Community Resource Center (CRC), a Denver based nonprofit, supports, strengthens, and galvanizes change-makers across the nonprofit ecosystem, working together to create a more equitable Colorado. As an innovator and statewide convener, CRC listens to partners’ challenges and considers new ways to provide support and access to tools most needed by organizations throughout the state. A significant and ongoing challenge faced by small, rural-based, and BIPOC-led and serving nonprofits is access to grant funding. Often, smaller organizations lack the staff capacity to conduct research for, write, and develop systems for management and reporting on grants. The GrantCorps VISTA will combat this barrier by engaging with rural nonprofits addressing poverty and building their capacity through fund development and grant writing. They will gain valuable insight and experience in fund development by initiating grant research, grant proposal and report preparation, resource mapping, and creation of grant and budget tracking tools. This second-year VISTA will continue compiling records throughout their term of service to establish best practices for this new model of capacity building and create tools to regularly evaluate success. They will create an implementation plan and provide recommendations for subsequent VISTA member(s) for improvements to increase success. This role will address the sustainability of services to low-income communities, and the streams of funding that make access to those services possible. By doing so, the VISTA will increase the ability of our partners to improve educational, health, housing, and professional development outcomes.
Member Duties:
The Statewide Data Analyst GrantCorps VISTA will: 1) Use CRC’s Colorado Grants Guide (CGG) and other platforms to identify funding opportunities, deadlines, and key donor details and develop customized recommendations for rural nonprofits 2) Provide orientation to those using the CGG to help them navigate the tool 3) Plan and initiate an outreach campaign 3) Collaborate with their supervisor and partner organizations to draft, review, and edit grant narratives and grant reports 4) Improve efforts to engage statewide funders and nonprofits in research on effective grant application and reporting tools 5) Research diverse funding opportunities 6) Implement updates and expansions of CGG profiles and content 7) Utilize CRC’s collection of statewide funding data to make recommendations for organizations in rural communities 8) Engage with grant tracking and CRM systems, developing recommendations for CRC and partner organizations to effectively utilize these tools.
Qualifications:
- Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national or a lawful permanent resident alien of the U.S.
- High school diploma or GED required; must be at least 18 years old
- Pass required criminal background checks, including a National Sex Offender Website search, to serve with at-risk or vulnerable populations. AmeriCorps service is contingent on passing these background checks. If background checks have not been resolved by the conclusion of a member’s training, they will be placed on administrative hold until they meet the clearance threshold.
- Be willing and able to complete 1700 required hours of service (52 weeks) by April 9, 2024.
- English fluency, with clear and concise communication skills.
- This is a full-time AmeriCorps position. Must be able to serve a total of 40 hours per week. Days and hours may range from Monday to Sunday and from 9am to 7pm Mountain time. Schedule will be determined by the host site’s needs. The host site recognizes that all state holidays will be treated with the same expectation as working on the weekends. Those that are scheduled to work and make calls, will still be expected to work. All regularly scheduled meetings will be cancelled on state holidays.
To Apply:
Please review the Service Opportunity Listing. You will be prompted to either create an account or log in to the My AmeriCorps Portal (my.americorps.gov) to apply.
