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Stewards VISTA: Appalachian Trail Conservancy Y4
 
 
 
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy hosts a program to engage trailside communities across the 14 Trail states. The program has focused on building relationships to support Trail stewardship and hiker services. Through an application process that requires communities to meet specific criteria for designation as an A.T. Community, communities demonstrate a commitment to supporting and stewarding the A.T. as an asset to their community. While serving as the A.T. Community Coordinator, the main objective is enhancing these partnerships by managing relationships with community members while actively listening to what can assist them in meeting their economic, stewardship, and community needs. This includes providing sustained communication with community members to field questions and comments, maintaining contact lists, sharing regional funding resources, hosting quarterly trail-wide calls with network partners, facilitating educational opportunities, distributing a quarterly e-newsletter to community members, and assisting prospective A.T. Communities through the application and designation process. Additionally, the A.T. Community Coordinator will responsible for working closely with ATC staff to launch a new community conservation initiative, leading the thoughtful engagement of community partners, resource providers, and expanded collaboration in the planning process. The results will inform investment in projects that will advance conservation outcomes at the community level. This planning process towards a Community Conservation Strategy will expand the A.T. Community Program, providing the road map to launching new, innovative, and effective programming for capacity-building among community partners that will foster more regional collaboration and greater access to funding for community-led conservation projects.
 
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Member Duties : • The VISTA will collaborate and ensure consistent communication with and between participating communities. •The VISTA will grow the capacity of local business and community partners by creating newsletters and resources that benefit communities. •The VISTA will manage community contact information, the designation application process, general community outreach and marketing, and support fundraising activities through research and grant writing. • The VISTA will develop interactions with communities and new partner relationships that generate capacity and peer exchange to increase network participation and engagement. • The VISTA will conduct independent research and data gathering about the current conservation resources and enabling conditions for community-led conservation in the A.T. geography. • The VISTA will lead logistical planning and agenda creation for regional forums on community conservation along the Appalachian Trail.
 
Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Training ,  Living Allowance ,  Stipend . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Education ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Community Outreach ,  Environment ,  Entrepreneur/Business . 
 
Skills :
Business/Entrepreneur ,  Writing/Editing ,  Team Work ,  Marketing/Design ,  Leadership ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Communications ,  Public Speaking ,  General Skills ,  Environment ,  Community Organization ,  Urban Planning . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Stewards VISTA: Appalachian Trail Conservancy Y4
Program Start/End Date
06/03/2024  -   06/02/2025
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations VERMONT ,  NEW JERSEY ,  MAINE ,  NORTH CAROLINA ,  WEST VIRGINIA ,  NEW HAMPSHIRE ,  GEORGIA ,  PENNSYLVANIA ,  MASSACHUSETTS ,  VIRGINIA ,  NEW YORK ,  MARYLAND ,  CONNECTICUT ,  TENNESSEE  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  10/02/2023  To  06/01/2024 
Contact Addie Gilkerson
330 Harper Park Dr
Beckley   WV   25801
3045331211
agilkerson@conservationlegacy.org
stewardslegacy.org
Listing ID 120894

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