Community Giving & Donor Engagement VISTA
Program Type
AmeriCorps VISTA
Location
Hybrid / Remote (ReDefiners HQ Tampa FL)
Time Commitment
Full-time 12 months
About ReDefiners World Languages
ReDefiners World Languages is committed to building sustainable funding models that allow us to grow our impact without overextending staff capacity. We are shifting from planning to operationalizing high-return individual giving systems.
Position Summary
The Community Giving & Donor Engagement VISTA will help build efficient scalable individual giving systems with a focus on increasing the number of sustaining (monthly) donors.
This role does not involve asking for donations or managing donor relationships. Instead the VISTA will design test and document high-ROI low-lift systems that staff and board members can executeaimed at generating at least 50 new sustaining donors annually.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply existing fund development plans and consultant recommendations to operational systems
- Shadow staff to observe donor engagement and stewardship workflows
- Conduct targeted research on high-ROI sustaining donor models used by peer organizations
- Facilitate listening sessions with donors and board members to gather insights
- Design sustaining donor acquisition and retention systems that minimize staff time
- Design a flagship high-net-worth donor cultivation event framework (strategy and playbook only)
- Support real-world pilots of donor systems for learning and evaluation
- Document all systems tools and learning in the Development Handbook
Desired Skills & Interests
- Interest in nonprofit development donor engagement or systems design
- Strong writing organization and analytical skills
- Comfort synthesizing feedback and data into practical tools
- Ability to collaborate with staff and board members
- Prior nonprofit or fundraising exposure helpful but not required
What Youll Gain
- Experience designing sustainable fundraising systems (not transactional fundraising)
- Exposure to donor psychology engagement pathways and stewardship models
- Training and professional development through AmeriCorps
- Opportunity to build infrastructure that supports long-term growth
- A biweekly living allowance paid directly by AmeriCorps VISTA
- An AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of service
- Health care coverage if eligible
- Child care assistance if eligible
- Federal student loan forbearance and interest accrual support
- Non-Competitive Eligibility (NCE) for federal employment upon completion of service
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Community Giving & Donor Engagement VISTAProgram TypeAmeriCorps VISTALocationHybrid / Remote (ReDefiners HQ Tampa FL)Time CommitmentFull-time 12 monthsAbout ReDefiners World LanguagesReDefiners World Languages is committed to building sustainable funding models that allow us to grow our impact with...
Community Giving & Donor Engagement VISTA
Program Type
AmeriCorps VISTA
Location
Hybrid / Remote (ReDefiners HQ Tampa FL)
Time Commitment
Full-time 12 months
About ReDefiners World Languages
ReDefiners World Languages is committed to building sustainable funding models that allow us to grow our impact without overextending staff capacity. We are shifting from planning to operationalizing high-return individual giving systems.
Position Summary
The Community Giving & Donor Engagement VISTA will help build efficient scalable individual giving systems with a focus on increasing the number of sustaining (monthly) donors.
This role does not involve asking for donations or managing donor relationships. Instead the VISTA will design test and document high-ROI low-lift systems that staff and board members can executeaimed at generating at least 50 new sustaining donors annually.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply existing fund development plans and consultant recommendations to operational systems
- Shadow staff to observe donor engagement and stewardship workflows
- Conduct targeted research on high-ROI sustaining donor models used by peer organizations
- Facilitate listening sessions with donors and board members to gather insights
- Design sustaining donor acquisition and retention systems that minimize staff time
- Design a flagship high-net-worth donor cultivation event framework (strategy and playbook only)
- Support real-world pilots of donor systems for learning and evaluation
- Document all systems tools and learning in the Development Handbook
Desired Skills & Interests
- Interest in nonprofit development donor engagement or systems design
- Strong writing organization and analytical skills
- Comfort synthesizing feedback and data into practical tools
- Ability to collaborate with staff and board members
- Prior nonprofit or fundraising exposure helpful but not required
What Youll Gain
- Experience designing sustainable fundraising systems (not transactional fundraising)
- Exposure to donor psychology engagement pathways and stewardship models
- Training and professional development through AmeriCorps
- Opportunity to build infrastructure that supports long-term growth
- A biweekly living allowance paid directly by AmeriCorps VISTA
- An AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of service
- Health care coverage if eligible
- Child care assistance if eligible
- Federal student loan forbearance and interest accrual support
- Non-Competitive Eligibility (NCE) for federal employment upon completion of service
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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