
A Rising Tide's mission is to encourage and empower young Mainers to affect positive community change through the
political process.

About A Rising Tide
We're a Maine-based, non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 2004. Our goal is to help young Mainers become more engaged and energized about political participation.What We Do
ART facilitates intensive 3-day civic leadership training seminars at college campuses all across Maine four times a year. Each seminar teaches trainees how to run successful grassroots campaigns and also encourages them to affect positive community change through volunteering.About the Training
The seminar’s training topics include:- Electoral targeting
- Message development and media training
- Effective field plans
- Volunteer recruitment
- Creative political mail
- Creating a needs-based campaign budget and timeline
The education consists of an intensive three-day training seminar in which participants learn every aspect of the inner workings of a successful grassroots campaign in Maine. Seminars are team-based, interactive and fun. Class also provides students with an opportunity to meet and network with the major political players in the state and work as a team with other civically minded people from all walks of life and from all corners of the political spectrum.
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