Fundraising & Resource Development VISTA

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; California (MO); On-site; USD 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education Award

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Transportation Reimbursement

Relocation Allowance

Training

Job summary

We Strive for Literacy (WSFL) is building the Vista Literacy Collaborative to connect low-income children with literacy support. AmeriCorps VISTA members will create sustainable fundraising systems, donor pipelines, and development libraries while coordinating with partners in Vista Unified.

Members work from WSFL’s Vista office as part of a small VISTA team, receiving supervision, coaching, and professional development to build durable capacity beyond their service year.

Qualifications

• Ability to research funding opportunities and develop proposals.
• Experience building fundraising or grant-writing systems preferred.
• Strong communications and outreach skills required.

Responsibilities

• Build fundraising and resource-development infrastructure for long-term sustainability.
• Identify funding opportunities, draft proposals, briefs, and templates.
• Establish follow-up, stewardship, and reporting systems; ensure access for leadership.

Skills

Communications

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Grant Writing

Leadership

Public Speaking

Recruitment

Writing

Editing

Team Work

Relationship follow-up

Job description

We Strive for Literacy (WSFL) is building the Vista Literacy Collaborative so schools, families, community organizations, volunteers, and funders can work together to connect more low-income children with timely literacy support. Nearly two-thirds of Vista Unified students are not reading at grade level, leaving many children significantly behind in the foundational literacy skills they need for school success. Families must also navigate disconnected services, making it harder to find timely, effective support. Over three years, the Collaborative expects to benefit approximately 300 low-income children and families by strengthening partnerships, referral pathways, volunteer systems, community awareness, and sustainable resource development. This is a capacity-building service opportunity: AmeriCorps VISTA members create systems, tools, relationships, and documented practices that remain after their service year rather than provide ongoing direct tutoring. Members serve from WSFL’s Vista office as part of a three-person VISTA team and receive structured supervision, project coaching, and professional-development support.

Member Duties :

Build fundraising and resource-development infrastructure that supports the long-term sustainability of We Strive for Literacy. Assess funding and in-kind needs, past development activity, and organizational readiness; research and qualify grant, sponsorship, donor, and in-kind prospects; create a funding-needs matrix, ClickUp pipeline, grants calendar, prospect briefs, case for support, reusable narratives and templates, and organized development library; Research funding opportunities and develop proposal narratives, application materials, prospect briefs, templates, and supporting documentation for leadership to review and formally submit; establish follow-up, stewardship, reporting, and renewal systems; analyze results; and transfer the completed processes to staff. Year 1 targets include identifying 12 qualified opportunities, supporting the formal pursuit of seven requests, and helping WSFL work toward at least three new funding, sponsorship, or in-kind commitments.

Program Benefits :

Childcare assistance if eligible,Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend,Education award upon successful completion of service,Health Coverage*,Living Allowance,Transportation Reimbursement,Relocation Allowance,Training.

Service Areas :

Community Outreach,Children/Youth,Education.

Skills :

Communications,Community Organization,Computers/Technology,Fund raising/Grant Writing,Leadership,Public Speaking,Recruitment,Writing/Editing,General Skills,Team Work,Relationship follow-up.