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Inspire. Unite. Achieve.
Thinking about Running?

TFRW is proud to introduce its next Candidate Development Program!

The Purpose of this Program is to: Training Schedule

• Empower women to run for elected office at all • Week 1 Introductions and Identifying Why You
levels of government Want to Run for Public Office
• Build capacity among TFRW members to run for • Week 2 Potential Barriers to Running for Office
office and How to Overcome Them

• Help women to gain confidence needed to run • Week 3 Message Development
for office
• Week 4 Image Development
• Reduce barriers to running for office
• Week 5 What is to be Expected When you are
About the Program Elected: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

• Week 6 Managing Potential Conflict Within
• Eight 2-hour training sessions
and Across Party Lines
• Price: $40
• Week 7 Money, Money, Money: Financing Your
• Maximum class size: 15 women Campaign

• Summer 2019: June and July • Week 8 The last session will be completely
needs-based. Topics chosen by the participants
• Schedule: Weekday evening to be determined once we begin and assess interests of the
by group availability group.

• Completely web-based video conferencing via
gotomeeting.com Applications are due Tuesday, April 30.
Priority is given to those who wish to run for
• Guest speakers TBA
office within the next two years. Please click
• Participants will be asked at times to read or HERE for the application and return completed
prepare in advance for discussion
application to [email protected].
• Participants will have short, practical weekly
assignments, goal-setting, and action planning
Thanks!
• Professionally facilitated meetings

Charissa Sloan Dvorak
[email protected] | 254-733-9895

Candidate Development Program Graduating
Class of 2017: (front row) Melanie Grammar
(Fannin County RW), Gwen Withrow (Spindletop
RW), Karen Marshall (Hays County RW), and
Julie Bray Patterson (Alamo Heights RW) with

CDP Chairs Rachel Woods and Charissa Sloan
Dvorak (back row).

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