AAUW of Alabama

 

 

Training Alabama Women for Government Leadership

Ready •  to • Run

Ready to Run Training

 

Five All-day training sessions
Saturdays – January through June, 2008

 

Electronic meetings

 

Textbook and related materials and resources

 

Networking opportunities with  professionals and politicians

 

Choice of training locations:

         

          Birmingham

          Huntsville
 

Scholarships available. If you want to donate a scholarship, use the scholarship form.

 

Support available through the websites www.aauw-alabama.org and link to  Ready to Run

 

Ready to Run Training - What?

 

Qualifying and Filing Appropriate Documents

   Basic Alabama government     

   Age, residency, and other requirements

   Local and state requirements  

   Working with the party organizations

   Evaluating your strengths

 

Developing a Campaign Team

   Building blocks for planning a campaign          

   Recruiting professionals and volunteers

   Managing your campaign team while letting them do their job

 

Fundraising

   How much money do you need and how to raise it?

   Establishing a campaign budget

   Challenges to raising funds for women candidates

 

Networking

   Identifying personal, community and

        professional contacts

   Building relationships

   Becoming visible in the community

   Preparing a grassroots campaign

 

Preparing and Marketing a Campaign Message

   Dealing with the media

   Establishing a platform

   Utilizing free advertising and media

   Public speaking

 

There is so much to learn and gain, so REGISTER TODAY

 

 

Ready to Run Training - When and Where?

January – June 2008 Schedule
Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m
Except Pre-Convention, The Shoals, April 4, 2008, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

 

 

Birmingham, Oxmoor Valley

 

January 12, 2008

February 9, 2008

March 1, 2008

April 19, 2008

May 17, 2008

 

 

Huntsville, Hampton Cove

 

January 26, 2008

February 23, 2008

March 8, 2008

April 26, 2008

May 31, 2008

 

 

Ready to Run Training - Trainers

 

Juliet Arrington
Cindy Bell
Jean Gerber

 

 

Brendette Brown Green
Elizabeth Hendrix
Mildred Lanier
Audrey Salgado
Alison Stigers
Tiffany Todd

 

Ready to Run Training - How

 

Registration for the Training sessions may be done in two ways:

 

You can print the registration form (pdf), fill it in and mail the form and your check or money order to the address in the form.

 

You can fill in the online registration form and use PayPal online payment.


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