2025 Donor and Museum Relations Intern: Fall

2025 Donor and Museum Relations Intern: Fall

Requirements

• Willingness to learn creation and implementation of donor-centric stewardship and cultivation strategies.
• College student, sophomore or above preferred but not required. Applicants that have graduated within the last 36-48 months are encouraged to apply.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Must have strong writing and editing skills
• Must have confidence interacting with staff at a variety of levels, as well as donors
• Because intern may interact with sensitive personal information, a high level of professionalism and discretion are a must
• A background check is required

Responsibilities

• Work with the Donor and Museum Relations Manager ensure donors and membership experience by learning how to:
• Create high-quality interactions with the organizations high level donors
• Foster long-term engagement and investment in the museum’s mission of welcoming all.
• Learn how to coordinate and oversee a highly detailed group tours program.
• Learn and assist in coordinating high level donor events planning for the travel program, creating guest itineraries, scheduling tours, and other responsibilities.
• Learn Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary’s museum collection
• Learn CRM database system Tessitura
• Connect with museum departments to learn how to facilitate museum collection tours.
• Assist in creation of travel schedules that coincide with museum destinations of interest and offers special access opportunities to patrons.
• Build internal and external relationships
• Work with partnering institutions, auction houses, galleries, and supporters to assist in the coordination details for thoughtfully planned trips and experiences.
• Attend site visits to destinations to ensure program standards, meeting with representatives from transportation companies, hotels, restaurants, and others as needed.
• Learn and create itineraries that include related materials (i.e., biographies, maps, surveys, etc.) for the travel program.
• If scheduled, attend Director’s Receptions and sponsor events
• Work closely with the Special Events and Culinary departments to ensure optimum quality.
• Work closely with the Development team to create and implement stewardship and cultivation strategies for the purpose of increasing donor retention and development revenue.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in performing administrative work preferred