Editing Democracy for America (section)

== Training and scholarships ==
DFA members at both the national and local levels have participated in numerous training programs, intended to instruct prospective candidates on running a successful political campaign. DFA's main training initiative, called the ''Campaign Academy'', consists of 16 hours of interactive workshops that bring hundreds of local activists, campaign staff, and candidates together for 2 days of intensive campaign training.<ref name="training">{{cite web|url=http://progressivespirit.com/structure.html|title=FXで為替の仕組みを知ろう|website=progressivespirit.com}}</ref> Topics have included; online organizing, shutting down a campaign, canvassing, phone banking, recruiting volunteers, how to increase voter turnout, developing a finance plan, sustaining your media presence, winning with social networks and building a grassroots army: volunteer recruitment.<ref name="training" />

"DFA Night School" is the organization's [[Internet|online]] training program. Each session is an hour-long interactive conference call and web presentation where trainees participate and ask questions.<ref name="nightschool">{{cite web|url=http://www.democracyforamerica.com/site/events/category/online-trainings|title=Democracy for America|website=www.democracyforamerica.com}}</ref>

=== Netroots Nation Scholarship competition ===
DFA also awards scholarships to progressive or liberal [[blog]]gers, known as the "Netroots Nation Scholarship."<ref name="NRN">{{cite web|url=http://democracyforamerica.com/netroots_nation_scholarships|title=Democracy for America : Home|website=democracyforamerica.com}}</ref> In 2010, DFA sent 60 online activists to [[Netroots Nation]], held in Las Vegas, NV, from July 22–25.<ref name="NV">{{cite web |url=http://www.netrootsnation.org/node/1353 |title=Netroots Nation 2010: July 22-25 in las Vegas! &#124; Netroots Nation |access-date=2010-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101154359/http://www.netrootsnation.org/node/1353 |archive-date=2009-11-01 }}</ref>  Other sites for the [[Netroots Nation]] Convention have included Austin, Texas, in 2008<ref name="TX">{{cite web |url=http://netrootsnation.org/node/756 |title=Netroots Nation 2008... Texas Style! &#124; Netroots Nation |access-date=2009-06-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223043902/http://netrootsnation.org/node/756 |archive-date=2009-02-23 }}</ref> and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2009.<ref name="PA">{{cite web |url=http://www.netrootsnation.com/node/984 |title=Netroots Nation 2009: Pittsburgh, Aug. 13-16 &#124; Netroots Nation |access-date=2009-06-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820174402/http://www.netrootsnation.com/node/984 |archive-date=2008-08-20 }}</ref>