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Communications Coordinator

For the past 13 years, IndyEast residents, along with major local institutions and community partners have worked together to create a new story for the Near Eastside of Indianapolis – a neighborhood where residents choose to live, work and play. The ambitious, resident-created Quality of Life Plan leverages local, federal and private investment in the neighborhood to achieve over 150 objectives. As a long-standing institution, the John Boner Neighborhood Centers (JBNC) has been a leader in coordinating these efforts, supporting and building capacity, and seeking financial resources for the Near Eastside. The recent federal Promise Zone designation builds on the accomplishments of the JBNC and its ten implementation partners, setting and achieving goals in a methodically developed plan. Promise Zone designations allow high-poverty but high-capacity communities to partner with the federal government to achieve these goals. The Promise Zone designation does not come with any funding, but rather a package of benefits to designated areas. These benefits include access to priority points when requesting federal funding, a dedicated liaison to different federal government agencies, and five VISTA members to assist in completing the work. The ten-year designation advances the IndyEast neighborhood strategy to achieve five community defined goals. These are Live IndyEast (Develop Affordable Housing and Redevelopment), Work IndyEast (Create Jobs), Buy IndyEast (Increase Economic Activity), Learn IndyEast (Improve Educational Opportunities) and Safe IndyEast (Reduce Serious and Violent Crime). Each goal contains three sub-goals, along with clearly identified activities and interventions. Over the next eight years, JBNC, along with neighborhood residents and implementation partners will work to carry out the activities and interventions while leveraging new sources of federal funding opportunities.

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Member Duties : The Communications Coordinator will work directly with the Promise Zone Director to develop and implement a communications strategy for the Promise Zone. This communications strategy will include telling the story and translating the success of the Promise Zone initiative to a diverse group of stakeholders including federal and city government, funders, and neighborhood residents. The Communications Coordinator will also be responsible for managing multiple platforms of communication, including the existing Promise Zone website (www.indyeast.org) and social media pages. Finally, the Communications Coordinator will work with the Promise Zone Director and Implementation Partners to capture success stories that demonstrate the impact of the Promise Zone in the neighborhood.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .


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

Terms : Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Neighborhood Revitalization , Community Outreach .

Skills : Computers/Technology , Writing/Editing , Leadership , Communications , Public Speaking , Team Work , Community Organization .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Communications Coordinator

Program Start/End Date
06/10/2019 - 06/08/2020

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	INDIANA

Accepting Applications
From 01/03/2019 To 04/24/2019

Contact	Jon Berg
2236 E 10th St
Indianapolis IN 46201
3178082350
jberg@jbncenters.org
www.jbncenters.org

Listing ID	71182


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