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One Week Away! Elevate: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities

October 7, 2021 By

Join us on Thursdays from October 14th to November 4th to learn the skills you need to run for elected office. Elevate: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities is a nonpartisan series of webinars bringing together campaign experts and elected officials to teach you how to run your first campaign. All webinars will have CART captioning and American Sign Language Interpreters.

If you cannot attend the live webinars, we will be recording and sharing each session. You will also have the opportunity to submit questions ahead of time so that we can answer them during the training.

You must be a member of NCIL to participate in this webinar series. Individual NCIL memberships are just $35 / year, and $10 / year for people ages 26 and under. NCIL does not turn anyone away for financial reasons. For dues waivers or reductions, contact Tim Fuchs at [email protected].

Course Schedule:

Introduction to Campaigns, Self and Opposition Research

Thursday, October 14, 2021

1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern

Your Story. Your Campaign. Your Brand Online.

Thursday, October 14, 2021

3:30 to 5:00 PM Eastern

POWER Fundraising: 5 Keys to Raising Money Confidently and Effectively (Even If You’re a First-Time Candidate and Never Fundraised Before!)

Thursday, October 21, 2021

1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern

Organizing Post Obama, Trump, and COVID

Thursday, October 21, 2021

3:30 to 5:00 PM Eastern

Harnessing Your Power to Advocate for Change

Thursday, October 28, 2021

1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern

Fundamentals of Digital Media

Thursday, October 28, 2021

3:30 to 5:00 PM Eastern

Campaign Outreach Methods: Paid, Earned and Owned Media, Direct Mail, and Email Marketing

Thursday, November 4, 2021

1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern

Thank you to our generous sponsors for making Elevate possible!

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  • Introduction to Campaigns, Self and Opposition Research for Candidates October 14, 2021 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern Register Today! www.ncil.org/elevate Trainer: Allen Nesbitt, Nesbitt and Parrinello, Inc Guest Speaker: Rebecca Lamorte, Former New York City Council Candidate, District 5 Elevate Logo: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities Sponsored by Run for Something Action Fund and ActBlue Image 1: Allen Nesbitt, a Black man with short black hair and a beard wearing a light blue shirt, stands in front of a brick wall. Image 2: Rebecca Lamorte, a white woman with curly brown hair, smiles with her arms crossed over her chest as she stands in front of the Queensboro Bridge on a sunny day.
  • Your Story. Your Campaign. Your Brand Online. October 14, 2021 3:30 to 5:00 PM Eastern Register Today! www.ncil.org/elevate Trainer: Atima Omara, Omara Strategy Group Guest Speaker: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley [D-MA7] Elevate Logo: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities Sponsored by Run for Something Action Fund and ActBlue Image 1: A headshot of Atima Omara standing with her arms crossed. She wears a gray suit jacket with an orange shirt and a gold flower necklace. Image 2: Ayanna 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.
  • POWER Fundraising: 5 Keys to Raising Money Confidently and Effectively October 21, 2021 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern Register Today! www.ncil.org/elevate Elevate Logo: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities Sponsored by Run for Something Action Fund and ActBlue Trainer: Domonique James, Politics with Purpose Guest Speaker: State Representative Jessica Benham, PA-36 Image 1: Domonique 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). Image 2: Jessica Benham, a smiling white woman with medium-length brown hair wearing a burgundy blazer.
  • Organizing Post Obama, Trump, and COVID October 21, 2021 3:30 to 5:00 PM Eastern Register Today! www.ncil.org/elevate Elevate Logo: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities Trainer: Khalil Thompson, Strategies for Change Group Guest Speaker: Ashley Everett, Organizer and Strategist Sponsored by Run for Something Action Fund and ActBlue Image 1: Khalil Thompson, standing 6 feet, 2 inches, with brown hair and oddly blondish beard for a black man. Wearing a blue shirt and white shirt in a suit and tie. Image 2: Black and white photo of Ashley Everett, a young woman with short curly hair and wearing black blazer.
  • Harnessing Your Power to Advocate for Change October 28, 2021 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern Register Today! www.ncil.org/elevate Elevate Logo: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities Trainer: Dom Kelly, Fair Fight Action Guest Speaker: Vilissa Thompson, Ramp Your Voice Sponsored by Run for Something Action Fund and ActBlue Image 1: Dom Kelly, a white man with brown hair on his head wearing a light denim collared shirt, standing in front of a tree surrounded by green leaves. Image 2: Photo of Vilissa Thompson, a young Black woman with her hair parted and hanging down straight. She is smiling and facing the camera sideways in her wheelchair. She is outside under the tree branches while wearing a white and black dress.
  • Fundamentals of Digital Media October 28, 2021 3:30 to 5:00 PM Eastern Register Today! www.ncil.org/elevate Elevate Logo: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities Trainer: Loryn Wilson Carter, Jefferson Park Consulting Guest: Speaker: Tory Cross, Be A Hero Sponsored by Run for Something Action Fund and ActBlue Image 1: Loryn Wilson Carter, a smiling brown-skinned African-American woman with short dark brown hair wears an orange dress, a gold necklace, and red lipstick. Image 2: A shoulders up photo of Tory Cross, a smiling white woman with red hair and black glasses, wearing a navy blazer and a light teal shirt. She is in focus and there is a tree, foliage, and a building.
  • Campaign Outreach Methods: Paid, Earned and Owned Media, Direct Mail, and Email Marketing November 4, 2021 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern Register Today! www.ncil.org/elevate Elevate Logo: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities Trainer: Stuart Rosenberg, Foundation Blue Media Trainer: Kara Turrentine, Turrency Political Trainer: Phil Perry, Woolf Strategy Image 1: Stuart Rosenberg, a bald white man with a goatee, is smiling with a white wall backdrop. He is wearing an orange collared shirt. The photo is cut off a few inches below his shoulders. Image 2: Kara Turrentine is an African American woman with shoulder length black hair. She is wearing a black suit with a soft blue shirt that has a bow at the neck. Kara wears red framed glasses and a big smile in front a golden background. Image 3: Phil Perry, a white man with brown hair. He is wearing a blue button-up shirt.
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