Make a donation to the ACLU of North Carolina

The ACLU of North Carolina (ACLU-NC) is the North Carolina state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU-NC Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) is the 501(c)(3) arm of the ACLU-NC that coordinates and carries out its legal and educational work around civil liberties issues. The North Carolina affiliate of the ACLU was founded in 1965, is based in Raleigh, and has grown to approximately 8,000 members statewide. Our mission is to preserve and defend the guarantees of individual liberty found in the North Carolina Constitution and the US Constitution, with particular emphasis on freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of religion, equal protection under law for all people, the right to privacy, the right to due process of law, and the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.

The ACLU-NC and its Legal Foundation are governed by all-volunteer Boards of Directors, comprised of individuals from many different parts of the state and who work in a variety of professions. Most Board members are elected by the general membership to serve three-year terms and may serve no more than two consecutive terms. The Board sets the agenda for the organization and is charged with governance, oversight and securing the resources necessary for the organization to carry out its mission.

The ACLU-NC and its legal arm maintain eight permanent staff positions: Executive Director, Legal Director, Development Associate, Legislative Coordinator, Program Associate, Racial Justice Staff Attorney, Membership Coordinator and Paralegal.

Finally, we cannot discuss our program without mentioning the wonderful students and ACLU members who volunteer in our office and at our events. We are deeply grateful to our volunteers, law clerks and interns. They really keep us going! If you would like to volunteer, please send an email to Ian Mance, Program Associate, at aclunc@nc.rr.com.

Your ACLU of North Carolina staff:

Jennifer Rudinger, Executive Director
Katherine Lewis Parker, Legal Director
Sarah Preston, Legislative Director
Ian A. Mance, Program Associate
Emily-Mary Brown, Paralegal
Perryn Reyelts, Development Associate
Kristen Hefner, Immigrants' Rights Fellow
Reina Arai, Healthy Youth Coordinator