Campaign Training School Overview

The Southeastern Institute is committed to helping women run for office and win! Campaign schools help candidates and those working on campaigns learn about the different facets of running for office, including:

  • Fundraising
  • Media relations
  • Campaign planning, organizing, staffing and scheduling
  • Potential obstacles
  • Building your grassroots campaign from the ground up
  • Finding volunteers to work on the campaign
  • Making ethical decisions
  • Using social media
  • Creating your personal message

Most importantly, campaign schools help women become more confident and ready to run for office. We know women can run and win!

Listed below are some of our previous campaign training schools. Use this link to see future schools you can register for today!


Grassroots Politics Campaign Training School - April 17, 2010
Columbia, South Carolina

The 2010 Annual Leading Women Grassroots Campaign Training School was held at SC ETV in Columbia and included guest speakers Hon. Arlene Violet, former Attorney General, Rhode Island, and Debbie Walsh, Executive Director, CAWP, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University. The training focused on building a political campaign from the ground up. See agenda>>

Trainers:
Debbie Walsh
Hon. Arlene Violet
Marilyn Hemingway
Laurin Manning
Earl Capps
Will "Sic Willie" Folks 
Barbara Rackes
Hon. Deb Sofield

 


Campaign Training Basics in Georgetown - March 27, 2010
Georgetown, South Carolina

The Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics focused on Campaign Training Basics in Georgetown with a half-day session of basics.

Trainer:
Hon. Deb Sofield, executive speech coach and President of the Women's Campaign School at Yale.


Campaign Training Basics in Santee Cooper - February 20, 2010
Santee, South Carolina

The Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics focused on Campaign Training Basics in Santee Cooper with a half-day session of basics. A large contingent of regional prospective candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties turned out.

Trainer:
Hon. Deb Sofield, executive speech coach and President of the Women's Campaign School at Yale.


Advanced Fundraising Campaign School - November 14, 2009
Charleston, South Carolina

This Advanced Fundraising Campaign School gave a more in-depth look at how to raise political money.

Trainer:
Nancy Bocskor, National fundraising expert.

 


Leading Women Spring Campaign Training - May 2, 2009
Columbia, South Carolina

The Institute's 2009 Annual Leading Women Campaign Training School was filled to capacity and included a series of overview workshops.

Trainers and Guest Speakers:

Dr. Lynn Ford
Barbara Rackes
Linda Ketner
Nikki Haley
Kathy Groob
Zeke Stokes
Ruth Sherlock
Heather Hoopes-Matthews
Honorable Deb Sofield


Pathways to Power Campaign Training School - September 10, 2008
Columbia, South Carolina

A special two-track Campaign Training School allowed participants to focus on media or campaign management.

Trainers included:
Heather Hoopes-Matthews
Honorable Deb Sofield
Barbara Rackes
Walter Whetsell
Ruth Sherlock
Michelle Macrina
Rep. Rita Allison
Jeanelle McCain
Skip Webb

 

Campaign Training with Ruth Ann Minner - February 8, 2008
Columbia, South Carolina

The Institute's first Campaign Training School featured former Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner, who explained the large impact that women have on politics.


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