Students for Liberty
| Founded | July 24, 2008 |
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| Founders | Alexander McCobin, Sloane Frost, Richard Tracy, Sam Eckman, and Pin-Quan Ng |
| Type | 501(c)(3) public charity |
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| Focus | Civil society, civic engagement and social entrepreneurship |
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| Method | Education and leadership programs |
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| Website | studentsforliberty |
Students For Liberty (SFL) is an American libertarian non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to educate, develop, and empower the next generation of leaders of liberty." Formed in 2008 after a meeting at which students shared ideas and experiences about libertarian student groups, SFL has since grown into a full organization with various programs and a network of affiliated student groups.
The organization hosts an annual international conference as well as various regional conferences. As of 2014, the SFL network self-reported that it had a membership of 1,000 student organizations around the world. SFL's expansion is encouraged and supported by current students involved in its Campus Coordinators program.
On August 1, 2016, Wolf von Laer became the Chief Executive Officer.
Students participating in an Institute for Humane Studies Koch Summer Fellowship got together on July 24, 2007 to discuss successes and challenges faced by libertarian student organizations. In 2008, Alexander McCobin and Sloane Frost decided to organize a conference for 40 students who were involved in libertarian student organizations. As more students contacted the planners to participate, more students joined the planning. The first Students for Liberty conference was held at Columbia University from February 22 to 24, 2008, with 100 students participants. The perceived success of the conference encouraged the planners to form Students For Liberty to provide continuing support to student groups.
SFL co-founder and former president Alexander McCobin opened his remarks on the February 19, 2010 panel “2 Minute Activist: Saving Freedom Across America” at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) by thanking the American Conservative Union for welcoming GOProud as a co-sponsor of the event. Ryan Sorba, California Young Americans for Freedom's chairman and author of The "Born Gay" Hoax, followed with harsh words for McCobin, SFL, Young Americans for Liberty’s Jeff Frazee, and the American Conservative Union.
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