Volunteer Opportunity Details:

As an AmeriCorps*VISTA member, you gain valuable experience in an area that interests you and can translate directly into job experience in your chosen field. You will learn teamwork, communication, responsibility, and other essential skills that will help you for the rest of your life while gaining the personal satisfaction of taking on a challenge and seeing results. Many find their AmeriCorps year to provide them with more experience and skills than they would have gotten in a traditional, paying job.

Volunteers of America, Dakotas VISTAs will help in expanding the pool of volunteers and expand the agency's capacity to raise funds and to increase services to low-income individuals at all agency sites.

 Develop a volunteer recruitment strategy.
 Develop recruitment materials for volunteer recruitment.
 Organize volunteer recruitment fairs.
 Create a volunteer retention plan.
 Develop a donor cultivation strategy.
 Develop materials for donor events.
 Organize public awareness events.
 Maintain safe, clean working conditions
 Represent Volunteers of America, Dakotas in a positive manner during all dealings with the public.

*At least 18 years old, but there is no upper age limit
*Prefer a college degree or at least three years of work experience
*Initiative, flexibility, and organizational skills are a must
*Be available to serve full-time for one year
*Pass a criminal history background check to ensure community member with whom we work are protected, particularly children, individuals with disabilities, and individuals over 60 years old

This opportunity is sponsored by: Volunteers Of America, Dakotas

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Young Adults (18-25) Adults (55+)

Contact Person: Pastor Al Peratt, Chaplain, (605) 444-2430, (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

1309 W. 51st Street Sioux Falls, SD 57109 (See a map)

Directions:

West 51st Street is just north of I-229. Turn west off of Minnesota Avenue, just south of 41st Street onto Grange Avenue. Take Grange to west 51st and turn left onto 51st. The Bollinger Center will be the first left on 51st street.

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Cities:		Sioux Falls
Counties:		Clay Lake Lincoln Lyon McCook Minnehaha Moody Pipestone Rock Sioux Turner
Statewide:		Available throughout all of South Dakota

Miscellaneous Information

Is this a court ordered volunteer opportunity?
	No
Is this a youth volunteer opportunity?
	No
If a student volunteer opportunity what is the minimum age required?
	18 years old
Is this a corporate group volunteer opportunity?
	No
Is this a family volunteer opportunity?
	No
Is this a volunteer opportunity for youth groups with adult supervision?
	No