Job Description:

Position Title: 2025 Development Intern-Fall

Division: Development

Department: Development

Reports to: Prospect Research Analyst

About Crystal Bridges & The Momentary:

Crystal Bridges is a museum of American art located in Bentonville, Arkansas. We explore the unfolding story of America by actively collecting, exhibiting, interpreting, and preserving outstanding works that illuminate the American heritage and artistic possibilities. Founded by Alice Walton in 2005, the museum opened in 2011 and is a public, non-profit charitable organization with free admission.

The Momentary is a new contemporary art space that opened to the public on February 22, 2020, in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas. A satellite to Crystal Bridges, the Momentary presents visual, performing, and culinary arts. The mission of the Momentary is to champion contemporary art’s role in everyday life and explore the unfolding story of contemporary American arts in an international context by actively commissioning and exhibiting outstanding works that explore new ideas and inspire action

Position Summary:

The Crystal Bridges Development Internship is an outstanding opportunity for a student or recent graduate looking to round out his or her portfolio and resume with real-world application of fundraising and donor relations. The Development Intern will learn how a fundraising department supports the goals and objectives of Crystal Bridges and the Momentary through research and prospect management, donor communications, fundraising strategies, and cultivation events.

The Development Intern will gain an understanding of how varied fundraising strategies support the museum’s ability to generate annual gifts, major gifts, and legacy gifts to sustain the institution’s mission of presenting art, nature, and architecture programming, exhibitions, and experiences that are accessible to all.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordinating fundraising operations activity such as prospect research,

Learn proposal and presentation development,

Learn and draft impact reports and case statements

Contribute information to newsletters, and stewardship communication

Learn and assist in guided tours

Qualifications:

• Completed fundamental or advanced coursework in marketing, public relations, nonprofit management, English, or related program at the college level.
• Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PPT, and Teams.
• Demonstrated experience in Canva preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in a fundraising CRM preferred such as Salesforce, Tessitura, Advance, or Donor Perfect.
• Experience working in a nonprofit setting preferred.
• Ability to accept and synthesize constructive critique of work.
• Valid driver’s license.

Timeline:

Anticipated Start Date: August 25th

Anticipated End Date: November 15th

Schedule:

Hours: High School students: Up to 15 hours a week; Undergraduate students (bachelor’s Level): Up to 20 hours a week; Graduate Students (master’s Level): Up to 25 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:

High School Interns: $12.00 an hour

Undergraduate Interns: $13.00 an hour

Graduate (master’s Level) Interns: $14.00 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 accommodation 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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