Development Intern
About The Position
The Development Intern will work closely with the membership department, and more broadly with the development department, to learn about the different jobs needed to support the fundraising efforts of the museum. The intern will work on projects related to both data management and donor stewardship. Many projects will make use of Tessitura, providing first-hand experience with a CRM that is widely used in the cultural sector. This position is part-time, 20 hours per week, up to 240 total hours. This position reports to the Manager of Development and Reporting. The summer internship term runs from June through August 2026, with flexible start and end dates.
Requirements
- Applicants must reside in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virgina and must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship by NMWA.
- Applicants must have completed their sophomore year of undergraduate study (or higher) or two-years’ worth of work experience after high school.
- Attention to detail
- Comfort and experience with MS-Office products
- Discretion and sensitivity to personal information
- Willingness to learn new technology
Responsibilities
- Assist with stewardship for high dollar donors
- Help develop new member retention strategy
- Prepare weekly contribution reports and contribution acknowledgement reports
- Perform data hygiene including address clean up, duplicate management, and contribution recoding
- Support maintenance of constituent records by adding photos of high dollar donors and uploading pledge documentation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
