Georgia

Emerge Georgia recruits, trains, and provides a network for Democratic women who want to run for office in Georgia.

Her Term is a Georgia-based initiative created to recruit progressive women to run for public office at the local, state, and national levels.

Vote Run Lead trains women to run for office and win, reaching over 55,000 women across America. Our alumni serve on city councils, county boards, state houses, supreme courts, and Congress. We unleash the political power of women as voters, candidates, and leaders to create and sustain an equitable democracy.

Launched in 2014, today, Vote Run Lead is four times the size of our start, reaching tens of thousands of women—nearly 60% of whom are women of color and 20% of whom are from rural America.

Women from diverse backgrounds are selected to participate in a year-long Institute to learn how to develop and support policy proposals that impact the lives of women and girls in Georgia. GWPI provides intensive leadership, advocacy and civic engagement training for a cohort of fellows, who work collaboratively to select, develop and implement a real world policy project. 

NewPower PAC is a nonpartisan organization that is motivated by the scarcity of women in elective or appointed office in the state of Georgia. Our purpose is to encourage women’s full participation in the civic life of Georgia by creating a network of mentors and leaders.

New Leaders Council (NLC) was formed in 2005 to train and support the next generation of progressive political entrepreneursyoung professionals in their twenties and thirties who are leading industries, setting trends, and building institutions that support robust civic and political life in a global America. NLC accomplishes this mission primarily through the NLC Institute - a political entrepreneurship training program held 10 days over a five-month period that builds local teams of young professionals in 19 cities across the nation.

Founded in 1971, Leadership Georgias primary purpose is to identify, train, and energize a network of emerging young leaders whose ages typically range from 25 to 45. Approximately 60 participants are selected annually to visit five Georgia communities throughout the year for two-day meetings meant to educate them about important issues affecting the state and prepare them for leadership roles in the states public and private sectors.

Leadership Augusta was established in 1980 to enhance the civic participation of emerging leaders within the region. Leadership Augusta selects approximately 30 individuals annually to participate in a ten-month program oriented to developing leadership skills, fostering understanding of the major issues facing the region, improving the communications network among leaders of disparate backgrounds and interests, and motivating them to contribute through voluntary participation in civic activities.