![Social Media Internship [Andover Historical Society, Andover, MA]](https://sites.tufts.edu/museumstudents/wp-content/themes/kale/sample/images/thumb1.jpg)
The Andover Historical Society is working with Cuseum (https://cuseum.com/) on what they’re calling a Virtual Andover App. They’re bringing history into the community while partnering with local organizations to build and promote the application. They need a motivated intern to work on content development and management. It’s …
![The Emily A. Laird Graduate Student Internship in Museum Studies for Summer 2017 [Newport Restoration Foundation, Newport, RI]](https://sites.tufts.edu/museumstudents/wp-content/themes/kale/sample/images/thumb3.jpg)
The Emily A. Laird Graduate Student Internship in Museum Studies for Summer 2017 Deadline: February 20, 2017 The Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF) is accepting applications for its 2017 summer internship for graduate students in museum studies, public history, art history, and related fields. Interns will …
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Looking for something educational, fun, and festive to do this school vacation week or the new year? Events for January 2017 have been added to our calendar! Check them out to see what’s being offered at museums in the Greater Boston area for families, kids, …
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![Major Gifts Officer [Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI]](https://sites.tufts.edu/museumstudents/wp-content/themes/kale/sample/images/full2.jpg)
The Major Gifts Officer is responsible for prospect and project management within the Development Department of the Newport Art Museum. Working with the Executive Director and Director of Development, this individual will identify, cultivate, steward, and solicit current and prospective individual donors, corporations and foundations capable of giving $50,000 or more to the Museum’s annual fund, special events and other strategic initiatives. He/she will be part of an overall effort to strengthen donor and corporate relationships and encourage increased levels of financial support. The successful candidate will possess progressive fundraising experience and proven ability to solicit and close gifts on the $50,000+ level; track record in building relationships across a spectrum of individual, foundation and corporate donors to achieve aggressive fundraising goals; capable of developing and executing ongoing strategy for qualifying candidates and moving them to prospect status using tools such as a donor pipeline, small cultivation events, research, and community networking. A minimum 3 years of major gifts leadership, progressive experience in successful development programs, knowledge of office systems / MS-Office and familiarity with fundraising database systems (Raisers Edge) is required. To apply, please include a cover letter, current résumé, three references and salary requirements. No phone calls please. All requests should be emailed to: jobs@newportartmuseum.org, with “Major Gifts Officer” in the subject line. This is a full-time salaried position. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The Newport Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer.