The Poetry Center of Chicago offers exciting internship opportunities for undergraduate students in the Chicagoland area seeking employment at a vibrant, non-profit literary arts organization. Interns learn the inner-workings of the non-profit sector while gaining essential organizational management experience.
As part of our select, dedicated team, Poetry Center interns perform a variety of daily tasks from event planning to fundraising to office management. Apply today and gain a skill-set that will guide your professional life for years to come.
Intern duties include:
Development: Assist the Development Director to prepare grants for submission
- Research new grant opportunities
- Write and edit grant proposal copy
- Maintain and update grant records
Adminstrative:
- Organize files (physically and electronically)
- Data entry
- General office maintenence
Other:
- Assist at Poetry Center readings and events
- Write/edit text for Poetry Center website updates
- Liase with general public, members and Poetry center staff
If you are an undergraduate student interested in interning at the Poetry Center please submit a resume and one hundred word bio, plus a personal statement of no more than 250 words explaining why this internship will be important to you, and what you hope to accomplish to:
jphiggins@poetrycenter.org
or mail to:
Johnpaul Higgins
Programs Facilitator
The Poetry Center of Chicago
37 S. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
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