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Did you see Melinda French Gates on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night? We're thrilled she not only talked about our work but also the urgent need to fund organizations specifically like us and our friends at Vote Mama. Watch the full conversation: https://lnkd.in/gjK-3RKQ   We are grateful for Melinda French Gates and Pivotal Ventures support. It's critical to ensuring women's voices are heard in politics, especially now, in this historic moment. But we need to all work together as a community, and as a movement. Together, we are elevating these issues among candidates, elected officials, and beyond, because we know that they are not "women's issues" but issues that affect all Americans. Join us!

📣Interested in building an inclusive campaign or organization, both inside AND out? Join the 2nd webinar in the Victory Series, Thursday Aug. 1, hosted by our sister organization Vote Run Lead Action with our friends at Disability Victory. Learn what disability-inclusive culture looks like, your responsibilities to disabled staff, and how to integrate accessibility into your campaigns. Register: https://lnkd.in/eC5w-qat

The Minnesota Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls began as a task force spearheaded by VRL alum and former state Rep. Ruth Richardson. Now under its first director Kaleena Burkes, it’s poised to be a model for justice nationwide—and show what the impact and legacy of our powerful VRL community can be! . Learn more about this powerful effort in the Sahan Journal: https://bit.ly/469id4N

A Black woman president would mark a new founding of American democracy, and a momentous milestone in our history. 🗽 Everyone wants the next generation of women and girls to have better access to healthcare, a stronger democracy, and a more just and equitable society. We believe the answer to the threat of authoritarianism is strong, smart women leaders. We will continue our work training women and gender-expansive people interested in running for office or managing campaigns, and also want to offer an important way to channel our collective hunger for change: We must show up for the people and organizations like ours that are working to increase Black women’s political power. Follow them, learn from them, and most importantly, support Black women candidates and the organizational forces behind them. 💪

VRL alum and Mayor of St. Louis Park, MN Nadia Mohamed recently accepted the 2024 "Emerging Leader Award" from the League of Minnesota Cities. Elected in 2023, Nadia Mohamed is the first Somali-American elected mayor in the United States. Prior to her mayoral term, she was the city's youngest City Councilor at age 23. (Read more details from Mshale newspaper -- link in first comment.) We’re proud to celebrate our alumni community's many accomplishments and know Nadia will continue to inspire other young Muslim and Somali women in Minnesota and everywhere!

Founder and CEO Erin Vilardi saluted Glamour magazine, Paid Leave for All, and MomsRising.org as they celebrated delivering 55,000 petition signatures supporting a national policy for paid family leave. Details: https://lnkd.in/ecgb99He A recent YouGov poll national commissioned by Glamour shows that 4 of 5 women say this is an important issue for their votes in 2024. Learn more about #PassPaidLeave and the survey: https://lnkd.in/ex-zPNyM

In less than 24 hours, our sister organization, Vote Run Lead Action, is teaching digital campaign strategies! Get in on this webinar like democracy depends on it! (Spoiler: It kinda does). Register for one session or the whole series now! https://lnkd.in/e-iEYqAN

Our thoughts today are with those injured or affected by this latest political violence incident. 😔

Thanks so much to our friends at Keseb for sharing the word about the upcoming webinar series presented by our sister organization, Vote Run Lead Action!

Calling all candidates, leaders, & community members! Sign up for one or all four webinars for tools and strategies to make change with our sister organization, Vote Run Lead Action. Join VRLA to connect and learn in community how to build a more inclusive and reflective democracy. Topics include creating a digital campaign presence, building accessible and disability-inclusive campaigns, bystander intervention, and the power of relational organizing. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e-iEYqAN #RunAsYouAre #RunForOffice #WomensRepresentation #WomenInOffice #Representation #RepresentationMatters #WomenInPolitics #WomenInGovernment #WomenLeaders #WomenWhoLead #WomenEmpowerment #DigitalCampaigns #CampaignTraining #RelationalOrganizing