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VRL10: A Decade of Daring, A Future That’s Ours
Posted OnNovember 18, 2024 byIn the face of significant setbacks and losses in the 2024 national election, women and gender-expansive leaders still have reason to celebrate important individual wins and historic gains across the country. Vote Run Lead, the largest and most diverse nonprofit dedicated to training women to run for office, is proudly marking its 10-year anniversary with…Read More…
In This Historic Moment, 12 Thought Leaders Make the Case for Women and Diversity in Politics and Leadership
Posted OnNovember 1, 2024 byErin Vilardi, CEO and Founder of Vote Run Lead Action is quoted alongside Anita Hill, María Teresa Kumar, Jasmine Crockett, Gloria Steinem, Gretchen Whitmer, Nancy Pelosi, Carol Jenkins, Glynda Carr, Erin Vilardi, Reshma Saujani, Ted Bunch and Kimberly Peeler-Allen: “I think the country and the world really know the untapped political power of women, the…Read More…
Melinda French Gates Embraces a New Era and Gets Political—Even When It’s Uncomfortable
Posted OnSeptember 11, 2024 byIn this Vanity Fair profile of philanthropist Melinda French Gates and her company, Pivotal Ventures, several Vote Run Lead alumni and partners are named alongside our mission: Pivotal has partnered with Vote Run Lead, the political candidate–training program that has worked with 55,000 women, of whom nearly 60 percent have been women of color and…Read More…
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Women-Led Convos at the DNC; Stacey Abrams and I Are Done With the Electoral College
Posted OnAugust 23, 2024 byIn this roundup article for Ms. Magazine, RepresentWomen Founder and Executive Director Cynthia Richie Terrell describes the vibes on the ground in Chicago around the DNC, including our nonpartisan joint networking event. Read more Read More…
Skoll World Forum Interviews: Spotlight on youth and women’s participation in U.S. democracy
Posted OnAugust 13, 2024 byWatch this video interview/profile from the international Skoll Foundation in which Founder and CEO Erin Vilardi discusses how VRL is shifting state legislatures to represent American women equitably. Read more and watch now Read More…
Melinda French Gates is “making sure we have far more women running for office”
Posted OnJuly 26, 2024 byAppearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Melinda French Gates, opened up about her commitment to giving away her fortune through Pivotal Ventures, her nonprofit organization that works on projects to empower women. “What I am doing now in full force is making sure that women’s rights are not only on the agenda, but that…Read More…
The State of Gender Parity in Minnesota Politics
Posted OnJune 25, 2024 byAt the 2024 Minnesota Women’s Press April event, leaders from the Changemakers Alliance series — including “Diversity in Politics” underwriters Nevada Littlewolf of Women Winning, and Beth Peterson of Vote Run Lead — discussed the state of women’s representation in Minnesota politics, and the impact it is having. Read More Read More…
Lulete Mola and Jillian Hanlon Are Vote Run Lead’s Newest Board Members
Posted OnMay 23, 2024 byVote Run Lead, the nonprofit on a mission to create a truly reflective democracy with women holding at least 51% of U.S. legislative seats, is excited to announce the appointment of new members to its board of directors: Jillian Hanlon and Lulete Mola. These appointments play a crucial role in advancing Vote Run Lead’s mission to train…Read More…
Poll: Sexism still ranks as the biggest hurdle facing women in elected office
Posted OnMay 15, 2024 byIn a comprehensive article, MSNBC examined an insightful new poll and reporting from Cosmopolitan and Pivotal Ventures, which found sexism ranked as the largest perceived challenge for elected women. Vote Run Lead is proud to be included with many organizations named as powerful resources for women fighting back, as leaders and lawmakers. Cosmopolitan/Pivotal Ventures interviewed…Read More…
How to Succeed in Office
Posted OnMay 14, 2024 byVRL is proud to be among the 60+ voices featured in “How to Succeed in Office,” a new feature from Cosmopolitan in partnership with Pivotal Ventures that unpacks the challenges elected women face and the solutions that can benefit us all. Read MoreRead More…