Friends

This is a list of other nonprofit organizations dedicated to liberty that SFL is friends with. Check out their information, opportunities, and resources. Note: The list is still ongoing, and there are many great organizations dedicated to liberty that are not on this list. However, the organizations listed below have a relationship with SFL and a strong connection in the cause of liberty.

Organizations

Acton Institute, acton.org- The Mission of the Acton Institute is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles. Inspired by Lord John Acton’s work on the relation between liberty and morality, the Acton Institute seeks to articulate a vision of society that is both free and virtuous, the end of which is human flourishing. To clarify this relationship, the Institute holds seminars and publishes various books, monographs, periodicals, and articles.
Areas: Research, Seminars, Film/Movies, Publications

Atlas Economic Research Institute, atlasnetwork.org- The Atlas Economic Research Foundation serves as a catalyst and connector to link free-market organizations and individuals to the ideas, people and resources they need to promote a free society.  Based in Washington DC, and founded by the late Sir Antony Fisher, Atlas believes that economic prosperity and human flourishing are best achieved by advancing institutions grounded in free markets, rule of law and limited government.
Areas: Research, Networking, Publications

Bureaucrash, bureaucrash.com- Bureaucrash is an international network of activists, called crashers, who share the goal of increasing individual freedom and decreasing the scope of government. Through Bureaucrash Social, crashers connect and collaborate on ways to use guerrilla marketing and new media to introduce others to the ideas of individual liberty, personal responsibility, and free markets. In short, we fight for freedom.
Areas: Students, Activism, Social Networking, Research

Cato Institute, cato.org- The mission of the Cato Institute is to increase the understanding of public policies based on the principles of limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and peace. The Institute will use the most effective means to originate, advocate, promote, and disseminate applicable policy proposals that create free, open, and civil societies in the United States and throughout the world.
Areas: Public Policy, Research, Academic Support, Seminars, Speakers

Cato on Campus, catooncampus.org – Cato On Campus is a resource created for students by the Cato Institute, hosting an information hub of articles, internships, contest opportunities, events, and other resources. It also serves as an outlet for student publication and interaction with Cato scholars.
Areas: Resources for students, Public Policy, Student Events, Research

Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, cgkfoundation.org- The Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation was established in 1980 by Charles G. Koch. The mission of the Foundation is to advance social progress and well-being through the development, application, and dissemination of the Science of Liberty™.
Areas: Research, Internships, Jobs

Competitive Enterprise Institute, cei.org- CEI is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to advancing the principles of free enterprise and limited government. CEI believes that individuals are best helped not by government intervention, but by making their own choices in a free marketplace.
Areas: Research, Public Policy, Speakers

Foundation for Economic Education, fee.org- The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), one of the oldest free-market organizations in the United States, was founded in 1946 by Leonard E. Read to study and advance the freedom philosophy. FEE’s mission is to offer the most consistent case for the “first principles” of freedom: the sanctity of private property, individual liberty, the rule of law, the free market, and the moral superiority of individual choice and responsibility over coercion.
Areas: Students, Seminars, Internships, Magazine

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, thefire.org- The mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America’s colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience—the essential qualities of individual liberty and dignity. FIRE’s core mission is to protect the unprotected and to educate the public and communities of concerned Americans about the threats to these rights on our campuses and about the means to preserve them.
Areas: Students, Student Rights, Watchdog, Free Speech

Free State Project, freestateproject.org- The Free State Project is an agreement among 20,000 pro-liberty activists to move to New Hampshire, where they will exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of life, liberty, and property. The success of the Project would likely entail reductions in taxation and regulation, reforms at all levels of government, to expand individual rights and free markets, and a restoration of constitutional federalism, demonstrating the benefits of liberty to the rest of the nation and the world.
Areas: Activism, Cause, Speakers

Institute for Humane Studies, theihs.org- The mission of IHS is to support the achievement of a freer society by discovering and facilitating the development of talented, productive students, scholars, and other intellectuals who share an interest in liberty and who demonstrate the potential to help change the current climate of opinion to one more congenial to the principles and practice of freedom.
Areas: Students, Seminars, Internships, Fellowships

Institute for Justice, ij.org- Founded in 1991, the Institute for Justice is what a civil liberties law firm should be. As our nation’s only libertarian public interest law firm, we engage in cutting-edge litigation and advocacy both in the courts of law and in the court of public opinion on behalf of individuals whose most basic rights are denied by the government–like the right to earn an honest living, private property rights, and the right to free speech, especially in the areas of commercial and Internet speech. As Wired magazine said, the Institute for Justice “helps individuals subject to wacky government regulations.”
Areas: Law, Research, Seminar

Liberty Fund, libertyfund.org – Liberty Fund was founded in 1960 by Pierre F. Goodrich, an Indianapolis businessman and lawyer, with the mission of encouraging a deeper understanding of the requisites for restoring and preserving the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals.
Areas: Research, Seminar

Mercatus Center, mercatus.org- For over 25 years, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University has sought to bridge the gap between economic understanding and real-world decision making. Mercatus applies scholarly research to the problems facing policy makers. Bringing together a network of scholars and experts from around the globe, the Mercatus Center provides policy makers with the economic tools to make sense of today’s most pressing issues. Mercatus turns ideas into action.
Areas: Economics, Public Policy, Research, Publications, Speakers

Moving Picture Institute, thempi.org- The Moving Picture Institute identifies and nurtures promising filmmakers who are committed to protecting and sustaining a free society, and supports their work through grants, fiscal sponsorship, promotion, marketing, internships, training workshops, networking opportunities, and production assistance.
Areas: Media, Film, Economics, Public Policy

Reason, reason.org, reason.com- Founded in 1968, Reason advances a free solmciety by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law. Reason produces respected public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically acclaimed monthly magazine, Reason. Together, our top-tier think tank and political and cultural magazine reach a diverse, influential audience, advancing the values of individual freedom and choice, limited government, and market-friendly policies.
Areas: Research, Public Policy, Magazine, Publications, Speakers

State Policy Network, spn.org – State Policy Network is the capacity building service organization for America’s free market, state-focused think tank community. We advance a free society by providing leadership development, management training and networking opportunities for think tank professionals and by promoting strategic partnerships among market-oriented organizations.
Areas: Research, Policy, Speakers

Tax Foundation, taxfoundation.org- The mission of the Tax Foundation is to educate taxpayers about sound tax policy and the size of the tax burden borne by Americans at all levels of government. From its founding in 1937, the Tax Foundation has been grounded in the belief that the dissemination of basic information about government finance is the foundation of sound policy in a free society.
Areas: Research, Public Policy, Taxes, Speakers

The Advocates for Self Government, theadvocates.org – The Advocates combines years of activism experience with the newest advances in technology, psychology, and communications to expose millions to the ideas of liberty and equip the Liberty Movement with the tools to change the world.
Areas: Activism, Students, Cause

The Fund for American Studies, tfas.org- TFAS has been educating young leaders on the values of freedom, democracy and free-market economies since 1967. Twelve Institutes around the world bring college students together for educational programs engaging them in a rigorous examination of economic concepts, political systems and moral philosophy. Our goal is to prepare young people for honorable leadership by educating them in the theory, practice and benefits of a free society.
Areas: Students, Seminars, Travel Abroad

The Prometheus Institute, theprometheusinstitute.org – The Prometheus Institute is a public policy organization dedicated to pioneering innovative technology which increases civic engagement in the United States, especially among the younger generations.
Areas: Students, Activism

Young Americans for Liberty, yaliberty.org- Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) is the continuation of Students for Ron Paul. With this network, YAL seeks to recruit, train, educate, and mobilize students on the ideals of liberty and the Constitution.
Areas: Students, Organizations, Events, Seminars