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SUMMARY:Elevate 2021 - POWER Fundraising: 5 Keys to Raising Money Confidently and Effectively (Even If You’re a First-Time Candidate and Never Fundraised Before!)
DESCRIPTION:Archive: \n\n\n\n\nWebinar\n\n\n\nPresentation (PDF)\n\n\n\nPresentation (plain text)\n\n\n\nPresentation (audio)\n\n\n\n\nTrainer: Domonique James\, Founder and CEO\, Politics with Purpose \n\n\n\nGuest Speaker: Jessica Benham\, Representative\, Pennsylvania 36th Legislative District \n\n\n\nIf your campaign is a car\, money is the fuel that allows you to go far. In this training session\, Domonique James\, Founder and CEO of Politics with Purpose will teach you the 5 components you need to set up a solid fundraising operation so you have the resources you need to run your best race and win. Our guest speaker for this session will be Pennsylvania State Representative Jessica Benham\, one of the first openly autistic state legislators in the country\, and the first openly bisexual woman serving in the Pennsylvania State House. \n\n\n\nAbout Domonique James \n\n\n\nDomonique James is an award-winning political and communications strategist on a mission to restore the American Dream and unlock the potential of individuals to transform their communities and the world. \n\n\n\nHer cross-sector career in corporate\, politics\, government\, nonprofit\, and advocacy has established her as the go-to strategist to social change leaders and organizations. Domonique is an example of when society gets social impact right. She’s gone from a poor family to working for a US president\, all thanks to an ecosystem of people\, policies\, and programs that broke barriers and unlocked her potential. As a result\, Domonique has dedicated her life to disrupting broken systems\, rising and reaching back to serve and empower others to achieve the same. \n\n\n\nHer agency\, Politics with Purpose\, elevates Everyday Experts–– the leaders with the lived experience and issue expertise–– into the insiders and influencers who drive change in the media\, politics\, advocacy\, and philanthropy. Politics with Purpose further partners with businesses and organizations to identify exceptional talent and develop innovative programs and policies that create pathways to opportunity and success for all. \n\n\n\nDomonique is the descendent of a Black Civil War Soldier and fighting for social justice runs in her blood. For her impact\, she’s been recognized as a top 40 Under 40 leader by PR Week and the American Association of Political Consultants. She’s further been recognized by Professional Women in Advocacy (now Women in Government Relations) and Campaigns & Elections Magazine. In addition\, Domonique is an international speaker\, trainer\, and thought leader who has been featured in InStyle Magazine\, Morning Consult\, Communications Director\, Der Spiegel\, and Global Risk Insights. She’s a graduate of Spelman College\, the leading historically Black College for women\, and The Campaign School at Yale University. \n\n\n\nAbout Representative Jessica Benham \n\n\n\nJessica Benham is the State Representative for Pennsylvania House District 36\, covering portions of the City of Pittsburgh and its suburbs. Jessica was elected in November 2020 and is serving her first term. As a state representative\, she has focused on fighting for access to healthcare\, a clean and healthy environment\, fair funding for education\, and LGBTQ and disability rights. \n\n\n\nPrior to her election\, Jessica was the Director of Development for the Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy (PCAA)\, a grassroots self-advocacy project run by Autistic people for Autistic people. Jessica is an advocate for Autistic rights\, helping parents\, teachers\, and healthcare professionals better understand Autistic people and reducing barriers to employment for Autistic adults. Through her work at PCAA\, Jessica worked to ensure that individuals with disabilities are treated fairly in the legislative process. \n\n\n\n\nDomonique James is a Black woman with dark brown eyes and black braids. In this photo\, she appears smiling with her arms crossed in front of a red brick background. She wears a white and black plaid shirt\, a black blazer\, and two bracelets (red and rose gold).\n\n\n\nAyanna Pressley\, A Black woman with a bald head\, wearing red lipstick and pearl earrings. She is wearing a black suit with a white blouse\, and standing in front of a tan background.\n\n\n\n\nSponsored by Run for Something Action Fund and ActBlue
URL:https://ncil.org/event/elevate-2021-power-fundraising-5-keys-to-raising-money-confidently-and-effectively-even-if-youre-a-first-time-candidate-and-never-fundraised-before/
CATEGORIES:NCIL Training On-Demand
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SUMMARY:Elevate 2021 - Organizing Post Obama\, Trump\, and COVID
DESCRIPTION:Archive: \n\n\n\n\nWebinar\n\n\n\nPresentation (PDF)\n\n\n\nPresentation (plain text)\n\n\n\nPresentation (audio)\n\n\n\n\nTrainer: Khalil Thompson\, President\, Strategies for Change Group \n\n\n\nGuest Speaker: Ashley Everett\, Organizer and Strategist \n\n\n\nThis session will be a deep dive focus on how to create a campaign organization in the post-Obama\, Trump and COVID-19 era. This training will look at tactics\, best practices and open a discussion on how to evaluate engagement methodologies in this current environment. It will lay the foundation to how you start thinking about running for office\, to becoming an operative\, to connecting with communities and ultimately sharing a message that will resonate. Our guest speaker will be Ashley Everett\, an experienced organizer and strategist who is passionate about building strong local field programs that connect to story\, community\, and culture. \n\n\n\nAbout Khalil Thompson \n\n\n\nKhalil Christopher Thompson is a native Washingtonian\, born and raised in Washington\, D.C. \n\n\n\nA graduate of the University of Maryland\, College Park\, with a Bachelor of Art’s Degree in Sociology. He started his career as intern for Senator Edward M. Kennedy in the Health\, Education\, Labor and Pension Committee and while weighing whether to stay\, another Senator from Illinois called Khalil to move to Chicago\, IL and help his run for the Presidency of the United States. He served Senator Barack H. Obama from 2007 until he was inaugurated in 2009. He also served on his 2012 Presidential campaign in North Carolina after finishing working for the 2012 DNCC. \n\n\n\nKhalil founded the Strategies for Change Group as a desire to help those he had met on the campaign trail and turn their passion for service into a reality of elected office. Khalil has grown Strategies for Change Group from an idea to a reality. Providing their clients who strategic political evaluation and execution\, Strategies for Change Group is a growing leader in the industry. He has serviced almost 45 clients ranging from individual campaigns\, unions\, small businesses\, and leaders. \n\n\n\nKhalil has also served County Executive Rushern L. Baker\, III for two years and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser for four years in their respective administrations. \n\n\n\nKhalil created the Distinguished Gentleman breakfast series. The series gathers African American men from all sectors\, working or seeking work\, and brings them together to have candid conversations with each other. The series has grown to 3 cities and more to come. \n\n\n\nKhalil recently served as the Senior Advisor and National Campaign Manager for the National Urban League’s 2020 Civic Engagement Program. This program connects the ninety Affiliates of the National Urban League in engaging the communities they serve to be a part of the civic process through voter registration\, voter communication and engagement. \n\n\n\nKhalil currently serves as the Executive Director for Black Men Vote (C4) and Black Men Engaged (C3) organizations\, which focuses on African American male civic participation. Khalil simultaneously has his consulting firm which has clients from NARAL\, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation\, US Chamber of Commerce\, Book Nook\, Jaime Harrison for US Senate and Rev. Raphael Warnock for US Senate. \n\n\n\nKhalil C. Thompson lives in Washington\, D.C. with his wife Meghan and their child Olivia Grace. While he is working hard to make Strategies for Change Group a top tier firm; he also attends John’s Hopkins University and is working on a master’s degree in government with a concentration in Political Communication. He enjoys playing golf and chess. \n\n\n\nAbout Ashley Everett \n\n\n\nAshley Everett is an organizer\, strategist and former high school history teacher who has held several campaign jobs; Warren for President\, Nevada Democratic Party and most recently\, Working Families Party. Ashley is super passionate about how story\, community & culture all work together to build strong field programs. As a Latina\, Latinx representation and Spanish language justice are important to her. A person living with Multiple Sclerosis\, Ashley also enjoys podcasts\, astrology (she’s a Sagittarius) and electing progressives into office. \n\n\n\n\nDomonique James is a Black woman with dark brown eyes and black braids. In this photo\, she appears smiling with her arms crossed in front of a red brick background. She wears a white and black plaid shirt\, a black blazer\, and two bracelets (red and rose gold).\n\n\n\nBlack and white photo of Ashley Everett\, a young woman with short curly hair and wearing black blazer.\n\n\n\n\nSponsored by Run for Something Action Fund and ActBlue
URL:https://ncil.org/event/elevate-2021-organizing-post-obama-trump-and-covid/
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