Become an FCNL Intern
We offer eleven month internships in our legislative and campaigns programs. Interns change public policy by attending hearing and coalition meetings, writing articles and action alerts, mobilizing supporters, and producing communications materials. They have professional supervision and freedom to branch out. The internship is a full-time commitment, starting in early September each year. Interns receive subsistence-level salary, health benefits, vacation, and sick leave.
More information about the internship.
How to Apply
The internship application for 2012-2013 internships is now available. We begin accepting applications on January 1, 2012, and all application materials are due to FCNL no later than March 12, 2012.
If you have any difficulty accessing the forms, please contact Will McKindley-Ward at FCNL.
Frequently asked questions about applying for an internship
What Are the Interns Up to?
Past and current program assistants at FCNL's Annual Meeting in 2011.
Meet the 2011-2012 class of interns at FCNL!
April Mays
Bergin Parks
Kathy Zager
M. Lena Garretson
Melanie Fox
Tim Cullen
Patrick Lozada
Emily Temple
See the latest from the interns' blog, Of Peace and Politics.
Feb 8, 2012
This weekend Matt Southworth and I packed our bags and took our excitement about the upcoming young adult Spring Lobby Weekend on the road, touring the Tri-College Consortium of Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore.
At Swarthmore, we worshipped with young Friends in a beautiful meetinghouse, and Matt shared the story of his first experience lobbying--at Spring Lobby Weekend 2006, lobbying to end the Iraq war, in which he fought. Speaking about Spring Lobby Weekend after meeting for worship brought a gravity and a power to the conversation that sometimes can get muffled in an office environment.
Feb 3, 2012
In 2007, the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo received a lot of media attention. Prominent actors and U.S. officials traveled to the DRC and were shocked by the appalling situations in the hospitals and the testimonies of the rape victims. Their shock and concern was justified; rape and sexual violence were and are a horrific tactic of terror in the Congolese conflict.
This wave of shock was followed by a wave of financial support. Hospitals received equipment and medicine to aid rape victims. The international response to support victims of sexual and gender-based violence was astonishing. Health programs have increased the survival rates for victims, and charities provide many victims with means to supplement their income and gain access to basic services if they have experienced exclusion from their families and communities.
Jan 13, 2012
This blog post is a special edition guest blog written by Asha Warner, who volunteered at FCNL this winter. One of her projects was to call all of our Letter Writing Coordinators to learn how to improve our letter writing campaign. She reflects on the experience of talking with our coordinators and hearing their stories.
