Candidate Training & Resources.

Interested in running for office or supporting a campaign? Check out these organizations that offer trainings & resources to help you get involved. Even if you’re just curious right now, we recommend getting trained so you’re prepared if you decide to run or support a campaign later.

Find what local offices you can run for here.

Emerge Georgia
Emerge Signature Program- Emerge Georgia’s signature program is a 6 month, intensive training program for progressive self-identified women and nonbinary people who are planning to run for elected office. Our training equips leaders with the resources, knowledge, connections, and community of support necessary for a successful run for elected office. Emerge Georgia is intentional about recruiting self-identified progressive women and nonbinary folks from groups that have been historically excluded from politics, including the New American Majority – Black, Brown, and Indigenous people, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and young and unmarried women.

Emerge Bootcamp- Emerge Boot Camps are weekend sessions designed specifically for those who are planning to run for office in this election cycle. Created for leaders who are ready to run (or already are), who reflect their communities, and who have a proven track record of community engagement, public service, and leadership.

Emily’s List
Emily’s list has been recruiting, training, and supporting progressive pro-choice women up and down the ballot for 40 years and counting. Across the country, women are changing the face of power.

Georgia WIN List
Georgia WIN List is a grassroots Political Action Committee (PAC) dedicated to changing the face of power in Georgia by recruiting, training, supporting, electing and re-electing Democratic women for statewide and legislative office who will be effective advocates for the issues most important to women and families, including the preservation of reproductive freedom.

Higher Heights
Higher Heights is the leading national organization providing Black women with a political home exclusively dedicated to harnessing their power to expand Black women’s elected representation and voting participation, and advance progressive policies.

Inclusiv
The mission of Inclusv is to ensure staff of color are found at every professional level within the political sector. This includes nonprofits, government, government affairs, gov/civic-tech, issue advocacy, foundations, campaigns and elections. We believe the world we want to build together will get there faster & better when our organizations & institutions are reflective of our people.

LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund works to elect pro-equality, pro-choice candidates who are out members of the LGBTQ+ community to local, state and federal public office across the nation. Victory Fund rigorously reviews applications from around the country to identify strong LGBTQ+ candidates with a pathway to victory for endorsement.

New American Leaders
New American Leaders is leading a movement for inclusive democracy by preparing first and second generation Americans to run, win, and lead.

Ready to Win- A unique two-track advanced campaign training for New Americans who want to run for office or serve as a senior level staff member on campaigns within the next two years. During this “boot camp” style program, participants will gain the hands-on campaign skills needed to run and win, including how to develop a comprehensive campaign plan and build a sustainable community-based movement that fosters civic engagement and a commitment to voting. Leading up to the in-person training, we will have five virtual sessions ranging from 75 minutes to 90 minutes depending on the session. These virtual sessions are integral to the training experience and build off of each other to complement what you’ll learn in person.

Rising to Run- This program is designed to empower women of color and New American women who have previously run for office and lost. This comprehensive program includes a pre-training virtual sessions, a three-day intensive in-person training component, and post-training support. Recognizing that the first campaign often serves as a critical stepping stone for building name recognition and establishing a presence in the community, Rising to Run offers a supportive environment where participants can reflect on their past experiences and transform them into actionable insights.

The New Leaders Council Institute
New Leaders Council (NLC) identifies and elevate change makers (local leaders rooted in their communities) through dynamic training, deep community, and national connection. The NLC Institute takes place over six months, focusing on skills building for each cohort one weekend a month. Training includes entrepreneurial goal setting, strategic communications, digital organizing, finance and fundraising, coalition building, public policy, and equity and inclusion. On average, 78% of the cohorts self-identify as BlPOC, 68% are women and gender non-conforming folx, and 39% report identifying as LGBTQIA* folx that go on to be part of our network.

re:power
re:power exists to build a critical mass of social justice movements and their leaders who embody the ideology and practice of liberatory organizing, an organizing practice that is pro-Black and grounded in community, collective action, and abundance.

Run For Something
Run for Something manages the biggest candidate pipeline in Democratic politics, filled with young, diverse progressives who truly represent the people.

She Should Run
She Should Run drives public dialogue about women’s representation and offer first-step resources designed for women whose formidable leadership potential would go otherwise untapped in conventional political recruitment. It is is a national, nonpartisan organization activating women to be effective political participants and igniting women’s leadership in communities across the country.

Vote Mama Foundation
Vote Mama Foundation is the leading source of research and analysis on the political participation of mothers. We are normalizing moms running for office with young children, breaking the barriers they face while running and building a political system that is truly family-friendly.

Vote Run Lead
Women and gender-expansive electeds make stronger, more equitable policies, yet are still underrepresented in government. Vote Run Lead provides results-driven training and award-winning tools to get them in office.