2025 Grants and Research Development Intern - Spring

The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Founded by philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton, Crystal Bridges is a public non-profit charitable organization.

Job Description:

Position Title: 2025 Grants and Research Development Intern - Spring

Position Type: Intern

Division: Development

Department: Development

Reports to: Analyst, Strategic Projects and Relationships

Position Summary:

The Development Internship with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is designed to provide an overview of the skills and responsibilities required to successfully research, identify, and cultivate donors and sponsors, including foundations. The Development Intern will contribute to the advancement of Crystal Bridges' prospecting strategy while gaining practical experience and skills in the areas of research, proposal development, funder cultivation and stewardship, and grants management. The Development Intern will also receive an overview of the museum's greater fundraising initiatives, including but not limited to membership, major gifts, corporate sponsorships, and grants. The opportunity to customize specific projects is available based on the intern's unique interests, skills, and career goals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Development Intern will actively participate and perform duties in the following functional areas:

• Donor Cultivation, Stewardship, and Pipeline Development
  • Conducting prospect research
  • Crafting donor solicitation materials
  • Helping to prepare reports, documents, letters, and other correspondence related to donor stewardship and cultivation
  • Generating commonly used development documents (i.e., development calendars, prospect pipeline)
  • Assisting in the execution of development events when available
  • Researching various grant opportunities and preparing applications from a grants management perspective
• Other Development tasks as assigned
  • Introduction to soliciting funding from individuals, corporations, foundations, and the museum's membership program
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• College student, sophomore or above
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience in performing administrative work preferred
• Dependable, punctual, and ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule
• Must have strong writing and editing skills
• Must have confidence interacting with staff at a variety of levels, as well as donors
• Because the Development Intern may interact with sensitive personal information, a high level of professionalism and discretion are a must
• A background check is required

Timeline:

Intern selected by: December 2nd

Anticipated Start Date: February 3rd

Anticipated End Date: April 25th

Schedule:

Dates: See above

Hours: Undergraduate students (bachelor's Level): Up to 20 hours a week;

Weekly schedule to be arranged with direct supervisor

To qualify for bachelor's or master's hours, you must be enrolled in an accredited program or have graduated from an accredited program within the last three years. Students will be required to submit a current schedule or official transcript.

Compensation:

Undergraduate Interns: $13.00 an hour

To qualify for bachelor's or master's compensation, you must be enrolled in an accredited program or have graduated from an accredited program within the last three years. Students will be required to submit a current schedule or official transcript.

Required Documents:

Cover Letter

Resume

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an intern to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: In the work environment described below, position requires work at a desk, utilizing a computer and a telephone for prolonged periods of time, good eye/hand coordination, bending and stretching for filing, and physical stamina to lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a height of at least three feet for file and materials storage as appropriate for the demands of the office. Visual acuity to review written materials is required for this job.
• Work environment: Work will be performed in an office environment and museum spaces. The noise level in the museum work environment is usually low to moderate.

If the intern's personal equipment is used, the museum accepts no liability for any damage caused to said equipment while being used for museum purposes, nor loss or corruption of electronic files on devices.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.

Crystal Bridges is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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