Summer 2026 Undergraduate Intern, Organizing Division - National Political Advocacy Department

ACLU - Internships • Washington, DC

7d • Remote

About The Position

The ACLU seeks an Undergraduate Intern in the Organizing Division of the National Political Advocacy Department of the ACLU’s National office in Washington D.C. This internship is remote.
Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated undergraduate students or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.
The Team:
The National Political Advocacy Department (NPAD) works to strengthen the efforts of the ACLU at the federal, state, and local levels of government. The department harnesses the political power that comes from having more than eight million members and supporters, as well as affiliates in every state. By organizing, grassroots lobbying, and issue campaigns using modern tactics, the ACLU seeks to achieve change as profound in the legislative, administrative and electoral arenas as it has accomplished through the courts.
Within NPAD, the Organizing Division plans and executes high-impact grassroots organizing programs, in collaboration with both the national office and affiliate colleagues, that result in immediate-term success and long-term capacity building. We work to ensure that supporters, volunteers, community leaders and staff are empowered and supported, realize their power and put it work to defend and advance civil liberties for durable and meaningful change.
What You’ll Do:
Our organizing intern cohort supports the ACLU’s organizing program, including national and state-specific campaigns. We seek to provide young organizers with opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of organizing, grassroots leadership development, and campaign planning and execution. Interns will have the opportunity to attend substantive meetings, events, and conversations on organizing, political campaigns, and broader ACLU work. This position will be directly supervised by Organizers within the Organizing Division and interns will frequently work on:
Key legislative and electoral priorities at the state and national level
Rapid response efforts for urgent and important social and political developments, as they arise
Supporting and scaling volunteer recruitment and membership engagement efforts
Your Day to Day
Interns will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by working alongside members of our National Organizing Team to execute local and national ACLU campaigns by:
Engaging with ACLU People Power volunteers, supporting their work, and overseeing their leadership development
Providing insight on team campaign plans
Participating in volunteer and staff-facing trainings and webinars on key organizing skills
Drafting written materials for campaigns, such as email and text copy
Immersing yourself in distributed and field organizing tactics to grow your organizing skills
Taking initiative by identifying additional projects you’re interested in
Working collaboratively and respectfully with a diverse team of colleagues to co-create an inclusive and productive team culture

Requirements

• A commitment to defending and advancing civil liberties, civil rights, and social justice
• A demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB) and the ability to apply an EDIB analysis to the organizing work we engage in both internally and externally
• Demonstrated interest in organizing as a theory of change for driving social and political movements
• A willingness to approach the work with a growth mindset and an ethos of learning-by-doing
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a collaborative team to bring projects to successful completion
• An ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to meet clear deadlines
• Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated undergraduate students or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience organizing or working on campaigns
• Proficiency in programs like Microsoft Office, Google Suite, GetThru, Asana and Slack

Responsibilities

• Engaging with ACLU People Power volunteers, supporting their work, and overseeing their leadership development
• Providing insight on team campaign plans
• Participating in volunteer and staff-facing trainings and webinars on key organizing skills
• Drafting written materials for campaigns, such as email and text copy
• Immersing yourself in distributed and field organizing tactics to grow your organizing skills
• Taking initiative by identifying additional projects you’re interested in
• Working collaboratively and respectfully with a diverse team of colleagues to co-create an inclusive and productive team culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed