Campaign School & Community Leadership Training

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The Florida Institute for Political Leadership (FIPL) is a non-partisan program created
by the Florida Chamber of Commerce to recruit and provide campaign training to
candidates and elected officials across the State of Florida.

Whether you are in office or interested in running for office now or in the future, this is the program for you.

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, FIPL has moved towards online training and schools.

Our online school is broken up into a three-day, 2.5-hour session per day interactive
virtual program.

Our focus is local. Our goal is simple: We want to recruit better candidates across
the State of Florida who want to run today or in the future.

It’s free, non-partisan, and open to everyone.

We are not asking you to hire us. We are asking you to partner with us to secure Florida’s future.

The campaign schools are taught by political and policy experts.

FIPL includes:

a briefing on emerging local and state issues
informs attendees about local opportunities that are available for appointed or elected positions
provides guidance on how to prepare to run for office in the future
offers training on how to run winning campaigns

FIPL does not support or oppose, directly or indirectly, any candidates for public
office, financially or otherwise. It will provide campaign schools and training in a nonpartisan
manner for those interested in running for public office now or in the future.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Over the three-day course, speakers will cover the following content:

Preparing to run
Building your political resume
Learning local and state issues
Running a campaign
Planning & Budgeting
Fundraising
Voter targeting
Online campaigning
Voter contact
Volunteers
Organizing door-to-door
Vote-by-Mail campaigns
Early voting strategies
Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV)
Creating a campaign timeline
PACs and Electioneering
Election laws & comp

HEAR FROM PAST FIPL HOSTS AND ATTENDEES

“It was a great overview and time saver for someone new to the process.”
“Being walked through a step-by-step process! So thorough!”
“This was well done. I was most impressed with the presenters from FIPL. They also kept the programming on track, started/finished timely, and were exceptionally professional.”
“Enthusiastic experts provided all the necessary information to consider or start a campaign in a well-paced training. It was a gift.”
“FIPL’s Candidate School was exceptional! The opportunity to learn from seasoned experts with decades of experience was invaluable! I highly recommend this training to anyone thinking of running for office.”
“The FIPL training should be required training for anyone preparing to run or anyone who wants to work on a campaign. The fast-paced workshop delved into the not-so-rookie mistakes and gave great case studies that can help good people run great campaigns.”