On June 14-16, 2010, the Leadership Institute's International Training Department took four different training seminars to Moldova and taught over 110 attendees techniques to win elections and fundraise for their causes. The president of the Moldovan Foundation for Christian Democracy, Iurie Rosca, called the training seminars "indispensable courses for the period of transition" the country is facing.For more information on LI's International Leadership Training Seminars, please contact Miguel Moreno at 703-247-2000.>

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; line-height:115%; font-size:11.0pt;"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-"Times New Roman";} Who: Jenny Beth Martin, Co-founder and National Coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, the largest Tea Party organization, along with the Leadership Institute, one of the nation's oldest and most experienced political training organizations. What: Tea Party Patriots, in partnership with the Leadership Institute, will announce, to the attendees of the 38th Annual National Conservative Fourth of July Soiree, the launch ofwww.TeaPartyTraining.org, an online and on-demand grassroots activist training initiative designed to equip members of the Tea Party Patriots with the information they need to move beyond high-profile protests and actively shape public policy.When: Sunday, July 4, 2010.Where: Bull Run Regional Park, 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, VA 20121.Interview Opportunities: Jenny Beth Martin, Co-founder and National Coordinator for Tea Party Patriots. Morton Blackwell, President, Leadership Institute.David Fenner, Vice President of Training Programs, Leadership Institute. About Leadership InstituteFounded in 1979 by its president Morton C. Blackwell, the Leadership Institute's mission is to increase the number and effectiveness of conservative activists and leaders in the public policy process. To accomplish this mission, the Institute identifies, recruits, trains, and places conservatives in government, politics, and the media. For more information about Leadership Institute please visit http://www.LeadershipInstitute.org. About Tea Party PatriotsTea Party Patriots, Inc. ("TPP") is a non-partisan, non-profit social welfare organization dedicated to furthering the common good and general welfare of the people of the United States. TPP furthers this goal by educating the public and promoting the principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets. Tea Party Patriots has not endorsed candidates for public office. For more information about the Tea Party Patriots please visit http://www.TeaPartyPatriots.org. >

On Saturday, June 26, 2010, forty-three conservative activists and candidates attended LI'sActivist/Campaign School sponsored by the Colorado Faith and Freedom Coalition. Attendees received top-notch instruction in political campaigning and activism. The diverse audience included multiple candidates, tea party members, 9-12 group organizers, and party loyalists. >

The Department of Political Training organized a New Media Workshop for the Leadership Training Institute of America at the Leadership Institute on Monday, June 21, 2010. Students learned the “Dirty Dozen” social networking tools they can use to help with activism. They also learned how to create a blog and build their online communities using WordPress and Blogger. Abbey Alger, New Media Manager of the Leadership Institute's CampaignReform.org, presented the blogging lecture and LI's Director of Political Training, Christopher Malagisi, presented the social networking lecture. The participants will use these tools to advance the conservative cause in 2010 with their individual activism and organizations.>

You can raise money on the internet if you have the tools to do it well. To find out the best ways to develop your cause or campaign online, come to LI's Online Fundraising Workshop on June 29th. There's an early registration discount of $15.00 off the usual price of $50.00 if you sign up by Friday, June 25th. Register today for this exciting opportunity!>

How can you best communicate your conservative message? Come to LI's Public Speaking Workshop on July 9th and discover the best practices for presenting your message to an audience. In this full day workshop, you'll learn the tools and techniques you need to communicate in the public policy arena. Register by July 2nd and receive a discount of $30.00. Reserve your spot today!>

If you are interested in working in a congressional office, think tank, non-profit, association, or a campaign, register today for the Leadership Institute's Conservative Career Workshop on July 12-13. Capitol Hill veterans, including chiefs of staff, will teach you how to highlight your personal strengths to appeal to those who do the hiring. They will also offer guidance on typical salaries for different jobs and how to negotiate a higher salary. Attend this workshop and let LI's expert faculty help you land your dream job!The cost of the school (which includes dinner both evenings) is only $75, and if you register by June 22nd, you will receive a $25 discount. >

LI's Communications Training department hosted a Public Relations School during the evenings of June 7-9. Those in attendance included summer interns and several media and marketing staffers from the Patrick Henry Center, the Booker T. Washington Society, and John M. Palatiello & Associates. Participants discovered how to generate positive media for their cause or candidate by creating attention-grabbing media events, building valuable relationships with the media at any level, and writing an effective press release.For information on this and other communications training workshops hosted by LI, please click here.>

Activists and candidates from across the Denver metro area came out in mass numbers to attend The Leadership Institute's Campaign and Activist training presented by the Colorado Faith and Freedom Coalition. U.S. Senate candidate Jane Norton and Colorado Gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes dropped by the training to offer their support for LI's programs and encourage the school's audience. The training was attended by an energized and diverse group of social and fiscal conservatives including local and statewide partisans, tea party and 9-12 members. For more information on Leadership Institute Grassroots Training, please click here.>

It's not often that an online database generates interest and stirs passion, but the January posting of Michigan school districts' school employee health insurance costs did just that. Through FOIA requests, the Mackinac Center assembled the health insurance plans for more than 95 percent of the state's school districts into their School District Health Insurance Database. Some of the findings were eye-popping. For instance, the average cost of a family plan premium for a teacher is $15,800, which is 29% higher than the state average for the same type of plan. The database received extensive media coverage, and Lansing officials took notice as well. Several legislative offices contacted the Mackinac Center after hearing about the database, including that of the Senate Majority Leader who two weeks later introduced legislation that would require government employees to pay a greater share of their health care premiums."The Mackinac Center's innovative program to counter the 'gimme gimme gimme‘ demands of public school employees is a model other think tanks can apply in their states. By conducting careful and thorough research, and combining that with skilled advocacy in the court of public opinion, Mackinac may achieve the seemingly impossible:create a requirement for public school employees to pay a greater shareof their health care premiums. Taxpayers across Michigan should stand up and cheer," said John Kramer, SPNovation Judge and Vice President for Communications at the Institute for Justice.For more information on SPNovation Awards or to nominate a member organization, please visit www.spn.org/spnovation.>

Conservatives from Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania, USA, and Mongolia, arrived in Washington, DC to learn how to effectively defeat the radical Left. Travelling from as far away as Mongolia, these students attended the Leadership Institute's International Seminar, a power-packed training which gives foreign conservatives an opportunity to learn from their American counterparts. Over the course of a week, students learn how to effectively utilize the internet, television techniques, and traditional grassroots networking to advance conservative candidates and causes. The speakers included Bruce Eberle, Stephen Clouse, Mike Rothfield, and other great leaders in the conservative world. For over thirty years the Leadership Institute has worked with conservative leaders around the world to help increase the number and effectiveness of activists dedicated to limited government and personal responsibility. May's training continues an excellent year for the Leadership Institute's international Programs, with several additional International Seminars scheduled throughout the year.>

The Department of Political Training held a successful Comprehensive Online Activist School at the Institute on Monday, May 24, 2010. Students learned the “Dirty Dozen” social networking tools they can use to help their campaign or organization. They also learned how to blog, fundraise online, create and disseminate videos online, and how to purchase online ads via Google. Trainers included Rowena Paz, one of Google's political strategists, Chris Moody, new media director at the CATO Institute, and Dan Hayes from Reason TV.>

The Leadership Institute recently brought it's Campaign School to Canada. Working with several conservative activist groups including the Canadian Leadership Institute, LI trained dozens of candidates and activists over the course of the two-day training on May 22-23, 2010. LI faculty and staff received high praise and even got a standing ovation at the conclusion of the program.>

As part of the Western North Carolina Tea Party Summit, the Leadership Institute trained 60 students at an Activist School on Friday, May 21, 2010. Over 100 activists, campaign volunteers and staff, candidates, and political aficionados came together for a day and a half of campaign training at the Summit in Wilmington, North Carolina. The event was co-sponsored by the Civitas Institute and Americans for Prosperity North Carolina.>

Don't miss the early registration discount for LI's June 4th Television Workshop: Introduction to Techniques. In this half-day introductory workshop, expert media trainers teach you the fundamentals of looking and sounding good on television. You learn how to look, move, and sound your best in order to communicate your conservative message on TV. Sign up by May 28th to receive $11.00 off the regular price of $75.00. Register today!>

LI's Department of Political Training held a successful Campaign Workshop at the institute on Saturday, May 15, 2010. Students learned the “Dirty Dozen” social networking tools they can use to help their organization. They also learned public speaking skills and effective voter outreach tools. Former local candidates Aaron Ringel and Samantha Vanterpool Rucker trained at the workshop along with LI's own Director of Political Training, Christopher Malagisi, who presented new media tools and applications.>

LI's Public Relations School teaches you how to create favorable coverage for your organization and your cause. Over the course of three nights, top conservative public relations experts teach you how to develop a comprehensive pr strategy. The next Public Relations School will be held on June 7-9, 2010 at LI headquarters in Arlington, VA. Register today! >

On Saturday, May 8, 2010, the Leadership Institute held a one-day training for tea party activists in the Chicago metroland area. Over 50 individuals gathered at the VFW in Riverside, Illinois to hear the latest and best tactics for running an effective grassroots campaign. For more information on the Leadership Institute's Grassroots Trainings or to request a school in your city, click here.>

Young America's Foundation will hold the annual National Conservative Student Conference at The George Washington University from August 2-7, 2010. This is an intensive six-day conference where students learn the principles and ideas that define conservatism from the Conservative Movement's best speakers. In addition, attendees get to network with like-minded college students from around the country. The Early Bird Deadline for registration is June 1st. For more inforamtion, email Roger Custer at rcuster@yaf.org or call 800-USA-1776.>

On Friday, May 14, 2010 at noon, the Conservative Women's Network Luncheon will feature Lala Mooney. In her talk titled "Just Back from Cuba: Why Women Want Freedom for Cuba" Lala will share the struggles and suffering her own family faced under Castro and discuss how to ensure freedom for the people of Cuba in the future. The luncheon is free of charge and will be held in the Lehrman Auditorium of The Heritage Foundation. Please RSVP to Camille Hart at 703-318-0730 by May 13.>