Accelerator Application: 2025 Election Cycle

We offer the best-in-class preparation for servant leaders running for office today. This program is only open to candidates running down-ballot whose elections will take place in 2025. If you are running for state-wide or federal office or in an election further in the future, please let us know by filling out this form instead. This program will prepare you to successfully launch your campaign and accelerate your preparation as a candidate for office. We do this by:

Guiding participants through a roadmap to build skills and competencies
Helping each candidate develop their campaign and apply their leadership skills to their role as a candidate
Building a cohort of candidates for mutual support and accountability
Delivering content that is advanced, technical, and intensive
Topics include: fundraising, communication, organizing, hiring, and leading as a candidate

This program is free to candidates and takes place in January of 2025. This program is bipartisan and includes sessions both across and within parties and for candidates running in non-partisan races. The required program dates are:

January 6th, 8 pm to 10 pm ET, virtual

January 7th, 8 pm to 10 pm ET, virtual

January 8th, 8 pm to 10 pm ET, virtual

January 9th, 8 pm to 10 pm ET, virtual

January 10th - 12th, in-person in Washington, DC

We expect this application to take a minimum of 30 minutes to complete.
Deadline to Apply: December 2nd at 11:59 pm ET

However, our admissions are rolling so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as it is ready.

If you would like to support our program instead of applying, please consider contributing. Again, participation in this program is free of charge.

First Name

Last Name

Email

Mobile Phone

Mailing Zip/Postal Code

Please describe your service experience
For example, "US Army Captain with two deployments to Iraq" or "City Year Corps Member at a middle school in Philadelphia" or "Counterterrorism and national security analyst at various federal agencies for 7+ years"

LinkedIn Profile

Facebook Profile

X (previously Twitter) Handle

Instagram Profile

Any other related website or social media

What specific office are you running for in '24?
Please be as specific as possible, including the level of office and district where you will be running.
As a reminder, at this time we will be accepting down-ballot candidates only.

Describe the responsibilities for the position you are running for.
(250 words or less)

Tell us a little bit about yourself. What has led you to serve through politics?
(250 words or less)

Describe your ties to this district and what steps have you taken to prepare for this run.

Examples might include your personal history in the district, involvement with a local organization, volunteer activities, policy initiative advocacy, signature collection, partnerships with community leaders, or local political party activity.
(250 words or less)

What strengths do you bring to this position, campaign, and/or election?
(25-150 words)

What are your potential weaknesses as a candidate or in this race, and how do you hope the Accelerator program can help you address them?
(25-150 words)

Please attach any additional documents you think could help us get to know you (resume, bio, etc.)