Overview
Our intensive, in-person four-day and virtual three-day Candidate & Campaign Trainings provide comprehensive, non-partisan best practices to present and future LGBTQ candidates, campaign staff, and community leaders. Trainees learn the necessary skills and strategies by engaging in tough, realistic campaign simulations and working with peers to develop a plan to run for office and win.
Thousands of openly LGBTQ candidates, campaign workers, and other leaders have learned how to build winning campaigns through this training, which takes place several times each year.
Victory Institute’s Candidate & Campaign Trainings are generously supported by the Donald A. Burns Foundation.
2021 Candidate & Campaign Trainings
What Can You Expect?
3-Day Virtual Training
4-Day In-Person Training
Meet the Trainers
Victory has worked with these four subject-matter experts for years and they have collectively trained thousands of LGBTQ candidates. Learn more about them here.
- Joe Fuld
- Martín Garcia
- Courtney Snowden
- Kelton Morgan
Notable Alumni
Resources on Running for Office
Are you interested in running for elected office but not sure where to start? Victory Institute has compiled a list of resources that can help you learn the skills necessary to run a campaign. Here is a list of organizations that host candidate training programs or manage other resources that help candidates run for office.
For questions regarding the Candidate & Campaign Trainings, please contact Sarah Pope, Director of Domestic Programs, at [email protected].
Supporters
LGBTQ Victory Institute would like to give special thanks to our program supporters. Their philanthropy ensures that this program has the financial resources it needs to offer our Candidate & Campaign Training.
Upcoming Trainings
Tell Me About Future Trainings
We can let you know when we announce new Candidate & Campaign Trainings.