Upcoming events.
Ready to Scout - Livingston County
Join us in Livingston County for our Ready to Scout training where we break down how to find and encourage people to run for office locally.
This relaxed training helps local activists gets a plan in place for starting outreach around candidate recruitment, especially for school board races.
Register here
Security Training
Cyber and Privacy Safety & Security Training:
Designed to help participants increase their security awareness around cyber and online threats, equipping teams and volunteers to protect their personal information online and respond to digital crises. This training will provide specific tools and tips to effectively defend against digital threats, and provide action steps along with insights on how you can increase your privacy both on and offline.
Register: https://forms.gle/PkimiSRDR7z2ofBx5
How to Run for School Board
Join us for a virtual training to learn more about:
SB Responsibilities
School Funding
Pressing Issues affecting SBs
What it’s like to serve from active SB members
Great no-pressure training opportunity for those looking to learn more about how school boards operate and potentially run for office themselves.
Register: https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/how-to-run-for-school-board
Campaign Compliance Training
The Fight Like Hell PAC and the Great Lakes Political Academy (GLPA) are offering a comprehensive training on campaign compliance ahead of the July filing deadline suitable for state legislative candidates and their staff.
In this hour long virtual training, we will cover reporting dates and deadlines in 2026, compliance rules, keeping detailed records, and reporting into the state's MiTN system.
The training will be led by the Fight Like Hell PAC's Compliance and Operations Director Heather Ricketts, who has overseen finance and compliance work for candidates up and down the ballot for the last 15 years.
Compliance Training with Heather Ricketts
Tuesday, July 7 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM on Zoom
This training is suitable for state legislative candidates who will be reporting their campaign compliance to the state via the MiTN system.
Register: https://forms.gle/Ss3Q4gaVStkK72u76
Organizer Bootcamp - Grand Rapids
This intensive one-day training program equips you with the skills and strategies needed to effectively support your candidate or organization, ensuring you make a powerful impact in this critical year.
Sign up now and become the driving force behind successful campaigns! All trainings run from 10 am - 4 pm. These trainings are free to staff and lunch will be provided. Candidates are not eligible to participate.
Register: glpa-lead.com/organizer-bootcamp
LEAD the Future - School Board Training in Grand Rapids
Our LEAD the Future candidate training curriculum is specifically for School Board candidates.
LEAD the Future trainings are available to those who are planning to run for school board or want to support school board campaigns. These individual one-day trainings are held virtually and in-person.
More information and to register: https://www.glpa-lead.com/schoolboard
Security Training
Physical and Events Safety & Security Training:
Helps to build situational awareness for a wide range of threats along with support and resources needed to respond to situations like harassment, work disruptions, and threats at home, in your office, and while traveling. We also cover risk mitigation in events from the early planning phases through decision-making, and event execution. Training will focus on safeguarding the well-being of attendees during gatherings or events.
Register: https://forms.gle/PkimiSRDR7z2ofBx5
Organizer Bootcamp - Oakland County
This intensive one-day training program equips you with the skills and strategies needed to effectively support your candidate or organization, ensuring you make a powerful impact in this critical year.
Sign up now and become the driving force behind successful campaigns! All trainings run from 10 am - 4 pm. These trainings are free to staff and lunch will be provided. Candidates are not eligible to participate.
Register: glpa-lead.com/organizer-bootcamp
LEAD the Future - School Board Training in Oakland County
Our LEAD the Future candidate training curriculum is specifically for School Board candidates.
LEAD the Future trainings are available to those who are planning to run for school board or want to support school board campaigns. These individual one-day trainings are held virtually and in-person.
More information and to register: https://www.glpa-lead.com/schoolboard
LEAD the Future - School Board Training in Lansing
Our LEAD the Future candidate training curriculum is specifically for School Board candidates.
LEAD the Future trainings are available to those who are planning to run for school board or want to support school board campaigns. These individual one-day trainings are held virtually and in-person.
More information and to register: https://www.glpa-lead.com/schoolboard
LEAD the Future - School Board Virtual Training
Our LEAD the Future candidate training curriculum is specifically for School Board candidates.
LEAD the Future trainings are available to those who are planning to run for school board or want to support school board campaigns. These individual one-day trainings are held virtually and in-person.
More information and to register: https://www.glpa-lead.com/schoolboard
LEAD the Future - School Board Training in Lansing
Our LEAD the Future candidate training curriculum is specifically for School Board candidates.
LEAD the Future trainings are available to those who are planning to run for school board or want to support school board campaigns. These individual one-day trainings are held virtually and in-person.
More information and to register: https://www.glpa-lead.com/schoolboard
Organizer Bootcamp - Lansing
This intensive one-day training program equips you with the skills and strategies needed to effectively support your candidate or organization, ensuring you make a powerful impact in this critical year.
Sign up now and become the driving force behind successful campaigns! All trainings run from 10 am - 4 pm. These trainings are free to staff and lunch will be provided. Candidates are not eligible to participate.
Register: glpa-lead.com/organizer-bootcamp
Organizer Bootcamp - Detroit
This intensive one-day training program equips you with the skills and strategies needed to effectively support your candidate or organization, ensuring you make a powerful impact in this critical year.
Sign up now and become the driving force behind successful campaigns! All trainings run from 10 am - 4 pm. These trainings are free to staff and lunch will be provided. Candidates are not eligible to participate.
Register: glpa-lead.com/organizer-bootcamp
LEAD the Future - School Board Training Virtual
Our LEAD the Future candidate training curriculum is specifically for School Board candidates.
LEAD the Future trainings are available to those who are planning to run for school board or want to support school board campaigns. These individual one-day trainings are held virtually and in-person.
More information and to register: https://www.glpa-lead.com/schoolboard
How to Run for School Board
Join us for a virtual training to learn more about:
SB Responsibilities
School Funding
Pressing Issues affecting SBs
What it’s like to serve from active SB members
Great no-pressure training opportunity for those looking to learn more about how school boards operate and potentially run for office themselves.
Register: https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/how-to-run-for-school-board
Fight Like Hell Training
GLPA is partnering with the Governor’s Fight Like Hell PAC and Everytown for Gun Safety to provide a training for State Legislative Candidate and their Campaign Staff.
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCmK_XEs1KtlRbTMdUz6TRM0yCdA1i7Zg13W9yiggiAdtJ0Q/viewform
How to Run for School Board
Join us for a virtual training to learn more about:
SB Responsibilities
School Funding
Pressing Issues affecting SBs
What it’s like to serve from active SB members
Great no-pressure training opportunity for those looking to learn more about how school boards operate and potentially run for office themselves.
Register: https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/how-to-run-for-school-board
Becoming a LEADer - Oakland County
Our Becoming a LEADer candidate training is offered across Michigan both in person and online. We’re offering this training in Oakland County on April 18.
Whether you’re considering running for school board, a city office, county position, or even the state legislature, this campaign 101 style training will give you the tools you need to run a successful campaign.
Learn more and sign up: glpa-lead.com/becoming-a-leader
Becoming a Leader - Grand Rapids, Kent County
Our Becoming a LEADer candidate training is offered across Michigan both in person and online. We’ll be in Grand Rapids on Saturday, March 21.
Whether you’re considering running for school board, a city office, county position, or even the state legislature, this campaign 101 style training will give you the tools you need to run a successful campaign.
Learn more and sign up: glpa-lead.com/becoming-a-leader
LEAD for Justice - Week 5
GLPA-LEAD is offering our LEAD for Justice training series again in February 2026. If interested in participating, please apply below.
In this exclusive 5-week, virtual training program we bring in experts from across Michigan to provide the best information on how to run a successful judicial campaign.
Trainings are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM virtually via zoom. Lead for Justice begins Tuesday, February 17 and and runs for five weeks, ending on Tuesday, March 17.
Register: glpa-lead.com/lead-for-justice
LEAD for Justice - Week 4
GLPA-LEAD is offering our LEAD for Justice training series again in February 2026. If interested in participating, please apply below.
In this exclusive 5-week, virtual training program we bring in experts from across Michigan to provide the best information on how to run a successful judicial campaign.
Trainings are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM virtually via zoom. Lead for Justice begins Tuesday, February 17 and and runs for five weeks, ending on Tuesday, March 17.
Register: glpa-lead.com/lead-for-justice
LEAD for Justice - Week 3
GLPA-LEAD is offering our LEAD for Justice training series again in February 2026. If interested in participating, please apply below.
In this exclusive 5-week, virtual training program we bring in experts from across Michigan to provide the best information on how to run a successful judicial campaign.
Trainings are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM virtually via zoom. Lead for Justice begins Tuesday, February 17 and and runs for five weeks, ending on Tuesday, March 17.
Register: glpa-lead.com/lead-for-justice
Becoming a Leader - Virtual Training
Our Becoming a LEADer candidate training is offered across Michigan both in person and online.
Whether you’re considering running for school board, a city office, county position, or even the state legislature, this campaign 101 style training will give you the tools you need to run a successful campaign.
Learn more and sign up: glpa-lead.com/becoming-a-leader
LEAD for Justice - Week 2
GLPA-LEAD is offering our LEAD for Justice training series again in February 2026. If interested in participating, please apply below.
In this exclusive 5-week, virtual training program we bring in experts from across Michigan to provide the best information on how to run a successful judicial campaign.
Trainings are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM virtually via zoom. Lead for Justice begins Tuesday, February 17 and and runs for five weeks, ending on Tuesday, March 17.
Register: glpa-lead.com/lead-for-justice
LEAD for Justice - Week 1
GLPA-LEAD is offering our LEAD for Justice training series again in February 2026. If interested in participating, please apply below.
In this exclusive 5-week, virtual training program we bring in experts from across Michigan to provide the best information on how to run a successful judicial campaign.
Trainings are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM virtually via zoom. Lead for Justice begins Tuesday, February 17 and and runs for five weeks, ending on Tuesday, March 17.
Register: glpa-lead.com/lead-for-justice
Opening Weekend Kick Off Event
Join GLPA in Lansing at our winter networking event as we welcome the 2026 incoming cohort of the Campaign Staff Academy Training Program.
Tickets available here: glpa-lead.com/kickoff
See Yourself LEAD in Escanaba
Join GLPA-LEAD in Escanaba on Tuesday, January 20 for an informative discussion on how to identify the right position to run for whether that’s school board, city council, county county commission or the state legislature. We’ll cover the first steps to running and how to lay a strong foundation for your campaign.
Register: glpa-lead.com/see-yourself-lead
See Yourself LEAD in Marquette
Join GLPA-LEAD in Marquette on Tuesday, January 20 for an informative discussion on how to identify the right position to run for whether that’s school board, city council, county county commission or the state legislature. We’ll cover the first steps to running and how to lay a strong foundation for your campaign.
Register: glpa-lead.com/see-yourself-lead
See Yourself LEAD in Sault Ste. Marie
Join GLPA-LEAD in Sault Ste. Marie on Tuesday, January 20 for an informative discussion on how to identify the right position to run for whether that’s school board, city council, county county commission or the state legislature. We’ll cover the first steps to running and how to lay a strong foundation for your campaign.
Register: glpa-lead.com/see-yourself-lead
Ready to Run
What if you ran for local office? Not someday. Not someone else. You.
On January 15, join Ready to Run, a national rally bringing together people ready to imagine themselves as candidates, community leaders, and change-makers.
Featuring Governor @jbpritzker
Join GLPA and @contesteveryrace virtually on January 15 from 7-8 PM EST.
Women LEADing Michigan Summit
This one-day, in-person convening offered by the GLPA-LEAD Education Fund will bring together aspiring women candidates, community leaders, advocates, and supporters from across Michigan. Our goal is to inspire, equip, and connect women who are ready to lead and make a lasting impact in public service, politics, and their communities.
Learn more: glpaleadeducationfund.org/womenleadingmichigan
Election Day
Check your registration status, find your polling place, learn about candidates on your ballot and more at michigan.gov/vote
GLPA & Drag Queen Bingo
Whether you’re ready to laugh until your cry OR laugh so you don’t cry… this is your space to commiserate, celebrate and connect with people who get it.
Whether you’re an alumni of our GLPA staff training program, current or former trained candidate, or friend of the organization, we’d love to have you there!
Tickets available now!
See Yourself LEAD - Eaton County
Have you ever thought about running for office?
Join us for an informative discussion on how to identify the right seat to run for, develop your story, set yourself up for success, and navigate the process of filing to run for office.
GLPA is partnering with the Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, and Michigan League of Conservation Voters to offer a series of trainings.
Read more and register: glpa-lead.com/see-yourself-lead
See Yourself LEAD - Muskegon
Have you ever thought about running for office?
Join us for an informative discussion on how to identify the right seat to run for, develop your story, set yourself up for success, and navigate the process of filing to run for office.
GLPA is partnering with the Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, and Michigan League of Conservation Voters to offer a series of trainings.
Read more and register: glpa-lead.com/see-yourself-lead
See Yourself LEAD - Western Wayne County
Have you ever thought about running for office?
Join us for an informative discussion on how to identify the right seat to run for, develop your story, set yourself up for success, and navigate the process of filing to run for office.
GLPA is partnering with the Michigan AFL-CIO, Michigan Association for Justice, and Michigan League of Conservation Voters to offer a series of trainings.
Read more and register: glpa-lead.com/see-yourself-lead
Women LEADing Michigan
Women LEADing Michigan is a skills-intensive professional development training program to provide a springboard for aspiring women to pursue careers in political leadership roles.
This program is designed as a space to learn, network, and be vulnerable with other like minded individuals. Women LEADing Michigan is offered through the GLPA-LEAD Education Fund. Learn more: glpaleadeducationfund.org/womenleadingmichigan
GLPA Specialization Starts!
GLPA welcomes new cohort for the specialization campaign staff training program.
Becoming a LEADer - August Virtual Session
Our Becoming a LEADer candidate training will be offered across Michigan and online in the spring of 2025.
Whether you’re considering running for school board, a city office, county position, or even the state legislature, this campaign 101 style training will give you the tools you need to run a successful campaign.