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Ballot Measure Organizing

Overview

This ballot measure training series prepares leaders with the skills and tools to effectively launch and manage ballot measure campaigns. The training provides both shared spaces for organizers to learn with and from colleagues and issue areas as well as specific issue area breakout rooms to allow for deeper planning, coaching, and strategizing.

Who is this course for?

  • Grassroots Organizers, Base Builders, Campaigners who want to build inclusive, productive and positive work environments
  • Issue-focused organizers who are, or will be receiving, C3 or C4 dollars to manage electoral programs to uplift issue-focused campaigns ie. ballot measures, pro-working class candidates, etc.
  • Folks who have 3+ years of organizing experience

What will you learn?

At the end of this training you will:

  • Identifying issue campaign, community partners, and tactics 
  • Developing a campaign budget
  • Learning and practicing how to effectively fundraise; grassroots and digital
  • Developing and implementing a campaign plan and timeline, including understanding filing deadlines for issue campaigns
  • Best practices for values-based messaging and how to effectively communicate the message in person and online
  • Building power and growing your base
  • Implementing effective voter engagement strategies, including field tactics
  • Navigating and securing community endorsements; coalition building

Training Date

  • Jul 8, 2025

One-day workshop, virtual

Time TBD

Free

Opening Soon

Policies & FAQ

For more information regarding payment, refund policy, and other frequently asked questions, please refer to our Training Policies page. Contact us at electoral@repower.org if you require further assistance.

Harnessing Your c3 to Build Power

Overview

During election campaign season, lots of folks ask questions such as: 

  1. What political activities can a c3 engage in, if any?
  2. How close can we get to the line and not be out of compliance?
  3. In what ways can we build power? Demand change and not put our tax status at risk? 

If you have some of those questions, join us as we present a practical, principled approach to power building through the utility of c3s and c4s! This training will equip organizers to better navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by working at a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) organization. The training promises to be engaging and informative, leaving you better prepared to achieve your electoral goals through your respective c3 or c4 organizing arms.

P.S. This will not be a legal or compliance training. Instead of telling what you can’t do, the training will focus on the distinction between c3 and c4, what the entities can do, and creative ways to move beyond the limitations to build power for your community and people. 

Who is this for?

This course is for:

  • Organizers from all walks of life, from newly engaged to seasoned professionals who want to sharpen their strategy.

What will you learn?

  • Equip organizers to better navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by working at a 501c3 or 501c4 organization
  • Focus on the distinction between c3 and c3
  • what the two entities can do inside your campaigns
  • creative ways to move beyond limitations to build power for your community and your people.

Expectations

This is an interactive course with live practice. We ask participants to write in the chat box, share verbally, and participate in breakout group discussion. During breakouts, all participants will be asked to practice. We encourage, but do not require, participants to turn on video at all times, and especially during breakout discussions. If you are unable or unwilling to practice during breakouts, we ask that you let our Lead Trainer know, and you will not be placed in a breakout room. While we will respect that choice, we offer that this course may not be for you as the bulk of the learning happens in the breakout practice.

Participants should set aside about 2–3 hours a week for coursework—including attending live webinar sessions, and reviewing session pre-work.

Training Date

  • May 20, 2025

One-day workshop, virtual

12:00–2:00 pm ET

Free

Apply by May 2, 2025

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Policies & FAQ

For more information regarding payment, refund policy, and other frequently asked questions, please refer to our Training Policies page. Contact us at electoral@repower.org if you require further assistance.

Power Mapping Workshop

Overview

Join us for an overview of one the most important tools in an organizer’s toolkit: The Power Map! Using SCOPE’s Power Analysis chart, re:power trainers will guide you through how to map your campaign and assess the relative power of your allies, opponents, decision-makers, and unorganized sectors. Developing a power analysis will help you craft more effective engagement strategies, targeted campaigns, and allow you to carve a path forward for your campaign! You will have the opportunity to practice creating a map, receive feedback from other participants, and gain access to materials you will use for the rest of your organizing journey.

Who is this course for?

  • Organizers from all walks of life, from newly engaged to seasoned professionals who want to sharpen their strategy.

What will you learn?

At the end of this training you will:

  • Be able to develop a power analysis that will guide your campaign strategy
  • Understand the nuances of allies, opponents, decision-makers and unorganized sectors
  • Apply this power mapping tool to your real work!

Training Date

  • Jul 22, 2025

One-day workshop, virtual

Time TBD

Free

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Policies & FAQ

For more information regarding payment, refund policy, and other frequently asked questions, please refer to our Training Policies page. Contact us at electoral@repower.org if you require further assistance.

State Courts on the Power Map Judicial Cohort

Overview

Given both the urgency and the opportunities we have to grow and strengthen our power in this arena, re:power’s State Courts on the Power Map (SCPM) programming aims to meet this moment by investing in the people and organizations that are most impacted, delivering the knowledge and skills we need to navigate and organize in the judicial arena, while working with partners on the ground to build and sustain our capacity in this realm. SCPM addresses the critical need to understand and navigate courts at the state level as key decision-makers in our collective fight to win racial, gender and reproductive justice as we work to defend our rights and achieve our long-term vision of building a liberated multi-racial democracy.

re: power invites directly impacted and/or BIPOC organizers and leaders working in or entering the State Supreme Courts field to apply for the State Courts on the Power Map Judicial Cohort. The cohort will accept 14 participants from different states to participate in a 15-week learning lab to develop research strategies and tools to better understand and navigate state courts using your own home states as a learning container to learn, experiment, and build strategic campaigns targeting the State Courts. The training focuses on building the strategic skills and training capacity of strategists, movement lawyers, and organizers who work across issues.   

SCPM centers the communities who are the most impacted by the decisions state courts are making: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, especially women, trans and queer folks.

Learn more about State Courts on the Power Map

Who is this course for?

Our primary objective for this work is to collaborate with state allies to build sustainable BIPOC-led infrastructure that can successfully organize state courts that reflect the communities they serve and that stand for justice.  We will work with: 

  • Movement-focused partner organizations and communities of all levels of experience who are committed to learning new frameworks and building strategic skills to navigate the judicial arena
  • Directly impacted and/or BIPOC organizers and leaders working in or entering the State Supreme Courts field
  • Folks involved in related movement work: We seek to support leaders who are currently part of organizations or efforts to advance and defend issues that are impacted by the courts and are seeking to educate and engage new and existing allies in efforts to impact the judicial arena.
  • Relational & people-focused participants who are excited to build relationships, invest in the leadership of others, and build teams of purpose-driven leaders.

What will you learn?

Our 15-week learning lab cohort is designed with our movements in mind. This learning container will offer a week-by-week training and skill building approach to help you learn:  

  • The judges sitting on your State Supreme Court Bench and unpack how they’re selected, evaluated, and held accountable 
  • Strategies used by the Right to attack to pack, limit, and weaken state supreme courts 
  • Identify, track, and organize around key cases moving forward in your state’s Supreme Court
  • The importance of judicial diversity and representation in our supreme courts  and how to build judicial pipelines in your state
  • Conduct a state-specific SWOT analysis and power map that includes state courts 
  • Learn the different ways to organize in and around state courts from experts and leaders in the field
Lesson Plan

State Court Judicial Selection & Composition: Learn about your state’s judicial selection method and begin to gain an assessment of the cohort’s state court structure. 

Identifying Opportunities and Threats: 2025 Key Cases Moving Forward: Learn how to identify and unpack key cases moving forward in the Supreme Court. Understand the relationship between the courts, state laws, and the rights we are fighting to protect. 

Identifying Opportunities and Threats: 2025 Legislation Impacting Courts: Understand the relationship between courts and other branches of government. Participants will learn how to identify and track important pieces of legislation as they relate to the courts. 

State Courts Under Attack: Unpacking the Threats to State Supreme Courts 

Judicial Evaluation & Accountability: Learn about the types of judicial evaluation in your state. Identify official and unofficial evaluation mechanisms in your state. 

Understanding the Importance of State Courts and Organizing:  Learn what organizing around state courts looks like from BIPOC and WOC leaders across the nation. Provide a container for dialogue between cohort and state court leaders 

Talking About State Courts: Developing movement-centered communication & narrative around State Courts

Who is Sitting in Our State Supreme Courts?:  Working to diversity our State Supreme Courts 

State Courts SWOT Analysis: Identifying the Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats in our state court system 
Building Campaigns Around State Courts: Expanding our campaigns to include state courts on our power map

Expectations

This is an interactive course with live practice, 1:1 coaching, and bi-weekly assignments. Our learning sessions require active participation from our cohort, including engaging in the chat box, sharing verbally, and participating in group breakout discussions to practice key concepts and skills we are learning. We encourage but do not require, participants to turn on video at all times, especially during breakout discussions. 

To join the cohort, participants must: 

  • Commit to attending our cohort in-person team launch 
  • Commit to attending  all 9 bi-weekly learning sessions 
  • Attend 4 coaching sessions
  • Complete state-specific case study work 
Make-up Policy

In case of a work or family emergency that cannot be rescheduled without putting jobs/health in jeopardy, participants may miss up to two scheduled sessions (lectures or coaching sessions). Make-up work will be required.

2025 Cohort

  • May 6 – Aug 13, 2025

15 weeks, in-person & virtual

In-person convening:
May 6–8
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Virtual sessions:
May 14–Aug 13
Wednesdays 4:00–6:00 pm ET

Stipend provided*
Apply by Feb 17, 2025

Closed

*$2,850 total per participant for 3 months. Payments will be made on a monthly basis at the rate of $950/month, based on attendance and participation. If you have any questions regarding compensation, please reach out to us at civicengagement@repower.org.

Policies & FAQ

For more information regarding payment, refund policy, and other frequently asked questions, please refer to our Training Policies page. Contact us at electoral@repower.org if you require further assistance.

Campaign School Series

Overview

Our Campaign School Series are designed as mini workshops for the everyday organizer. We have identified a lesson plan of foundational and core trainings that will help talented organizers (like you!) build, win and sustain campaigns. These workshop style sessions will run for 2.5 hrs, two days a week (please refer to sidebar for specific dates). Each mini workshop will prepare you to build effective, transformative, and winning campaigns. From building healthy campaign culture to ensuring safety protocols for your canvassing team to building scripts for different audiences, we’ve curated these sessions with the busiest leaders in mind. Did we mention these trainings are FREE?!

Workshops

Launching & Managing Canvasses

In this two-part workshop we will focus on one of the key ingredients of a successful field program: the door-to-door canvass. Participants will learn how to effectively set up canvasses and manage canvass staff through best practices and role playing.

Script Building for Different Audiences

In this highly interactive session, we will overview and practice different types of organizing language and framing that will help shape and inform how we use communications to build successful field programs. Participants will role play and practice drafting an effective script that connects your target audience with desired outcomes.

Building Healthy Campaign Culture

Healthy Campaign Culture should be seen as one of our love languages; particularly the one where we are affirmed, held, honored, and supported to handle the long, laborious campaign days in the field. We invite you to explore best practices and frameworks to be a proactive, intentional and thoughtful leader, supporting healthy campaign culture within your field operations to motivate and develop your base and campaign staff who will build the powerful, people-led movements we all envision.

Physical Safety

Political violence and voter suppression tactics are at an all-time high this election season. In response to this reality, we’ve created this brand new workshop to prepare leaders to build organizational practices that address, respond to and prevent violence and harm targeted to disrupt electoral organizing efforts. Join us for this 2.5 hour training to strengthen your internal and external electoral safety practices for your campaign.

Digital Security

The Digital Security training will support participants to better understand the difference between safety and security, to practice making their campaigns more secure across all devices, and to become more confident in their ability to protect themselves and others from potential harm online.

Who are these workshops for?

  • Grassroots organizers, base builders, campaigners who can facilitate inclusive, productive and positive work environments
  • Folks who have 3+ years of organizing experience
  • Folks who aren’t able to attend our virtual or in-person Campaign School for Issue Organizers this year
  • Experienced managers with strong interpersonal and organizational communication skills
  • Leaders with a commitment to racial, gender and economic equity 
  • Previous experience working in metrics-driven campaigns for direct voter contact
  • Organizers and Communications folks who are new to the digital organizing landscape and want to learn the fundamentals of launching or maintaining a digital presence
  • Folks who are tasked to take their traditional organizing strategy and use it for online engagement
  • Folks who work for organizations with a digital presence but would like to learn how to be in the role of digital organizing and engagement
  • Folks who would like to hone any of the skills listed above

Policies & FAQ

For more information regarding payment, refund policy, and other frequently asked questions, please refer to our Training Policies page. Contact us at electoral@repower.org if you require further assistance.

Campaign School for Issue Organizers

Overview

Campaign School for Issue Organizers is built to support issue-focused organizers to connect the dots between elections and year-round issue-based organizing. Through the boom and bust of election cycles, many grassroots organizations find themselves scrambling when money is brought in during big election years. This training will equip organizers in the skills and tools they need to be prepared for these moments.

In this course, we will take participants through the full-cycle of electoral campaigning, from how to calculate a win number and create a field plan, to campaign budgeting and fundraising, to launching and managing a canvass. While the primary focus is on electoral skills, this course is intended to build the confidence, rigor and strategy that organizers need to transfer these skills to issue-based grassroots organizing. This is a four-week course that meets twice a week, for two hours per session. Participants will have access to coaches throughout the duration of this course.

Who is this course for?

  • Grassroots Organizers, Base Builders, Campaigners who want to build inclusive, productive and positive work environments
  • Issue-focused organizers who are, or will be receiving, C3 or C4 dollars to manage electoral programs to uplift issue-focused campaigns ie. ballot measures, pro-working class candidates, etc.
  • Folks who have 3+ years of organizing experience

What will you learn?

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Create a strategic, winning, and movement-building campaign plan
  • Incorporate healthy campaign culture into your work
  • Build strong teams of paid and volunteer staff to drive your campaign
  • Craft persuasive and effective scripts for organizing conversations
Lesson Plan

Overview a Field Plan and Direct Voter Contact Basics
Learn why you need a field plan and program to be successful. Get an overview of what a field plan looks like, how to create your “North Star” (i.e. your campaign Win Number), and the basics of direct voter contact. 

Campaign Budgeting & Fundraising
Understand your role as fundraisers while building your confidence, and how to hold leadership in raising election dollars before, during, and after a campaign cycle.

Targeting Voters & VAN
Learn how to target the key voters that your campaign needs to talk to, how to determine your win numbers, and the basics on how to use the Voter Activation Network (VAN) and navigate its limitations. 

Base Building and Digital Tools
Explore how to build an inclusive base of support and how to craft what you say to your base once you have identified them. 

Script Building
Practice organizing conversations to help shape and inform our field programs. Participants will role play and get the opportunity to write an effective script that connects your target audience with desired outcomes.

Building a Volunteer Program
Identify the 5 elements of a great volunteer program, understand your role in volunteer recruitment and retention, and how to develop volunteer leadership through a ladder of engagement.

Launching & Managing Canvasses
Learn one of the key ingredients of a successful field program: the door-to-door canvass. Participants will learn how to effectively set up canvasses and manage canvass staff.

Managing Up & Across Your Team
Learn to better coordinate and communicate with their peers and managers in order to achieve the shared vision and goals of the campaign.

If you’re applying to an in-person training, please read our latest COVID-19 protocol before proceeding with your application.

COVID-19 Protocol

Training Dates

  • Jun 24 – Jun 26, 2025

3 days, in-person

Minneapolis, MN

$275–$5,500*

Apply by May 2, 2025

Apply

4 weeks, virtual

Mondays & Wednesdays
3:00–5:00 pm ET

$75–$350*

Opening Soon

*Please refer to the Training Policies page for more information on our sliding scale system. Please reach out to electoral@repower.org if you have any questions.

Policies & FAQ

For more information regarding payment, refund policy, and other frequently asked questions, please refer to our Training Policies page. Contact us at electoral@repower.org if you require further assistance.