Strategic Framework:
How We Drive Change
THEORY OF CHANGE
ALT operates on a clear and tested theory of change: lasting national transformation requires simultaneous work at three levels — the intellectual (ideas and policy), the electoral (candidates and mandates), and the civic (citizens and communities). Neglecting any one level produces incomplete results. Our strategic framework integrates all three into a coordinated, sustained campaign for structural reform.
Research
This cycle does not end with an election. ALT maintains active engagement throughout the governance cycle — tracking implementation, publishing accountability scorecards, and mobilizing citizens to demand follow-through from elected officials who received ALT support. We are a permanent force for reform, not a temporary electoral vehicle.
Candidate Identification & Endorsement Process One
Policy Questionnaire
Candidates complete ALT's
comprehensive Reform
Commitment Framework
questionnaire covering all five
policy pillars.
Public Interview
Shortlisted candidates
participate in a publicly
streamed policy interview
conducted by ALT's expert
review panel.
Expert Review
ALT's Policy Committee scores
responses against evidencebased
benchmarks and crosspartisan
governance standards.
Endorsement & Pledge
Endorsed candidates sign the Reform
Accountability Pledge and receive ALT's full
organizational and resource support.
Post-Election Scorecard
ALT publishes annual scorecards tracking
endorsed officials' progress against their pledged reform commitments
Mobilization Strategy: Building the Reform Coalition
ORGANIZING FOR CHANGE
Electoral and policy change requires organized people and organized money. ALT's mobilization strategy is built around three concentric circles of engagement: a core professional and intellectual base, a broad community organizing network, and a powerful diaspora engagement program. Together, these three circles form the human and financial infrastructure of Liberia's reform movement.
Diaspora Engagement
Liberia's diaspora — concentrated in the United States, Europe, and across West
Africa — represents enormous intellectual capital, financial resources, and civic energy. ALT builds structured diaspora chapters that channel resources, expertise, and advocacy back to Liberia.
Digital & Youth
Mobilization Liberia's youth majority and
growing digital connectivity create powerful new organizing opportunities. ALT's digital
strategy deploys social media, podcasts, digital journalism, and influencer partnerships to engage young Liberians in the reform agenda.
Grassroots Community Networks
Reform happens at the county level, the district level, the community level. ALT trains and deploys community organizers in all 15 Liberian counties to register voters, distribute policy materials, and build local
coalitions for agenda-aligned candidates.
Policy Research & Advocacy Engine
The intellectual credibility of the ALT movement rests on the quality and rigor of its policy research. ALT establishes and maintains an internal Policy Research Unit (PRU) staffed by Liberian economists, legal scholars, governance experts, and sectoral specialists — supported by partnerships with Liberian universities, regional think tanks, and international governance institutions.
The PRU produces three primary categories of policy output: Reform Briefs — concise, accessible policy papers for public consumption; Technical Working Papers — in-depth analysis for policymakers and academic audiences; and Legislative Drafts — specific bill language ready for introduction by ALT-endorsed legislators. This spectrum of outputs ensures ALT can engage at every level of the public policy conversation.
Research Priority Areas
Public financial management and budget
reform Regulatory environment and business climate Decentralization and local governance Education system performance and reform Land rights and natural resource governance Constitutional and electoral law reform.
ALT's research is always published openly and freely available to all Liberians — because an informed citizenry is the first prerequisite of a transformed nation. We do not gatekeep knowledge. We democratize it.
Annual Research Outputs
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12+ Reform Briefs per year
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4 Technical Working Papers
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2 State of Governance Reports
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Annual Candidate Scorecard
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Quarterly Policy Newsletter
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Public lecture and forum series
Resource Mobilization & Financial Model
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
ALT is committed to financial independence and transparency. We do not accept funding from foreign governments or international organizations with political agendas. Our financial model is designed to be sustainable, Liberia-centered, and publicly accountable — modeling the very principles of transparency we demand from government.
💼 Professional Membership Dues
Liberian professionals in law, medicine,
business, engineering, and academia pay
annual membership dues supporting core
operations and research.
🌍 Diaspora Giving Program
Structured diaspora fundraising through annual campaigns, major donor cultivation, and digital giving platforms accessible globally.
🏢 Private Sector Partnerships Liberian businesses that benefit from a better governance and regulatory environment invest in the reform infrastructure through sponsorships and program funding.
📚 Publications & Events
Revenue from premium publications,
conferences, training programs, and policy
forums that serve both the reform mission
and financial sustainability.
All
All ALT financial statements are published annually on our public platform. A volunteer Board of
Auditors — drawn from Liberia's accounting profession — conducts independent annual reviews.
Financial integrity is not optional for us; it is how we earn the right to demand it from others.
