Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    2. Oriention

    3. Training Manual

    1. Module 1: Why Run

    2. Why Run?

    3. Campaign Structure

    4. Purpose Statement Worksheet

    5. The Five Hidden Dispositions of Leadership: Paul’s Secret Dashboard

    1. Module 2: Filing to Run

    2. Filing to Run

    3. The Importance of a Treasurer

    4. Chronos and Kairos: Leading with the Clock and the Moment

    1. Module 3: Fundraising

    2. Fundraising

    3. Asking for Money: Best Practices

    4. Hosting a Fundraiser

    1. Module 4: Community Engagement

    2. Community Engagement

    3. Rapport Before Candor: The Midwife Skill of Listening

    1. Module 5: Discourse & Debates

    2. Discourse & Debates

    3. Loving Your Enemies

    4. From Half Full to Four Directions: Leadership After Early Failure

About this course

  • Free
  • 34 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Tanner Dibella

President, The American Council

Tanner is an author, doctoral candidate, pastor, and leader in Christian ethics and cultural engagement. He serves as the founder of The American Council, equipping people to think well and lead well in the midst of cultural challenges.

About

This masterclass equips local candidates to run with clarity, integrity, and practical confidence. From defining why you are running to fundraising, voter outreach, messaging, debates, and governing well after election day, this training helps you build a campaign, and a leadership posture, you can be proud of.

  • Candidates will learn how to define their purpose, count the cost, and build a campaign around service rather than frustration or ambition alone.

  • Candidates will gain step by step guidance on filing, compliance, fundraising, community engagement, debates, and messaging so they can run with greater confidence and discipline.

  • Candidates will leave with a stronger understanding of how to govern with humility, focus, transparency, and credibility, because winning is only the beginning of public leadership.

Take the next step toward running with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Sign up now and start building the kind of campaign, and leadership, that makes a lasting difference.

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