Gift Planning Intern

Stagetime Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development workshops

Complimentary tickets

Travel stipend

Job summary

The Lyric Opera of Chicago invites students to join the Gift Planning Team as a part-time intern in the Development Department. You’ll help cultivate prospects, steward planned gifts, and assist with estate management tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a bachelor’s or advanced degree, have strong communication skills, and can balance multiple tasks. In-office weekly schedule is preferred, with occasional events in evenings or weekends.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or advanced degree.
• Excellent verbal, written, and personal communication skills.
• Strong work ethic with sensitivity to confidential information and ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Intern projects require prioritizing and efficiently managing multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Audit files of important planned givers to determine the level of documentation.
• Build emails to gift planning prospects for cultivation events and invitations to events for planned givers.
• Compile list of existing planned givers who have been unresponsive to direct stewardship and verify contact information.
• Prepare charts and graphs on gift planning for the 24/25 season for Gift Planning communications.
• Assist with additional projects as needed.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree pursuit

Tools

Publisher

Job description

Through artistic excellence coupled with innovative, relevant programming; initiatives to connect with and grow new audiences; engagement with communities to ignite creativity across Chicago; and a modernized Opera House that is the setting for truly great experiences, Lyric is leading the advancement of opera. This collaborative vision will deliver ever more exciting, thought-provoking and inclusive audience and community experiences – while increasing the gravitational pull of our art form, our company, and our city.

The Gift Planning Team is part of Lyric’s Development Department. The team’s core function is to secure and maintain estate gift commitments received upon the donor’s passing. The Gift Planning Team also supports strategic lifetime giving initiatives, the acceptance and liquidation of unique gifts, the creation and oversight of endowments, and other legal and compliance issues related to charitable gifts to Lyric.

We are searching for a Gift Planning Intern to provide essential and flexible support to the Gift Planning team completing work that supports prospect cultivation, planned giver stewardship, and estate management. This is a great opportunity for students looking to pursue a career in Development.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Audit files of important planned givers to determine the level of documentation we have for their gift commitments.

Build emails to gift planning prospects for cultivation events, as well as invitations to events for planned givers.

Compile list of existing planned givers who have been unresponsive to direct stewardship outreach and confirm contact information is correct.

Prepare charts and graphs on gift planning in the 24/25 season for Gift Planning communications.

Additional projects as needed.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or advanced degree.

Must have excellent verbal, written, and personal communication skills.

Ideal candidates will have a strong work ethic with sensitivity to confidential information and the ability to work independently and as a team member.

Intern projects require prioritizing and efficiently managing multiple tasks.

Candidates will have proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher) and Google Suite products.

WORK CONDITIONS:

Sitting for extended periods.

Occasional work on nights and weekends.

Ability to operate a computer and to handle other office equipment.

Ability to occasionally oversee evening or weekend functions, deployments, or performances.

Fast-paced environment.

Preferred weekly In-Office schedule: Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.

COMPENSATION:

Job Classification: Part-Time, Non-Exempt Intern

Hourly Rate: $16.20 + Weekly $30 Travel Stipend

Application deadline: March 14, 2025 by 5:00pm CT

Lyric Opera of Chicago offers intern benefits including professional development and department workshops, complimentary tickets, and other events.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago is committed to enhancing our diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Lyric does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.

Pay Range: $16 - $16 Hourly

SALARY RANGE: 16.2 - 16.2

SALARY RANGE: 16.2 - 16.2

BENEFITS