CDP Campaign Skills and Camp Wellstone Trainings

Written by: Susan Rowe on Nov 27, 2007 5:51 PM EST

Join the CDP & Your Local Democratic Party
for Campaign Skills Training

Winning the White House and fighting for your community's needs require the same skills. The California Democratic Party and Democratic County Committees around the state are proud to provide the California Campaign Skills Academy, part of the 50-State Strategy and the 58-County Strategy.

The one day California Campaign Skills Academy covers:

• Planning high impact events like phone banking & door-to-door
• Developing relationships with local groups
• Finding and keeping new volunteers
• Targeting specific voters, groups & communities to gain support
• Delivering messages that resonate on print and in person
• Building events that draw elected officials and media

CDP Region 8 (Central & Central South)

Fresno County: Saturday, December 1, 2007, 10:00AM-5:00PM

Laborer's Local 294
5431 East Hedges
Fresno, CA 93727

Kern County: January 12, 2008, 10:00AM-5:00PM

Operating Engineers Hall
120 Bernard St.
Bakersfield, CA 93305

These trainings are free, lunch is included, your $25.00 donation will be appreciated.

Reserve your spot now, or look for other trainings around the state.

Photos: CDP Campaign Skills Academy 2007 Region 7 (Central North-Stockton) Martha Gamez and Crystal Strait Trainers.

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Camp Wellstone

Camp Wellstone: Long Beach, California

12/7 - 12/9/07

Camp Wellstone is a training program that teaches progressives how to win on issues and elect good candidates. They use a distinctive approach to politics, based on Paul Wellstone's success at integrating grassroots organizing, electoral organizing, progressive public policy and ethical leadership.

The training is highly interactive, combining exercises, lectures, and simulations over the course of 2.5 days. Camp runs Friday from 2:00pm-9:00pm, Saturday from 9:00am-6:00pm, and Sunday from 9:00am-3:00pm.

The cost is $100 or just $50 for students, low-income, or unemployed participants. We are not able to guarantee your space for the the camp unless payment is received 2 weeks prior to the starting date. Camp participants are responsible for their own accommodations.

Wellstone Action trains progressives like us all over the country to run the best campaigns possible and they're coming to southern California. This is the only training they will offer in California in either 2007 and 2008.

Register for Camp Wellstone Long Beach

• Camp Wellstone Long Beach: Citizen Activist Track
• Camp Wellstone Long Beach: Working on a Campaign Track
• Camp Wellstone Long Beach: Being a Candidate Track

You'll stay busy the whole time and make some great networks!

Camp Wellstone offers three tracks to help current or future candidates, campaign managers, and citizen activists learn everything they need to know to run an effective political or grassroots campaign.

Camp Wellstone is divided into three tracks:

• Candidate track. This is for people who have made the decision to run for office.
• Campaign track. This track focuses on how to be an effective staff or volunteer member of a winning progressive campaign.
• Citizen activist track. For people interested in citizen lobbying, issue advocacy, and community organizing, this track provides skills in how to win on issues.

Details on each track are as follows:

• Candidate Track - This track covers the fundamentals of campaigns, including fundraising, field organizing, campaign plan and budget writing, volunteer recruitment, GOTV, and media relations.
• Campaign Management Track - The management track covers campaign fundamentals from the perspective of those who make it happen. Participants learn the skills that are essential to putting their candidate or team in the best position to win.
• Citizen Activism Track - This track presents ideas and tactics needed to strengthen issue-based organizing. It develops the capacity of grassroots leaders to build a base, advocate within legislative bodies and build sustainable organizations. This track is recommended for individuals who are interested in moving a particular issue agenda forward.

Register for Camp Wellstone Long Beach

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Location: Fresno, CA 93727