Leadership and Organizing Training Opportunities

Campus Progress National Conference

This free, youth-focused conference in Washington, D.C. promotes progressive solutions to key political and social issues. The first day involves a series of panels, performances, and speakers focused on activist and leadership training. The second day involves a trip to Capitol Hill where participants engage in lobbying with congressional offices.

Campus Pride- Lead With Pride

Lead With Pride is a week-long summit for college aged LGBTQ and ally leaders. Participants have the opportunity to learn valuable campus organizing skills, coalition building and strategies for creating change at colleges and universities.

Do Something- Social Action Boot Camp

The free Do Something Boot Camps bring together a diverse group of young community leaders, activists and social entrepreneurs for a day of networking and training dedicated to giving each attendee the tools to grow and sustain their community action ideas, projects and organizations.

Task Force- Power Summit

The Task Force Power Summits are three-day trainings focused on campaign-building skills and strategies. They involve two "tracks"- the field track, which focuses on developing leadership skills, and the fundraising track.

Task Force- Creating Change Conference

The Creating Change Conference is a national conference on LGBTQ equality. It involves over 200 workshops on leadership and action trainings, caucuses, and film screenings.

Courage Campaign- Camp Courage

Camp Courage is a free two-day training designed to teach the principles and skills of community organizing to activists working to restore marriage equality to California. It teaches empowerment, team building, leadership development, and grassroots organizing skills.

Camp Wellstone- Campus Camp Wellstone

Campus Camp Wellstone is a youth-focused, non-partisan training program that teaches skills of grassroots organizing strategy, campaign building, and leadership development.

GSA Network- Activist Camp

Activist Camp is a youth-focused, three-day training program that features intensive community building, skill-building, political education and leadership training for current and potential GSA members.

GSA Network- Queer Youth Advocacy Day

This is a student-led day of action in Sacramento that involves calling on lawmakers to make California schools safer for LGBTQ and straight ally students. The training covers topics that include strategic organizing, fundraising, and the legal rights of students and GSAs.

Equality Across America- Building Bridges

The Building Bridges program involves training and education on planning protests, community organizing, civil disobedience, and direct action.

COLAGE- Speak OUT Training

COLAGE provides community building and youth empowerment programs for youth who have one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender parent(s).