Jump-start your career in politics! Join the Leadership Institute staff team as a summer 2027 intern.

The internship will run from May 10, 2027 through August 13, 2027. The deadline to apply is April 9, 2027.

This intensive program allows you to gain professional experience in a real working environment, further your knowledge of the conservative movement, and sharpen your skills for future success. Leadership Institute interns receive free housing, a $1,000 monthly stipend, priority access to the Institute’s Employment Placement Service, free tuition to all Leadership Institute schools and workshops, weekly private lunches and dinners with conservative VIPs, and the opportunity to build public policy references.

For more information, please visit us on the web by clicking here.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and a letter of recommendation through Conservative Jobs.

Cover letters and letters of recommendation should be addressed to the Intern Program Manager, Arin Steiner.

Jump-start your career in politics! Join the Leadership Institute staff team as a fall 2026 intern.

The internship will run from September 14, 2026 through December 18, 2026. The deadline to apply is August 31st.

This intensive program allows you to gain professional experience in a real working environment, further your knowledge of the conservative movement, and sharpen your skills for future success. Leadership Institute interns receive free housing, a $1,000 monthly stipend, priority access to the Institute’s Employment Placement Service, free tuition to all Leadership Institute schools and workshops, weekly private lunches and dinners with conservative VIPs, and the opportunity to build public policy references.

For more information, please visit us on the web by clicking here.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and a letter of recommendation through Conservative Jobs.

Cover letters and letters of recommendation should be addressed to the Intern Program Manager, Arin Steiner.

About the Role

The Leadership Institute is hiring a Recruiter for its campus news website Campus Reform (campusreform.org). As America’s leading source for conservative college news, Campus Reform serves as a watchdog to our country’s higher education system, with a mission to expose leftist bias and abuse on college campuses. The Recruiter will oversee Campus Reform’s recruitment budget to identify and onboard college students into its Young Journalists Program as freelance news correspondents.

The Recruiter is also expected to design and execute a recruitment strategy that retains top talent for Campus Reform’s Young Journalists Program. Responsibilities include management of freelancer writers, project management and coordination, and spending authority over Campus Reform’s recruitment efforts.

This is a full-time position that reports to the Operations Manager. The successful candidate may work in-office at LI Headquarters in Arlington, VA, or remotely.

Responsibilities

·      Recruit and retain top talent for Campus Reform’s Young Journalists Program

·      Execute a nationwide recruitment strategy

·      Manage the recruitment budget and keep expenditures under control

·      Manage freelancers’ payments and engagement in the Young Journalists Program

Compensation

The position pays $50,000 - $64,000 depending on experience. The successful candidate may receive a $1,000 signing bonus if they can work at LI Headquarters within 90 days of starting the role.

Jump-start your career in politics! Join the Leadership Institute staff team as a spring 2027 intern.

The internship will run from January 11, 2027 through April 9, 2027. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2026.

This intensive program allows you to gain professional experience in a real working environment, further your knowledge of the conservative movement, and sharpen your skills for future success. Leadership Institute interns receive free housing, a $1,000 monthly stipend, priority access to the Institute’s Employment Placement Service, free tuition to all Leadership Institute schools and workshops, weekly private lunches and dinners with conservative VIPs, and the opportunity to build public policy references.

For more information, please visit us on the web by clicking here.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and a letter of recommendation through Conservative Jobs.

Cover letters and letters of recommendation should be addressed to the Intern Program Manager, Arin Steiner.

About the Role 

The Leadership Institute is hiring a Freelance Reporter for its news website Campus Reform (www.campusreform.org). As America’s leading source for conservative college news, Campus Reform serves as a watchdog to our country’s higher education system, with a mission to expose leftist bias and abuse on college campuses. 

The Freelance Reporter is responsible for writing daily news articles that fit Campus Reform’s beat and mission. Freelance Reporters are expected to develop an extensive network of sources including but not limited to industry experts, college students, and college faculty and staff. News articles will include a variety of formats including feature profiles, Q+As, investigative pieces, as well as include data visualization and video components. 

Freelance Reporters that demonstrate exceptional writing, research, and sourcing skills may have opportunities to represent Campus Reform on national and local media. For such instances, Freelance Reporters are expected to work on deadline in a fast-paced environment with the Editor in Chief and PR team. 

This is a remote position that reports directly to the Deputy Editor. 

Responsibilities 

• Write daily news articles and revise copy on deadline 

• Maintain professional relationships and rapports with industry experts, higher education officials, and college students 

• Craft a variety of articles using data visualization, video, and other graphic components

• Represent Campus Reform on television, radio, podcasts, and other news media

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Expertise on issues covered by Campus Reform’s beat 

• 2 years’ experience in journalism, media, or a related field

• Experience with AP Style 

• Ability to multitask under deadline and keep up with breaking and emerging news cycles 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Interest and willingness to work outside standard business hours. 

Desired Skills

• Strong research and fact-checking skills

• Avid consumer of national and higher education news across platforms and outlets 

About the Role 

The Leadership Institute is hiring a Fellow for its news website Campus Reform (www.campusreform.org). As America’s leading source for conservative college news, Campus Reform serves as a watchdog to our country’s higher education system, with a mission to expose leftist bias and abuse on college campuses. 

The Fellow is responsible for researching and covering education national and state education policy, emerging cultural trends connected to Campus Reform’s beat, and writing daily news articles and weekly analysis and/or opinion pieces. The Fellow is also expected to represent Campus Reform in media interviews and participate in occasional trainings for Campus Reform’s freelance Young Journalists.

The Fellowship is not an entry-level position and requires reporting or other work outside the standard 8am-5pm office schedule.

This is a full-time position that reports directly to the Deputy Editor. Given Leadership Institute’s proximity to the Washington, DC, media market, candidates who can work five days per week in Campus Reform’s Arlington, VA, newsroom are strongly preferred.  

Responsibilities 

·       Write daily news articles and weekly opinion and analysis pieces

·       Continually research and cover national and state education policy

·       Maintain professional relationships and rapports with industry experts, higher education officials, and college students 

·       Represent Campus Reform on television, radio, podcasts, and other news media

Required Skills

·       Bachelor’s Degree

·       Expertise on issues covered by Campus Reform’s beat

·       Previous experience working in higher education, reporting on education, or conducting research on education policy

·       Experience with AP Style 

·       Ability to multitask under deadline and keep up with breaking and emerging news cycles 

·       Strong verbal and written communication skills

·       Interest and willingness to work outside standard business hours.

Desired Skills

·       4+ years’ experience in media, journalism, communications, or a related field

·       Strong research and fact-checking skills

·       Avid consumer of national and higher education news across platforms and outlets 

Compensation

The salary range is $55,000-$85,000 and is based on experience. Leadership Institute employee benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, and disability. The Campus Reform Fellow will also have access to a dedicated public relations and media booking consultancy to support and coordinate media appearances. 

To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to Deputy Editor Jared Harris at jharris@leadershipinstitute.org. Cover letters should note salary requirements and willingness to relocate to the Washington, DC area.  

Leadership Institute (LI) trains conservatives to lead and win in the public policy process. 

Since 1979, LI has trained more than 368,000 conservative activists, students, and leaders.  Today, Leadership Institute graduates serving in elected office include four U.S. Senators, 37 U.S. Representatives, and more than 400 state legislators nationwide.

Leadership Institute's Partnership Advisors advance this mission by building meaningful, long-term relationships between generous donors and Leadership Institute. Partnership Advisors each manage a portfolio of major donors and prospective donors and are responsible for qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding those relationships with excellence.

The Partnership Advisor reports to the Director of Partnerships and works in Leadership Institute's Development Department.

Key Responsibilities

Partner Relationships

• Manage a portfolio of major donors and prospective donors on the East Coast, with clear annual goals for revenue, renewals, upgrades, and relationship movement.

• Develop an individual relationship strategy for each donor based on the donor's interests, history with Leadership Institute, and desired level of engagement.

• Build genuine relationships with donors through personal meetings, phone calls, correspondence, events, and other meaningful interactions.

• Ask donors to renew and increase their support and present larger or longer-term funding opportunities when appropriate.

• Provide thoughtful, timely stewardship that demonstrates the impact of each donor's partnership.

Portfolio Management

• Create and carry out clear moves management plans for donors at each stage of the relationship.

• Proactively plan and complete cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities.

• Prepare donor briefings, proposals, meeting strategies, and follow-up plans.

• Maintain accurate and timely donor records, meeting reports, next steps, and opportunities in Salesforce.

Work Across Leadership Institute

• Work with Leadership Institute's programs staff to understand the organization's work, results, and current funding priorities.

• Help translate LI programs and initiatives into clear, compelling opportunities that reflect each donor's interests.

• Help prepare Leadership Institute leaders and program experts for donor meetings and ensure that all follow-up commitments are completed.

• Represent Leadership Institute professionally at donor meetings, conferences, trainings, and special events.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of successful fundraising, communications, organizing, or other values-based relationship-building experience.

• Professional experience in campaigns, congressional offices, or public policy organizations, with a strong understanding of the conservative movement.

• Strong understanding of major gift fundraising, moves management, donor stewardship, and portfolio management.

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Impeccable integrity, with strong judgment, personal initiative, and follow-through.

• Ability to manage multiple donor relationships and priorities while maintaining careful attention to detail.

• Strong personal commitment to Leadership Institute’s mission and values.

• Willingness to travel regularly, approximately 30%, for donor meetings, events, and organizational priorities.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation includes an anticipated starting range from $90,000 to $110,000.

Leadership Institute offers generous benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, retirement savings, company holidays, employee appreciation events, and free access to Leadership Institute training programs.

Summary:

LI Recruiters identify and recruit students to start conservative student organizations or publications on campus within an assigned territory.  Recruiters will develop a territory action plan to evaluate all college campuses within the territory and assign recruitment and training resources.  Recruiters will also approve or deny membership into LI’s CLP network and develop a strategic activism and training plan.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Includes the following: the exercising of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance and other duties as required.

Regional Network Development:

a)     Build and maintain relationships between LI, students, and groups within the region.

b)    Research, analyze, and recruit conservative students to participate in LI programs.

c)     Make membership decisions. Analyze and determine which groups within the region qualify to participate in LI’s CLP network.

d)    Develop a strategic plan to expand membership with LI in a territory each semester.

e)     Create and develop a regional training plan for your territory.

f)     Approve and distribute LI resources to CLP groups.

g)    Approve or deny requests from new CLP groups to join LI’s CLP network.

h)    Approve or deny activism grant requests for the group in the LI network

i)      Evaluate all higher education institutions to determine overall compatibility with CLP programs.

j)      Build relationships with partner organization counterparts

 Program Management:

a)     Manage your territories’ activism budget

b)    Approve or deny students for the Campus Ambassador program  membership

c)     Approve or deny scholarships for Leadership Institute trainings

Qualifications:      

Candidates for this position must have a knowledge and understanding of conservative philosophy with a dedication to grassroots activism and organization. Candidates should also have strong interpersonal skills and should excel in both written and oral communication.

Salary range is $50,000-$65,000