Grantseeking & Development Leader (VISTA)

AmeriCorps; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Award or End of Service Stip

Living Allowance

Training

Relocation Allowance

Health Coverage

Childcare assistance

Job summary

Storytime Village, in Kansas, seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA to boost fundraising and development for expanding early-literacy opportunities. The role focuses on building capacity to secure resources, researching grants, and supporting annual campaigns and donor engagement.

The VISTA will develop templates, improve tracking systems, and establish a sustainable development infrastructure to serve current programs and future staff.

Responsibilities

• Research grant opportunities, foundations, corporations, and prospective community partners.
• Maintain a year-round grants and fundraising calendar.
• Support the development of grant proposals, sponsorship requests, donor communications, and required reports.
• Build and improve systems for tracking grants, donors, partnerships, deadlines, and fundraising outcomes.
• Develop reusable templates, procedures, and fundraising materials for Storytime Village.
• Support annual giving campaigns, special events, corporate sponsorships, and donor-engagement strategies.
• Help identify resources that strengthen Storytime Village’s early-literacy programs and Literacy Center.
• Collaborate with staff to align funding opportunities with organizational priorities and community needs.
• Document development processes to ensure the systems created can be sustained by staff and future VISTA members.

Job description

Storytime Village, in Kansas, seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA to boost fundraising and development for expanding early-literacy opportunities. The role focuses on building capacity to secure resources, researching grants, and supporting annual campaigns and donor engagement.

The VISTA will develop templates, improve tracking systems, and establish a sustainable development infrastructure to serve current programs and future staff.