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Professional development and skills-building is an extremely important part of learning and growing as a political professional. In addition to building your skills, trainings also offer you a fantastic opportunity to meet and network with other political professionals. Fortunately, there are several fantastic organizations in the progressive movement that offer trainings and advanced skill-development workshops that can help you – whether you are just getting started or wanting to hone your skills. Fellowships, Graduate Students Fellowships and Trainings – Regional
Training Organizations You Should Check OutIn addition to our own trainings, GAIN encourages political professionals to take part in trainings conducted by our allied progressive organizations. GAIN provides training materials to our organizational supporters and we can work with you to plan and conduct your training events.
American Federation for Children Training School - Education advocacy The Candidate Project - Resources on running for office Center for Progressive Leadership Candidate Trainings - Running for office Center for Third World Organizing Community Action trainings - Community organizing training Democracy for America Campaign Academy - Running a campaign EMILY’s List Candidate Trainings – For pro-choice, Democratic women Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute trainings - Various trainings for LGBTQ candidates and activists New American Leaders – Leadership trainings for immigrants NEW Leadership Development – For women, in 23 states New Organizing Institute – A variety of types and lengths of training, especially great source for tech skills Midwest Academy training - Preeminent community organizing and issue advocacy training Progressive Majority Candidate Training - Running for office Ready to Run training – For women, in 6 states Running Start’s Young Women’s Political Leadership program – Know a high-school girl interested in politics? This program is designed just for them. Wellstone Action trainings - Preeminent community organizing and issue advocacy training Alston-Bannerman Sabbatical Fellowship – Professional sabbaticals for organizers of color African American Federal Executives Association Fellows - For senior federal workers and military staff Asian-American Women’s Political Initiative, Massachusetts State House Fellowship - Internship for students and recent grads Center for Progressive Leadership – In 5 states, 3 different months-long fellowships Emerge America - For Democratic women on running for office, in 12 states Front Line Leaders Academy – Fellowship for young people International Career Advancement Program – Mid-career professionals Legislative Fellows Program, Partners of the Americas - Fellowship exchanges with 8 countries in Central and Latin America New Leaders Council – Leadership development, in 25 cities StartingBloc Fellowship - In 3-5 cities each year, ages 18-30, focused on social entrepreneurship Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellows – In 6 cities, for teachers in high-poverty schools Americorps - Thousands of year-long service fellowships around the country Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Fellowship - Placement in Congressional offices for Asian Americans Atlas Corps – Nonprofit professional exchange between US and Colombia, for those 35 and under Baltimore Community Fellowship - Monetary award to implement project in underserved Baltimore communities City Hall Fellows – Recent grads up to 3 years after receiving graduate degree City Year - Year-long service program, in 24 cities Code for America - Technology and public service fellowship, San Francisco Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Congressional Fellows Program – Post-graduate Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Graduate Fellowship – Post-graduate school Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Public Policy Fellowship – For recent grads Coro Fellows – Leadership development, in 5 cities Emerson National Hunger Fellows Empire State Fellows Program - For those with at least 3 years of work experience Fulbright Scholarships - For research and teaching abroad Global Health Corps - Yearlong health-focused program for those under 30 Green Corps – Field School for Environmental Organizing Greenlining Institute Fellows Program - Focus on young leaders Leland International Hunger Fellows – Post-graduate Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program, Center for Third World Organizing National Urban Fellows - 14-month fellowship with graduate degree New York City Urban Fellows - Within 2 years of college graduation Peace Corps - 27 months of volunteer service in a developing country PolitiCorps – Summer and year-long leadership programs, ages 20-24 Presidential Management Fellows – Post-graduate, preparation for government jobs Scoville Peace Fellowship – Recent college grads Teach For America – In 46 regions around the country Venture for America - In 8-10 cities, training in social entrepreneurship White House Fellowship – Mid-career professionals AFL-CIO Organizing Institute – Union organizer training AFSCME Organizer-in-Training Program – Union organizer training Bonnie Ladin Union Skills courses, National Labor College Cornell Leadership Workshops – Wide variety of trainings for union members and interested parties Harvard Trade Union Program – Current union leaders Rutgers Labor Education and Research Now – Wide variety of trainings for union members and interested parties SEIU WAVE – Union organizer training UC Berkeley Labor Center – Variety of union leadership skills and workshops FELLOWSHIPS, GRADUATE STUDENTS Boren Graduate Fellows - For international and language study Mayor’s Office Fellowship Program – Chicago, summer Mayor’s Internship Program – Philadelphia, summer Graduate Fellowship, New York State Senate - Also open to recent grads Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program – For students of foreign affairs FELLOWSHIPS AND TRAININGS, REGIONAL California City Hall Fellows – San Francisco Code for America - Technology and public service fellowship, San Francisco Illinois Mayor’s Office Fellowship Program – Chicago, summer Maryland Baltimore Community Fellowship - Monetary award to implement project in underserved Baltimore communities Mayoral Fellowship – Baltimore, summer
Massachusetts Asian-American Women’s Political Initiative State House Fellowship - Internship for students and recent grads New York Empire State Fellows Program - For those with at least 3 years of work experience Graduate Fellowship, New York State Senate - Also open to recent grads New York City Urban Fellows - Within 2 years of college graduation Ohio Legislative Fellowship Program, Ohio Legislative Service Commission Pennsylvania Mayor’s Internship Program – Philadelphia, summer Texas Luna Legislative Fellows program –Undergraduate/graduate students and recent grads
Washington, DC Capital City Fellows Program – Post-graduate
WANT EVEN MORE? Visit Idealist.org ‘s list of fellowships and service programs! Yes, you can get a masters in politics. Here are a few schools that have applied politics programs.
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