The FCNL Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that conducts research, publishes analysis on legislation and government policy for the public and members of Congress, and trains constituents to conduct effective advocacy. FCNL Ed Fund seeks to live our values of integrity, simplicity, and peace as we educate and build relationships with the public and policymakers on critical public policy issues. FCNL Ed Fund’s staff work in the first platinum LEED-certified building on Capitol Hill.
A Scoville Fellow would work on a range of substantive peace and security policy initiatives at the FCNL Ed Fund, related to militarism and human rights. The work of the Scoville Fellow would be project focused and would help the fellow learn policy analysis and development skills, and understand the legislative process, and effective grassroots and media advocacy. The fellow would have access to a large a network of national security and human rights professionals for career development.
These projects could include:
Supporting FCNL Ed Fund’s militarism and human rights program through research on the use of lethal force abroad, constitutional war powers, and effective means to rein in militarism in U.S. national security policy and proposing innovative ways in which U.S. policy can reduce armed interventions and strengthen peace and stability;
Supporting FCNL Ed Fund’s effort to educate members of Congress and the public on the harmful impact of military responses to various challenges, including terrorism, as well as supporting advocacy on specific U.S. conflicts through research, writing, and outreach.
The fellow would have opportunities to publish articles in national and local media outlets and in FCNL Ed Fund publications for constituents; to help facilitate coalition work; and to network and engage with experts, grassroots activists, and local leaders in key states on relevant issues. FCNL Ed Fund has a nationwide network of more than 100,000 active constituents in 48 states and more than 80 years of experience in advancing peace. FCNL Ed Fund has successfully assisted past Scoville Fellows and FCNL Young Fellows in finding positions at other NGOs and in the government.