Women's Political Power Map

The Public Leadership Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy and leadership center organized to raise public awareness on key issues of equity and justice and to develop public leaders who will improve the economic and social conditions of all Americans.

RAN empowers pro-environment women funders to influence the political proccess. 

re:power (formerly Wellstone Action!), supports porgressive candidates, elected officials, campaign managers, and community organizers across the country through training, coaching, facilitation, campaigning, and capacity building.

The New American Leaders Project

The Ready to Lead program identifies the immigrant experience as an asset in civic leadership. The curriculum is specifically designed by immigrants for immigrants.Trainings are held regionally in the spring and summer.

Public Policy Institute of the Rockies

Ready to Run^® Montana provides the tools for effective fundraising, positioning oneself for elected office, navigating the political party structure, media training, basic campaign organizing, mobilizing voters, and crafting an effective campaign message.

Women and Gender Resource Center, University of Alabama

Ready to Run® Alabama provides non-partisan political training to encourage women to run for government leadership positions. The day-long program targets women considering or recently deciding to run for political office, providing training and mentoring by campaign professionals, political women, and officeholders. Ready to Run® Alabama is part of the Ready to Run® National Network of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University (NJ). 

Fairfield University, Department of Politics and Master of Public Administration Program

Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women

Hawaii's Ready to Run® Campaign Training, sponsored by the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women and part of the Ready to Run® National Network, offers a unique opportunity for potential women candidates and campaign managers to hear directly from prominent elected and appointed leaders, campaign consultants, and party officials about how to get ready to run for office. This one day bi-partisan campaign workshop is designed for women who want to run for elected office or work on a campaign.

Women 4 Change Leadership Series

Ready to Run® Indiana is a non-partisan campaign training program presented by the Women 4 Change Leadership series. This program encourages women to run for elective office, position themselves for appointive office, work on a campaign or become involved in public life as leaders in their respective communities. Ready to Run® Indiana is part of a national network founded by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.

Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics

Ready to Run® Iowa is a bi-partisan, comprehensive, one-day workshop offered every other year by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Ames and Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University (NJ).  As part of the Ready to Run® National Network, Ready to Run® Iowa offers women an opportunity to hear directly from prominent elected and appointed leaders, campaign consultants, and party officials about how to get ready to run for office or work on a political campaign. 

United Women's Empowerment and the University of Kansas Institute for Leadership Studies

Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation and Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University

Ready to Run® Louisiana  is a nonpartisan effort to train and engage women to consider running for elected office or seeking appointed office or being more engaged in civic involvement in their communities of interest. Ready to Run® Louisiana is part of the Ready to Run®  Training Network of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University (NJ).

College of Arts and Sciences, University of St. Thomas

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas is now a national network partner of Ready to Run®, a non-partisan campaign training program created by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.

John C. Stennis Institute of Government, Mississippi State University

Center for American Women and Politics

Ready to Run® is a bi-partisan program for women who want to run for office, seek higher office, work on a campaign, get appointed to office, or learn more about the political system. Policy experts, party officials, campaign consultants, and prominent elected and appointed leaders provide insight to participants in programs held throughout the country.  The  Ready to Run® flagship program in New Jersey offers three pre-conference programs for women of color: Run Sister Run, Eleccion Latina, and Rising Stars. 

Center for American Women and Politics

Ready to Run® New Jersey is a bi-partisan program for women who want to run for office, seek higher office, work on a campaign, get appointed to office, or learn more about the political system. Policy experts, party officials, campaign consultants, and prominent elected and appointed leaders provide insight to participants in the annual one-day program organized by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP).  In addition to the primary program, Ready to Run® New Jersey offers three pre-conference programs for women of color: Run Sister Run, Eleccion Latina, and Rising Stars. 

The Women's Intercultural Center

Ready to Run® New Mexico/Texas Borderlands provides non-partisan political training to encourage women to run for government positions. The day-long program targets women considering or recently deciding to run for political office, providing training and mentoring by campaign professionals, political women, and officeholders. Ready to Run® New Mexico/Texas Borderlands is part of the Ready to Run® National Network of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University (NJ).

NC Institute of Political Leadership

The nonpartisan North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership is committed to improving the practice of democracy through its premier nonpartisan leadership training programs for public servants, both elected and appointed.

North Dakota Women's Network

Ready to Run® is a bi-partisan program for women who want to run for office, seek higher office, work on a campaign, get appointed to office, or learn more about the political system. Ready to Run® North Dakota is part of the Ready to Run® National Network of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University (NJ).