ABOUT THE ACLU OF KANSAS
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas is a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to preserving and advancing the civil rights and legal freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The ACLU of Kansas works in the state legislature, the courts, and local communities to protect the rights of all people living in Kansas. The organization’s work includes efforts to strengthen and defend First Amendment rights, voting rights, reproductive rights, racial justice, LGBT rights, immigrants’ rights, stopping government surveillance, and reforming the criminal justice system. The ACLU of Kansas often works in broad-based coalitions made up of individuals and organizations from across the political, partisan, and ideological spectrum. The ACLU of Kansas is an affiliate of the national American Civil Liberties Union, has a current staff of 6, an annual budget of approximately $1 million, and 30,000 supporters across the state.
The ACLU of Kansas comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the ACLU Foundation of Kansas. Both entities have the same overall mission, and share office space and employees. The ACLU has two separate corporate entities in order to do a broad range of work to protect civil liberties. The ACLU Foundation of Kansas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that primarily engages in litigation and public education. The ACLU of Kansas is a 501(c)(4) non-profit corporation that primarily engages in lobbying and advocacy.
More information about the ACLU of Kansas is available at www.aclukansas.org.
ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATION INTERN DESCRIPTION
The ACLU of Kansas seeks a dynamic self-starter with a passion for civil liberties and civil rights. This internship will provide support to the ACLU’s communications, development, and administration staff. The internship will provide an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of non-profit management and advocacy-related work, but it also means that the intern must be flexible, willing to provide support on both substantive and administrative tasks.
This is an unpaid internship, located in the Overland Park office. Start and end dates are flexible.
READ MORE ABOUT THIS INTERNSHIP