Welcoming IGNITE's Spring 2026 Interns
By: IGNITE
Campus Leaders Make Great Community Leaders: Why Your First Election Starts Now
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Celebrating IGNITE's Fall 2025 Interns
By: IGNITE
The IGNITE Minute: Making youth voices mandatory.
By: Sara Guillermo
The IGNITE Minute: The power of parents in office
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The IGNITE Minute: A lost election is just the beginning.
By: Sara Guillermo
The IGNITE Minute: Gen Z and the American Dream
By: Sara Guillermo
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The IGNITE Minute: Finding Grit in Times of Chaos
By: Sara Guillermo
Want more women in politics? Start with student government.
As I enter into my first 180 days of office as school board trustee, I find myself reflecting on the “how.” How did I get to the day I take the oath of office? There are many life experiences that prepared me but I keep thinking back to my time serving in college student government. The decision to run in college almost mirrored when I first decided to run for office. There was a moment when I just knew that’s what I wanted to do and felt called to serve.
IGNITE the Vote 2024: Reflections and Next Steps
In spring 2024, IGNITE launched the IGNITE the Vote campaign to educate Gen Z women on how elections happen, why they matter, what is on their ballot, and how to vote. Through this work we could get them into the habit of voting and grow their community knowledge.