Get Involved
Whether you're ready to enter politics, need support for a campaign, have an opportunity for a young leader, or simply want to connect, Young Leaders in Politics gives you a place to start.
Choose Your Path
Four ways to connect with YLIP. Choose the one that fits — each leads to its own form below.
Turn your interest in politics into real experience through campaigns, government, political events, research, field operations, advocacy, and civic leadership.
Expand your campaign's capacity with support across strategy, creative and digital, grassroots outreach, data and research, and event management.
Connect internships, campaign roles, government experiences, events, civic initiatives, and other political opportunities with motivated young people ready to contribute.
Have another idea, question, partnership, event, media inquiry, or reason to connect? Reach out to Young Leaders in Politics.
Campaigns need talent.
Young people need opportunity.
YLIP connects the two.
Young Leaders in Politics creates value on both sides of the political process — helping campaigns and organizations execute meaningful work while giving emerging leaders the opportunity to gain real experience.
For Young Leaders
You don't need an established political network to start. You need genuine interest, reliability, professionalism, and a willingness to contribute.
Access opens the door. What you do once you're inside is up to you.
For Campaigns
YLIP works with candidates and campaigns across strategy, communications, field operations, research, data, and events.
For Offices & Organizations
YLIP works to connect meaningful political and civic opportunities with motivated young people.
Sharing an opportunity starts a conversation. It does not automatically guarantee a placement or a match.
General Inquiries
For partnerships, events, media, organizational questions, or anything that doesn't fit above, send YLIP a general inquiry.
After You Reach Out
Choose the path that best fits why you're contacting YLIP.
YLIP can learn more about your interests, needs, opportunity, campaign, or organization.
When appropriate, YLIP can help identify the best next step based on available opportunities, organizational needs, and fit.
From there, the goal is simple: turn the connection into meaningful political or civic participation.
Who YLIP Is Looking For
YLIP takes participation seriously. These are the qualities that matter most.
If you make a commitment, follow through.
Look for ways to contribute.
Treat campaigns, officials, organizations, voters, and teammates seriously.
Be willing to learn how politics actually works.
Be willing to do the work — including the work that isn't glamorous.
Join because you want to participate and learn, not simply collect another résumé line.
The Record
YLIP is built around participation — in campaigns, government, political events, communities, and civic life.
Questions
No. YLIP opportunities can exist for different experience levels. Genuine interest, reliability, professionalism, and willingness to contribute matter.
No. YLIP helps create and facilitate political opportunities, but placements depend on availability, fit, reliability, and the needs of campaigns, offices, and organizations.
Yes. Candidates and campaigns can work with YLIP across campaign strategy, creative and digital communications, grassroots outreach, data and research, and event management.
Yes. Offices, campaigns, political organizations, and civic organizations can connect with YLIP about opportunities for young leaders.
Experiences can involve campaigns, government, legislative environments, political research, communications, data, field operations, events, advocacy, civic engagement, and internships.
No. Political opportunities change based on election cycles, campaigns, legislative activity, events, organizational needs, and availability.
It starts when you show up.
Whether you're looking for your first opportunity or looking for the right people to strengthen your campaign or organization, YLIP gives you a place to start.