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Empowering bold advocates to advance freedom
Struggling to advance freedom in your community? We can help.
The Grassroots Leadership Academy educates and empowers individuals to advance a free and open society in which coercion is limited and liberty prevails.
Our inspiring classes and practical trainings provide the necessary skills to communicate persuasively, recruit volunteers, hold elected officials accountable, and promote the benefits of a free and open society.
GLA graduates change minds, influence policy, and lead in their communities.
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Free training programs nationwide
The Grassroots Leadership Academy offers free, year-round training programs.
Grassroots Leadership Certification
Our flagship offering is the Grassroots Leadership Certification program. This multi-level program empowers students with the tools, tactics, techniques, and strategies to effectively advocate for the values of a free society, like individual liberty and limited government.
Level 1, Grassroots Activist Certification, teaches students the fundamental knowledge and skills to effectively advocate for freedom at the local, state, and federal level. The class is typically offered one night per week for six weeks and requires students to donate six volunteer hours to their communities before graduating.
Level 2, Community Mobilizer Certification, builds on the skills learned in level 1 and empowers students to recruit, motivate, and mobilize others. This class is also typically offered one night per week for six weeks and requires students to donate an additional six volunteer hours before graduating.
Level 3, Grassroots Leader Certification, is an intensive, three-day boot camp for committed grassroots leaders. Students learn how to put all of their skills together and handle real-life grassroots organizing scenarios. Upon completion, students are empowered to run an issue campaign, become a community leader, or pursue a career in grassroots activism.
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Majoritarian Values: The Secret to Changing Hearts and Minds
Social media is usually a prime example of people failing to connect across the political spectrum. Rarely does a partisan post resonate with someone from a different party. Instances of a post changing someone's heart and mind are seemingly unheard of. The reason...
How Virginia High Schoolers Led the Fight Against School Segregation—And Won!
Last week was the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that ended school segregation. But while most people are familiar with the story of the Kansas students the case is named for, most people are unaware that the Supreme Court case...
Family Movie Night! Three Movies You Can Use to Talk to Your Kids About Freedom
The Emperor’s New Groove The wild adventures of emperor-turned-llama Kuzco seems like just a zany adventure comedy from Disney. But the movie is actually a cautionary tale about the human cost of eminent domain abuse. Kuzco wants to build his summer home, “Kuzcotopia”...
Adapting Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals: Keeping an Eye on the Higher Cause
Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals #10: The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition. For the past nine rules, Alinsky has been talking about the most effective tools in grassroots activism. Now,...
Adapting Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals: The Importance of Follow-Through
Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals #9: The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself. In a game of cards, bluffing — pretending you have good cards when you really don't — can be a useful tactic. If you can successfully make the other players at the table...
Do Your Homework: Why Data Is Important and Where to Get It
In past generations, grassroots activism was based on guts, hunches and instinct. The best guess based on personal experience won the day. There was some data available, but it was hard to come by. Grassroots campaigns either had to pay for expensive polling or spend...