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Nationally Recognized
Educator and Speaker:

Named a "Rising Star in Politics" by
Campaigns and Elections Magazine

Featured in the PBS documentary,
"Vote for Me: Politics in America"

Profiled in the Wall Street Journal as one
of the "top PAC-party organizers"

Featured in the Washington Post for her
creative fundraising events

Rated "Best Speaker" for Fall 2005 and
Spring 2006 by the students of the
Washington Semester Program in
American Politics at American University

Named one of the top five speakers for
The Republican National Committee's
Campaign Management Schools

Has Written/Co-Written
Political Training Manuals:

The Campaign Encyclopedia
a grassroots training manual for state
and local candidates (RNC)

The Campaign School Manual
A training manual for volunteers,
campaign workers and candidates for
the National Federation of Republican
Women

The PAC Encyclopedia
A directory of fundraising criteria for more
than 200 Political Action Committees (PAC)

The PAC Manual
A how-to guide for candidates seeking to raise PAC money for their congressional campaigns (NRCC)

"A Policy for Success":
The Independent Insurance Agent's
Guide to Victory

A campaign training manual for the Independent Insurance Agents of America


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Fundraising with Nancy Bocskor
November 19, 2009 - Biztech PR

Fantastic seminar was had this past weekend with premier political advisor and fundraiser Nancy Bocskor. Nancy was hosted by the Southeastern Institute of Women in Politics at the College of Charleston School of Law to teach interested women how to effectively fundraise for non-profits and political campaigns. Read More >>




GOP candidates don't wear plaid
September, 2009 - The Sacramento Bee

If you're a Republican candidate hoping to crush your opponent, try not to have your picture in stripes or plaid. Do let your campaign manager be the meanie while you preach peace and love. And it doesn't hurt to be in almost supernaturally perfect health. Read More >>




Six Otterbein Women Who Are Leading the Way
Summer, 2009 - Otterbein College Towers

Otterbein College has admitted women since its founding, and the first two graduates of the College in 1857 were women. It is no surprise, then, that some of the most prestigious graduates of the College. It is no surprise, then, that some of the most prestigious graduates of the College have been women. Of the scores of alumnae who walked the Otterbein campus, here are a few of Otterbein's "Leading Ladies"...

 Otterbein College Towers, Summer 2009 [2.9MB]




American Politicos Teach Middle-Eastern Women How to Campaign
January, 2009 - Politics Magazine

As a journalist, Reem Qasem had a unique view of her hometown. Zarqa, Jordan was in rough shape. There was not always reliable clean water, no safe playgrounds or parks for children, and development in general was lacking severely. Women like Reem had few rights. Society was strictly patriarchal, especially in Zarqa where a strong Bedouin tribal influence kept everything in check...

...Fortunately, while Reem couldn't answer those questions, Nancy Bocskor could. Bocskor works with a nonprofit called The Center for Liberty in the Middle East, CLIME for short, and runs programs for women wanting to enact change in their communities. Read More >>




Making an Emotional Connection With Passion-Driven Leadership
December 9th, 2008 - Fundraising Success Magazine

"Achieving passion-driven leadership in your community is the key to establishing personal relationships. It's about making that emotional connection."

So said Nancy Bocskor, president of campaign consultancy The Nancy Bocskor Company, in a session at Blackbaud's 2008 Conference for Nonprofits held last month in South Carolina. Read More >>




Nancy Heard on NPR
April 2nd, 2008 - All Things Considered

Read the transcript or listen online as NPR's Peter Overby talks with insiders about what happens when a political campaign runs low on funds. Nancy appears in the second half of the five minute segment. Read More >>




The Democracy Coach
November 19th, 2007 - Translated from Die Welt (original article)


Nancy Bocskor with Candidate Reem in Jordan

Nancy Bocskor with Reem Ahmad Kasem in Jordan

Amman, Jordan - Nancy Bocskor spreads democracy throughout the world as an ambassador in the spirit of US President George Bush. The lively American travels from one country to the next coaching candidates on how to win elections, especially encouraging women to make it into parliament. "My students are individuals and organizations: I teach them how to win a campaign without losing their sanity or their souls." Read More >>




Creator of program for children gets Gingrich nod
October 24, 2007 - The Birmingham News

Birmingham, Alabama - A woman who runs a program for at-risk children in Alabaster recently received recognition from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Efforts by Cindy Hawkins, who runs Kids First Community Learning Center, also landed her a brief chat with the former congressman, who is now general chairman of a policy group called American Solutions for Winning the Future. Read More >>




The Changing Global Face of Politics:
Training tomorrow's female leaders
January 2007 - Campaigns & Elections Magazine

Dr. Samar Rashdan al-Roomi's husband was taken from their Kuwait City home during the Iraqi invasion in 1991; she never heard from him again. She was left with two sons to raise, so she finished her education and became a communications professor at the Kuwait University College for Women. Then she traveled to the United States to attend the Women's Campaign School at Yale's summer program in the hopes of educating herself and others about how to run for office. Read More >>







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Teaches Classes at the
Following Universities:

George Washington University
Graduate School of
Political Management
Spring and Fall 2008: "Fundraising"
GSPM Online: "Fundraising"
Fall 2006: "Strategy and Message"
Fall 2007: "Executive Fundraising"

American University
Spring 2004: "Political Fundraising"
Fall 2006: "Political Fundraising"

Has Lectured at the
Following Universities:

Harvard University
Kennedy School of Government
"From Harvard Square to the Oval Office"

Yale University
The Women's Campaign School
"Fundraising, Volunteer Recruitment, and Voter Registration"

Georgetown University
The Fund for American Studies
"Fundraising"

University of Maryland
Political Fundraising

University of Idaho
Women's Leadership Program

San Diego State University
Women's Leadership Program

University of Texas
The Annette Strauss Institute
"Fundraising" and "Volunteer Recruitment"

American University
Campaign Management Institute
"Event Planning"

American University
Women and Politics Institute
"Women's Leadership and Fundraising"

Gettysburg College
Eisenhower Institute
"The Path to Passion Driven Leadership"

George Washington University
Semester in Washington Program

Arizona State University
Political Fundraising

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