WIN Leadership Academy

Applications for the 2013 WIN Leadership Academy Class are now closed.

WIN Leadership Academy is a year-long, annual program that positions women to run for local office. In a group of their peers, WLA class members learn about the inner workings of political campaigns and about priority policy issues. The tuition is $250.

1. Small Group Trainings: Held once monthly on evenings and/or weekends. WIN List staff, local and national guest trainers build and execute the WLA curriculum, which includes:

• First-Time Candidate Panel
• Fundraising
• GOTV/Election Day Strategy
• Paid Communication
• Earned and Social Media
• Grassroots Voter Contact

• Campaign Planning & Budgeting
• Compliance and Donor Management
• Volunteer Management and Cultivation
• Research and Polling
• Messaging & Policy Development
• The Politics of Allies & Endorsements

2. Mentorship with WIN-endorsed state legislators: Class members are paired with a WIN-endorsed state legislator for at least six months and provided with mentor curriculum to execute.

3. Quarterly Lunch & Learn Policy Briefings w/ Experts: Each quarter, WIN List hosts a policy briefing lunch and learn with local experts and our endorsed legislators on the topics ofeducation, reproductive freedom,working familiesand theenvironment.

4. Campaign and Legislative experience with WIN-endorsed legislators and candidates: Class members commit to volunteer at least 20 hours between work on a WIN-endorsed campaign and at the Georgia General Assembly.