The Sanford-Springvale Historical Society, in conjunction with the Sanford Historical Committee, collects, preserves, and displays artifacts, documents, records, photographs and other materials and objects of historical interest. The Society makes its collections available to the public and offers educational opportunities through museum open hours and special tours for schools and other groups. It encourages interest in history through its newsletter and public lectures, demonstrations, and offers music programs to enhance the community's cultural life.

The Sanford-Springvale Historical Society (SSHS) is seeking an intern interested in the development and marketing to help provide the Historical Society with funding sources to support various operational projects of our museum.  The intern will work with our Executive Director and Finance Committee. The internship will run for a full semester, with at least a 16 hour per week commitment. 

Summary
As a non-profit organization, SSHS relies on grants, corporate partnerships, event sponsorships, and individual donations to fund its critical work and continue to grow. This internship provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands on experience in nonprofit fundraising, donor relations and event management. The Development Intern will help secure and maintain funding through various fundraising strategies, such as grant writing, with responsibilities including donor outreach, event coordination, and research. This is an ideal opportunity for individuals interested in nonprofit work and philanthropy. There will be a $2,000 honorarium at the completion of the internship.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying potential donors and help to manage relationships with existing donors
• Draft engaging content for donor communications, including fundraising appeals, event sponsorships and press releases.
• Support post-event activities, including outreach, stewardship, event analysis, and event wrap-up.
• Provide assistance with data entry, analysis, and database clean-up to ensure accurate donor records through the use of Salesforce CRM.
• Assist with various administrative and research tasks related to development activities.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or graduated with a degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Interest in nonprofit fundraising, donor relations, event planning.
• Familiarity with fundraising software or databases is a plus but not required.

Physical Abilities Statement
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
• The person in this position occasionally needs to move about the inside of the office to access filing cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine.

Fall internship application deadline is September 15, 2025, though applications may be considered on a rolling basis. Please send a cover letter and resume to:  Patricia Violette-Adams at pviolette@sanfordhistory.org.  No phone calls please.

It is the policy of SSHS not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.