Register now for DCWIP's Mazie Green-Holland 
2021 Campaign School
Saturday, November 13, 2021
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Via Zoom

Are you considering a run for elected public office, want to sharpen your skills as a campaign worker, or volunteer?  Well, you should run!  Or, help elect your favorite candidate. Learn how at the DC Women in Politics Campaign School for winners. In this one-day seminar you will get the tools you need. 

The DCWIP Campaign School features experts with winning campaign experience. The curriculum has been carefully planned to provide information on:

• Media Engagement, Laurie Grant, expert in media relations
• Funding a 2021 Campaign, Bill Lightfoot, former chair of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Campaign
• the Fair Elections Program that provides public financing for DC candidates, DC Board of Elections 
• election day GOTV (Get Out the Vote) Strategy, and polling techniques,
• utilizing Social Media, and Campaign Management Software, Lorraine Wilson, technologist and DCWIP Treasurer.

First-come, first served, registration is limited to 30 people and will provide opportunity for hands-on experience, and to leave with useful materials. Bring your campaign team!  Registration is limited to just 30. Each member of your team must register individually.

There’s a $50 tuition to cover the cost of materials, technology, and DCWIP membership. To register for the Campaign School, please purchase a ticket below. 

$50.00 Registration Fee includes Materials and DCWIP Membership. 

Agenda

Inspiration
Carol Schwartz served as at-large member on the Council of the District of Columbia from 1985 to 1989 and again from 1997 to 2009.

Remembrance of Mazie Green Holland

Stages of the Campaign
Anita Shelton, President of DCWIP, former Director of DC Office of Human Rights.

Campaign Management Software
Lorraine Wilson, Treasurer of DCWIP, Technology Mavin, and Technologist at the National Education Association (NEA) for 30 years.

Financing a Successful Campaign
Bill Lightfoot served as the chair of Muriel Bowser's campaigns for mayor of the District of Columbia and is a former DC Councilmember.

DC Fair Elections Program that Provides Public Financing
DC Office of Campaign Finance

Utilizing Social Media
Lorraine Wilson, Treasurer of DCWIP, Technology Mavin, and Technologist at the National Education Association (NEA) for 30 years.

Media Engagement
Lorrie Grant is a media professional with more than two decades of experience in print and broadcast journalism and digital media, and has worked at National Public Radio, USA Today, and the Reuters news agency.

Calculating Voter Turnout
Keith Hasan-Towery, At-Large Committeeman serving as the Chair of the Voter Outreach and Education Committee of our DC Democratic Party.

Get Out the Vote
Brooke Pinto sworn in as the Councilmember for Ward 2 on June 27, 2020, becoming the youngest member elected to the Council of the District of Columbia in history, and the first woman to represent Ward 2. 

Wrap-up
Dorinda White, graduate of The Women's Campaign School at Yale University, Congressional Black Caucus Institute Political Bootcamp, and Emily's List Political Opportunity Program (POP).