fundraising and grants INTERNSHIP

Location: Virtual/Remote

Full-Time/Part-Time: Part-Time (10-15 hours per month)

Number of open positions: 2

Compensation: None. This is an unpaid internship.

Travel: Local travel might be required to meet donors and sponsors

Travel Reimbursement/allowance: None

Job Description:

• Research potential grant opportunities and advise management.
• Identify potential individual, charities, and corporate donors. 
• Develop strategies to build and maintain relationships with the potential donors.
• Oversee and help with the application process for securing grants.
• Ensure all compliance are adhered to for obtaining the grant.
• Ensure all required documents are obtained and prepared as per the grant guidelines. 
• Research, plan and organize fundraising events and activities.
• Collaborate with other departments to advertise and implement the fundraising events/activities.
• Attend team meetings and follow Music Academia's policies and procedures.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be a high school or a college student in Arizona (preferably in South East valley).
• Must be able to arrange own transportation for any local travels.
• Interest in fundraising and grant writing
• Some experience in fundraising and/or grant writing is required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skill.
•  Comfortable in reaching out to organizations and donors, via email, phone, and in-person. 
• Experience creating PowerPoint presentations, using google slides,, Word documents, etc.
• Familiarity with Google drive, Gmail, and WhatsApp
• Ability to work under deadlines.
• Be a good listener and to work well as part of a team.
• Belief in the cause of Music Academia to help an underprivileged child learn music.

What's in it for you?

•  Build your portfolio in fundraising, grand writing, and project and program management.
• Flexible schedule that suits your life style.
• Get hands-on training through real-world experience, enhancing your academic learning and/or your interest.
• Develop your communication, organization, time management, and leadership skills.
• Get certificate of Internship upon satisfactory performance and completion of the internship term.
• We can work with your school/college for any internship credit as far as it is reasonably feasible for Music Academia.
• Get recommendation/reference letter from Music Academia upon satisfactory performance and completion of the internship term.
• Get volunteer hours.
• Volunteer Intern appreciation.
• Last but not the least, get the joy of having contributed to help a child learn a new skill.