Careers & Internships

The ACLU Foundation of Kansas seeks up to two Development interns to support our grassroots fundraising efforts in Fall 2026. The ACLU of Kansas is a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to preserving and advancing the freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution, including voting rights, immigrants’ rights, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, and First Amendment freedoms. The ACLU of Kansas is an affiliate of the national American Civil Liberties Union, has an annual budget of approximately $4.5 million, and welcomes the support of thousands of people across the state who value democracy and freedom. Fundraising within this Development internship will focus on data organization and clean-up, donor stewardship activities, and logistical support for donor cultivation activities.

The ACLU of Kansas seeks a visionary, dynamic, creative, self-motivated team player to serve as its Legal Director. This senior-level, at-will position will lead the organization’s statewide program of impact-oriented litigation and legal advocacy. Reporting to the Deputy Executive Director/Chief Program Officer, the position may be based at either of the ACLU of Kansas’s offices, located in Overland Park and Wichita.

The ACLU of Kansas seeks a dynamic, innovative, and seasoned professional to serve as its inaugural Deputy Executive Director and Chief Program Officer (CPO). The CPO reports directly to the Executive Director and is a member of a senior management team that also includes the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Development Officer. The CPO will lead the strategic direction, planning, and day-to-day management of the ACLU of Kansas’s programmatic work. The CPO works closely with the Executive Director, other staff, partners, volunteers, and the board to achieve the ambitious goals for civil liberties and civil rights impact that the organization has adopted. The CPO designs and implements monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes to enhance programmatic results and impact. In addition, the CPO will collaborate with other staff in designing and maintaining an organizational culture that centers people impacted by ACLU work and that fosters equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.