Many hands
Many ways to support this initiative
Democracy is built by people who show up. Whether you train, organize, partner, share what you know, or give what you can — there's a place for you here.
Donate
Democracy University is a non-profit. Your gift keeps the curriculum, the manuals, and the cohorts open to everyone.
Give nowSpread the Word
The fastest way to help is to tell people. Grab a ready-made social post or email template and share Democracy University with your network.
Share with your networkBecome a Career Advisor, Coach, or Trainer
Tell people what it is really like to work on the Hill, in a statehouse, for labor, or at a consulting firm. Professional career coaches can list paid services and their own booking link. Trainers teach the people building democracy.
Sign up to advise, coach, or trainLead a RootsCamp Session
Run a career session on Substack Live, Zoom, or YouTube for people moving to the next cycle, from national campaigns to legislative races.
Offer a sessionJoin the Advisory Council
Help guide Democracy University as a whole — curriculum, partnerships, operations, and direction. This is an organizational role, not a career-advising position.
Apply to the CouncilBecome a Partner
Organizations can use our materials, contribute their own, cross-promote events, or co-host cohorts with us.
Partner with usShare Knowledge
Add a lesson learned, a story, a tip, a tool, or a training memory to the living manuals that power this curriculum.
Contribute to the manualsRecommend a Resource
Point us to a manual, toolkit, guide, video, class, or dataset that should live in the public Resource Library.
Recommend a resourceShare a Training Org
Know another training organization in the democracy movement worth lifting up? Drop a link and we'll help map the field.
Share an organizationGive Advice or an Idea
Have a suggestion, a piece of advice, or an idea for how we can do better? We read every one — from curriculum gaps to new partnerships.
Share your ideaGive a Testimonial
Tell the story of what this work has meant to you — a quote, a photo, or a short video — and help others see why training matters.
Share your storyTalent Task Force
Catch the people coming off campaigns.
In days, thousands of campaign staff will be looking for what comes next. We are gathering senior, active people from across the field to meet them.
The most valuable thing you can do is talk with a real person about their real next step. We handle the sign-up and the scheduling.
Join the Talent Task ForceTalk with people coming off campaigns
Short conversations on your own calendar link.
Share how your corner of the field really works
State by state, role by role, honest about the good and the hard.
Help campaigns find trained talent
We are building the best place for the next cycle's campaigns to meet the people ready to work.
Meet the people
The people doing the work.
Spread the word
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The fastest way to help is to tell people. Use these ready-made posts, emails, and images — copy, tweak, and share to your network.
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Democracy isn't inherited — it's trained. Democracy University is a free training school for organizers, candidates, and everyday people who want to defend democracy and build real civic power. Manuals, cohorts, and resources, built by the movement, for the movement. https://democracy.university/s/general
Know someone who's run campaigns, organized communities, or trained staff? Democracy University is looking for trainers to teach the next generation of democracy builders. https://democracy.university/s/trainer
Training is how we win. Democracy University is a non-profit keeping its curriculum, manuals, and cohorts open to everyone. Chip in if you can. https://democracy.university/s/donate
Got a lesson, story, tip, tool, or resource the movement should know about? Democracy University is built by practitioners — share what you've learned and help shape the training. https://democracy.university/s/share
Email templates
You should see this — Democracy University
Hi [friend], I wanted to share something I think you'd care about: Democracy University. It's a free training school for organizers, candidates, staff, and everyday people who want to defend democracy and build civic power — manuals, cohorts, and resources, all open. Take a look: https://democracy.university Thought of you. [Your name]Open in email app
Partnership with Democracy University?
Hi [name], I'm reaching out about Democracy University — a non-profit training school for people building democracy. I think our organizations could partner: using their training materials, cross-promoting events, or co-hosting a cohort. You can learn more and submit a partnership inquiry here: https://democracy.university/partners Would love to discuss. [Your name]Open in email app
You should teach at Democracy University
Hi [name], I thought of you when I saw Democracy University — a training school for organizers, candidates, and people building democracy. They're recruiting trainers, and your experience would be a perfect fit. Apply or learn more here: https://democracy.university/become-a-trainer Let me know if you do it! [Your name]Open in email app
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Democracy isn't inherited — it's trained. Democracy University is a free training school for organizers, candidates, and everyday people who want to defend democracy and build real civic power. Manuals, cohorts, and resources, built by the movement, for the movement. https://democracy.university/s/general
Know someone who's run campaigns, organized communities, or trained staff? Democracy University is looking for trainers to teach the next generation of democracy builders. https://democracy.university/s/trainer
Training is how we win. Democracy University is a non-profit keeping its curriculum, manuals, and cohorts open to everyone. Chip in if you can. https://democracy.university/s/donate
Got a lesson, story, tip, tool, or resource the movement should know about? Democracy University is built by practitioners — share what you've learned and help shape the training. https://democracy.university/s/share
Not sure where to start? Every contribution moves the work forward. Pick the one that fits you today — you can always come back.