Fundraising & Resource Development VISTA

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Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Transportation Reimbursement

Relocation Allowance

Training

Job summary

We Strive for Literacy (WSFL) in Vista, California, seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA to build fundraising and resource-development infrastructure for long-term sustainability. You will assess funding needs, research opportunities, and develop templates, briefs, and a scalable library for leadership review.

The role emphasizes outreach, grant writing, and donor stewardship, with a strong focus on partnership-building and system development to benefit local children and families.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in fundraising or grant writing preferred.
• Strong communications and public speaking skills.

Responsibilities

• Build fundraising and resource-development infrastructure to support long-term sustainability.
• Research funding opportunities and develop proposal narratives, templates, and supporting documentation for leadership review.
• Establish follow-up, stewardship, reporting, and renewal systems and transfer processes to staff.

Skills

Communications

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Fund raising/Grant Writing

Leadership

Public Speaking

Recruitment

Writing/Editing

General Skills

Team Work

Relationship follow-up

Education

High school diploma/GED

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

• For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/ .

Terms

Car recommended.

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 .

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Fundraising & Resource Development VISTA

Program Start/End Date

09/08/2026 - 09/07/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

CALIFORNIA

Languages

Spanish welcomed

Accepting Applications

From 08/10/2026 To 12/01/2026

Contact

Cortney Wallace

138 Civic Center Dr. Ste 223

Vista CA 92084

760-688-0035

[e-mail]

https://westriveforliteracy.org/