Candidate Resources & Upcoming Live Trainings
Ruth's List Florida's next live,
in-person training will be in Miami!
March 6, 2026 - More Information Coming Soon!
Our training sessions and curriculum are designed with pro-choice women candidates in mind. These trainings are free to attend for pro-choice women candidates and any staff/volunteers assisting on their campaigns, so long as all participants pre-register for the boot camp.
Hosted by Florida Democratic Party
FULL CANDIDATE TRAINING CALENDAR
Resume Bank Form – Are you passionate about making a difference and ready to take action? Whether you’re looking to volunteer, intern, or be hired as staff for a Florida candidate, when you submit this form, your resume will be available to Florida candidates and their campaigns who will reach out if your skillset is a match for their needs!
- New VAN Admin Training (Every Monday) | Registration
Joint the FDP data team for a training focused on admin abilities & usage in the FL VAN Votebuilder database. This is a great training opportunity for new VAN admins, DEC leadership, club/caucus leadership, and any one else looking to brush up on admin abilities in VAN (user profile levels 1, 1A, and 2).
We will focus on high-level admin capabilities like adding and editing users, the VAN update schedule/process, maintaining your committees MyCampaign database, and more! A zoom link will be sent to all sign-ups who currently hold VAN access. If you are not an admin at level 2 or higher, you are welcome to join us, however you may be unable to access specific functions in VAN at your current user level. VAN user levels are all maintained at the VAN committee level (ie; your DEC, organization, club, caucus, campaign, etc.
NDTC + Florida Democratic Party
The National Democratic Training Committee is excited to partner with the Florida Democratic Party to provide FREE training to Democratic candidates, campaign staff, and local leaders. As the largest Democratic campaign training organization in the nation, we have trained more Democrats on how to win elections and build long-term power than any other organization.
TRAINING CATALOG
- Ready, Set, Run! 15 Day Challenge | Register Here
Hosted by the National Democratic Training Committee & Run For Something.
NDTC has trained over 110K Democrats in all 50 states on how to run for office, how to run an effective campaign, and how to WIN. All for free. Over the next 15 days, you will walk through some of the biggest questions and issues you’ll face as a candidate, and how to prepare for them. You’ll get a prompt, assignment, or resource by email each day – and you can expect to spend anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour on each day’s challenge. At the end of it, you’ll have built your own personalized resources to chart your path forward.
Progressive Change Campaign Committee (Bold Progressives)
- Campaign-In-A-Box Technology
- Free Campaign Webinars
- Running For Office Guide
- PCCC Training Programs
- Ask An Expert
Vote Run Lead
Collections:
- Getting Ready to Run
- Run/51
- Managing the Campaign
- Run As You Are!
- Running in Rural America
- Campaign Safety
- VRL’s Political Strategy and Vision
- Political Wellness
- Confidence, Resilience and Inspiration
- From the Archives (VRL videos and webinars from trainings past)
VRL HQ:
- Worksheets
- Videos
- Podcasts
- Links
PAID FOR BY RUTH’S LIST FLORIDA ACTION