Global Justice Policy and Communications Fellowship
Fall Fellowship: September 16 – December 18, 2025
Winter Fellowship: December 15, 2025 – March 31, 2026

Time Commitment: 
Mon-Thurs: 6 hours/day (12-6pm Eastern Time)
Plus: Two Tuesdays per month 8-10pm Eastern Time
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Location:
Remote in the U.S.

How to apply:
Send a resume and cover letter to national@actioncorps.org.
Optional: Attach a writing sample, campaign draft, email blast sample, or other professional examples of work.

Deadline:
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Summary: 
Action Corps, a grassroots humanitarian education and advocacy organization, seeks fellows interested in learning about the following areas of work:

  • Writing and visual design
  • Congressional advocacy
  • Organizing to change U.S. foreign policy
  • Fundraising
  • Volunteer recruitment
  • Training logistics
  • Middle East peace campaign
  • Advocacy for global economic justice
  • General operations

Action Corps leads multi-organizational campaigns for global relief and Middle East peace and is developing a campaign for a strong multiracial democracy.

Anticipated Benefits to Fellow: 

  • Academic credit from participating schools
  • Mentoring by the organization’s director
  • Opportunities to connect with activists across the U.S. and staff at humanitarian and policy advocacy organizations
  • Opportunities to write for a public audience and feedback on the writing
  • Business cards
  • Action Corps hand-printed T-shirt
  • Action Corps email address
  • $250/month stipend

Summary of Responsibilities:
Core Functions:

  1. Communications: Draft and send emails to Action Corps activists; compile and edit an annual report, and coordinate and execute the production of the mailing of it to members. support the mailing of an end-of-year solicitation; other writing as needed
  2. Policy: Represent Action Corps on video calls for coalitions working for peace and global justice, with a focus on ending genocide in Gaza and U.S. participation in the war between Israel and Iran.
  3. Team Building and Communication: Participate in weekly 1:1 and/or small group calls with Action Corps staff and volunteers, biweekly national organizer video calls (Tuesday evenings 8:30-9:30pm Eastern Time, with 30 minutes before and after as needed), and engage in online community activities with Action Corps organizers, ambassadors, and allies.

Other Possible Functions:

  1. Fundraising: Support our grants and donor program with research and outreach. Build/maintain a list of potential funders, contacting them with requests, updates, and appreciation. Learn about logistics and administrative work for fundraising campaigns.
  2. Volunteer Recruitment: Learn how to recruit and support more organizers and advocates across the U.S. by posting information online and connecting with institutional leaders.
  3. Possible Training/Event Logistics: Help plan and execute an event with people across the U.S.
  4. Additional Opportunities: May include note taking, scheduling, calling allied organizations, drafting emails, research, and other activities.

Campaign-Specific Functions (You may be assigned to one of these tracks – You can indicate your preference.):

  • Congressional War Powers and Middle East Peace Campaign: Work closely with the Action Corps’ leadership and local  organizers to implement Middle East peace campaign strategies. Represent Action Corps on coalition calls, prepare summaries and action items, research and write policy memos, draft action alerts, set up meetings with members of Congress, reach out to organizations and individuals about speaking opportunities, prepare action kits, and support educational and grassroots efforts to stop U.S. participation in Middle East wars.
  • Global Climate and Economic Justice Campaign for a New Issuance of Special Drawing Rights: Participate in weekly coalition strategy meetings, set up meetings with Senate offices, draft social media posts and letters to the editor, and help the coalition secure a new issuance of financial resources by the International Monetary Fund without conditions or additions to countries’ debts.

Desired Experience and Attributes: 

  1. Strong interest in campaigning or community organizing, humanitarianism, and/or global justice
  2. Self-starter with resourcefulness and initiative
  3. Strong goal-setting and follow-through skills
  4. Willing to ask for commitments to action, including cold calling and follow-ups
  5. Collaborative spirit with strong communication skills
  6. Ability to work in a bipartisan fashion, with diverse groups and in a small-staff, tight-budget, start-up environment
  7. Self-care practices, including clear communication of needs

Equal Opportunity Policy: Action Corps seeks to create a diverse team. We encourage people from all ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, generational, and religious backgrounds to apply.