Trainings
San Diego County Democratic Party Learn About Running for Office (Virtual Training)
Are you considering a run for local elective office in 2026, and would like to find out more information to help you decide? Join us on Tuesday, June 23 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for a virtual session to find out more!
During this session, we’ll provide an overview of levels and types of elective office to run for, election timelines, familiarize you with basic vocabulary, and provide you a framework to guide your next steps.
This introductory session is ideal for anyone who is in the preliminary stages of deciding whether or not they want to run for office, or have just decided they would like to run, but want more information on options.
National Democratic Training Committee (NDTC) — traindemocrats.org
Free trainings, courses, and campaign resources to help you win and build a stronger democracy!
Whether it’s our virtual live trainings, on-demand courses, guided learning plans, or downloadable worksheets, we’re chock full of resources every Democrat needs to win. We offer trainings on the hard skills campaigns need, like digital fundraising and field canvassing, and soft skills that make dynamic candidates, like crafting a personal story.
We’re accessible with virtual live trainings that let learners engage with our trainers and ask questions in real time, and through our self-paced courses and learning plans that learners can access at any time.
For those with an appetite for even more knowledge, we’ve got weekly newsletters, Substacks, and articles to equip learners with insider information and the latest party insights. We’re also active on social platforms to provide up-to-date news, meet learners where they are, and build community.
Best Practices Institute (BPI) Victory Vault
The Best Practices Institute (BPI) is the shared training department of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Association of State Democratic Committees (ASDC). The BPI delivers training to activists and volunteers, party leaders and staff, students and youth organizers, candidates and campaign staff, constituency caucus members and community leaders, and so many more!
BPI training topics range from field organizing to digital mobilization, data to finance, communications to compliance, and leadership development to movement building, just to name a few. Through this vast expansion of training programs, the new BPI is building and strengthening the Democratic Party infrastructure to ensure success for years to come!
The BPI Victory Vault contains on-demand training resources tailored toward volunteers, community organizers, activists, and campaigns, which cover a variety of grassroots organizing skills. The BPI Victory Vault continues to grow, with new additions added periodically as resources become available.
New members are added each Wednesday, and you must use a Gmail account to register in order to access the BPI Victory Vault Google Drive folder.
The BPI Victory Vault resources are meant for educational purposes only. BPI Victory Vault materials are not downloadable or shareable. Any individual interested in viewing the BPI Victory Vault resources must complete the application in order to request access. We reserve the right to remove individuals from any and all BPI resources in the event of inappropriate use.