Campaign Trainings for Women

The Jo Ann Davidson Leadership Institute is an eight-month program created to encourage and train women in business and civic leadership to assume more prominent roles, either elected or appointed, in government and in the Republican Party. Each year, between 15 and 20 women leaders from across Ohio who have an interest in politics and public service and meet a diverse range of criteria for participation are selected to join the Institutes class. The Jo Ann Davidson Ohio Leadership Institute is an expansion program of the Richard C. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series.

The Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida is a non-partisan organization incorporated in the State of Florida and serving women in the three northwesternmost counties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa. The Institute's mission is to develop women leaders through outreach, training, and mentoring and to work toward increasing the number of highly competent women in political office and government inthe region.

The Lincoln Series, formally The Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series Program, provides leadership and campaign training to increase the number of Illinois Republican women in elected and appointed governmental and political positions at the local, state and federal levels. Offering two tracks, The Lincoln Series is a statewide network encouraging, supporting and training women for careers in politics and government.

The Eisenhower Excellence in Public Service Series is an expansion program of the Richard C. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, founded in 1989 to encourage, mentor and prepare selected Republican women leaders to seek new levels of involvement in government and politics. The Series seeks to expand the number of Kansas Republican women who serve in elected office, on boards and commissions, and hold key positions on campaign, political and government staffs by providing education and training on government, campaigns, and leadership.

The Dodie London Series is an expansion program of the Richard C. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, founded in 1989 to encourage, mentor and prepare selected women leaders to seek new levels of involvement in government and politics.  The Arizona program began in 2007 to increase the number and influence of Arizona's Republican women in government and politics.

The Anne Anstine Series is an expansion program of the Richard C. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, founded in 1989 to encourage, mentor and prepare selected Republican women leaders to seek new levels of involvement in government and politics. The Series seeks to expand the number of Pennsylvania Republican women in government and politics, providing training for those who wish to assume decision-making positions through appointment and/or election at the local, state, and national levels.

The Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee is dedicated to furthering gender equality and intersectional feminist values through political, social and educational activities.  

Elect Her is a one-day nonpartisan training for women on how to run for student government and political office. 

Real Women Run is a collaborative nonpartisan initiative to empower women to participate fully in public life and civic leadership through elected political office at all levels, appointments to boards and commissions, participation in campaigns, and engagement in the political system.

Ready to Run® Pennsylvania provides bi-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® Pennsylvania is part of the Ready to Run® National Training Network of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University (NJ).