Cultural Tourism DC, a small nonprofit with a friendly and flexible atmosphere, seeks a detail-oriented individual with excellent organizational and people skills. Must be experienced in writing, cold calls, and Internet research as well as have a passion for Washington's arts, culture, and neighborhoods.
Cultural Tourism DC is a coalition of more than 230 arts, heritage, cultural, and community organizations throughout the Nation's Capital. We help Metro-area residents and visitors experience Washington's authentic heritage and culture.
This unpaid internship is best suited for a recent college graduate, or a graduate student, with a background in buisness, entrepreneurship, tourism, or other relevant field and an interest in nonprofit management.
Cultural Tourism DC offers an innovative, immersive, and valuable year-long internship program that caters to the specific studies of recent college graduates. The intern will have an opportunity to contribute to the work of the development department in a substantive way. The internship includes professional development training, opportunities for cross-departmental work to gain broader experience, and special outings to member sites.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist with identifying, soliciting, and obtaining contracts and other funding for programming from both the public and private sectors.
- Conduct preliminary market research and competitive analysis.
- Assist in the development of a business plan for new business development ideas.
- Provide support for the development of the tourism and youth initiatives.
- Assist in crafting and executing contracts, memorandums of understanding and other documents and proposals
- Generate communications and maintain business development files, electronic and hardcopy.
- Provide administrative support to the development department and other departments as needed including, but not limited to, filing, phone coverage, mailings, database entry, and photocopying.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or graduate studies
- Excellent writing and communications skills
- Knowledge and/or interest in entrepreneurship, research, business, cultural tourism, arts and culture, and/or nonprofit management
- Must be willing to make a long term commitment (6 months – one year)
- Database experience a plus
Benefits:
- Intern will be exposed to the fundamentals of nonprofit development
- Work in one of the nation's premier cultural and heritage tourism nonprofits
- This internship is customized to the intern's schedule. Approximately 15-20 hours per week is required
- Letter of recommendation provided upon successful completion of internship
