FCNL is a nonpartisan organization that seeks to live our values of integrity, simplicity, and peace as we build relationships across political divides to move policies forward.
Open Positions
Advocacy Corps Organizer
The Advocacy Corps trains young advocates to work in their own communities, with support and compensation from FCNL, to organize peers to lobby Congress. You will learn critical organizing skills and put them into practice with hands-on leadership experience. Advocacy Corps organizers will help arrange meetings with members of Congress in their local offices. We’ll help you develop a work plan that highlights your strengths and organizing style. Applicants receive a $3,500 stipend over the course of the program for successful work. Application deadline is April 12th.
Friend in Washington Volunteer: Russia/China Relations
Escalating competition between the United States, Russia, and China—sometimes called “big power conflict”— is a driving factor behind the continued and expanding militarization of U.S. foreign policy. FCNL seeks a volunteer Friend in Washington to work for 2-3 months undertaking research, congressional outreach, and/or policy advocacy on reducing big power conflict in order to develop FCNL policies and approaches in this area. The ideal person will have experience and policy knowledge related to some aspect of U.S./China/Russia relations, a familiarity with Quaker peacework, and a commitment to FCNL policy positions and nonpartisan approach to lobbying. FCNL offers free housing in Washington, D.C., as well as a workspace and reimbursement for expenses, for Friend in Washington volunteers.
Statement on Anti-racism, Anti-bias, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
As a Quaker organization, FCNL endeavors to embody the belief in the inherent dignity and equal worth of each person, and in each person’s unique access to the Divine.
Please note: Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Friends Committee on National Legislation requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before being hired. Candidates should be prepared to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon hire or discuss accommodations in line with COVID-19 safety protocols.
Quaker Meeting Contacts
FCNL’s grassroots network includes hundreds of Quaker meetings and churches around the country. As an FCNL Contact, you’ll receive monthly updates on important actions.
Visiting Friends
FCNL Visiting Friends engage with nearby meetings and churches virtually or in-person, sharing how Quaker advocacy and FCNL can help Friends live out their own faith through works and witness.
Friend in Washington Program
This program brings Friends to volunteer for several months in Washington, D.C. Friends in Washington help advance organizational or policy goals and share their spiritual gifts with the FCNL community.
General Committee
Are you called to offer your gifts in service of FCNL governance? FCNL is governed by a committee of approximately 180 Friends. Governors meet each November to conduct business at FCNL’s Annual Meeting.
Advocacy Teams
The Advocacy Teams Network is made up of more than 1,500 Quakers and friends from across the county who use their power as constituents to make change in Washington.
Program Assistant Fellowship
Recent college graduates spend 11 months working with key staff members at FCNL to build expertise in advocacy from a public interest perspective. This is a paid, full-time position.
Advocacy Corps
As an Advocacy Corps organizer, you’ll connect local activists and leaders with your members of Congress to affect big, long-term change.
Summer Internship
FCNL offers several paid summer internships that provide a broad introduction to federal policy, grassroots organizing, and nonprofit management.
Scoville Fellowship
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship invites recent college and graduate school alumni to apply for six to nine-month fellowships with NGOs in Washington, D.C.
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