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AmeriCorps Economic Mobility VISTA Member

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Alexandria, VA, USA
Full-time

Serving at United Way Worldwide provides a unique environment to engage with a variety of communities and organizations across the country and world that empower people to get on stable financial ground.

This position is filled with opportunities to change lives and communities through service and collaboration with the United Ways and volunteers you will work with each day. You will create memories and develop relationships that last a lifetime. You will learn about poverty and United Way’s global efforts to inspire and engage volunteers, donors and advocates who seek to provide lasting solutions to local problems.

Candidates with experience and interest in research and communications, event management, volunteer and employee engagement and an interest in pursuing a career in nonprofit and volunteer management are strongly encouraged to apply.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • The Economic Mobility VISTA will help build and enhance United Way’s efforts to increase access to financial literacy and job placement programs for economically disadvantaged individuals. They will accomplish this by evaluating the effectiveness of such programs from across the country and recommend promotion strategies that engage volunteers in this work.
  • Promotion strategies include (but are not limited to) producing online guides, hosting webinars, building toolkits, organizing conference calls, and drafting blogs for United Way staff around the globe that engage volunteers.
  • The VISTA Member will also plan, execute, and increase engagement in episodic and signature volunteer events that create a greater awareness in the community about the struggles of people living in poverty and how individuals can help address those challenges through service and philanthropy.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree required.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Must be 21 years of age or older. Non-Profit Management, Community Organization, Public Speaking, Team Work, Writing/Editing, Conflict Resolution, Recruitment, Fundraising/Grant Writing, Leadership, Communications.

Organization Info

United Way Worldwide

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1934
About Us
Mission: 

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.

United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. We win by living United. By forging unlikely partnerships. By finding new solutions to old problems. By mobilizing the best resources. And by inspiring individuals to join the fight against their community's most daunting social crises.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
May 7 2018
Active Until: 
Jun 8 2018
Hiring Organization: 
United Way Worldwide
industry: 
Nonprofit