Block the Bombs Act.

                                                                                                    Political Affairs Team member Zalal Uddin Md Akram had a lobby meeting with Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)’s Legislative Assistant.

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                    Updates from DC

                                                                                                    Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.

                                                                                                    https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DC-Update-February-2026.m4a

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                    Recognition

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

                                                                                                      • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
                                                                                                        • Political Team: John Aton, Aleyna Bahar, Gordon Lee
                                                                                                        • Bird-Dog Award:
                                                                                                          • Political Team: Aidan O’Herin, Abigail Curry
                                                                                                          • Public Outreach Award:
                                                                                                            • Zanobiya Ahmad
                                                                                                            • Article of the Month: From Opium to Opportunity: Reducing Poverty in Northern Thailand by Polly Laws
                                                                                                            • Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

                                                                                                              Getting the Word Out

                                                                                                              Political Team

                                                                                                              Kyungmin Kim hosted his information event.

                                                                                                              Grace Satterwhite did some tabling outside of a local church.

                                                                                                              Zoe Niebauer held her info event at a local public library

                                                                                                              Ghufran Abd held her information event.

                                                                                                              Reuben Coppuk held a Swarm.

                                                                                                              Julianna Wottawa held a Swarm.

                                                                                                              Content Team

                                                                                                              Bianca Gunawan pasted cutouts of her flyer on her school board.

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                              1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

                                                                                                              Political Team

                                                                                                              Jayden Rabanal implemented her one-mile campaign in San Diego, California.

                                                                                                              Ricardo Araque

                                                                                                              Maude Decrind created a T-shirt, tote bag, and sticker that she plans to use for her One Mile Campaign.

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                              Aidan O’Herin held his one-mile campaign in Oakland, California.

                                                                                                              Grace Satterwhite conducted her one-mile campaign in New Orleans, Louisiana.

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                              Letters to the Editor

                                                                                                              Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                                                                                              • Kaitlyn Muia – The Signal
                                                                                                              • Bianca Filoni – Seaside Sustainability
                                                                                                              • Ivanna Hargis
                                                                                                              • Fundraising

                                                                                                                Regional Director 

                                                                                                                Regional Director, Rebekah Warner hosted a bake sale for her fundraiser.

                                                                                                                Social Media/Digital Marketing Team

                                                                                                                Bianca Filoni created this fantastic Bake Sale for a Cause website

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                Videos
                                                                                                                https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Borgen-Project-Video-task.mp4

                                                                                                                Bianca Gunawan


                                                                                                                Caleb Dueck

                                                                                                                 

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                                                                                                                Ricardo Araque

                                                                                                                Jinu Kim

                                                                                                                Ngozi Mahjied

                                                                                                                Sophia Brokenshire

                                                                                                                Elizabeth Koenig

                                                                                                                Thara Ellsworth

                                                                                                                Grace Satterwhite

                                                                                                                Eva Rana

                                                                                                                Tom Pilkington

                                                                                                                Bianca Filoni

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                5 min
                                                                                                              • State of the Union February 2026
                                                                                                                Hit Documentary
                                                                                                                For those of you who follow movies, the hit documentary at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, American Doctor, has a lot of ties to The Borgen Project. The three American doctors featured in the documentary, participated in Congressional meetings with The Borgen Project on Capitol Hill after working in Gaza. Two of the doctors now serve on The Borgen Project’s Board of Advisors. The film’s Director, Poh Si Teng was nominated for an Oscar for a previous film. She and her team were with The Borgen Project last year in D.C., documenting the doctors meeting with Congressional offices. Read more about the film.

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                Political Updates

                                                                                                                Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
                                                                                                                • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in January: 14
                                                                                                                • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2026: 14
                                                                                                                • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2026: 400
                                                                                                                • Advocacy Emails
                                                                                                                    • Total # of Advocacy Emails in January: 2,455
                                                                                                                    • Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2026: 2,455
                                                                                                                    • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2026: 45,000
                                                                                                                    • % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 27%
                                                                                                                    • Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

                                                                                                                      Political Affairs Team member, Caid Campbell, along with Clint Borgen and Dr. Mimi Syed, met with Representative Emily Randall’s (D-WA-6) Foreign Policy Legislative Assistant, Josiah Adams

                                                                                                                      Political Affairs Team member, Ricardo Araque met with his local MP, Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip, UK)

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                      Updates from DC

                                                                                                                      Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.

                                                                                                                      https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DC-Update-January-2026.m4a

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                      Recognition

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

                                                                                                                        • Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
                                                                                                                          • Political Team: Oliver Lefferts, Amar Bhan, Francesca Christo
                                                                                                                          • Article of the Month: From Nepali Refugee to Resettlement: Jhuma Acharya’s Story by Dylan Kretchmar
                                                                                                                          • Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.

                                                                                                                            Getting the Word Out

                                                                                                                            Political Team

                                                                                                                            Ricardo Araque’s swarm

                                                                                                                            Finn Tierney’s information event poster

                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                            Ricardo Araque hosted an Information event

                                                                                                                            Oliver Lefferts gave a presentation

                                                                                                                            Alexander Flandrin’s information event

                                                                                                                            Content Team

                                                                                                                            Shafika Fathima discussed The Borgen Project with her gym friends

                                                                                                                            Nonprofit Leadership Team

                                                                                                                            Quinlan Bohannon made a poster to distribute around campus

                                                                                                                            Quinlan also distributed Borgen Project bookmarks in PSU library, campus buildings, Portland Central Library, and bookstores

                                                                                                                            1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

                                                                                                                            Political Team

                                                                                                                            Zanobiya Ahmad’s mobilization posters

                                                                                                                            Alexandra Flendrin’s 1-mile campaign

                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                            Caid Campbell implemented his one-mile campaign in Tacoma, Washington

                                                                                                                            Nonprofit Leadership Team

                                                                                                                            Quinlan Bohannon and friends distributing fliers around Senator Jeff Merkley’s office in downtown Portland

                                                                                                                            Letters to the Editor

                                                                                                                            Political Affairs Team

                                                                                                                            • Tyler Redmond – Chicago Policy Review
                                                                                                                            • Steven Castellano – Corvallis Gazette-Times
                                                                                                                            • Zoe Niebauer

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                              Fundraising

                                                                                                                              Political Affairs Team

                                                                                                                              Sophia Moeckel planned a pay-to-pie event for her fundraiser

                                                                                                                              Kayra Nur Kaya’s bake sale poster for her fundraiser

                                                                                                                              Zoe Niebauer arranged a fundraiser night at a local paint studio

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                              Content Team

                                                                                                                              Aila Alsaka’s poster for her fundraiser

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                              Nonprofit Leadership Team

                                                                                                                              Kale Overton created unique “letters” for his fundraiser

                                                                                                                              Quinlan Bohannon did dog walking for her fundraiser

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                              Quinlan also held a Spelling bee fundraiser with friends

                                                                                                                              Videos

                                                                                                                              Political Affairs Team

                                                                                                                              Alistair Mclean

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                              5 min
                                                                                                                            • State of the Union January 2026

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                              Political Updates

                                                                                                                              Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
                                                                                                                              • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in December: 13
                                                                                                                              • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2025: 429
                                                                                                                              • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2025: 325
                                                                                                                              • Advocacy Emails
                                                                                                                                  • Total # of Advocacy Emails in December: 1,320
                                                                                                                                  • Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2025: 42,773
                                                                                                                                  • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2025: 50,000
                                                                                                                                  • % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 95%
                                                                                                                                  • Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

                                                                                                                                    Regional Director Team member, Josh Brookin meeting with the Speaker of the House of Commons

                                                                                                                                    Nonprofit Leadership Team member, Youssouf Ouattara met with Senator Jana Stewart, (Victoria, Australia)

                                                                                                                                    Content Team member, Yunjae Lee met with his MP (Burnaby, Canada)

                                                                                                                                    Political Affairs Team member, Caid Campbell bird-dogged Representative Emily Randall (D-WA-6) via Facebook live

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                    Updates from DC

                                                                                                                                    Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.

                                                                                                                                    https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DC-Update-December-2025.m4a

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                    Getting the Word Out

                                                                                                                                    Political Team

                                                                                                                                    Oliver Lefferts presenting to a class at University

                                                                                                                                    Maddy Beck held her information event

                                                                                                                                    Isaiah Lopez held his information event, and had between 150-200 attendees! Included in the attendees was Jesse Borrego, a famous actor from the 90s and early 2000’s. The photo is of Isaiah with Jesse at the event.

                                                                                                                                    Content Team

                                                                                                                                    Yunjae Lee presenting at his information event

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                    1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

                                                                                                                                    Political Team

                                                                                                                                    Giulia Rossi implemented her one-mile campaign in Montreal, Quebec

                                                                                                                                    Katrina Jacoby posted fliers around Seattle, Washington

                                                                                                                                    Nonprofit Leadership Team

                                                                                                                                    Sarah Frankhouse implemented her 1-mile campaign

                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                    Letters to the Editor

                                                                                                                                    Political Affairs Team

                                                                                                                                    • Shania Franklin – Chicago Tribune
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                                                                                                                                      Fundraising

                                                                                                                                      Content Team

                                                                                                                                      Yunjae Lee made and sold lemonade for his fundraiser

                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                       

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