Eagle Forum’s Leadership – JOIN OUR TEAM!

What makes Eagle Forum unique is our network of state organizations. Our state leaders serve as volunteers, and they are the heart and soul of Eagle Forum.

The state affiliates are the face of Eagle Forum at the local level. While the National Eagle Forum office can shine the light on social, moral, and public policy issues impacting the family, Eagle Forum depends on local and state leaders to educate citizens about the issues and how they may affect policy by getting involved.

Leadership Requirements:

  • Agree to support the mission of Eagle Forum – to attract, identify, recruit, train, and equip conservative and pro-family men and women, to participate in the process of self-government and public policymaking so that America will continue to be a land of individual liberty, respect for family integrity, public and private virtue, national independence, constitutional government, and private enterprise.
  • Be a dues-paying member ($25/year) – includes our monthly mailed Eagle Forum
  • Faithfulness to be involved with Eagle Forum for at least one year before assuming leader role (unless waived by President)
  • Complete and submit application for leadership to be approved by the national Board.
    • Must include recommendations/referrals by two existing leaders/members in good standing who are also known by National leadership.
  • Attend (if possible, and if not, send a representative) Presidents Roundtable (our annual leadership meeting of leaders, chairmen, board members, national Board and staff) and Eagle Council (our national conference), both usually held in September.

Organizational Leadership:

  • Form a Team – We urge State Leaders to attract, recruit, and invite others to become part of their ‘leadership’ team (Board) serving according to their own interests and expertise (i.e., finance, administration/organizational development, issues/lobbying, constituent relations/activist recruitment/networking; communications (database management, social media, email alerts, etc.), PR/media).
  • Activity/Influence – Because each state and its leaders (teams) are unique, Eagle Forum encourages the formation of state affiliates according to their own uniqueness (interests, skills, passions, and availability). However, to give you a general idea of what and how our state affiliates function, please see the following list:
    • Publish a newsletter (either print or email, or both)
    • Maintain a website and social media presence (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, other)
    • Recruit citizen-lobbyists (as part of the team) to monitor legislation at the state capitol
    • Host annual seminars, conferences to educate and activate constituents
    • Host regular (monthly) meetings featuring guest speakers to educate, strategize, recruit, and build the local organization, activating its members to affect good policy
    • Host annual fundraisers to help fund the local organization (staffing, overhead, travel, recruitment, continuing education, etc.)
    • Recruit local and regional chapter leaders and develop state membership; often done according to congressional districts
    • Maintain an active email/networking list to disseminate legislative alerts, and information, to promote action and recruitment of new team members,
    • Encourage development of new Young Eagles groups (recruit parent and student leaders) and refer them to National Eagle Forum’s Chairman, Frances Arthur to work with
    • Vet and endorse candidates for elections, including school boards, state legislature, Congress
    • Create and maintain a 501(c)(4), 501(c)(3), and a State PAC with Board of Directors adhering to the by-laws for the organization
    • Distributes Eagle Forum Report and/or encourages subscriptions
  • Focus on Issues – determine your priority National Eagle Forum has long been involved with issues regarding Education, Life, the Judiciary, National Defense, Immigration, Healthcare, Privacy, Feminism, and protecting the U.S. Constitution.
  • Capitol Hill – We urge every State leader to work with our Executive Director in Washington, D.C. Tabitha Walter (Tabitha@eagleforum.org), and National President, Kris Ullman (Kris@eagleforum.org). They are the faces of Eagle Forum on Capitol Hill and are responsible for monitoring Congressional legislation and for alerting us to calls to take action which are sent by our national office. Please also work with Tabitha and Kris to vet your Congressional candidates.
  • Collaborate with Others – promote and establish a working relationship with other conservative and/or pro-family groups in the state which can prove effective in lobbying and media relations.

Connect and Communicate:

  • Your Contact Info: State leadership contact information is included on the national website which is maintained by our Alton office staff.
  • Weekly National Newsletter – News and Notes is our Eagle Forum weekly leadership newsletter created to help leaders stay informed, connected, and mutually supported. It features information about national issues, state news, action items, upcoming events, and words to inspire. We invite you to submit detailed information to our National Field and Programs Director, Julia Warton by Wednesday, Noon of each week to be included as you have items to share.
  • Monthly Leader Conference Call – We also invite you to participate in the monthly Eagle Leader Zoom calls hosted by Julia Warton, held on the last Wednesday of every month at 2 pm Central Time.
  • Ongoing National Support – please don’t hesitate to let Julia Warton (julia@eagleforum.org) know how we may best serve, support, and encourage your leadership efforts, as well as how we may come alongside you to promote your state organization events, programs, organizational development, fundraising, governance, recruitment, marketing, leadership training, issue advocacy, social media presence and beyond.

Of course, the entire staff of Eagle Forum is available to support you as well!

If you are interested in exploring leadership with us, please reach out to Julia Warton and she will be happy to discuss opportunities with you.

Kris Ullman, National Eagle Forum President

(703) 598-7498

Julia Warton, National Field and Programs Director

(719) 213-4675 mobile