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Education and Training

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Ready to Run™ New Jersey
March 9-10, 2012

Pre-conference programs for women of color
on Friday, March 9
Douglass Campus Center, 100 George Street
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

  Register online here.

Featured speakers include:
Leslie Sanchez Celinda Lake Nancy Bocskor Christine Jahnke
Carol Jenkins
Founding President, The
Women's Media Center
The Difference
Women Make

(Friday afternoon)
Celinda Lake
Lake Research Partners
What Women
Candidates
Need to Know

(Saturday morning)
Nancy Bocskor
The Nancy Bocskor
Company
Fundraising
for Success

(Saturday afternoon)
Christine Jahnke
Positive Communications
Conquering the Camera:
An Interactive
Media Training
(Saturday lunch)
- - - and many more being confirmed. Check back for updates. - - -


 

Register online here.

   Program Overview
   2012 Agendas
      • Ready to Run™ (3/9-10) (.pdf)
      • Elección Latina (3/9) and Ready to Run™ (3/9-10) (.pdf)
      • Rising Stars (3/9) and Ready to Run™ (3/9-10) (.pdf)
      • Run Sister Run (3/9) and Ready to Run™ (3/9-10) (.pdf)
    Directions
    Scholarships
    Nearby Accommodations
    Exhibitor opportunities now available here!
    See pictures of previous programs
    See video highlights from previous programs 

Not from New Jersey? Anyone may participate in the New Jersey program, or find a Ready to Run™ training in your state on our National Training Network page.

 
Ready to Run™ program attendees Ready to Run participant and State Senator Jennifer Beck
walk away with...

  • “How to” instructions on running for office
  • Fundraising and media skills
  • Real-world advice and best practices from experts
  • Strategies for positioning yourself for public leadership
  • Inspiration to launch a campaign
  • A better understanding of party politics
  • Internet strategies for political campaigns