Objectives
The objectives of the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics are the following:
To research the viability of federal, state, county, and municipal seats of power to identify which seats, in which parts of the state, offer the best potential for women to run and win
- To develop for various geographic areas of the state a profile of the qualities women candidates might need to win in those areas
- To identify and encourage women to run for political office
- To train women statewide in the strategies and tactics of running to win
- To expose women candidates to mentors, campaign professionals, skilled volunteers and other resources that can help them win
- To connect women candidates with demographic, electoral, attitudinal, and issue research they need to design winning campaigns
- To train a cadre of campaign managers, fund raisers, field directors, and other volunteers who will work for women candidates
- To identify, motivate, and train women to navigate successfully the process of getting appointed to powerful boards, commissions, and task forces
- To incorporate assessment factors that will measure the quality and quantity of each program element
- To work collaboratively with existing statewide women's organizations and build upon their strengths