For the Fellows, Mentors, and friends of Liberty Fellowship
Increased Impact & Sustained Success
Why you are receiving this
In 2025 we marked twenty years of Fellows working individually and collectively to confront the status quo in South Carolina. Then we asked a harder question: what should the next twenty look like? The answer took a year of listening. More than 100 Fellows, the Board, Class Connectors, and the Annual Meeting all shaped what you are about to read.
If we want to sustain progress, we must embrace a curious mindset and refuse to retreat into familiar circles.
Tycely Williams, Chief Executive Officer
Sixty seconds, whole plan
Vision, mission, and four values restated for the next twenty years. Independent, non-partisan, Fellows-led.
Collective commitment. Public engagement. Innovation. The 2026 to 2029 work, focused.
Concrete actions with owners and dates. One already done, six in motion.
600+ Fellows, $1M raised annually, an endowment, and a model other states copy.
The Foundations
The future we imagine
An active network of values-based leaders working together to boldly advance South Carolina's economy, environment, and culture and elevate the health and well-being of all South Carolinians and their communities, today and for future generations.
Our role in advancing the vision
To cultivate and activate a network of values-based leaders who are committed to working across differences to realize South Carolina's greatest opportunities and meet its greatest challenges.
Looking ahead
In this plan, we look ahead twenty years and envision a Fellowship that is:
A dynamic, connected network of over 600 Fellows actively working together across sectors and geographies
A local and national thought-leader in advancing civil discourse and facilitating positive change
An active convener of critical public conversations
A trusted partner to leading institutions invested in advancing South Carolina
A catalyst to advance South Carolina on a national and global stage
A model for other states on driving place-based success through values-based leadership
2026 to 2029
The work of the next three years, focused. Each priority carries the next twenty years on its back.
Reestablish Liberty Fellowship's purpose and vision with clarity, consistency, and transparency. Elevate the quality of every program. Invite all Fellows to reconnect and recommit to their work for South Carolina through the Fellowship.
Where you come in: this page is that invitation.
Reintroduce public forums. Curate, commission, and publish thought-leadership content. Cultivate active partnerships in South Carolina and beyond.
Where you come in: the Annual Public Forum returns, and Fellows carry it.
Explore, pilot, and launch new programs and platforms to deepen, expand, and help fund the work of Liberty Fellowship through increased engagement with Fellows, partners, and cross-sector leaders.
Where you come in: new offerings will be built with Fellows, not just for them.
The work underway
Your first contribution to the next chapter
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Dum spiro spero
Twenty years of Fellows built the foundation. The next twenty are yours to write. Thank you for reading, and for everything you already carry.
