Fundraising & Resource Development VISTA for Literacy

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 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.