About this role
INTERNSHIP POSITION SUMMARY
The Cincinnati Art Museum has an opening for a part-time Philanthropy Communication and Administration Intern in the Philanthropy department. The internship will be in the summer of 2026 for 12 weeks from May to July and scheduled 20-25 hours per week. This internship offers a student the ability to learn about fundraising, member/donor communication, and CRM administration in a non-profit environment.
The intern will do research and analysis on current communication strategies to our members/donors and those of other museums and non-profits to recommend improvements in communication strategies. These communications include the museum’s webpages, email, social media campaigns, letters, etc. The intern will utilize the museum’s customer relationship management (CRM) database, Altru, and other software, such as WordFly and Social Good. The intern will also have the opportunity to work with and learn from the museum’s Philanthropy department on fundraising, donor engagement, grant writing, and more.
ESSENTIAL INTERNSHIP FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Working under the overall direction of the Membership & Annual Giving Manager, duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Research trends and patterns in membership communication
- Analyze data and update dashboards on past communication campaigns
- Assist with membership record clean up
- Develop new strategies of digital fundraising
- Collaborate with philanthropy team members to learn museum’s mission and priorities
- Produce communication strategy proposal by end of internship and present recommendation
- Other duties as assigned.
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS
- Strong problem solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Creative and team-oriented
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Interest in arts administration, fundraising, data analytics, and/or database administration.
- Experience working in CRMs a plus
Other facts
About Cincinnati Art Museum
Located in scenic Eden Park, the Cincinnati Art Museum features an unparalleled art collection of more than 65,000 works spanning 6,000 years. In addition to displaying its own broad collection, the Art Museum also hosts several national and international traveling exhibitions each year.
Visitors can enjoy the exhibitions or participate in the Art Museum’s wide range of art-related programs, activities and special events. General admission is always free for all, plus Art Museum members receive additional benefits.
The Art Museum is open six days a week, making greater Cincinnati’s most treasured cultural asset accessible to everyone.
The Cincinnati Art Museum is supported by the generosity of individuals and businesses that give annually to ArtsWave. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund the Cincinnati Art Museum with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. The Cincinnati Art Museum gratefully acknowledges operating support from the City of Cincinnati, as well as our members.
What you'll do
- The intern will research and analyze current communication strategies for members and donors, and recommend improvements. They will also assist with membership record clean-up and develop new strategies for digital fundraising.
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