DFT Candidate Training Is Here!

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Please pass on to any candidates you know who might be interested!

For the past year, the most frequently asked question we've heard from many of you who have attended our trainings, most recently at DemocracyFest 2005, is "When are you going to offer training for candidates?" The answer: NOW.

Are you a socially progressive, fiscally responsible candidate? Are you working for one? If so, Democracy for Texas wants to help you or your candidate run the best race possible. Come and learn from pros affiliated with Democracy for America, Latinos for America, Wellstone Action, AFSCME, and other nationwide progressive organizations, as well as experts from Texas campaigns.

Space is limited—time is short! If, after reading it all, you still have questions, send them to Teri Sperry at [e-mail].


September 30 - October 3, 2005
Holiday Inn-Town Lake
Austin, Texas


Training Goal

To empower Texas progressive candidates through

assistance in building winning campaign plans and
training in carrying out those plans successfully

Participants

Socially progressive, fiscally responsible candidates running for any level of public office in the 2006 Texas elections and up to four members of their campaign teams (maximum of five participants from each campaign)


Trainers

Our instructional staff includes successful campaign experts from around the country and right here in Texas. Also on hand to give advice and answer questions will be former candidates and current elected officials who’ve won against all odds.


Methods


Classroom instruction, small-group tutorials, and one-on-one advice from experienced professionals
Participants working on assignments in functional groups as well as in campaign teams
Formal Q&A, informal group discussion, and professional networking
Intensive, retreat-like working atmosphere in which participants (even those from the Austin area) eat and sleep at the training hotel, working on group assignments into the evening hours
Work Products

Detailed campaign plans in binders
DVDs of candidates' media practice

Costs

Application fee: $20 (nonrefundable)
Registration fee upon acceptance: $550 per person with single-occupancy hotel room, or $450 sharing a double room. This fee includes:
three nights' lodging at the event hotel
three dinners and two lunches
24 hours of instruction and hands-on practice
hard copy of training materials
DVD of the candidates' media practice
certificate of completion for those successfully completing the course of training

To see the tentative schedule, go to www.democracyfortexas.org/CandidateTraining.