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TRAINING: Running for Public Office: Emerging Leaders in Public Service

July 6, 2011 Posted by committeegrrl under Trainings
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the CORO center in Pittsburgh is accepting Applications for the Fall class of “Running for Public Office: Emerging Leaders in Public Service” Application Deadline is August 1, 2011. Running For Public Office:Emerging Leaders in Public Service Running for Public Office: Emerging Leaders in Public Service is an experiential learning program of the Coro Center for Civic Leadership.…

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NOI Launches Free Organizing Tip of the Day Email

February 22, 2011 Posted by Take Action under Campaign 101, Trainings
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With campaign season in full swing – I thought some of the readers here would be interested in this new email series from the New Organizing Institute. When you sign up, you’ll receive a short email five days a week. We’ll cover all sorts of topics, like new media skills, data tricks, organizing ideas, management practices…

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How to Run For Public Office – A Workshop

January 6, 2011 Posted by p2wp under Events, Trainings
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Presented by the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh and Carlow University’s Political Science Department Saturday, February 5, 2011 Agenda 8:15 – Registration and Breakfast 9:00  - The Decision to Run Making that Personal Decision Political Party Representatitves Local Government Academy 9:45 – The Process of Election Discussion of Forms How and When to…

Democratic Gain Resume Workshop in Pittsburgh

November 5, 2010 Posted by p2wp under Events, Trainings
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Pittsburgh, PA Resume & Job Search Tips Workshop When: Saturday, November 6, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Where: Onorato for Governor Offices, 213 Smithfield Street, 2nd floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Contact: Alexandra Acker Lyons (alexandra@democraticgain.org) Registration Information: Online registration is available until: 11/5/2010 Register for this event »http://www.democraticgain.org/events/event_login.asp?id=130339

Democratic Gain Creating State Network in PA

May 19, 2010 Posted by committeegrrl under Job Postings, Trainings
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One of the things discussed over election night beers and post-election day cups of coffee today – was which candidates ran good campaigns.  You can have the best candidate in the world but a bad campaign will ruin their chances of election. Good campaign staff can be hard to find – long hours and low…

Workshop Tomorrow: State Budget Basics

February 17, 2009 Posted by p2wp under Get Involved, Government, Pittsburgh, Trainings
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State Budget Basics 101: What Every Progressive Leader Needs to Know With the current economic situation, understanding Pennsylvania’s revenue system, tax policy and budget is a critical priority for people involved in progressive advocacy, politics and policy. Join Susan Gobreski, Executive Director of Education Voters PA and Sharon Ward, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and…

Advocacy Training Opportunity for Women

February 10, 2009 Posted by breen under Get Involved, Government, Pittsburgh, Trainings, Women's Rights
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Ready to be Heard: Advocacy Training Seize your opportunity to communicate with government on behalf of your community, organization or small business! A great workshop for community activists, organizers, students, business owners, or just voters, designed to empower and educate you to influence government. The new administration in Washington, brings new opportunities and challenges, now…

Indiana County Candidates Training

January 14, 2009 Posted by pghgal under Get Involved, Indiana County, Trainings
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Image via WikipediaWhile this blog is primarily focused on Pittsburgh, we will try to post events and activities that might be of interest to the region too. These smaller races are often stepping stones for candidates to run for higher offices. The 2009 Municipal Election Cycle for Indiana County: five PA judges a magisterial district…