Training One day
PAC 101
One day of fast-paced, interactive education for new and experienced presidents, trustees, PAC chairs, and executive board members, taught with real-world examples and current best practices.
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Everything a local political program needs to win.
Taught by the Cartographers alongside experienced political media and election law instructors.
Starting Your Political Action Committee
Formation, treasurer appointments, bank accounts, and the bylaws that keep your committee healthy.
Brand Building for Political Success
How associations build a public identity that carries weight at city hall and at the ballot box.
Building Successful Political Relationships
Working with electeds, candidates, and allies without giving away your leverage.
Legal Political Fundraising
Raising money the right way: rules, reporting, and internal fundraising programs that grow year over year.
Compliance and Political Reporting
Deadlines, filings, and the discipline that keeps your program out of the headlines.
Political Advertising for the Modern Campaign
What actually reaches voters now: digital programs, targeting, and budgets that work.
The Endorsement Process
Designing an endorsement process candidates respect and members trust.
Politics Is Not Seasonal
The year-round program that makes election season easy instead of frantic.
Bring PAC 101 to your association.
We run PAC 101 as a destination conference and as an on-site program for state associations and larger locals. Members receive discounted registration.
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Workshop
Owning Your Message
How strategic, political, and crisis communications make your association the trusted voice of public safety in your community.
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Public Speaking
Two days of coached, on-your-feet practice at the podium and on camera for association leaders, spokespeople, and candidates.
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Communications Workshop
Three hands-on days for the people who run an association's communications: strategy and brand, content and channels, then press, politics, and crisis.
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Schedule a custom strategy session with a Cartographer and get a data-driven read on your race, your terrain, and your path to a win.