Development & Special Events PAID Internship - Fall 2025At — Segerstrom Center for the Arts

The innovative and exciting education and community engagement programs the Center offers would not be possible without charitable contributions from the community. The Development Department manages these important relationships with donors.  The Development Individual Giving intern will support the team's fundraising efforts to reach a goal of $16M. Responsibilities might include creating impact reports in InDesign, assisting in donor mailings, writing stewardship letters, and projects that will surprise and delight our donors at all levels. The Development Operations intern will support the team’s fundraising efforts through operational support and data management, gaining hands on experience supporting a robust philanthropy team and using the Tessitura CRM database. Responsibilities will include donor mailings, confidential prospect research, data entry, reporting and supporting data integrity. The Special Events intern will assist several teams within the Development Department to help reach fundraising goals through special events. Responsibilities will include assisting with the planning and execution of special events such as opening night dinners, Dance Series Cast Parties, Broadway Series Behind the Scenes events, and fundraising galas and dinners.

Internship basics

• All internships are paid at the rate of $16.50 per hour.
• Internships require an average of 10 hours per week (built around your school schedule) over 12 weeks (120 hours total).
• Internships offer academic credit by college/univeristy
• Each semester includes 8 professional development sessions.
• Internships offer hands-on work experiences and opportunities to build a professional network.

Requirements 

Requirements for our fall/spring internships are:

• Interns must be authorized to work in the U.S. and must be 18 years of age or older.
• Interns must be registered for credit from their college institution.
• Interns must be able to complete a minimum of 120 hours IN PERSON during the 12-week internship.
• Interns must be available to attend professional development sessions from 2pm-3pm on Fridays. This cannot be changed or waived, so please confirm your availability before applying.

Deadline to apply is August 1, 2025

Tasks:

Responsibilities might include creating impact reports in InDesign, assisting in donor mailings, writing stewardship letters, and projects that will surprise and delight our donors at all levels. Other tasks such as donor mailings, confidential prospect research, data entry, reporting and supporting data integrity. Others might include assisting with the planning and execution of special events such as opening night dinners, Dance Series Cast Parties, Broadway Series Behind the Scenes events, and fundraising galas and dinners.

Training:

They will receive employer orientation, one-on-one meetings with department staff, weekly professional development sessions, feedback and review at the end of internship.

Learning outcome:

Intern will support the team’s fundraising efforts through operational support and data management, gaining hands on experience supporting a robust philanthropy team and using the Tessitura CRM database.