The Yard is currently accepting applications for the 2012 Internship. If you are interested in applying please visit the info page here.
All application forms and supported materials should be emailed to Michele Sasso, our Director of Communications & Artist Services at MicheleSasso@dancetheyard.org no later than Thursday March 1st, 2012 by 5pm EST.
DEADLINE EXTENDED!!!
Apps Due: Saturday March 10th, 2012
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APPS DUE: Thursday March 1st, 2012 by 5pm EST
DEADLINE EXTENDED!!!
Apps Due: Saturday March 10th, 2012
Email completed applications and additional materials to MicheleSasso@dancetheyard.org
Title: Development Intern
Status: Seasonal
Reports to: Associate Director, Artistic/Executive Director & Senior Staff
Works with: Development Staff, Donors, Patrons, Season Performers
Dates: 5/28/12-9/20/12
Focused Responsibilities: Fundraising, Grant Research & Writing, Special Event Coordination
The Development Intern works closely with Development staff to raise funds from individual donors, aid in grant writing and research and is responsible for hard deadlines. The intern is also responsible for assisting with logistics for special events, tracking event RSVPs, making VIP arrangements, composing donor communications, assisting with acknowledgment and fundraising mailings, and helping with other daily functions of development including filing, mail stuffing and daily interaction with the Filemaker database, and audience tracking at The Yard’s Free Family Matinee, our weekly Saturday afternoon free family performance event.
Candidates should demonstrate strong writing and research skills as well as possess flexible, team-oriented, positive attitudes while being able to manage multiple projects concurrently. It is also imperative that the Development Intern is discreet in handling sensitive donor-related and grant-related information. Proficiency in Word, Excel and Internet research is required.
The Development intern is also responsible for aiding senior staff with daily operations and any general tasks required, not specific to development. For more information go to Overview of Internship Program.
** Development Intern candidates must include two writing samples, maximum two pages in length each, with their application.
“The Yard experience was one of the best I had in my early years. The people I worked with there have been very influential in my career. The piece I made was my first real breakthrough in dance, so it was a really big summer for me.”
Susan Marshall, choreographer, MacArthur Award recipient |
