Candidate / Volunteer Training
Ready to Run – Free, (partially virtual, offered on specific date 1 time/year), any gender, non-partisan. They do have at least one section that is Iowa specific about campaign finance requirements. This link gives info on what all they cover.
https://cattcenter.iastate.edu/events/ready-to-run-iowa/
National Democratic Training Program -Free, virtual (24/7 access), some live virtual events (Zoom on specific dates with interaction with instructor), any gender, Democrats. *The On-Line Academy has tracks for candidates, campaign staff & local leaders that can be taken at any time or date. Here’s the link for the different tracks.
https://traindemocrats.or/training-overview/
Emerge – Webpage says it a 6 month, 70 hour training, not sure they are still active in Iowa.
https://ia.emergeamerica.org/
She Should Run – Free, virtual (available 24/7), for women, non-partisan Focus is to encourage & facilitate moving into public leadership.
https://www.sheshouldrun.org/explore/incubator/
OTHER COURSES OF POSSIBLE INTEREST
Teach a Girl to Lead – Designed for educators
https://cawp.rutgers.edu/teach-girl-leadr/
VoteRunLead – A resource that might be helpful after someone has some basic campaign knowledge, and wants more in depth or specific info. They have downloadable PDFs and it looks like a female candidate who is running can sign up and get some additional resources –
https://www.voterunlead.org/tags/campaigning/