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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) was founded over 125 years ago, performing its first concert at Pittsburghs Carnegie Music Hall in 1896. Today, the PSO is one of the finest, most acclaimed orchestras in the world, having toured and recorded extensively throughout its history and boasts of multiple GRAMMY nominations and wins. It also owns and operates Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, an historic movie theater which in 1971 became home to the PSO and the cornerstone of what is now called Pittsburghs Cultural District. In 2008, Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck became the PSOs ninth music director following in the luminous footsteps of Victor Herbert, Fritz Reiner, William Steinberg, Andr Previn, and Lorin Maazel, among others. In addition to presenting more than 100 performances each year at Heinz Hall, both with and without the Orchestra, PSO boasts award-winning Learning & Community Engagement programs that reach more than 30,000 youth and adults each year in and around the Western Pennsylvania region.
INTERNSHIP TITLE: Development Intern
DATES: Summer 2024
JOB PURPOSE AND REPORTING STRUCTURE:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Key project areas include donor and prospect research, proposal and grants, donor acknowledgement communications, and donor stewardship. Intern will collaborate with and receive special guidance from various Development staff, dependent on the project. Experiences within these project areas across Development teams may include:
Develop a thorough understanding of fundraising concepts, methods, and channels (mail, phone, email/web).
Observe fundraising efforts for a targeted donor segment utilizing each primary fundraising channel, with the possibility of managing a specific solicitation towards this segment.
Conduct prospect research utilizing data retrieved from iWave, Tessitura, and via internet research/public records, with a special focus on fundraising leads for Learning & Community Engagement programs and other special initiatives of the PSO.
Assist in donor stewardship and the implementation of donor benefits projects and events.
Gather and compile data for institutional funder reports.
Continue research projects on comprehensive fundraising programs from Pittsburgh-area arts organizations, other peer orchestras, and past PSO fundraising efforts.
Assist in general administrative needs such as mailings, filing, writing gift acknowledgements, and account management in the Tessitura database.
???????REQUIREMENTS:
The ideal candidate must possess the ability to work independently in both remote and office environments, as well as function as part of a collaborative fundraising team. Other requirements include:
Interest in fundraising; appreciation of orchestral music a plus.
Strong statistical, analytical, and writing skills.
Comfort with database and internet research.
Discretion in handling confidential information.
Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel mandatory; knowledge of databases is preferred but not required.
Ability to work a minimum of 20 hours per week (Monday through Friday) May-August 2024; start and end dates to be negotiated based on candidates availability.
COMPENSATION
This is an unpaid position, but the intern may qualify for compensation via an educational institution at which they are enrolled through Federal Community Service Work Study.
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$55k-66k (estimate)
04/26/2024
05/12/2024
pittsburghsymphony.org
PITTSBURGH, PA
200 - 500
1896
LAWRENCE TAMBURRI
$10M - $50M
Music
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, known for its artistic excellence for more than 120 years, is credited with a rich history of the worlds finest conductors and musicians, and a strong commitment to the Pittsburgh region and its citizens. Past music directors have included Fritz Reiner (1938-1948), William Steinberg (1952-1976), Andr Previn (1976-1984), Lorin Maazel (1984-1996) and Mariss Jansons (1995-2004). This tradition of outstanding music directors was furthered in fall 2008, when Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck became music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony. The orchestra has been ...at the forefront of championing new American works, and gave the first performance of Leonard Bernsteins Symphony No. 1 Jeremiah in 1944 and John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine in 1986. The Pittsburgh Symphony has a long and illustrious history in the areas of recordings and radio concerts. Its Pittsburgh Live! series with Reference Recordings has resulted in back-to-back Grammy Award nominations in 2015 and 2016. As early as 1936, the Pittsburgh Symphony radio broadcasts aired nationally and in the late 1970s it made the ground breaking PBS series Previn and the Pittsburgh. Since 1982, the orchestra has been heard through national network radio broadcasts on Public Radio International, produced by Classical WQED-FM, made possible by the musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. At home in historic Heinz Hall, the Pittsburgh Symphony offers a variety of musical experiences, including its BNY Mellon Grand Classics and PNC Pops series, FUSE@PSO series, Fiddlesticks Family Concerts series, specials, and numerous community engagement and education concerts throughout the region. With a long and distinguished history of touring both domestically and overseas since 1900 including international tours to Europe, the Far East and South Americathe Pittsburgh Symphony continues to be critically acclaimed as one of the worlds greatest orchestras.
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