Sam Adams Alliance
The Sam Adams Alliance is a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois whose mission is to inspire, train, and link allies to advance economic and individual liberty through a strategic combination of new media tools and traditional communications.
The organization takes their names from the American patriot Sam Adams, who is considered the "father of the American Revolution" for his role in connecting colonists in the 18th century American colonies. Adams allowed them to share information and experience with each other in the hope of instigating a popular effort against the British. The Sam Adams Alliance has adopted this strategy of action - social media - as a way of increasing government accountability and transparency on the local level.
Programs
Besides assisting the efforts of individuals nationwide, the Sam Adams Alliance runs several wiki projects aiming at bringing sunshine to government, the judicial and ballot process. The wiki's support a larger media campaign, "No Taxation Without Information" a movement that pushes for more political transparency and government openness.
In addition, Sam Adams Alliance host a free-market minded blogging community called Blogivists.
One of its main website initiatives is profiling what it calls "Modern-Day Sam Adamses," people it finds who demonstrate citizen leadership in accordance with its mission.[1] Additionally, the Sam Adams Alliance produces a radio show called Common Sense with Paul Jacob, which is broadcast on over 150 radio stations nationwide. The program appears on the group's website in both audio and text forms. [2]
Policy Positions
The Sam Adams Alliance works on behalf of individuals and groups who advocate for greater government accountability and transparency at the local and state level. As such, the organizations do not take overt policy positions, and evaluate the causes it supports on a case-by-case basis, judging them by the amount to which they advance accountability and transparency in government.
Funding
The Sam Adams Alliance are not endowed and do not accept government funding. The organization is funded by private donors. [3]
Personnel
Eric O'Keefe is the Chairman and CEO of the Sam Adams Alliance. John Tsarpalas is President of the Alliance. Additionally, political commentator Paul Jacob serves as a Senior Adviser to the groups.[4]
References
- ^ "The Sam Adams Alliance - Modern-Day Sam Adams Hall of Fame". The Sam Adams Alliance. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ "The Sam Adams Alliance - Common Sense". The Sam Adams Alliance. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ "The Sam Adams Alliance - Donate". The Sam Adams Alliance. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ "The Sam Adams Alliance - Leadership". The Sam Adams Alliance. Retrieved 2007-06-28.