YAL SPRING 2014 REPORT Every semester I'm amazed at the growth and activity level of Young Americans for Liberty chapters. Almost ever week, we recruit and start a few more chapters on college campuses; we sign up hundreds more new names; and we educate thousands who are interested in our ideas.
activists in YAL’s network
In January, we kicked off the school semester with our Spring Recruitment Drive. In total, more than 267 YAL chapters participated by setting up recruitment tables and hosting events. Thousands of new sign-ups joined YAL and discovered the philosophy of liberty for the first time.
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In February, we launched our 12 State Conventions to build stronger state networks. Our goal was to train 1,500 activists, but I'm proud to report we far surpassed this goal with over 1,700 trained. Not to mention, the incredible lineup of speakers that headlined our events.
186,000
active and forming YAL chapters
107,000
materials distributed
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In March, YAL Foundation finally received our official 501c3 tax-deductible status after being targeted by the IRS and waiting 28 months for approval. We also dominated CPAC -- the largest conservative conference in the country -- with more than 450 activists mobilized to attend. And the national media took notice. In April, we launched our "War on Youth" campaign to target the national debt, government spending, and the Federal Reserve. We hosted youth townhall events with members of Congress and signed up thousands more students to join our cause. I hope this report provides you a glimpse into YAL's accomplishments this spring and gives you hope for our country's future. Thank you for the support.
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YAL’S MISSION IS TO
1,716
activists trained
20 MILLION
weekly Facebook reach
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YAL @ CPAC 2014 486 ATTENDEES
MOBILIZED BY YAL
987 NEW SIGN-UPS
1,100
STAND WITH RAND T-SHIRTS
Young Americans for Liberty was easily the most crowded of the booths at this year's event. - National Journal
THE Political Makeup of CPAC Skews Libertarian CPAC is the largest conservative conference in the country, and this year, YAL members showed up in large numbers. At the YAL booth, attendees took a 10-question quiz to determine their political ideology. To our surprise, a majority of the attendees identified as libertarian.
MORE THAN 10,000 IN ATTENDANCE FOR SEN. RAND PAUL’S SPEECH
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1st PLACE FINISH FOR SEN. RAND PAUL IN THE PRESIDENTIAL STRAW POLL
YAL NATIONAL STAFF Jeff Frazee
Executive Director
Edward King
Director of Programs
Ani DeGroot
Director of Elections
Bonnie Kristian
Piyali Flugstad
Communications Consultant Development Executive
Justin Page Wood Graphic Designer
FULL TIME REGIONAL STAFF Lauren Evans
Creighton Harrington
Central Regional Director
Midwest Regional Director
Brandon Cestrone
Northeast Regional Director
Ryan Michie
West Regional Director
Joshua Parrish
Southeast Regional Director
54 STATE CHAIRS AR AZ AZ CA CA CA CA CA CA CO FL FL GA
Zak Kubin Gage Skidmore Jonathan Soto Amy Lee Andres Ian Daily Conor McGarry Richard Pham Benjiman Roden Patrick Ryan Michael Mangin Eric Armetta Katharine Orr Karl Brust
HI HI HI IA ID IL IN IN KY KY KS LA MA
PROVEN LEADERS IN THE FIELD Tracy Alambatin Merritt Burch Nicholas Gregory Adam Wolter Darrell Falconburg Alexander Bisenius Adam Prasch Andrew Reno Darryl Hearn Evan Tindle Elizabeth Francis Ben Pridgen Nathan Fatal
MI MN MO MO MS MT NC NC NE NH NM NY NY NY
Ty Hicks Adam Motzko Ethan Robinett Christopher White Shea Dobson Kendall Cotton Ross Bradley Alexandra Johnson Hassan Sheikh Nathaniel Sliffe Austin Pickrell Skyler DeAngelo Conner Dunleavy Taweh Beysolow
OR PA PA SC TN TX TX TX TX UT VA VA WI WV
Joshua Brainard David Haas Cliff Maloney Matt Kneece Skyler Schmanski Dustin Brennan Stephen Decker Dustin Lane Adam Hopson Michael Melendez Dylan Brewer Melisa Treshnjeta Eric Shimpach Caitlin Grimes
YAL CAMPUS ACTIVISM SPRING Recruitment Drive
267+
PARTICIPATING CHAPTERS
WAR ON YOUTH
200+ PARTICIPATING CHAPTERS
WHAT CHAPTER LEADERS ARE SAYING
YAL CHAPTERS
Caitlin Grimes Marshall University
"YAL has helped my chapter carry out some amazing events on my campus and spread the message of liberty. Their resources they provide are invaluable to our efforts to educate college students about the principles of liberty."
2014
SPRING
527
2013
503
Skyler DeAngelo SUNY Albany
"Our chapter has grown significantly since getting organized thanks to the training and help of YAL and our Regional Director. The activism ideas, materials, and support YAL provides make all the difference." Richard Pham University of California - Irvine
"Being on the west coast, and in a very liberal state, California, it sometimes feels like we're on an island. But thanks to YAL, the message of liberty is spreading far and wide on college campuses. Our statewide network of pro-liberty youth activists is one of the strongest in the country, and it's thanks to the activism, training, and other programs carried out by YAL."
2012
378
2011 289
2010 170
2009 96
THE LARGEST AND FASTEST-GROWING CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERTARIAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY YAL has more than 527 YAL chapters on the following campuses nationwide
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University of Alaska Fairbanks Auburn University Main Campus Birmingham - Southern College Jacksonville State University Spring Hill College The University of Alabama Troy University University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Montevallo University of South Alabama Arkansas State University Central Baptist College Henderson State University University of Arkansas - Fort Smith University of Arkansas - Main Campus University of Arkansas at Monticello University of Central Arkansas Arizona State University Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Glendale Community College Grand Canyon University Mesa Community College Pima Community College Scottsdale Community College University of Arizona Azusa Pacific University Bakersfield College Biola University Cabrillo College California Baptist University California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo California State University - Bakersfield California State University - Channel Islands California State University - Chico California State University - Dominguez Hills California State University - Fresno California State University - Fullerton California State University - Long Beach California State University - Los Angeles California State University - Northridge California State University - Sacramento California State University - San Bernardino California State University - San Marcos California State University - Stanislaus Chapman University Citrus College Claremont McKenna College Coastline Community College College of the Desert Copper Mountain College Cypress College Diablo Valley College El Camino College Folsom Lake College Fullerton College Grossmont College Long Beach City College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Valley College Loyola Marymount University Modesto Junior College Mount San Antonio College Riverside Community College San Bernardino Valley College San Diego State University San Francisco State University
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San Jose State University Santa Barbara City College Sierra College Solano County Community College Stanford University Thomas Jefferson School of Law University of California - Berkeley University of California - Davis University of California - Irvine University of California - Los Angeles University of California - Riverside University of California - San Diego University of California - Santa Barbara University of California - Santa Cruz University of Redlands University of Southern California Western State University - College of Law - Argosy Yuba College Colorado Christian University Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Front Range Community College Metropolitan State University of Denver University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Northern Colorado Central Connecticut State University Eastern Connecticut State University University of Connecticut American University Catholic University of America George Washington University Georgetown University Delaware State University University of Delaware Wesley College (DE) Barry University - Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law College of Central Florida Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida State University Miami Dade College Palm Beach Atlantic University - West Palm Beach Rollins College Saint Leo University Santa Fe College Stetson University The University of West Florida University of Central Florida University of Florida University of North Florida University of South Florida Valencia Community College Armstrong Atlantic State University Emory University Georgia College & State University Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Georgia Perimeter College Georgia Southern University Georgia State University Kennesaw State University Life University Reinhardt University Shorter University University of Georgia University of North Georgia - Dahlonega
University of North Georgia - Gainesville University of Kentucky University of West Georgia University of Louisville Valdosta State University University of the Cumberlands Western Kentucky University HI Brigham Young University - Hawaii Chaminade University of Honolulu LA Louisiana State University Hawaii Pacific University Louisiana Tech University Honolulu Community College Northwestern State University of Leeward Community College Louisiana University of Hawaii - West Oahu Southeastern Louisiana University University of Hawaii at Hilo Southern University at New Orleans University of Hawaii at Manoa Tulane University of Louisiana IA Coe College University of Louisiana Monroe Drake University University of New Orleans Iowa Central Community College MA Assumption College Iowa State University Boston College Loras College Boston University Marshalltown Community College Brandeis University University of Iowa Bridgewater State College University of Northern Iowa Emerson College Harvard University ID Boise State University Brigham Young University - Idaho Northern Essex Community College College of Southern Idaho Quinsigamond Community College Idaho State University Suffolk University University of Idaho University of Massachusetts - Amherst University of Massachusetts - Lowell IL Aurora University College of DuPage Worcester State College DePaul University MD Bowie State University Illinois Institute of Technology Johns Hopkins University Illinois State University McDaniel College Northern Illinois University Montgomery College Rock Valley College Mount Saint Mary's University Roosevelt University Towson University Southern Illinois University - Carbondale University of Maryland - Baltimore Triton College County University of Chicago University of Maryland - College Park University of Illinois at Springfield ME University of Maine University of Illinois at Urbana University of Southern Maine Champaign MI Alma College William Rainey Harper College Central Michigan University Davenport University - Lettinga IN Ball State University Butler University Campus DePauw University Eastern Michigan University Holy Cross College Ferris State University Indiana State University Grand Valley State University Indiana University - Bloomington Hillsdale College Indiana University - Purdue University Jackson Community College Fort Wayne Lansing Community College Indiana University - Purdue University Michigan Technological University Indianapolis Northwood University - Midland Indiana University - South Bend Oakland University Indiana University - Southeast Saginaw Valley State University Indiana Wesleyan University Schoolcraft College Manchester College University of Detroit Mercy Purdue University - Main Campus University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Saint Mary's College University of Michigan - Dearborn University of Evansville Wayne State University University of Notre Dame Western Michigan University University of Southern Indiana MN Inver Hills Community College Vincennes University Macalester College Wabash College Minnesota State University - Mankato Saint Cloud State University KS Benedictine College Friends University St. Olaf College Johnson County Community College University of Minnesota - Duluth Kansas State University University of Minnesota - Morris Pittsburg State University University of Minnesota - Twin Cities University of Kansas MO Evangel University Washburn University Missouri Western State University Wichita State University Northwest Missouri State University Ozarks Technical Community College KY Berea College Centre College Southeast Missouri State University Eastern Kentucky University Truman State University Morehead State University University of Missouri - Columbia
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Campus University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg MT Montana State University The University of Montana NC Appalachian State University Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College Campbell University Duke University East Carolina University Elon University Guilford College North Carolina State University at Raleigh Salem College University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Wilmington University of North Carolina School of the Arts Wake Forest University Wingate University ND North Dakota State University - Main Campus University of North Dakota Creighton University NE University of Nebraska - Lincoln University of Nebraska at Omaha Wayne State College NH Dartmouth College Southern New Hampshire University University of New Hampshire - Main Campus NJ Montclair State University Princeton University Ramapo College of New Jersey Rowan University Rutgers University - New Brunswick Rutgers University Camden Stevens Institute of Technology The College of New Jersey The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey William Paterson University of New Jersey NM Central New Mexico Community College Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus New Mexico State University - Main Campus University of New Mexico - Main Campus NV College of Southern Nevada Great Basin College University of Nevada - Las Vegas University of Nevada - Reno Alfred University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Yeshiva University NY Canisius College Columbia University in the City of New York Cornell University Fordham University Hofstra University Marist College Mercy College New York University
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Siena College St. John's University - New York St. Lawrence University SUNY Albany SUNY at Fredonia SUNY at Geneseo SUNY Binghamton SUNY College at Plattsburgh SUNY Westchester Commmunity College Syracuse University The College of Saint Rose Tompkins-Cortland Community College University at Buffalo Vassar College Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Case Western Reserve University Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cleveland State University Columbus State Community College Kent State University - Kent Campus Miami University - Oxford Ohio Northern University Ohio State University - Main Campus The College of Wooster University of Akron - Main Campus University of Cincinnati - Main Campus University of Cincinnati - Raymond Walters College University of Dayton University of Toledo Wright State University - Main Campus Youngstown State University East Central University Oklahoma Panhandle State University Oklahoma State University - Main Campus University of Central Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Central Oregon Community College Clackamas Community College Eastern Oregon University Lewis & Clark College Oregon State University Portland Community College Portland State University Southern Oregon University Umpqua Community College University of Oregon Western Oregon University Bucknell University Bucks County Community College Carnegie Mellon University Clarion University of Pennsylvania Duquesne University Elizabethtown College Gettysburg College Grove City College Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Lehigh University Lock Haven University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Northampton County Area Community College Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Schuylkill Saint Vincent College Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Susquehanna University Temple University University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus University of Scranton
Ursinus College Lyndon State College West Chester University of Pennsylvania Norwich University University of Vermont RI Brown University Bryant University WA Eastern Washington University University of Rhode Island Gonzaga University Green River Community College SC Charleston Southern University Clemson University The Evergreen State College Coastal Carolina University University of Washington - Seattle College of Charleston Campus Furman University Washington State University Midlands Technical College Wenatchee Valley College University of South Carolina - Columbia Western Washington University SD Black Hills State University WI Carthage College Concordia University - Wisconsin TN Belmont University Lipscomb University Fox Valley Technical College Middle Tennessee State University Madison Area Technical College Pellissippi State Technical Community Marquette University College Ripon College Rhodes College University of Wisconsin - Baraboo Sauk Southern Adventist University County The University of Tennessee University of Wisconsin - Green Bay University of Memphis University of Wisconsin - Madison Vanderbilt University University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh TX Angelo State University Baylor University University of Wisconsin - Parkside El Paso Community College University of Wisconsin - Platteville Houston Community College System University of Wisconsin - River Falls Lonestar College System University of Wisconsin - Stout Navarro College University of Wisconsin - Superior Northeast Lakeview College University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Sam Houston State University Viterbo University San Jacinto College - Central Campus WV Alderson Broaddus University Southern Methodist University Bluefield State College Stephen F Austin State University Eastern West Virginia Comm and Tech Texas A&M University College Texas A&M University - Commerce Glenville State College Texas Christian University Marshall University Texas Lutheran University Ohio Valley University Texas State University - San Marcos Potomac State College of West Virginia Texas Tech University University Texas Woman's University Shepherd University The University of Texas at Arlington West Virginia University The University of Texas at Austin WY Sheridan College The University of Texas at Dallas University of Wyoming The University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at Tyler University of Houston University of Houston - Clear Lake University of Houston - Downtown University of North Texas University of St Thomas (TX) Brigham Young University UT Dixie State College of Utah Latter Day Saints Business College Salt Lake Community College Snow College Southern Utah University University of Utah Utah State University Utah Valley University Weber State University VA Appalachian School of Law Bridgewater College Christendom College College of William and Mary George Mason University Germanna Community College Hampton University James Madison University John Tyler Community College Liberty University Longwood University Old Dominion University Patrick Henry College Regent University University of Richmond University of Virginia - Main Campus Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute State Univ. VT Champlain College Lyndon State College
FEB 22 - APR 26
12 STATE CONVENTIONS
1,716 ACTIVISTS TRAINED 146
NEW YORK
107
ARKANSAS
128
pennsylvania
335
122 IDAHO
103
south carolina
91
kentucky
103
FLORIDA
LOUISIANA
115
155
MICHIGAN
186
CALIFORNIA
TEXAS
125
WISCONSIN
SPEAKERS & TRAINERS YAL State Conventions are one-day events to build stronger state networks, train our activists, and expose attendees to the message of liberty. This year, we had a record turnout that far surpassed our goals. These events have a lasting impact on our top leaders.
FEEDBACK FROM OUR LEADERS
SEN. RAND PAUL
REP. JUSTIN AMASH
DAVID BOAZ
MATT KIBBE
DR. RON PAUL
REP.THOMAS MASSIE
Ty Hicks Central Michigan University
"The opportunity and responsibility to host the Michigan State Convention was an honor and a privilege. I helped organize a training program for YAL leaders and youth activists throughout Michigan, and I know the networking, philosophical, and activism training will benefit Michigan for years to come."
DR. TOM WOODS
MICHELLE FIELDS
LAWRENCE REED
Savannah Bartel University of Wisconsin - Madison
"Madison deservedly has a reputation for being a stronghold of the left, but thanks to my YAL chapter and programs like the YAL State Convention, young activists from throughout Wisconsin are developing the skills to reclaim a new generation for liberty. We had more than 125 young people show up for our YAL State Convention, and after hearing from prominent speakers and expert grassroots trainers, everyone left energized and ready to do even more for our philosophy. I'm grateful for YAL and its programs for giving us the tools to fight back effectively." Darrell Falconburg College of Southern Idaho
"Idaho and this region of the country is spread out, but the YAL State Convention really brought us all together. Our activists know how to recruit more students into our movement, and they know how to advance our principles in the political process. Without YAL's training and staff, we wouldn't have the knowledge and resources to fight for what we believe in."
JEFFREY TUCKER
REP.
TED YOHO
JOHN POPOLA
JULIE BOROWSKI
BRUCE FEIN
Scott Banister
Shikha Dalmia
JACK HUNTER
JAMES COMER
WALTER BLOCK
JEFF FRAZEE
CONNOR BOYACK
STEVE KATZ
STEVE MCLAUGHLIN
STEVE HOROWITZ
MANUEL LOPEZ
Caleb Bonham
BRANDON CESTRONE
EDWARD KING
Joshua Parrish
CHRIS DOSS
Sheldon Richman
Steven Sutton
DANIELLE CYR
Creighton Harrington
SEAN CLARK
LAUREN EVANS
Rick Zaccaria
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