Summer 2026 Graduate Intern, Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiatives - Organizational Management, Equity & Inclusion

ACLU - Internships • Washington, DC

14d • $24 - $24 • Hybrid

About The Position

The ACLU seeks a Graduate Intern for their Affiliate Support and Nationwide Initiatives Department's (ASNI) Organizational Management, Equity & Inclusion (OMEI) Team of the National ACLU Office in Washington D.C. This internship can be hybrid or remote.
Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated Graduate students and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.
The ASNI department builds state capacity and strengthens the connections between the ACLU and its network of 54 state affiliates and their 1,500 staff members across the country. The affiliates’ work constitutes an unparalleled bulwark defending and advancing our civil liberties and civil rights. ASNI staff lead efforts to build program, build organizations, and drive resources to key battles across the country, positioning the nationwide organization for future challenges. The Organizational Management, Equity & Inclusion (OMEI) team is a crucial partner to ACLU affiliates and other leaders in change management, leadership development and organization capacity-building.
Our team (OMEI) strengthens affiliates’ organizational health and impact by providing training, coaching, resources, and learning communities that advance strategic and financial management, governance, leadership, and EDIB-centered culture—while helping affiliates effectively leverage multi-year investments to build long-term capacity and belonging.
The intern will be responsible for collaborating with the OMEI team to ensure that the needs of the affiliate staff are met through learning programs, tools, and resources.
This internship supports the following Focus Areas: Affiliate Organizational Management, Equity, and Inclusion (OMEI)/Affiliate Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Trainings/departmental goals, "Affiliate Equity Pipeline" (Recruitment and Talent Attraction), Southern Legal Internship Program (SLIP). In this internship you will engage in strategic discussions on a nationwide scale, contributing to our commitment to fostering equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. You will research and share cutting-edge learnings to support a culture of learning and growth in the realm of Organizational Management, Equity, and Inclusion (OMEI)

Requirements

• Graduate student in related field
• Word, PowerPoint and Excel proficiency
• Interest in organizational management, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Experience with project management and building resources
• Ability to take initiative, think creatively, contribute innovative ideas, problem solve, work well under pressure, and take ownership of projects and assignments
• Experience assisting with administrative tasks in an office setting, preferably a nonprofit
• A commitment to civil liberties, civil rights, and social justice

Responsibilities

• Resource Creation and Management: Create, edit, organize and maintain resources for effective communication of OMEI/SLIP programs and tools. Maintain and update content on "the HUB," our intranet platform.
• Administrative Support: Assist in coordinating learning calls and webinars, support virtual workshops administration. Support administrative tasks, such as taking notes for and assisting with the coordination of meetings related to working groups, learning communities, and other initiatives.
• Communication: Draft preliminary language for deliverables, such as internal communications, brief summaries, and PowerPoint presentations, for different audiences. Written correspondence to stakeholders across the nationwide organization.
• Virtual Meeting Involvement: Attend critical meetings with ACLU affiliate staff and board members, Draft follow-up summaries and communications, documenting key learnings.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Identify and synthesis relevant data Excel and PowerPoint reports, analyze and report on priority programming and learning community effectiveness, support survey data collection and analysis of results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern