Young Leaders Academy

Monday 6 June

Day 1 - Campaign Management 

9:00 - 9:45 

The Real Nature of Politics and Elections

Ron Nehring 

9:45 - 10:30 

Campaign Planning

Sean Duffy 

10:30 - 11:00 

Morning Coffee 

11:00 - 11:45

Campaign Organization

TBC

11:45 - 12:30

Research Throughout the Campaign

Alice Stewart 

12:30 - 13:00

Panel Discussion

All faculty

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00 

Building a Volunteer Force

Bill Faulk

15:00 - 15:30

Afternoon Coffee

15:30 - 16:15

Defining Vote Goals and a Contact Universe

Bill Faulk

16:15 - 17:00

Designing a Voter Contact Plan

Steve Sutton

17:00 - 17:30

Afternoon Panel

All faculty

Tuesday 7 June

Day 2 - Candidates

9:00 - 9:30

The Candidate

Ron Nehring 

9:30 - 10:15

Candidate Development

Sean Duffy 

10:15 - 10:45

Morning Coffee 

10:45 - 11:30

Storytelling

TBC

11:30 - 12:00

Morning Panel

All faculty

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:30

Meeting and Fundraising Skills

Steve Sutton

14:30 - 15:30

Blowing Yourself Up - And How to Avoid It

Sean Duffy

15:30 - 16:00

Afternoon Coffee

16:00 - 17:00 

Presentation and Interview Techniques

Alice Stewart

17:00 - 17:30

Afternoon Panel

All faculty

Wednesday 8 June

Day 3 - Communication

9:00 - 10:30

Communications Strategy

Ron Nehring 

10:30 - 11:00

Morning Coffee 

11:00 - 12:00

Mind the gap

Ron Nehring

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 15:00

Meeting and Fundraising Skills

Steve Sutton

15:00 - 15:30

Afternoon coffee

15:30 - 16:15

Crisis Communications

Sean Duffy

16:15 - 17:15 

Working with the News Media

Alice Stewart

17:15 - 17:45

Closing Panel