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Running for Office is no easy feat. It takes the right people, the right training, and the best resources. Here you will find a list of organizations that help individuals (particularly young women) run for office. Some help with those simply thinking about running and just starting out, while others actively help with concrete campaigns.
It is important to note that when running for office, every race is different, and how one raises funds varies from geographic region, to type of seat, to public finance laws. Most often times individuals rely on fundraising efforts and campaign help from Town/State party committees or from Political Action Committees. A list of the most prominent PACs can be found here.
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As someone who has run for office (and won), I am grateful for several of these organizations that personally helped me succeed. I ran, and you should too! So check out these awesome orgs and drop me a line if you think of others to add!!
Ignite National
trains young women
across the United States to run for office via their K-12 curriculum, college chapters, annual conferences, and
elected women network and alumni network.
Running Start helps young women run
for office from high school programs in D.C. to a Congressional Fellowship at the college level. They also created the hashtag #ILookLikeAPolitician.
Vote Run Lead trains women to run for office, and win, reaching over 36,000 women all across
America with their award winning Run As You Are™ curriculum and signature "Kitchen Cabinet" training.
works exclusively with progressive Millennials and Gen-Zers running for local office for the first or second time. They look for diverse candidates with deep ties to their community.
Run for
Something
She Should Run focuses on helping women who are looking to make a difference
but may have never considered running before. Their goal is to help women learn about the Road to Run.
The Campaign School at Yale is a nonpartisan, issue-neutral leadership
program, whose mission is to increase the number and influence of women in elected and appointed office in the United States and around the globe.
Higher Heights for America PAC is the only political action committee exclusively
dedicated to electing more progressive Black women at the federal and statewide levels and as mayors in the 100 most populated U.S. cities.
for office since 1985 and has systematically defined a strategic approach to winning elections that drive progressive change. They offer trainings for pro-choice Democratic women.
EMILY's List has been helping women run
The Collective PAC is working
to fix the challenge of under-representation of the Black community in elected seats of power throughout the United States. Since 2016, they have helped 55 candidates win their elections
Emerge recruits, trains and provides a powerful
network to Democratic women who want to run for office. They offer the only the only in-depth, six-month, 70-hour, training program as well as boot camps.
Dare to Run offers female college graduates the chance to participate in a 1 year
certificate program in pursuit of a career path in public service and commits to run campaigns for women within 2 years of graduation from the program.
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