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2 people are interested
AmeriCorps VISTA Resource Development
ORGANIZATION: Habitat For Humanity Lake County
Please visit the new page to apply.
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2 people are interested
Our affiliate is looking to grow, especially in our individual, corporate and foundation donor areas. We are adding additional training and staff and board involvement in these areas in conjunction with Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity. During the past few years we developed a new website and learned more about social media. Now we need to use these new skills to raise more funds so we can serve more individuals, especially through our Neighborhood Revitalization focus and achieve growth by completing 25 repairs in addition to our new and rehab house program. This position will develop and coordinate a strategy around how to increase financial and non-financial resources towards this end.
Develop, document and implement a plan for donor engagement, tracking, and recognition in order to increase the overall donor experience and donor buy-in to Habitat's mission, ultimately allowing us to serve more families.
This is a full time AmeriCorps VISTA position. You must have your own health insurance before starting this position. There is a living allowance of $800.00 per month and our affilate gives you $200 per month for rent and $135 per month for food.
More opportunities with Habitat For Humanity Lake County
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About Habitat For Humanity Lake County
Location:
3545 Grand Avenue, Gurnee, IL 60031, US
Mission Statement
Habitat for Humanity Lake County is a Christian housing ministry which welcomes all people dedicated to building decent, affordable housing for families in need, while empowering families to help themselves. HFHLC builds partnerships with diverse members of the community which break down the walls that divide and builds a sense of community among all people. HFHLC seeks to make safe, simple, decent housing for all people a matter of conscience and action.
Description
Habitat for Humanity is not a giveaway program. Families purchase their homes - in addition to working 500 hours.
The homes are sold at no profit to families who have been selected on the basis of need, ability to pay, and willingness to partner with Habitat. Houses are purchased with no-interest mortages. Payments from existing homes are recycled to build more houses.
Homebuyers are involved in all aspects of the work. They work 500 hours of labor, called "sweat equity", in construction - their own home and others - and in many other jobs to staff Habitat's work. This work reduces the cost of homes, while increasing the pride in ownership.
In addition to homebuyer hours, houses are built with volunteer labor and some donated materials. To date, HFHLC homes are in North Chicago, Zion, Round Lake Beach and Waukegan.
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore is our biggest fundraiser. The ReStore accepts donations and re-sells the merchandise while the proceeds from the sales go towards the cost of building our homes.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
315 N Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.Waukegan, IL 60085
DATE POSTED
June 29, 2016
SKILLS
- Resource Development / Management
- Program Management
- Marketing Strategy & Planning
- Public Relations
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- This is a full time one year commitment
- This position requires you to join AmeriCorps VISTA