AmeriCorps VISTA Member - Resource Development

The AmeriCorps VISTA Member – Resource Development, will develop a sustainable volunteer recruitment and management system to support the anti-trafficking and unaccompanied minor programs, providing necessary orientations and administrative support. Interact with the community at-large to create engagement opportunities for public awareness and fundraising activities.  This is AmeriCorps VISTA position, reporting to IRC’s Resource Development Manager in Florida.

Major Responsibilities: 

Volunteer Recruitment and Management:

•  Identify and establish contact with potential partners where volunteers can be recruited 
•  Universities and student groups
• Affinity groups
• Faith-based groups
• Volunteer based community groups
• Neighborhood associations
• Other non-profits 

Develop onboarding and training modules for incoming volunteers 

• Develop presentations and onboarding program 
•  Administer orientations and trainings 

Coordinate with program leads to determine needs and create volunteer assignments 

• Participate in weekly meeting with program leads to determine need 
•  Develop volunteer descriptions that meet the need
• Recruit and assign volunteers to tasks  

Provide ongoing support to volunteers 

• Provide management support to volunteers 
• Host monthly volunteer meetings 
• Troubleshoot any volunteer needs or concerns

Donor Recruitment and Engagement 

Identify and make contact with source of potential donors interested in supporting the anti-trafficking and unaccompanied minor program 

• Develop a pipeline of potential constituents, including specific audiences 
•  Establish relationships with philanthropic groups  

Develop engagement opportunities for donors 

• Host bi-monthly events for donors 
•  Develop affinity groups for young professionals and other groups 

Manage mid-donor portfolio 

• Engage donors in reoccurring communication 
• Develop strategies to maintain high engagement with donors 
• Troubleshoot any donor needs or concerns

 Communications:

Develop social media strategy to bring public awareness to human trafficking and unaccompanied minors in South Florida  

• Develop and schedule appropriate content 
•  Maintain social media calendar
• Coordinate with the Development Manager to verify and approve content 

Develop systems to gather stories and media from program leads 

• Gather story notes, photos and other media to develop monthly stories for newsletter 

Develop communication strategy to position the anti-trafficking and unaccompanied minor program in local news outlets 

• Identify and establish contact with local journalists 
• Present stories to local news outlets