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State of the Union November 2025

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Political Updates

Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in October: 80
  • Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2025: 391
  • Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2025: 325
    • Advocacy Emails
      • Total # of Advocacy Emails in October: 2,435
      • Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2025: 33,937
      • Advocacy Emails Goal for 2025: 50,000
      • % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 94%
        • Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

         

        PR/Marketing Team member Rhena Kotecha, met with MP Gareth Thomas (Harrow West)

        Political Affairs Team member Isaiah Lopez, met with Representative Tony Gonzales’ (R-TX-23) Legislative Correspondent/Staff Assistant, Beni Resendiz

         

         

        NonProfit Leadership Team Brenda Williams, met with Genevieve Rawlins from Senator John Curtis’ (R-UT-3) office

        Diksha Mhatre met with MP Zarah Sultana (Coventry South)

        Brenda Williams met with Mike Erickson from Senator Mike Lee’s office

         

        Updates from DC

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

        https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DC-Update-October-2025.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: Emily Dotson, Maya Ayers, Maddy Beck
            • President’s Circle Award:
              • Political Team: Muniba Anwar
              • Bird Dog Award: 
                • Political Team: Eman Ansari
                • Article of the Month: Low-Cost Satellite Internet in Remote Areas by Gabriela E Silva

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

                  Getting the Word Out

                  PR/Marketing Team

                  Roselyn Bamigboye, Plymouth Rotary Club, UK

                  Political Affairs Team

                  Mira Hein held her info event via Zoom

                  Christel Fernández Lecanda

                  NonProfit Leadership Team

                  Brenda Williams transformed her window

                  Content Team

                  Priya Doshi

                  Sidra Tahir

                  1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing

                  Political Affairs Team

                  Eman Ansari implemented her 1-mile campaign in Pittsburgh, PA, US

                  Avery Prewitt

                  Nonprofit Leadership Team

                  Simran Reddy Sankepally, 1-mile campaign, US

                  Ellie Clearly, UK

                   

                  Letters to the Editor

                  Content Team

                  • Johanna Arredondo – Triblive
                  • Julia Skowronska – The Zimbabwean

                    • Political Affairs Team

                    • Dominic Hill – Malvern Gazette
                    • Ethan Fusilero – East Bay Times

                      • PR/Marketing Team

                      • Nina Popovic –  The Hill Times

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                        Fundraising

                        Nonprofit Leadership Team

                        Brenda Williams did a 10 mile walk for her fundraiser

                        Content Team

                        Dylan Kretchmar did pet portraits for her fundraising

                        Tina Kusal made treat boxes for her Cookies & Craft Sale

                        Political Affairs Team

                        Kaitlyn Schwirzbin held a bake sale

                        Rebekah Warner hosted a Pub Quiz

                        Videos

                        Nonprofit Leadership Team

                        https://borgenteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2984.mp4

                        Malvika Dhond

                         

                        Political Affairs Team

                        Sura Alkhalaf

                        Muniba Anwar

                        Josh Peng

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