Program

Smithsonian Latino Center

Organization

Smithsonian Latino Center

Opportunity Type

Internship

About the Program

This is an unpaid internship opportunity wherein the intern will support the Smithsonian Latino Center’s advancement activities, gain valuable fundraising research skills and exposure to an arts non-profit organization. The intern’s primary duties include conducting research on existing and prospective individual, foundation, and corporate donors. Furthermore, the intern attends bi-weekly SLC staff meetings, weekly SLC advancement meetings, and project-related advancement meetings as appropriate.

SLC Mission Statement: The Smithsonian Latino Center is the division of the Smithsonian Institution that ensures that Latino contributions to art, science and the humanities are highlighted, understood and advanced through the development and support of public programs, scholarly research, museum collections and educational opportunities at the Smithsonian Institution and its affiliated organizations across the United States and internationally.

Through this internship, interns will develop critical skills associated with nonprofit administration and fundraising. Specifically, they will:

• Learn how to conduct prospect research as they generate lists of potential donors and match them with SLC funding needs 
• Develop their understanding of philanthropy as they review and evaluate funding opportunities
• Understand the role of fundraising at a non-profit through participation in regular fundraising team meetings, meetings with SLC and Smithsonian colleagues, and staff meetings 
• Gain insight into the intersection of fundraising, marketing, and outreach as they update the SLC contact list and database of potential funders 
• Refine their written, oral, and presentation skills as they assist in the drafting of correspondence, proposals, pitch materials, and presentations 
• Gain exposure to nonprofit board management as they assist with board meeting preparation 
• Improve their project management skills as they coordinate in-house mailings to prospective and existing corporate, foundation, and/or individual donors 
• Gain an understanding of non-profit operations through special projects and administrative duties as assigned 

Program Location

Washington , DC

Application Website

solaa.si.edu/solaa/SOLAAHome.html

Description

Experience will be best suited for candidates to whom the following applies: 

• Students who have a minimum GPA of 3.0 
• Students who are enrolled in a four-year college or university or recent college graduates (within 12 months) 

Students with an interest in refining their knowledge of: 

• Non-profit management 
• Fundraising operations 
• Fundraising, cultivation, and stewardship events
• Database management 
• Prospect research 

• Students who have a solid understanding of MS Word, preferably MS Outlook as well 
• Students who have utilized Excel, including basic to intermediate formulas, in an academic or professional setting 
• Students who have developed a PowerPoint presentation and presented it in a class, group, or professional setting 
• Full time or part-time: 24 hours/week, ideally three full work days 

Open to residents of:

Open to students attending school in:

Minimum GPA

Year in School

• College Freshman
• College Sophomore
• College Junior
• College Senior
• Recent Graduate - Undergraduate

Enrollment Status

• Full time
• Part time

Citizenship

• U.S. Citizens
• Legal Permanent Residents

Keywords

Organization Address

600 Maryland Avenue SW (cross street 7th and Maryland Avenue SW) Suite 7042
Washington , DC 20024

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