Organizing Department: Field Organizing Internships

The summer 2008 application period is now closed.  Please check back later for information about when we will begin accepting applications for fall 2008.

Support all levels of Organizing  Department work, including planning events and workshops, assisting with legislative campaigns, managing volunteers, and building our activist base.

Interns also perform general administrative duties, such as organizing mass mailings, photocopying distribution materials, creating flyers, maintaining databases, and providing technical support to ACLU-NC chapters.

Time Commitment:

Minimum of two days per week, 10-15 weekly hours, including several evening meetings/commitments per month.

Preferred Skills:

Political science and related majors are encouraged to apply; people with strong inter-personal skills, experience in community organizing, volunteer coordination, grassroots organizations, or lobbying preferred.

We are currently accepting applications.

Support the ACLU chapter in your local area to increase the capacity of our activists in the field and help mobilize our 55,000 ACLU members in Northern California.

Interns help build email lists, run phone-banks, participate in chapter programs, and table at local events. Volunteer chapter activists work on civil liberties issues in communities throughout the region, from Fresno to Modesto, to Davis, Concord, Santa Cruz, Oakland, Santa Rosa, and more.

For a complete list of current chapters: aclunc.org/chapters. Interns work with Organizing and Field staff at the ACLU-NC office, meeting in person twice per month and via phone and email on a regular basis.

Interns work from home and need daily access to a phone and computer.

On your application, please indicate with which chapter(s) you are interested in interning.

Time Commitment:

Minimum of one day per week (flexible hours), not including attending the events and meetings of your chapter and coming to the San Francisco office twice per month.

How to Apply:

Email the following documents to internships@aclunc.org. Please call (415) 621-2493, ext. 369 if you have any questions.

• Cover letter, including which internship you are applying for, days and hours available, previous intern or volunteer experience, any skills that are particularly suited for the position you are seeking, and a phone number (and hours when you can be reached, if no answering machine).
  
  
• Resume
  
  
• Writing sample
  For example, an article from a school newspaper or a paper done for course work. Sample should be under three pages.

Upon receipt of these documents, your application will be distributed to the appropriate departments. You may then be notified for an interview.

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California is an affirmative action employer. All interested individuals, including people of color, women, persons with disabilities and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex are particularly urged to apply.