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NAMI Capacity Building/Communications Support Jobs in Dubuque, Iowa, USA at AmeriCorps & Senior Corps
Position: NAMI Dubuque Capacity Building/Communications Support
NAMI Dubuque Capacity Building/Communications Support
The primary goal of this program is to provide capacity-building support for NAMI Dubuque. Through education, training, and support, we aim to empower people to gain valuable knowledge and improve their quality of life. By building a broad network of engaged peers, we seek to ensure that mental health care is accessible, understood, and integrated into the fabric of our community.
We are searching for a like-minded advocate to serve and enhance the organization’s operations and outreach efforts across several key areas. This will involve:
Direct marketing and community outreach
Internal and external communications
Indirect fundraising
Curriculum oversight
Data management
Program management and oversight
Program development
Relationship building
On-site education and services to increase health knowledge
We are looking for autonomous and team-minded workers, with a collaborative heart to assist our growing nonprofit with new ideas to strengthen our systems and implement best practices for managing donor relations, volunteer efforts, and program participants. Working closely with NAMI’s core team and program facilitators, the VISTA will focus on amplifying public speaking engagements, expanding college and workforce-based initiatives, strengthening peer support, and enhancing mass communications.
This VISTA project will seek to increase the number of individuals served, increase health knowledge, and improve the landscape for mental health services across our three-county territory, benefiting rural and lower-income populations, families needing assistance, workplaces, incarcerated individuals, and community agencies.
Member Duties: This VISTA will play a crucial role in implementing best practices for managing donor relations, volunteer efforts, and program participants. The VISTA will assist in increasing NAMI’s brand equity by improving communication channels like newsletters and the website, managing volunteer databases, supporting events and social media efforts, contributing to fundraising, distributing resources, and organizing schedules for support groups and facilitators.
The overall goal is to strengthen NAMI Dubuque’s presence in the community and ensure its programs are sustainable and effective.
Program Benefits: Mileage, technology assistance, living allowance, education award upon successful completion of service, health coverage*, training, choice of education award or end of service stipend, childcare assistance if eligible.
Terms:
Car recommended, permits working at another job during off hours, permits attendance at school during off hours.
Service Areas:
Health, Education, Community Outreach.
Skills:
Writing/Editing, Education, Counseling, Conflict Resolution, Social Services, Youth Development, Teaching/Tutoring, Teamwork, Public Speaking, Leadership, Computers/Technology, Community Organization, General Skills, Communications.
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Title: NAMI Capacity Building/Communications Support
Company: AmeriCorps & Senior Corps
Location: Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Category: Non-Profit & Social Impact (Community Health, Youth Development, Volunteer / Humanitarian, Fundraising / Charity)
