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Fall 2016 Social Media Intern [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Fall 2016 Social Media Intern [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Project Summary: The Education Division oversees programs for K-16 students and teachers from around the state, including outreach programs at schools. K-12 Programs and Services coordinates teacher professional development and develops curriculum materials to support educators’ instruction of history and the social studies. This Intern 

Fall 2016 MNopedia Intern [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Fall 2016 MNopedia Intern [Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN]

Project Summary: The MNopedia intern will assist with the growth of a publicly available digital encyclopedia about Minnesota. The resource, created by the Minnesota Historical Society, shares current, reliable, and relevant information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history. For details, view 

Development Intern [Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA]

Development Intern [Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA]

Description:
The Development Intern will gain insight into the inner workings of a small but active development office, experiencing a variety of tasks related to fundraising. This position is perfect for an individual wanting to see what it is like to work in the development field, or for a student requiring such an internship for college credit.

Accountabilities

  • Research potential individual and corporate donors, using internet research tools
  • Maintain and help coordinate donor files and processes
  • Prepare research profiles for development staff and volunteers
  • Attend and participate in development department meetings as needed
  • Updating electronic donor records in fundraising database
  • Assist with special event preparations, and staff special events as needed
  • Assist with other donor relations and stewardship activities
  • Additional assignments may include publications, web-based communications
  • Other tasks as assigned

Learning Component

  • Research skills
  • Database software skills
  • Donor stewardship and cultivation
  • Event planning
Qualifications:
Internships are open to college and graduate students or post-graduates.  Specific work experience or credentials are not required, but a commitment to the work of a development office is necessary.  Other qualifications include:

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word,
  • Experience with Raiser’s Edge development software or other database software preferred, but not required
  • High attention to detail
  • Ability to handle confidential material with discretion
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Ability to participate as part of a team
  • Ability to commit to a regular work schedule, with flexibility upon occasion

Other Factors 

  • Intern may be required to move boxes of files
How To Apply:
Please send cover letter and resume via email to internships@BostonChildrensMuseum.org; fax to 617.423.3213

Apply by:
June 30, 2016

About this Organization:
Boston Children’s Museum engages children and families in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning.
Collections Management Internship [Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA]

Collections Management Internship [Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA]

Collections Management Internship – Battleship Cove The Collections Department at Battleship Cove in Fall River, America’s Largest Fleet Museum, is accepting interns to assist with collections management projects. This unpaid internship is open to students currently pursuing their BA or MA in Museum Studies, Public 

The Role of Objects in Today’s Historic House Museum

The Role of Objects in Today’s Historic House Museum

The role of objects in the 21st-century museum seems to be a hot topic right about now, especially with many museums incorporating digital collections, 3-D models, and reconstructions into their understanding of what it means to interact with a museum object. When we think about 

Hello From Your New Editor!

Hello From Your New Editor!

Hello fellow museum bloggers!

My name is Christina and I will be starting my second year as a master’s student in Museum Education at Tufts in the fall! You can find out more about me on the About the Blog page, but for now I will just say that I’m extremely excited to be the new editor of the Museum Studies Blog, and I’m hopeful that this coming year will bring many new, interesting, and thought-provoking topics to discuss with all of you. Please feel free to contact me via email at tufts.museum.blog@gmail.com with any questions, ideas for blog posts, or content that you have already written that you would like to be featured on the blog (I’m more than happy to help edit!).

I’m really looking forward to the coming year and to hearing all your wonderful thoughts and ideas, and I hope you will find my posts engaging as well!

-Christina