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MHI Communications, Volunteer and Fundraising VISTA

Join a dynamic team that makes a difference in the lives of the community! MHI will expand prior capacity building efforts to empower community health workers through further training and certification to assist vulnerable community members and caregivers with navigating the health care system and addressing the ties between environmental conditions and health and well-being. The Multicultural Health Institute seeks to fill one VISTA position As a VISTA member, you will play a key role in volunteer management, communications, and fundraising, helping to strengthen our outreach and engagement with the community. The primary efforts will address volunteer recruitment, outreach, communications, and fundraising efforts. Experience in any or all of these areas will be beneficial but are not required. Skills a member should bring or be willing to learn to best perform in this position include Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills Comfortable with interfacing with a variety of cultures and health literacy levels Writing, editing, and graphic design skills Familiarity with fundraising and grant management Experience with community outreach, preventive screening, social media, mass email platforms, donor CRM (Neon preferred) Strong organizational and communication skills in complex environments, ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines Ability to work independently with strong intrinsic motivation as well as in a team environment Experience with Google Workspace, including shared drives, sheets, docs, slides, and forms as well as Zoom and other apps A willingness to learn and grow through shared learning experiences

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Member Duties : Member will expand MHI's volunteer, communications, outreach, and fundraising capacities. Specifically, this project will work to expand community awareness and support for community health worker training and certification with an emphasis on environmental health issues such as heat, disaster preparedness, Red Tide awareness and protection. Several tasks will take place in year one to reach the objective of increasing the efficiency, effectiveness, and program reach. Improving medical care navigation will help reduce economic burden for communities disproportionately impacted by expensive health disparities.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Training .


*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 , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas : Health , Environment , Community Outreach .

Skills : Community Organization , Environment , Non-Profit Management , Recruitment , Teaching/Tutoring , Communications , Public Speaking , Team Work , Writing/Editing , Public Health , Medicine , Computers/Technology , Leadership , Social Services , Fund raising/Grant Writing .



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SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

MHI Communications, Volunteer and Fundraising VISTA

Program Start/End Date

04/07/2025 - 04/06/2026

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

Some college

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

FLORIDA

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 12/22/2024 To 03/14/2025

Contact

Lisa Merritt

1781 Dr Martin Luther King Way

Sarasota FL 34234

941-225-8198

info@the-MHI.org

the-mhi.org

Listing ID

118622


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