Donation and Resource Development Specialist

AmeriCorps; Lebanon (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Award

End of Service Stipend

Childcare assistance

Training

Relocation Allowance

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Job summary

AmeriCorps VISTA in Lebanon, Missouri, seeks a Donation and Resource Development Specialist to build capacity by creating a donated goods tracking system and standardized resource management procedures.

You will develop community partnerships, donor engagement strategies, and donor stewardship materials, ensuring sustainability of programs like Fostering Hope Closet and Kids' Night Out.

Qualifications

• VISTA member develops a system for tracking donated goods and analyzing resource use.
• Create standardized documentation and procedures for resource management.
• Develop community partnerships and donor engagement strategies.
• Create donor stewardship materials and a sustainability plan for resource development.

Responsibilities

• Design a system for logging and categorizing incoming donations.
• Establish standardized documentation and resource management procedures.
• Build community partnerships and donor engagement strategies, including outreach materials.
• Create donor stewardship materials and a sustainability plan to ensure long-term operations.

Skills

Team Work

General Skills

Communications

Leadership

Public Speaking

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Business/Entrepreneur

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Live 2 Give Hope is a nonprofit based in Lebanon, Missouri, serving Laclede County and the surrounding region. The organization supports families affected by poverty and involvement in the child welfare system through programs like the Fostering Hope Closet, which provides clothing, beds, and essential items to foster and at-risk families, Kids' Night Out, a respite program for foster families, and Paving the Way, a life skills program for youth aging out of foster care. This VISTA project works to reduce poverty-related child welfare involvement in Laclede County by strengthening the organizational systems that connect low-income and at-risk families to these existing programs. The Donation and Resource Development Specialist will build capacity by creating the resource management infrastructure Live 2 Give Hope needs to grow and sustain its base of in-kind support, including a donated goods tracking system, standardized resource management procedures, community partnership and donor engagement strategies, and donor stewardship materials. This is capacity-building work, not direct service. The VISTA member will not coordinate direct distribution activities. Instead, they will develop the systems and materials that allow Live 2 Give Hope's staff to manage and grow community contributions that reach more families, both now and after the VISTA term ends.

Member Duties

The VISTA member will design a system for tracking donated goods and analyzing resource utilization trends, including a written procedure for logging and categorizing incoming donations. They will establish standardized documentation and resource management procedures that define how donated goods move from intake through distribution readiness. The member will build community partnership and donor engagement strategies, including outreach materials and a prospect list, and will create donor stewardship materials, including acknowledgment templates and a donor communication calendar. Finally, the member will document a sustainability plan for resource development so these systems continue running smoothly once their service year is complete.

Program Benefits

• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Training
• Relocation Allowance
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance
• For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/.

Terms

• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Car recommended
• Permits working at another job during off hours

Service Areas

• Community Outreach
• Entrepreneur/Business
• Community and Economic Development
• Children/Youth

Skills

• Team Work
• General Skills
• Communications
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Community Organization
• Computers/Technology
• Business/Entrepreneur

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Donation and Resource Development Specialist

Program Start/End Date

10/19/2026 - 10/18/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

MISSOURI

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 08/23/2026 To 09/25/2026

Contact

Laura Gartin

22994 Professional Ln

Lebanon MO 65536

417-379-6236

[e-mail]

https://www.Live2GiveHope.org