POLITICAL TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS & CANDIDATES

Past Events

2021 SCDP Training Series

Sign up for the SCDP online training series by following the links below.

May 8th 10:00am   Blueprint to Victory: It's Time for GOTV

ONGOING TRAININGS 

National Democratic Training Committee

https://traindemocrats.org/

The NDTC provides free, in-depth training for Democrats who want to run for office, work on campaigns, or volunteer locally.  

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DNC / Best Practices Institute Victory Vault

https://democrats.org/take-action/trainings/activists-organizers-candidates/

Sign up to access the Victory Vault training sessions.

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SCDP Candidate Resources Toolkit

https://scdp.org/candidate-resources-toolkit/

This link is filled with fantastic easy-to-access resources for candidates.  Whether you are still deciding whether to run or have loads of experience, these files will be helpful.

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POLITICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN 

Emerge

https://sc.emergeamerica.org/

Annual program in South Carolina which recruits, trains and connects women who are interested in running for office.

Emily's List

https://www.emilyslist.org/run-to-win/trainings

Emily's List ignites change by getting pro-choice Democratic women elected to office.

She Should Run

https://sheshouldrun.org/

She Should Run is a national organization that prepares women to run for office.  The She Should Run Incubator is a set of free online courses designed to help women from all backgrounds and across the political spectrum envision themselves in public leadership.