Which track is right for me?

All participants take part in the following joint sessions:

• Politics the Wellstone Way - Introduction to Camp Wellstone
• Sustaining the Progressive Movement

When you register for a Camp Wellstone, you will be asked to select one of the following three tracks: Citizen Activism, Working on a Campaign, and Being a Candidate. Read below for more information on the topics and exercises covered and to see which one is right for you:

Track 1 - Citizen Activism, Advocacy & Organizing

• Core Elements of a Message
• Grassroots Organizing & Mobilizing
• Engaging People for Action: Building One-to-one Relations
• Volunteer Recruitment and Management
• Leadership:  Being and Finding the Leaders We Deserve
• Telling Your Story with New and Traditional Media
• Power Mapping and Strategic Planning
• Grassroots Advocacy & Lobbying

Simulation Exercises

• One-to-ones and making a volunteer "ask"
• Leadership:  How to Find Leaders
• Power Mapping
• Developing an Earned Media Strategy
• Grassroots Lobbying

Track 2 - Working on a Campaign: Tools & Tactics for Success

• Message Development and Delivery
• Campaign Plan & Budget
• Building, Growing & Mobilizing a Base
• Earned Media
• Paid Media and Direct Mail
• Field Organizing the Wellstone Way and GOTV
• Volunteer Recruitment
• Grassroots Fundraising
• Running Effective Phone Banks and Canvasses
• Canvassing
• Online Organizing
• Targeting

Simulation Exercises

• Creating a Message Box and Recording a Radio Ad
• Creating a Direct Voter Contact Plan
• Press Event
• Canvassing and Phone-script writing

Track 3 - Being a Candidate: How to Run & Win the Progressive Way

• Creating an Effective Message
• Politics of Conviction - How to Lead as a Candidate
• Campaign Plan & Budget
• Running for Office, A First-Time Candidate's Perspective
• Building, Maintaining and Growing Your Base
• Grassroots Fundraising - The Candidate's Role
• Earned Media
• Paid Media and Direct Mail
• Canvassing
• Targeting

Simulation Exercises

• The Stump Speech
• Crisis Simulation
• Door Knocking
• Fundraising

If you have questions, or still are unsure about which track in which you'd like to participate, please contact Jen Haut at jennifer@wellstone.org or at 651.414.6037.