The Development, Fundraising & Grant Writing Intern position at Jail Guitar Doors will be a direct experience in the vast duties and tasks required to sustain and maintain the daily functions and operations related to the Development Department of a social justice arts organization, including fundraising strategies and the grant writing process. The position will occur at the JGD Headquarters in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles between the hours of 11am-5pm, Monday through Friday. This position will work approximately 20- 40 hours a week from June 2024 through November 2024. This internship will have some remote research work, specifically for grant writing, should that option be helpful to the ideal candidate.
An interest in non-profit administration and management, strategies for fundraising as it relates to social justice groups, grant writing and storytelling as it relates to marginalized and historically underserved populations, organization of data, and the hands-on administration in these fields is a must! If you are curious to learn, dedicated to delivering excellent work in a timely fashion, have a positive attitude and a “can-do” spirit, we encourage you to APPLY. The love of strong coffee, data, and social justice causes might prove helpful in this position.
Jail Guitar Doors is non-profit, social justice arts organization based in Los Angeles, CA. JGD provides rehabilitative songwriting workshops and mentorship to help justice-involved individuals develop essential life skills that will support them while incarcerated and when they return to their community, as well as advancing new solutions to diminish prison violence and supporting organizations that engage in policy reform efforts. In 2019, our mission expanded to provide on-going music education to at-risk youths who were graduates of our “Songs & Beats” Program from the Los Angeles Department of Probation juvenile hall. In January of 2021, we deepened our commitment to these underserved youth by breaking ground on the C.A.P.O. (Community Arts Programming & Outreach) Center, a music education center for youth which will provide on-going education and a pathway to employment through paid internships in the entertainment industry.
To apply for Jail Guitar Doors’ Development, Fundraising & Grant Writing Intern opportunity, please submit a resume and cover letter to: donnajo@jailguitardoors.org.