Conservative Movement Profile: The America’s Future Foundation
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
The America’s Future Foundation is a D.C. based non-profit organization committed to identifying and training conservative and libertarian professionals in their 20’s and 30’s. Recognizing that the activism of young professionals is essential for the continuation of conservative and libertarian principles, the organization’s vision is to teach the principles of a free society and offer professional training for young professionals. Led by Executive Director David Kirby, the Foundation recently launched chapters in Chicago and Denver, expanding their influence beyond D.C. and further West.
AFF presents young professional with a wealth of policy, career, and cultural resources. The Foundation’s primary focus is to train effectual leaders to govern, publish, strategize, debate, and learn. In this goal it recognizes three theories of leadership that are integral to effective leadership development: experience, example, and knowledge.
To this end AFF hosts monthly Roundtable events on current political and cultural issues where young professionals can participate as panelists or audience members, both serving to educate as well as allow participants to gain experience in debate and have a little fun. The Foundation also holds monthly happy hour, social, and networking events. In June AFF was proud to host author Gene Healy as a happy hour speaker at Rocket Bar in Chinatown.
In light of the coming election, the Foundation has launched “AFF On the Road” which holds events in major campaign cities following the 2008 campaign trail. A recent pre-convention debate in Minneapolis, Minnesota hosted Jeff Larson, CEO of the Minneapolis St. Paul 2008 Host Committee for the 2008 Republican convention and author of “Elephant in the Room: Evangelicals, Libertarians and the Battle to Control the Republican Party”.
The Foundation also facilitates cultural events though AFF Underground which offers the best of D.C. happenings. AFF Underground encourages talent and provides cultural experience by organizing groups to attend theater, music, film, dance, and other events around the capital city going “beyond- or beneath- politics.” Participants recently saw “Avenue Q” and last summer AFF hosted a film screening for the American Film Renaissance Festival.
Beyond facilitating events, the Foundation’s website has a lot to offer such as articles, podcasts, links and resources for young professionals. The Job Board provides job listing in prestigious organizations such as the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Washington Legal Foundation.
For those interested in articles on politics, culture, books, arts, and science the Foundation publishes Doublethink. Doublethink features articles, podcasts, and links to blogs. Interested in writing? Doublethink also accepts pieces for publication, with instructions for submitting work given on the website.
For more information, please see:
Home: http://www.americasfuture.org/index.php
Events: http://www.americasfuture.org/room101/
Networking Events: http://www.americasfuture.org/events-archive/affarch-hh.php
On the Road: http://www.americasfuture.org/events-archive/affarch-hh.php