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Alliance Defending Freedom

There are numerous positive reasons to work at ADF. The organization adheres to Christian values, cares for all its staff and customers, and works hard to be a voice of reason in our area of work. 

The company culture is superb, and regularly reviews aspects of the culture for continuous improvement. The team members sincerely care for each other both personally and professionally, and it is common to take a moment to pray for one another. 

ADF encourages ongoing professional development, including an executive mentoring coach for all managers for the past 3+ years with no plan to stop. All team members are welcome to participate in the LinkedIn education video series to advance their skills. And, the company hosts monthly organization-wide meetings to increase communication and collaboration on critical projects. 

We work hard to make stars of each, rather than trying to garner self-recognition. We aim to promote people and advance their careers at the company. The success of the company depends on the success of all the team members, not just one person.  

The organization has excellent benefits and compensation. ADF routinely monitors compensation to ensure we pay a competitive market wage compared to similar nonprofits. The company pays 100% of health insurance premiums and contributes to the team member's health savings account. They have vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. They have 11 paid holidays, 16 days of paid time off for new hires, and they often give "gift days" during Christmas. And, it keeps going – they have maternity and paternity leave, they allow team members to compassionately transfer accrued paid time off to other team members in dire need. Phenomenal.

We work hard, and it's rewarding. Most roles at ADF work in a cross-team collaborative capacity, so you're not isolated in your work. Additionally, each position at ADF is vitally important to the success of the whole organization. Nearly every month, accounting, information technology, and/or facilities (and other teams) are thanked for participating in the success of one of our cases. We strive to be One Team – we are not perfect people, but we aim to treat everyone as vital to the company's success. 

There are many other good reasons to be a team member at ADF. These are just a few. 


What is the best part of working at the company?
ADF  values every team member. Team Leaders are very professional. ADF goes above and beyond to develop its team members. They truly believe in their mission of defending religious freedom. The team members are just genuinely great people to serve with. 
ADF is for you if you're looking to serve in a great ministry that is truly making an impact by winning legal cases that ensure our religious freedoms are defended. 


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of working at ADF is hearing stories from good people that have had their religious freedom trampled on. All team members work so hard to make sure ADF wins it cases and sometimes it can be stressful waiting on court rulings. When you feel so strongly about what ADF is doing to help people you stress when governments treat them badly for standing up for their religious beliefs. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment and culture is great. All team members and management are always treated with respect. Team members are Christian's and they treat each other the way you would expect Christian's to treat their brothers and sisters in Christ. 
I have worked in many jobs throughout my career and ADF by far is the best place to serve with the greatest mission to help people. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day at ADF is meeting with the team leader where she/he communicates the work goal for the day. The team leader will ask the team if they have everything they need to do their job successfully for that day. 
Team members work closely with all departments throughout the day to make sure the best outcome for our clients is achieved. 
Team leaders are always concerned about making the working day a pleasant experience. 
They are always willing to jump in and help out when needed.

ADF is a great place with a great mission. The CEO is extremely humble and does his best to make every employee at every level feel valued. He takes each new employee to a lunch in groups to make sure he knows everyone he works with. During covid the executive team made sure everyone felt like they could work from home if they needed to without judgement. Unfortunately the separate departments overrode this allowance for team members making some feel compelled to come in. While the CEO and executive team were phenomenal some departments weren’t so much. There was a heavy lack of communication and management held their employees to different standards than they themselves were willing to meet. Career advancement was particularly difficult if you didn’t have the right connections. At times it felt more like career advancement had more to do with how well you clicked with certain people in management rather than skills, ability, and character. Certain members of management also made promises that weren’t always kept to employees about work arrangements. At times it seems there was a lack of appreciation for employees among some members of management. It is however important to note while this may have been going on in some departments others seemed to have a great culture. The advice here would be to just be careful about which department you join, and note it can be difficult to switch departments. 

If you are passionate about religious freedom and want your work to make a difference, this is absolutely the place for you.  One of the core understandings at ADF is that we need each other.  On our own our impact is limited, but working together as an Alliance we can significantly change the culture and legal environment for good.  

ADF's guiding principles are to be Christ Centered and Servant Oriented, and they are committed to Stewarding resources well, to striving for Excellence in all they do, and to achieving Victory.

Beyond all that, ADF offers competitive salaries, along with a comprehensive benefits package - medical insurance, dental coverage, commuting expenses, vision, health savings account, and 401K - that more than adequately provides for health and financial needs. 

One of the things that impresses me most about the leadership of this organization is the respect they demonstrate toward all.  Whether you are a close colleague or a legal opponent you will be treated with dignity and respect. 

The best part of my job is working with a world-class group of colleagues - men and women who are passionate about their work, who value collaboration and feedback, and who are more concerned about helping me to be successful than about advancing their own careers.

Alliance Defending Freedom is a fantastic place to work. Its Christ-centered culture, mission focus, and work life balance make it a wonderful organization. The communications team is well organized with clear structure and strategy on how ADF presents itself in the public square. ADF employees are some of the most talented in their fields, yet they are humble and easy to work with on a daily basis. Working on the communications team allows me to work across teams on a regular basis and all interactions with the legal team, development team, etc. are productive and pleasant and allow me to tangibly contribute to ADF's mission and impact. With more practical things, ADF is flexible and always accommodating when life throws you curveballs. Its a wonderful place to work that keeps Christ first!

When I first started at ADF, I anticipated that I would leave in a year or two - instead I have stayed nearly 18 years and counting. The reason - the team and the people we serve.  I have found a group of people who not only care about the clients we serve and the mission we seek to advocate for - but they care about each other.  From those who work in the mail room, set up the AV for events or are the speaker in front of a large group or those who are writing a brief for the supreme court OR the IT professional who comes to save the day when our laptops are acting unruly - this team understands  that we cannot accomplish our goals without each others talents.  The work we do is not without stress, but we all work together for the same goals, sharing the same standard for excellence and service - and in that shared effort - there is so much joy and gratitude to be part of this amazing team and do a job that I love.

Alliance Defending Freedom has a fantastic mission and opportunities for employees to learn and grow. The cases we take on are important and interesting, and it's really great to be surrounding by people who truly and passionately care about the work they do. And, even though our work is serious, ADF makes a point to incorporate fun team building and team development times into the schedule.  

Alliance Defending Freedom is filled with people that are passionate about the work we do, providing a community of hard-working, like-minded teams. Each day is different, and new challenges pop up consistently. I have learned so much from others and have gotten the chance to work with the best and brightest among our team and other organizations. We also have a constant reminder - our clients - of the everyday Americans that are affected by injustices and the inspiration of their humility and dedication to their faith.

I love this organization and have learned the federal, appellate, and supreme court processes up close.  Most of the people are wonderful to work with and the work can be very challenging and rewarding.  However, because it is a non-profit, it does not offer raises/bonuses very often.

ADF is an atmosphere where I look forward to going to work and going back day after day. It is a culture where teamwork is valued and collaboration is encouraged and celebrated. There is a sincere desire to help one another succeed professionally and thrive spiritually at work and in life. I enjoy working on cross team projects and building relationships with allied organizations. 

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