Since 2003, Music@Menlo’s Arts Management Internship Program has trained over 300 college students and recent graduates in arts administration and nonprofit management. Each summer, Music@Menlo hires interns to work in all departments of the organization, including development, event planning, patron services, marketing and communications, operations, and student services. Music@Menlo interns are paid employees who work side-by-side with the festival’s staff and are highly visible members of the Music@Menlo team.
Through on-the-job training and hands-on experience, interns develop professional skills to take them into the next stage of their careers. In keeping with Music@Menlo’s mission, a unique component of the program is a series of educational seminars – topics include nonprofit finance, strategic planning for nonprofit organizations, fundraising, and arts marketing. Former interns have gone on to work in the field of arts management at such organizations as the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Performances, the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, Seattle Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and 92nd Street Y, as well as other fields in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.
