Fundraising Internship

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Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space is seeking grant-writing interns to join its Development Team. The primary responsibilities of these grant-writing interns will include proposal and report writing, and working closely with the development team and senior program staff.

Qualifications:

Some copy editing or PR experience preferred.

Responsibilities of individual team members may include:

• Researching foundations and presenting well-reasoned recommendations to build our base of support.
• Working closely with Communications to prepare high-quality letters of inquiry, and foundation and major donor correspondence.
• Cultivating donors through research and outreach, and provide status reports at team meetings.
• Correspondence with appropriate program staff for program details to determine grant applicability.
• Collaboratively writing operating and program grant proposals, coordinating with program administrators and financial officer for budgetary and program information.
• Taking ownership for a handful of grants and monitoring their proposal review process for appropriate and timely submission.
• Maintaining and documenting funder contacts and proposal deadlines in the respective databases.
• Creating communications and cultivation materials for past and current major grant-makers to enhance their relationship with MoRUS and increase the likelihood of continued contributions.