Phoenix, AZ Candidate and Activist Training

Our nation was founded by ordinary citizen activists desiring a government that was accountable to the people. Today, citizens are once again called to hold hold government accountable to the people. While the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have not changed, the strategies and tactics used to communicate, organize and win politically have changed greatly.

American Majority is hosting a Candidate and Activist Training (Separate Tracks) on Saturday, May 15 at the Embassy Suites Phoenix Airport located at 1515 North 44th Street in Phoenix.  The training will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with registration beginning at 8:30 am.

Candidate Track

Regardless of campaign experience, American Majority’s Candidate Training Program makes running for office easier! American Majority Candidate Training Seminars are designed specifically to educate candidates on every level how to run effective and victorious campaigns and prepare them to become successful elected officials.

The Candidate Training Program includes:

• Lectures* from campaign veterans, including:
  • “Your Campaign Plan to Win: Planning for the Time, People and Money to Win.”
  • “Dollars and Sense: Fundraising for What You Need, Not What You Can Get.”
  • “New Media Engagement: The New Ways to Talk to Voters and Engage Supporters.”
  • “Grassroots Action: How Ordinary People can get Extraordinary Results.”
  • “American Majority’s Core Principles.”

• Personalized communications training.
• Interaction with individuals thoroughly involved with the issues confronting your state.
• The opportunity to network with other liberty-minded candidates.
• A complimentary resource guidebook full of material designed to further assist candidates.

Upon completion of this political training seminar, candidates will receive continuing education materials, access to podcasts and other presentations, communications curriculum, and suggestions to help them utilize think-tank resources.

Activist Track

American Majority believes that it is time to move beyond protesting to implementing freedom and liberty. The American Majority Activist Training Program provides the tools and resources needed to move your grassroots efforts from protest to effective strategy. Our political training covers practical steps your organization can take to maximize its online efforts, ability to organize, and hold public officials accountable.

Topics* Incude:

• “Building Coalitions and Reaching Your Community” (ideas and practical steps to engage your community and organize a coalition of volunteers)
• “Government 101” (how government operates, how legislative and executive bodies work, how to get involved)
• “Holding Government Accountable” (how to hold leaders accountable once they are in office)
• “Effectively Communicating Your Views” (how to write effective letters to the editor, opinion editorials and blogs, using social networking tools and wiki projects)

Full training materials, samples and supplements will be provided to help you apply what you learn to your organization, candidate, cause or community.

Registration, Pricing and Contact Information

The cost of this political training session is $35 per candidate/first attendee in the Candidate Track in advance or $50 at the door and $15 for each additional attendee (spouse, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc.) or $25 at the door.

The cost is $15 per attendee in the Activist Track in advance or $25 at the door.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.  Space is limited.  NOTE: This event sold out in September 2009, pre-registration is strongly recommended and the only way to guarantee your seat.

Political Training Registration

If you have any questions, please contact Seth Brown at seth@americanmajority.org or via phone at 405-639-8896.

American Majority is a non-profit and non-partisan organization whose mission is to train and equip a national network of leaders committed to individual freedom through limited government and the free market.

*Lectures are subject to change.

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