Campaign Camp

Sage Leader's is excited to partner with the Working Families Party to launch Campaign Camp 2024! Campaign Camp is designed to support BIPOC individuals thinking about running for local and state office, as well as folks interested in working as campaign staff. While the training is candidate focused sessions will also be relevant to being a successful campaign manager.  These trainings will give participants tools to build power through elections - training on the basics of everything from understanding the timeline of a campaign, fundraising, communications and more. 

Applications are now closed.

Dates for Campaign Camp 2024

WHEN: November 11th, November 13th, November 18, November 20, November 25th  – weekday evenings from 5:30pm – 7:30pm 

Questions about the Campaign Camp? Contact Alisa at alisa@sageleaders.org

Curriculum Overview

Session 1: Grounding

Core values, what to expect, campaign timelines and roles: candidate, cabinet, volunteers and staff. Think about developing your why. 

Session 2: Comms and Power Mapping

Campaign communications, messaging, your big 3 (issues), social media and power mapping out your support.  

Session 3: Fundraising from the grassroots and introduction to compliance

What is the PDC? Filing your campaign and reporting requirements. Call time management, building a list, budgeting, types of events and call time simulation. 

Session 4: Field and Direct Voter Contact

Intro to field, field structure, reporting systems, calculating win numbers, targeting, list building, walk universes, volunteers and using data to inform your campaign.  

Session 5: Panel with Elected Leaders

Learn from the experts what went well and what they wished they’d done differently when they ran for the first time.