Education and Training

Campaign Trainings for Women

Emerge Kentucky
Sponsored by Emerge America
Emerge Kentucky is a political leadership program for Democratic women, part of the Emerge America network. The Emerge mission is to identify, educate, and inspire Democratic women who want to pursue careers in politics at the local and state levels. Twenty-five applicants are chosen annually to participate in once-monthly workshops over the course of seven months. Workshops are held at various locations around the state.

For more information:
Emerge Kentucky
P.O. Box 701262
Louisville, KY 40270
contact@emergeky.org
(502) 694-0009

Kentucky Republican Women's Roundtable
The Kentucky Women's Roundtable is a series intended to train potential women candidates for public office, in addition to serving as a resource for social and political networking among Kentucky women. The group offers an average of three events per year by invitation. To be included, interested women should contact their political representatives, the state Federation of Republican Women, or Roundtable organizer Gail Russell.

For more information:
Gail Russell
Kentucky Republican Women's Roundtable
108 Blankenbaker Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
grussell@goldbergsimpson.com
(502) 589-4440

Campaign Trainings (women and men)

Campaign Management Training Seminar
Sponsored by the Kentucky Farm Bureau
The Kentucky Farm Bureau offers a campaign management training for candidates for public office, their spouses and campaign managers, as well as prospective candidates and campaign managers considering races in future cycles. The two-day training uses content developed by the American Farm Bureau with input from political consultants and staff of both national political parties. Program curriculum is applicable to local, state and national political races and content and includes evaluating the viability of the candidacy; selecting themes and issues;  budgeting and raising money; working with the news media; and campaign organization and strategy.

For more information:
Campaign Management Training Seminar
Kentucky Farm Bureau
9201 Bunsen Parkway
Louisville, KY 40220-3792
(502) 495-5000

Candidate and Campaign Training
Sponsored by Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Wellstone Action
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth partners with Wellstone Action to provide workshops building participants' skills, connections, and confidence to work on elections or run for public office. The two days of training include workshops on campaign planning and budgeting, telling your story, grassroots voter contact, fundraising, base-building, stump speeches, developing a winning message and more. Special emphasis is placed on understanding running for office in Eastern Kentucky and Appalachia.

For more information:
Dave Newton
Deputy Organizing Director for Voter Empowerment
P.O. Box 1450
London, KY 40743
(606) 878-2161

 

Leadership Training Programs for Women

Women Leading Kentucky
Women Leading Kentucky is an educational organization sponsoring programs/services to promote the importance of developing relationships built on respect and mutual support. Area women are invited to the group's annual business and leadership conference, monthly roundtable lunches addressing issues important to women, mentoring, and access to role models. The organization presents itself as a network of both women and men, not a membership organization.

For more information:
Women Leading Kentucky
1500 Bull Lea Road, Suite 214A
Lexington, KY 40511
sonia@womenleadingky.com
(859) 243-5551

Leadership Training Programs (women and men)

Leadership Kentucky
Established in 1984, Leadership Kentucky encourages community leadership by educating participants on how the state’s issues are interconnected and by forging new relationships among community and regional leaders. Selected applicants learn about the state of Kentucky and its challenges through a series of seven monthly, two-day sessions, held in various locations in the state.

For more information:
Diana Ratliff
Leadership Kentucky
464 Chenault Road
Frankfort , KY 40601
lky@leadershipky.org
(502) 695-1102

Leadership Lexington
Sponsored by the Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Lexington is a ten-month leadership development program sponsored by Commerce Lexington and directed toward individuals who demonstrate leadership qualities. Each year, participants are chosen to meet once-monthly to better understand Lexington and to prepare for the challenges it faces by meeting with and learning from city leaders. Classes meet in different locations each month and address topics including government, media, growth and preservation, education, public safety, economic and workforce development, arts and quality of life, diversity, human needs and services and leadership development.

For more information:
Ron Allen, Senior Account Executive - Membership
The Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce
330 East Main Street
Suite 100
Lexington, KY 40507
rallen@CommerceLexington.com
(859) 254-4447

Leadership Louisville
Sponsored by the Leadership Louisville Center
Leadership Louisville is a nine-month program for individuals, businesses and organizations interested in developing their leadership skills and heightening their profiles in the community. In once-monthly meetings, participants are educated on the current climate and issues facing the Louisville community. They network with existing community leaders in preparation for leadership roles in the area's public and private sectors. Leadership Louisville also offers a two-and-a-half-day program (FOCUS Louisville) where top city, corporate and community leaders educate participants about community issues.

For more information:
Aaron Miller, Program Manager
Leadership Louisville Center
732 W. Main Street
Louisville , KY 40202
amiller@leadershiplouisville.org
(502) 561-0458

Organizations Committed To Political Parity

Democratic Woman's Club of Kentucky
The National Federation of Democratic Women (NFDW) supports the inclusion of women’s voices in the Democratic Party. With 32 chapters nationwide, the NFDW promotes Democratic Party goals and candidates and works to unite women party members behind them. NFDW chapters recognize potential women candidates and encourage their candidacies for office.   Members attend meetings, organize educational and political events, volunteer for campaigns, and support candidates for office.
 
For more information:
Dee Dee Ford-Keene, President
Democratic Woman's Club of Kentucky
drford@bardstown.com

Kentucky Federation of Republican Women
Through affiliate chapters in nearly every state, the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) promotes the principles, objectives and policies of the Republican Party; elects Republican candidates; informs the public through political education and activity; and increases the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government. In working toward these objectives, the NFRW concentrates its efforts in the areas of educating, communicating, recruiting, campaigning, fundraising, training and legislative action.
 
For more information:
Carol Rogers, President
Kentucky Federation of Republican Women
2417 Williamsburg Estate Lane
Lexington, KY 40504
carolrogers@insightbb.com
(859) 227-2850

Kentucky NOW
Sponsored by the National Organization for Women
Founded in 1966, the National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States whose goal is to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW is a multi-issue, multi-strategy organization that takes a holistic approach to women's rights. The organization's official priorities are winning economic equality and securing it with an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that will guarantee equal rights for women; championing abortion rights, reproductive freedom and other women's health issues; opposing racism and fighting bigotry against lesbians and gays; and ending violence against women. NOW has over 550 chapters in all 50 states that participate in education and advocacy activities. Information on state and local chapters of NOW is available on the national NOW website and through state chapters.

Kentucky Republican Women's Roundtable
The Kentucky Women's Roundtable is a series intended to train potential women candidates for public office, in addition to serving as a resource for social and political networking among Kentucky women. The group offers an average of three events per year by invitation. To be included, interested women should contact their political representatives, the Federation of Republican Women, or Roundtable organizer Gail Russell.

For more information:
Gail Russell
Kentucky Republican Women's Roundtable
108 Blankenbaker Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
grussell@goldbergsimpson.com
(502) 589-4440

Kentucky Women's Political Caucus
Sponsored by the National Women's Political Caucus
The Kentucky Women’s Political Caucus (KWPC), a chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus, is a bipartisan grassroots association whose purpose is to get women appointed or elected to public office.

For more information:
Margaret Harris, President
Kentucky Women's Political Caucus

Women’s Political Action Committees (PACs)

Kentucky Women's Political Caucus PAC
Sponsored by the National Women's Political Caucus
The Kentucky Women’s Political Caucus (KWPC), a chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus, is a bipartisan grassroots association whose purpose is to get women appointed or elected to public office.

For more information:
Margaret Harris, President
Kentucky Women's Political Caucus PAC