Teams at Missouri Historical Society

Paid, in-person internship supporting membership and donor engagement at a historical society. Tasks include member inquiries, CRM updates, mailings, donor thank-you calls, drafting e-newsletters, event support, tabling, and administrative duties to learn nonprofit membership operations and public engagement.

Develops and executes 2–4 public programs monthly for the African American History Initiative, collaborating with community organizations, scholars, artists, and internal museum teams. Manages logistics, budgets, contracts, outreach, and volunteer coordination; supports departmental initiatives, exhibits, and internal communications. Engages diverse audiences and ensures programs align with AAHI priorities and museum-wide goals.

Acquire and manage library resources and gifts, maintain collection records and contracts, coordinate ILL and MOBIUS lending, complete purchase orders and invoice payments, provide public reference services and scans, create LibGuides and promotional content, deliver presentations and trainings, assist with deaccessioning and donor relations, supervise volunteers/interns, and help with digitization and institutional collaborations.