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The Development Intern will have the opportunity to learn about how a museum’s fundraising goals are met in the areas of individual giving, institutional giving, events, and development services. In this role, expect to:
• Work hand in hand with our team to see how donors are cultivated, solicited, and stewarded for support of institutional priorities, projects, programs, and exhibitions by helping with communications, donor acknowledgement and recognition, database management, and event planning and execution.
• Support the Development team on the entire donor life cycle, from prospecting and research to cultivation to gift agreement and recognition by providing project management support.
• Learn important communication skills while helping to prepare materials for solicitations and reports in collaboration with departments museum wide.
• Develop an understanding of the business operations of a development department by assisting with grant agreements, pledges, proposals, and goals forecasting.
• Work with members from other departments to understand how the staff collaborates across the Museum on exhibitions, committee meetings, and other projects.
• Participate in departmental meetings and MCA staff events.
\nQualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
This internship opportunity begins 8/12/2024 and ends 5/16/2025. To apply, please submit a resume and include your availability in your cover letter. Must be able to communicate fluently in English. Ability to operate computers, printers, and telephones is required. General mobility throughout the building, light lifting, and ability to stand for extended periods of time as scheduled is required. The hourly rate for this role is $17.00. The submission deadline is 6/23/2024.
Interested? APPLY NOW https://mcachicago.org/About/Employment
P.S. The MCA provides great benefits to part-time staff that include: visiting the MCA’s galleries, curator led staff tours of MCA exhibitions, discounts at the MCA Store and MCA restaurant Marisol, discounts for MCA Stage and other programs, plus a wide variety of discounts at many cultural institutions in the Chicagoland area.
Intern
Arts & Culture
$69k-102k (estimate)
05/31/2024
07/30/2024
mcachicago.org
CHICAGO, IL
200 - 500
1967
NANCY FAGIN
$10M - $50M
Arts & Culture
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945. The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance. Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, the MCA boasts a gift store, bookstore, restaurant, 300-seat theater, and a terraced sculpture garden with a great view of Lake Michigan.