Work with FCNL

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.

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Legislative Director for Foreign Policy

The Legislative Director for Foreign Policy oversees FCNL’s foreign policy lobbying team to advance peace and justice policy on Capitol Hill while leading a long-term effort to replace the current U.S. foreign policy paradigm of military domination and national superiority with a more ethical and effective one based on cooperation and mutual respect. 

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Advocacy Teams Organizer

The Friends Committee on National Legislation seeks a full-time Advocacy Teams Organizer to support new and prospective members of FCNL’s Advocacy Teams to develop deep advocacy skills and connect with the national network of 1,500 people already working in 135 Advocacy Teams around the country. This position reports to the Senior Advocacy Teams Manager and is part of the Strategic Advocacy Team. 

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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.

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Volunteer Opportunities

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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. 

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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.

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Vermont Advocacy Team members and members of a group called Action Corps hold signs that say "Yemen Can't Wait" and call for the U.S. to end its support for the war in Yemen
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Opportunities for Young Adults

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. 

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.