*Goodwill VISTA* Fundraising & Grant Writing VISTA Job at AmeriCorps & Senior Co

Goodwill VISTA Fundraising & Grant Writing VISTA

Since 2015, the Goodwill NNE VISTA Partnership has sought to alleviate poverty in communities across Maine and New Hampshire. VISTA Members support capacity-building and organizational-development goals of local agencies, including schools and nonprofits, providing invaluable boosts to the wellbeing of communities through indirect service such as creating new programs, assisting with community assessments, fundraising and grant writing, communications work, increasing social media presence, and recruiting and managing volunteers. The organizations we partner with focus on important community issues including affordable housing, support for seniors, food security, assisting New Americans, educational support, and accessible transportation. In the 2023-2024 grant year alone, our VISTA members: recruited over 1,405 new volunteers who contributed over 19,443 hours of service to their organizations; raised over 1.1 million dollars; and created and enhanced over 243 systems and business processes. The positive impact VISTA members offer their local communities is remarkable and continues to build year after year.

Member Duties: The AmeriCorps VISTA member’s efforts will strengthen organizational capacity through activities such as identifying and recruiting new donors and funders via campaigns, grant-writing, tabling, networking, and event planning/management. The AmeriCorps VISTA may develop Monthly Donor Programming, Annual Appeals Efforts, Fundraising Galas, Capital Campaigns, and enhance their own skillset within non-profit development.

Program Benefits: Living Allowance, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Health Coverage*, Relocation Allowance, Training, Childcare assistance if eligible.

Terms:
Permits working at another job during off hours, Permits attendance at school during off hours, Car recommended.

Service Areas:
Health, Entrepreneur/Business, Homelessness, Hunger, Children/Youth, Housing, Disaster Relief, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Veterans, Neighborhood Revitalization.

Skills:
Fundraising/Grant Writing, General Skills, Team Work, Writing/Editing, Non-Profit Management.