ANNUAL REPORT 2017 YEAR - IN- REVIEW LETTER FROM PRESIDENT NED RYUN It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since American Majority launched. Our Team has traveled thousands of miles, trained thousands of people, and yet there are many miles and trainings left to go before we get this country back on track. The Progressive Movement at the turn of the 20th century began as a state and local reform movement, rising from a very local level to the highest seats of power in Washington, DC. In the course of roughly 25 years, that state-based movement eventually changed our government, and in so doing, our society. We must undo the damage progressives have done for the last 100 years, but in order to do that we have to stay committed to change that rises at the local level to create a groundswell that brings national, generational change. That’s why I get excited about thousands of activists getting trained every year, with hundreds being specifically trained to run for state and local office. Every person trained causes a ripple effect that spreads, that brings change. So with the end of another year, and the beginning of a new one, we once again put our hands to the plow and commit to doing the right work–the real work–that brings lasting change. Keep America Free, NED RYUN CEO & Founder 2 AMERICAN MAJORITY | Annual Report 2017 WE ARE MAKING NEW LEADERS SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRINT Using engaging video paired with original content from AmericanMajority.org, we spread our Facebook reach to more than 21.3 million impressions, more than doubling engagement compared to the same period last year. Add that to our 56.3 million Twitter impressions and you can see the impact of our social media on raising awareness of the progress we are making at American Majority. From our success stories of candidate victories to upcoming trainings, our social media engages activists from every region of our nation. TRAINED IN ALL 50 STATES After our successful trainings in Maine, North Dakota, and South Dakota, American Majority reached grassroots conservatives in all 50 states. REACH 40,000 TRAINED GROWTH NEW MINNESOTA OFFICE This summer, we trained our 40,000th With three battleground congressional conservative leader during a small districts, two U.S. Senate seats, and training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That a governorship up for grabs, 2018 means there are 40,000 grassroots activists will be a big year for the conservative who now have the tools to implement the movement in Minnesota. Under the conservative, generational change our leadership of Minnesota Executive nation needs. While we are honored to have Director Jennifer DeJournett, American worked with 40,000 leaders, we know we Majority will be in the trenches with must continue the fight and equip as many new leaders and activists every conservative activists as possible to counter step of the way. Our new field office the liberal machine. We will continue to arm in Minnesota allows grassroots activist with the tools they need. We will not conservatives direct access to the be slowing down anytime soon. tools they need to recruit volunteers, fundraise, and ultimately win elections. Annual Report 2017 | AMERICAN MAJORITY 3 fun STAFF FACTS LONNY once got in trouble at Disney World’s Hall of Presidents for booing Bill Clinton. JENNIFER ran cross country and track at Iowa State University. MIKE saved his little brother’s life by giving ONLINE AMERICAN him the Heimlich after choking on MAJORITY TRAINING two Chuck E. Cheese coins. American Majority has offered online training for Activists and Candidates since 2015. Our courses are fully online, accessible anywhere, LAUREN distance education for candidates and has personally rescued and activists. With more than a dozen offerings rehabilitated eight dogs and two ranging from Researching and Planning Your cats and found homes for more than Campaign to Activate Your Campus to the 40 dogs, as well as volunteering at two animal shelters. free mini-course, Should You Run for Office?, American Majority Online is filling a need to have our quality courses accessible anywhere ANGELA a student lives, works, or travels. has had three near-death experiences in water: overturned American Majority Online has increased its canoe in the rapids, sinking boat number of students from 35 last year to 264 in a storm, and a rip current that pulled her out to sea. students in 2017. 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