Founded in 1938, the National Federation of Republican Women has tens of thousands of members across the nation.
The NFRW has an extensive list of programs, including scholarships, leadership development, internships and campaign help for women running for office. The group also hosts their Biennial Convention, which allows Republican women to come together to network, get training to help them become better leaders and campaigners and hear from Republican elected officials and leaders.
Ignite—founded in 2010 and non-partisan—is probably the most college-related of the organizations offering training and help for women interested in running for public office. They have college chapters all around the U.S. These student-run chapters support political activism by encouraging others in their community to register to vote. Ignite also has high school programs in California and Texas and gives high schools the opportunity to license their curriculum to bring non-partisan political activism to their school. Fellowships are offered to students for launching regional Ignite chapters and gaining leadership skills.
IGNITE’s model encourages young women to run and win and to dramatically increase their political engagement on every level. We know that programming is not enough: we need inspiring messages consistently reinforced and reflected in our culture – words which convey and compel young women to be politically motivated, and to declare their political ambition.
Additionally Ignite has a program that guides parents in empowering their daughters and also offers political leadership conferences around the U.S.
We are Action Network, a mission-driven organization dedicated to building progressive power. Our goal is to empower progressive activism through organizing, mobilization, and digital strategies -- anything that brings people together and motivates them to act for progressive change.
Action Network, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, trains and educates progressives about organizing and mobilizing with technology. Action Network is also the sole shareholder of Action Squared Inc., the maker of the Action Network and Action Builder toolsets. (Which are now union-made!)
Since launching in 2012, the Action Network toolset has powered many of the largest mobilizations of the last decade, including the Black Friday Walmart Strikes, the Women’s March, and the Climate Strike. The Action Builder toolset, launched in 2019, is helping dozens of unions and progressive organizations develop and empower leaders and build strong, deep organizing campaigns.
Our toolsets are owned by our company Action Squared, which in turn is wholly owned by our 501(c)(4) parent organization Action Network. Action Squared builds digital tools in collaboration with progressive organizations that hundreds of organizations use to mobilize supporters and organize activists around progressive causes. Action Network Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the sister organization of Action Network dedicated to helping progressive organizations incorporate organizing strategies alongside their mobilization, digital, and data programs in order to build progressive power.
Because we are wholly owned by a nonprofit, our only concern is how to build the best technology for building power. We build our tools through a unique development model, forming deep partnerships with progressive organizations to build technology in true collaboration. Our partners set our core development roadmap, which makes sure the technology continues to serve the needs of our partners and the wider movement.
This is the toolset our movement deserves.
We're like you: a mission-driven organization dedicated to building online power for the progressive movement. We don't have clients – we have partners.
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Organize people to take action online and offline
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Send mass email to recruit and mobilize new activists
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Engage activists with mobile messages
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Raise funds to fuel important work
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And much more!
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Our vision is a government that reflects the people it serves, and decision makers who genuinely and enthusiastically fight for greater opportunity and better lives for the Americans they represent. We will work for larger leadership roles for Democratic pro-choice women in our legislative bodies and executive seats so that our families can benefit from the open-minded, productive contributions that women have consistently made in office.
“…Every day. Every election victory. We are helping to put women into office who have the power to put progressive change to work…”
- Ellen R. Malcolm, Founder and Chair
Run to Win Candidate Trainings
Built on the idea that you don’t need a Ph.D. or years of political experience to get involved, Run to Win trains women interested in running for office from the ground up.
This year, we’ll be hosting a variety of online trainings for women who are thinking about running for office, including monthly webinars, panel discussions, and the EMILY’s List Ignite Change Fellowship. These trainings will guide you through the basic nuts and bolts of planning a run for office: The questions to ask yourself, the things to start thinking about, and the steps you can take to get there. Tip: The most important thing is to be willing to learn and ask questions.
The Ignite Change Fellowship is an nine-week virtual training initiative designed for community leaders, organizers, and advocates to develop their political skills and confidence. Learn more about the Ignite Change Fellowship here.
Check out our regularly updated training schedule and sign up to get more information as training dates are confirmed.
If you're interested in attending a training, sign up for the Run to Win campaign to be notified of trainings as they’re announced. You can also check back on this page or click on individual upcoming trainings to sign up.
No matter where you are in your campaign, there's an EMILY's List webinar that can help you strategize and think creatively.
https://marshallplanformoms.com/
Marshall Plan for Moms is a national movement to center mothers in our economic recovery and value their labor. We advocate for public and private sector changes to expand choices for women and to remove barriers to equality.
America’s moms, especially moms of color, have suffered devastating setbacks in the pandemic. We can’t go back to normal. For moms, “normal” wasn’t working in the first place.