BISC Training

Running June 17 through Labor Day, this nine-module* virtual training program is designed for ballot measure leaders navigating real-time campaign challenges. Led by experienced practitioners from across the country, sessions are grounded in today’s political environment and focused on practical strategies campaigns can use immediately. While primarily designed for active 2026 campaigns, the series is also open to organizers planning for 2027 and beyond.

*Select modules will be offered twice to accommodate busy campaign schedules.

This summer's modules include:

  • 101 | Funding the Finish: Strategic Fundraising in the Final Stretch

  • 101 | Layered Voter Contact: Scaling Field + Communications for Impact

  • 201 | Holding the Line: Winning a ‘No’ Campaign Under Pressure

  • 201 | Winning Isn't the End: Preparing for Implementation

  • 201 | Safety in the Field: Protecting Staff, Volunteers, and Voters

  • 201 | Messaging Under Pressure: Persuasion & Countering Misinformation

  • 201 | Scenario Planning Lab: Preparing for What Comes Next

  • 301 | Litigation as Strategy: Preparing for Challenges Before and After Election Day

  • 301 | Narrative Power in a Rigged Election Environment


Participants who attend at least 5 sessions across the Road Trip to Victory series and complete the required evaluation forms will receive:

⭐ A Road Trip to Victory Certificate of Completion from BISC

⭐ Exclusive BISC swag mailed after the series concludes

We're excited to build, strategize, and learn together this summer!

 

Click on Individual Links Below to Register for Courses:

101 | Layered Voter Contact: Scaling Field + Communications for Impact June 17, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET How do campaigns build voter contact programs that actually sustain momentum into GOTV? This session explores how to create layered voter contact strategies that integrate field and communications, reinforce messages across multiple touchpoints, and keep volunteers engaged over time. Participants will focus on practical strategies for scaling outreach, strengthening volunteer retention, and building repeated engagement that moves voters and supporters to action.

301 | Narrative Power in a Rigged Election Environment June 25, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET This session explores how larger political and emotional narratives shape voter beliefs, influence ballot measure campaigns, and impact public understanding in today’s contested information environment. Participants will examine how fear, distrust, identity, and misinformation shape campaign conditions and voter interpretation long before campaigns ever communicate their message.

301 | Litigation as Strategy: Preparing for Challenges Before and After Election Day June 29, 2026 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET Legal challenges have become a regular part of running ballot measure campaigns before, during and after Election Day. This session will help participants think through where their campaigns may be vulnerable, how to prepare for common legal and administrative challenges and how to stay aligned across legal, communications and campaign strategy when pressure hits.

201 | Safety in the Field: Protecting Staff, Volunteers, and Voters July 9, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET Campaigns are operating in an increasingly hostile environment where staff, volunteers, and voters may face physical, digital, and emotional safety risks. This session helps participants identify common threats, develop clear safety protocols, and build practical plans to protect their teams during field, voter contact, and public-facing campaign activities.

201 | Messaging Under Pressure: Persuasion & Countering Misinformation July 14, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET Learn how to craft persuasive messaging that breaks through with voters while responding to attacks, misinformation, and rapidly shifting digital environments. This session explores how ballot measure campaigns can maintain message discipline under pressure and communicate effectively in today’s noisy political landscape.

101 | Funding the Finish: Strategic Fundraising in the Final Stretch July 15, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET The final stretch of a campaign requires fast decisions, strategic tradeoffs, and clear fundraising asks that move people to act. This session will help participants strengthen late-stage fundraising strategies, prioritize where final dollars should go, and think beyond Election Day to implementation and defense. Through practical exercises and real-world discussion, participants will explore how to communicate urgency, allocate resources strategically, and navigate the realities of campaign fundraising under pressure.

101 | Layered Voter Contact: Scaling Field + Communications for Impact July 20, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET How do campaigns build voter contact programs that actually sustain momentum into GOTV? This session explores how to create layered voter contact strategies that integrate field and communications, reinforce messages across multiple touchpoints, and keep volunteers engaged over time. Participants will focus on practical strategies for scaling outreach, strengthening volunteer retention, and building repeated engagement that moves voters and supporters to action.

201 | Winning Isn't the End: Preparing for Implementation July 22, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET Winning on Election Day is not the end of the fight. This session explores how campaigns can prepare for implementation challenges after the election, including legal attacks, legislative interference, administrative delays, coalition strain, and narrative fights. Participants will practice strategic decision making around real-world implementation scenarios and leave with practical tools for defending gains, sustaining coalition infrastructure, and planning beyond Election Day.

201 | Safety in the Field: Protecting Staff, Volunteers, and Voters August 4, 2026 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET Campaigns are operating in an increasingly hostile environment where staff, volunteers, and voters may face physical, digital, and emotional safety risks. This session helps participants identify common threats, develop clear safety protocols, and build practical plans to protect their teams during field, voter contact, and public-facing campaign activities.

301 | Litigation as Strategy: Preparing for Challenges Before and After Election Day August 5, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET Legal challenges have become a regular part of running ballot measure campaigns before, during and after Election Day. This session will help participants think through where their campaigns may be vulnerable, how to prepare for common legal and administrative challenges and how to stay aligned across legal, communications and campaign strategy when pressure hits.

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