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VISTA: Mountain Roots-Fundraising, Outreach and Events Coord
 
 
 
Mountain Roots is a Community Food Systems initiative located in the Rocky Mountain headwaters community of Gunnison-Crested Butte, CO. Environment, outdoor recreation, sense of place, and quality of life are important to people who choose to live here, despite the rugged conditions. But, we are a Class 2 food desert where barriers to equitable food access are physical (geographic isolation), economic, cultural, and educational. Building a sustainable Food System involves work across at the intersection of several components of the system: education and culture, food production, Food Security, economic development, and civic engagement. With environmental stewardship as a foundation, we model and teach sustainable agriculture and boost food resources for our rural community. Programs include a district-wide Farm to School program, six organic gardens and a 2-acre community farm, Backyard Harvest (a grow-a-row / food rescue project), Cooking Matters, SNAP+, Kids Cook!, and more. Our VISTA joins a small but passionate team and will work to strengthen outreach, coordinate events, and spearhead key fundraising efforts to support the charitable work of the organization. The VISTA’s role in developing resources and partnerships, developing new strategies for community, volunteer, and donor engagement, and being able to field-test, reflect on, and improve these new strategies is essential to transform our rapid growth into sustainable growth and to continue to meet the community need.
 
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This listing is currently not accepting applications.




Member Duties : Fundraising: Develop resources for the organization through grants, business sponsorship and membership programs; development of earned income opportunities; management of donor relations and our donor database; working to diversify funding streams; creating and running annual campaigns; building public / private partnerships. Outreach: Develop human resources and community engagement by increasing public awareness around issues and the organization; represent us at farmer’s markets and other community-wide tabling opportunities; recruit and coordinate volunteers; outline audience-specific outreach needs and field-test new engagement strategies; communicate our impact via PR / marketing, social media, and other messaging options. Events: Coordinate two key fundraising events, two intimate donor events, and design a new grassroots community event. Design and maintain an annual events calendar.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Stipend . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Environment ,  Hunger ,  Children/Youth ,  Health ,  Community Outreach ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Education ,  Neighborhood Revitalization . 
 
Skills :
Community Organization ,  Marketing ,  Environment ,  Communications ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  General Skills ,  Writing/Editing ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Business/Entrepreneur . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
VISTA: Mountain Roots-Fundraising, Outreach and Events Coord

Program Start/End Date
03/26/2018  -   03/25/2019

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None

Program Locations COLORADO  

Languages
English

Accepting Applications
From  01/03/2018  To  03/26/2018 

Contact Katie Foley
115 S Kanawha St
Beckley   WV   25801
304-860-5073
kaitlin@conservationlegacy.org

Listing ID 78105


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