What It Does: The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty.
Mission: The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. We're the innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.
Size and Presence: The Borgen Project is headquartered in Downtown Seattle on the top floor of the red brick building above. The organization operates from office space donated by Aegis Group, a technology and engineering firm.
Best Known For: The Borgen Project is highly ranked on the top charity watchdog sites. For nearly 20-years, the organization has been advocating for the world's poor and is very respected in it's field.
In 1999, while working as a young volunteer in refugee camps during the Kosovo War and genocide, Clint Borgen recognized the need for an organization that could focus U.S. political attention on extreme poverty. In 2003, after graduating from Washington State University and interning at the United Nations, Borgen began developing the organization.
In need of startup funding, Borgen took a job living on a fishing vessel docked in Dutch Harbor, Alaska (the same location as “The Deadliest Catch”). From humble beginnings in one of the most remote regions of the world, The Borgen Project was born. One man with a laptop and a budget that came from his Alaska paychecks has evolved into a national campaign with volunteers operating in 839 U.S. cities.