Gift Planning Intern: Donor Stewardship & Endowment Support

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

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.