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Research and Community Engagement Internship

Americans for the Arts
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Research & Community Engagement Internship

 

Reports to:         Dir. LAA Community Engagement             Location:              Washington, DC

& Equity in Research      

Team:                  Research                                                       Telework:              Remote/Hybrid

Session:              Summer

 

At Americans for the Arts (AFTA), we are excited for you to experience what it’s like to work in our world. As a national nonprofit we are dedicated to equitably advocating for the economic, cultural, social, and educational power of the arts. We promote the arts and culture sector as a vital national asset that is integral to the solutions that will resolve our country’s greatest challenges. Our purpose is to help create healthy and thriving communities where everyone has access to the transformative power of the arts.

 

We are a People First organization. Our core values are Belonging, Collaboration, and Transparency.

 

About the Role

As the RCE Intern will have the opportunity to learn how data is used beyond numbers and metrics. To craft an effective advocacy story you need the data, the people, and the process to work in unison. The primary focus of this internship will be to support the reframing of the foundational efforts from our recently published AEP6 study to engage more successfully with all organizations.

Your key responsibilities

  • Support the ongoing implementation of the Maintaining & Strengthening Committed Community Connections microsite, an online resource designed to help local arts agencies engage with and build healthy, mutually beneficial relationships with other organizations
  • Collect and compile testimonials from AEP6 research partners (for use in recruitment efforts for the AEP7 study)
  • Work with and support our national engagement partners (e.g., Race Forward and Welcoming America) to solicit their increased participation in the AEP7 study
  • Support the development of a revamped and more comprehensive AEP7 Task Force through a thoughtful outreach strategy
  • Track engagement with partners and Task Force members, and compile stories for distribution
  • Keep a daily work journal as a strategy of tracking professional development, personal development, and project engagement

Your experiences and knowledge that matter most.

Americans for the Arts recognizes that people have myriad backgrounds and skills. While below we list preferred qualifications, we acknowledge and value a diversity of lived experiences and skill sets.

  • Be passionate about arts and culture.
  • Driven to support communities to be better represented the full scope of America.
  • Be proactive and excited to complete the task with attention to detail.
  • Ever curious, to discover the “why” and support community learning efforts.

Things to know about our work hours and office. 

  • We have a 7.50-hour day, for a total of 37.50 hours work week.
  • Our core business hours are 10:00 am to 4:00 pm ET, Monday through Friday.
  • Each Internship’s attendance and time will be negotiated prior to the start of the internship.
  • Americans for the Arts encourages interns to take advantage of their local cultural institutions and therefore do not expect a 37.50-hour workweek. 

Compensation Expectations:

  • This is a paid internship; compensation is based on the DC minimum wage of at the time of employment, for the duration of the internship.
  • This internship is at-will; meaning you or AFTA can end the partnership at any time for any reason.
  • This internship is intended for your educational benefit, and we support receiving school credit. 
  • This internship is not a trial period for prospective employment.

Our Cultural Equity Competencies

Americans for the Arts acknowledges the existence of systemic and structural biases and believes it is necessary to be strategic and intentional in pursuing cultural equity in all aspects of governance, operations, and programming. As an employee, you are expected to:

  • Pursue substantive learning to achieve greater cultural consciousness by attending professional development opportunities.
  • Support adoption of best practices to create a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible work experience for colleagues and external partners.
  • Strive to consider the people, places, and cultures that might be missing from your work and look for opportunities to increase inclusivity in all the work you do.
  • Support the mission and vision of Americans for the Arts in all interactions with colleagues, members, and stakeholders.

 

Encourage colleagues and external stakeholders to advance cultural equity by adhering to the standards outlined in the Staff Values & Behavior Agreement in all interactions.