Gift Planning Intern

Lyric Opera of Chicago•Chicago, IL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Pursuing a graduate degree, preferably in arts administration.
Must have excellent verbal, written, and personal communication skills.
Brings a curious mind, self-starter attitude, and sharp analytical abilities.
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.

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.
Opportunity to assist in a database cleanup and reporting project.
Compile list of existing planned givers who have been unresponsive to direct stewardship outreach and confirm contact information is correct.
Prepare charts and graphs for the Gift Planning Impact Report.
Opportunity to collaborate with Development Intern on additional projects as needed.