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Opportunity at St. Johns Main Street

The Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative (NPI) and Main Street Network focuses on community economic development at the neighborhood scale. A community-driven, self-help approach is at the heart of our work. With grants, training, and support from the Portland Development Commission, each district is responsible for planning and implementing projects to improve the local commercial district. The NPI and Main Street Network is a key component of the City of Portland's Neighborhood Economic Development Strategy (NED) - a citywide initiative to foster economic opportunity and neighborhood vitality throughout Portland neighborhoods, with a focus on low-income residents and communities of color. The Main Street/Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative AmeriCorps*VISTA program goals are: (1) To stimulate economic development within the district resulting in increased access to job training, business technical assistance and opportunities for employment. Sample activities within this goal include: developing relationships with partner agencies and developing tools/programs to support emerging entrepreneurs. (2) To develop and implement fundraising strategies based on diversified income streams. Stable and diversified resource development strategies will allow the district to spend more time on economic development activities and less on fundraising activities. Activities will include sustainable fund development initiatives such as tracking, outreach and grant writing. (3) To create a strong base of committed volunteers and the systems to support transitions on or off of committees and/or projects. Activities include creating and implementing a volunteer plan, including outreach & recruitment, screening & matching, training & support, monitoring and evaluation and recognition. More information about the work of St. Johns Main Street Coalition in the unique neighborhood of St. Johns can be found at stjohnsmainstreet.org.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : Provide capacity building support to stimulate economic development within our district. Build organizational infrastructure to support: (a) expansion of community partnerships (b) attainment of long-term sustainable funding (c) implementation of district equity strategy and (d) coordination of volunteers. Specific activities include, but are not limited to: (a) Relationship building and outreach with partners, volunteers and service recipients (b) Data management and analysis related to service tracking, volunteer time and fundraising (c) Grant research and writing (e) Volunteer program systems development. The VISTA position requires the ability to work independently and to take initiative while maintaining a high degree of professionalism working as part of a team.

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


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Entrepreneur/Business , Community Outreach .

Skills : Communications , Writing/Editing , General Skills , Public Speaking , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Business/Entrepreneur , Recruitment , Community Organization , Leadership .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Opportunity at St. Johns Main Street

Program Start/End Date
08/28/2015 - 08/27/2016

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	OREGON

Accepting Applications
From 05/01/2015 To 06/01/2015

Contact	Lindsay Jensen
8250 N Lombard St
Portland OR 97203
503-841-5522
lindsay@stjohnsmainstreet.org
www.stjohnsmainstreet.org

Listing ID	45443


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