Leadership Institute

We are particularly proud of our partnership with The Leadership Institute, a conservative training institution based in Washington DC. Established 1979, graduates of their programs are providing conservatives of all ages with the skills necessary to succeed in politics, government, and the media.

A new annual keynote address in honour of Sir Charles Court was launched in 2019. The inaugural address was delivered by the Director of International Training at The Leadership Institute, Ron Nehring - a Republican strategist and communications expert who served as National Spokesperson and Senior Political Strategist to the 2016 Presidential campaign of Senator Ted Cruz.

In a global environment where conservative values are under attack, it was fitting to hear how leaders were advancing shared principles of effective and limited government, individual liberty and freedom in the United States, Australia and around the world.

The event heralded the Foundation’s sponsorship of a series of workshops led by Ron Nehring and a delegation of senior Leadership Institute faculty members. With individuals training sessions focused on developing the skills and capacity of conservatives to participate in the public policy making process by increasing the number of activists with campaigning, grassroots organising, research, policy and communications skills.

Numerous conservatives, candidates and parliamentarians attended the intensive workshops. Many more will benefit in the future with the development of new online and classroom training with graduates awarded certificates recognising the Foundation on-going support.

As the Board looks to the future, we look forward to strengthening our legion of alumni and raising funds to support the future prosperity of the Foundation, in conjunction with the Liberal Party.

  • SCCF & Leadership Institute

    In October 2019, the Sir Charles Court Foundation received a request from the Liberal Party for sponsorship of six senior faculty members from the Washington DC based Leadership Institute to conduct a candidate and campaign training programme which included intensive workshops on leadership, campaigning and communications.

    The Leadership Institute’s International Director and his team worked with then State Director, Sam Calabrese, State President, Fay Duda and SCCF Director, Victoria Jackson to deliver the programme which took place over 3 1/2 days. A SCCF welcome event was held at UWA with 80 people attending an introductory address, panel session and welcome event. A total of 130 members took part in the workshops with all participants receiving a Certificate of Completion. Of these 30 members stood as candidates in the 2021 State election.

    A similar event was planned for 2020 but due to COVID restrictions, we are still waiting on an opportunity to host further workshops with the Leadership Institute.

  • Ron Nehring - Director of International Training at The Leadership Institute

    Ron Nehring is leader and public affairs expert whose insights have been sought by organizations around the world.

    With more than 30 years in public policy, public service, and communications, Ron Nehring brings the lessons learned from these experiences to individuals and audiences across California, the United States, and globally.

    In 2016, he served as National Spokesman for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, building on his experience as California Republican Party Chairman and the 2014 Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of California.

    Through public service and volunteerism Ron has spent his entire adult life working to improve people's lives. He served on his local school board, California's Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and in 2020 was elected to office in San Diego County, California.

  • Our Events

    Our events support and nurture the conservative philosophy and traditions as espoused by Sir Charles Court and also address contemporary and future topics relevant to Western Australia’s culture, government and economy. We bring eminent local, national and international figures from political and academic circles, the business community, public life and the professions to WA with the intent to inspire, motivate, educate and inform.