Description of position and core responsibilities:
The Development Intern will play a critical leadership role in planning and executing the silent auction for our fall fundraiser, Flutter. This project is a significant, time- and labor-intensive undertaking that has raised more than $30,000 in the last two years, supporting scholarships for over 3,000 students in recent years. The intern will helm the silent auction from start to finish, working closely with the Development team and engaging deeply with community members, donors, and local businesses. This means conducting initial outreach to previous donors, updating our auction platform with packages, arranging for pick-up and storage of items, recording the in-kind donations in our CRM, issuing thank you letters, preparing the physical auction space, and executing the auction at the event. A great deal of documentation and guidance exists from the past three years of auctions to help guide a candidate through this process.
Additionally, the Development Intern will take part in
Development department meetings (with our President/CEO) and engage in event planning tasks. The intern will gain skills in gift entry into our database, sending gift acknowledgement, and running gift reports. This internship is an excellent opportunity for a student
interested in nonprofit development, communications, fundraising, donor
engagement, and event planning. You will get an in-depth look at how a development department functions in an esteemed community non-profit. Ultimately, this opportunity can serve as something of a portfolio piece to carry forward into a candidate's next stage, demonstrating the ability to helm a substantial project leading to meaningful, impactful results for youth throughout Southeast Michigan.
Desired qualifications:
- Ability to work in person ~12-14 hours/week at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and/or Leslie Science & Nature Center;
- Comfort in engaging with representatives of local/regional businesses, community organizations, and stakeholders;
- Possesses an ability to handle a large volume of correspondence in a timely, professional manner;
- Self-driven, responsive, and communicative;
- Ability to navigate tech platforms such as email (Microsoft Outlook) and spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel);
- Willingness to learn museum-specific CRM (Versai) and auction platform software (ClickBid).
Schedule/Funding:
There is funding for 120 hours. We anticipate a candidate working 12-14hrs/week, depending on their preference and availability. Compensation is as follows:
- $16/hr - Undergraduate students
- $18/hr - Masters' students
- $20/hr - PhD students
Instructions on how to apply:
To be considered, please email a .pdf of your resume and a brief cover letter detailing your interest in the position to development@aahom.org. We hope to schedule preliminary interviews (via Zoom/Teams) in late May/early June and in-person interviews before 6/15.
