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The Center for Progressive Leadership is looking for strong leaders with a background of success in organizing and leadership who are looking to bring their leadership to create positive change in the political arena. CPL Fellows are highly motivated leaders from a variety of backgrounds (nonprofits, business, military, government, etc.) who generally find themselves in one of two places:
- They are strong leaders in their community who have NOT been engaged in politics on a full-time basis.
- They are political activists, operatives, and organizational leaders who are at an inflection point in their career in which they are looking to bring their political career to the next level.
The Fellowship utilizes extensive personalized coaching and mentoring, as well as traditional training workshops, to teach the Fellows the skills necessary to successfully run for office for the first time, how to manage advocacy or political organizations or campaigns, and how to lead from their values while remaining connected to their communities. Skills taught include:
- Solidifying and Communicating Progressive Values
- Fundraising for Campaign or Political Organizations
- Public Speaking and Retail Politics
- Managing Political and Advocacy Campaigns
- Communicating with the Media
- Utilizing Paid Media
- Building Coalitions
- Balancing Personal Life and Political Career
Over the course of monthly training sessions, Fellows will get hands-on practice and feedback in many real-world skills, including:
- Delivering a 15-20 minute speech and a 30-second elevator pitch
- Speaking with the press
- Navigating a reception and making it pay off
- Delivering an effective fundraising pitch - written, by phone & in person
- Successfully managing volunteers and staff
- Door-to-door campaigning
- Negotiating a common effort with coalition partners
The Fellowship is a state-wide program, but participants will be divided into two regional groups: Eastern PA (Philadelphia-based) and Western PA (Pittsburgh-based). There will be 2 - 3 state-wide conferences, but most training activities will happen in the separate regions.
If you live in Pennsylvania and see yourself as an emerging political leader who could benefit from advanced training and personal development to accelerate your career, we invite you to apply for the Pennsylvania Political Leaders Fellowship.
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