Boys & Girls Club Of North Mississippi Vistas

Boys & Girls Club of North Mississippi VISTAs

Our Boys & Girls Club AmeriCorps VISTA Intermediary Project will select, and place 2 VISTA Members to serve with our LOU Barksdale/Oxford site and our Northside site located in North Mississippi for a full year term of service. VISTA Members will be coordinated by Project staff from the Boys & Girls Club of Golden Triangle.

Depending on individual placement with a host site, VISTA Members will build capacity to alleviate poverty by conducting research to utilize funding resources and tools to grow and diversify the organization's major gifts/fundraising/donor pipeline; update academic mentoring/tutoring orientation and training sessions and planning volunteer activities and conducting outreach activities to recruit volunteers for North Mississippi. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : Update the current resource development strategy and implement best practices by reviewing the current fundraising programs, policies, and procedures. Collaborate with Unit Directors to select the most reliable volunteers based on their qualifications, talent, and skillset in alignment with the mission and goals of Boys & Girls Clubs. Collaborate with Unit Director and Program Instructors to update and expand the current youth academic and enrichment programming needs.

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

Terms :

Uniforms provided and required , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas :

Community Outreach , Education , Children/Youth , Technology , Hunger .

Skills :

Community Organization , Recruitment , Education , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Communications , Youth Development , Writing/Editing , Non-Profit Management , Social Services , General Skills , Conflict Resolution , Public Speaking , Leadership , Computers/Technology , Teaching/Tutoring , Team Work .