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Internships

Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) works with over 300 arts, cultural and scientific organizations throughout the seven-county Denver metro area including local nonprofit organizations, government cultural departments, and regional cultural facilities. Thus, an SCFD internship offers a unique opportunity for students, job seekers, and career changers to meet new people, and learn and explore an astonishing range of culture.

Presently, SCFD offers a non-paid internship program. As an SCFD intern, you will attend board and community meetings, while learning the governance and grant making process. Exposure to grant management, building relationships via community meetings, and helping to implement special projects are some of the intern's responsibilities.

SCFD internships are flexible! SCFD interns report to a program manager who coordinates work responsibilities to fit your schedule. SCFD prefers candidates that can commit eight hours per week for at least two months. Internships may begin at any time during the year.

If you are interested in applying, please send an email with an attached resume expressing your interest to Peg Long, Executive Director at peg@scfd.org. You may be contacted for an interview after we have received your information.

2010 Internship

GENERAL PURPOSE:
To understand and carry out the mission of SCFD and statutory requirements, to support the grant making and communications efforts of the district, to attend and observe public meetings in order to learn job functions and the overall work of the district. Occasional opportunities to attend cultural events and related activities may be available.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide support to the Tier II and III Program Managers and Executive Director in grant making administration.
Provide administrative support as needed to the Office Administrator in managing SCFD’s database and recipient organizations’ records.
Accompany SCFD staff members as requested to county cultural council meetings, district board meetings, and community meetings.
Read and understand materials such as SCFD statute; Tier I, II, and III grant guidelines and applications; County Cultural Council and District Board notebooks, and audited financial statements in order to understand the purpose and operations of SCFD.

OTHER DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist Tier III Program Manager in preparing materials for county cultural council meetings.
Enter data into the grants database for Tier I, II and III in order to update and maintain information.
Create and maintain files of grant documents in order to update, prepare and maintain information.
At staff request, update and make copies of the County Cultural Council notebook to assist with orientation of new cultural council members.
At staff request, update grant application or certification report forms for the current grant cycle.
Assist SCFD staff with proofreading documents, e.g., funding allocation spreadsheets and documents for Tier I, II and III to insure accurate distributions.
Create filing labels, set up files, and organize files for Tier I, II and III eligibility and to prepare for grant processing.
Verify the submission of the Tier I and II certification reports by comparing the reporting checklist to the documentation received to insure that the reports are complete.
Copy and set up computer and paper files for Tier I and II allocation processes in advance of their processing.
Assist the Office Administrator with archiving projects to maintain historical documents.
Assist with mailings and compiling board meeting packets to insure timely completion of duties.
Answer phones, direct calls, and assist with scheduling to maintain routine operations.
As needed, assist staff in setting up and administering SCFD speaker’s bureau.

The following additional duties may be assigned depending on the training, skills and knowledge of the intern:

Review Tier III grant applicant financial statements and write financial summaries for submission to county cultural council members prior to grant interviews.
Review final reports from Tier III recipients and prepare summaries for the county cultural council members to confirm the appropriate use of grant funds.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge, Skill and Ability:

Writing and communication skills
Basic knowledge of nonprofit or government management and operations
Ability to use a variety software, e.g., word processing, spreadsheet, database, email and web search engines

Education or Formal Training

Upper division Undergraduate or masters degree level student or graduate; or
Training in grant making, communications or nonprofit administration

Experience

Some experience working in an office environment
Two years of work experience

Material and Equipment Directly Used

Networked personal computer and printers
Telephones, fax machine, copier

Working Environment/Physical Activities

Office environment with general desk functions, occasional lifting of objects up to 25 pounds
Driving to meetings within the seven-county area

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.

Submit resume and cover letter to: SCFD Intern Program, 899 Logan St., Suite 500, Denver, CO 80203 or to scfd@scfd.org.

County Cultural Councils

Flexible volunteer and/or internship opportunities may be available. Contact Nancy McCamey at nancy@scfd.org for more information.

Vacancy on BOULDER COUNTY CITIZENS CULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Boulder County Citizens Cultural Arts Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on the allocation of the funding to Tier III local non-profits from the Boulder County portion of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) Tax.

Applications for the Citizens Cultural Advisory Committee are due this Thursday July 31st. http://www.bouldercounty.org/bocc/AdvisoryBoards

Fairs & Festivals

The SCFD operates a booth at festivals during the summer. The next festival featuring a SCFD booth will be the 2008 Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver, Colorado in the Cherry Creek North shopping area. If you’d like to volunteer to staff the SCFD booth, call us to learn more.