Location: North Grafton,MA, USA
Communications VISTA Community Harvest Project
Community Harvest Project (CHP) is a nonprofit farm operating in Grafton and Harvard, MA. Our central MA locations require a vehicle to access. Our mission is to engage and educate volunteers to grow fruits and vegetables for local hunger relief. We work with over 6,500 volunteers annually at our farms and orchard to grow and distribute 250,000 lbs of produce to 60,000+ individuals through our network of 26 distribution partners. The Communications VISTA member at CHP will build capacity for an annual communications strategy that results in a 10% increase in our outreach. This will increase engagement and participation in our Volunteer Farming Program fundraising/giving and participation in our events. Increased volunteer support and fund development will allow us to reach more food insecure people in MA through 2 new partner agencies. A great candidate will care deeply about food security and enjoy all aspects of project completion. They will enjoy being outdoors on farms and getting to know diverse individuals through conversations and experiences. They will be excited to solve problems through collaboration. They will have or want to develop technical skills like photography and graphic design. The VISTA will establish a deep understanding of our programs to help create effective communication strategy by learning from our farm, volunteer, and fundraising team members as well as our distribution partners. We have events such as a plant sale, pick your own flowers, harvest festival, produce distribution, and fundraisers. The VISTA will increase communications capacity by unifying, streamlining, and standardizing existing communications, as well as building relationships with media outlets to increase press coverage. Join us in January 2025 for a year of National Service to develop your communications skills as you build capacity for hunger relief in Massachusetts through the Community Harvest Project. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.
Member Duties : Working together with our dedicated staff team and volunteers, you will be helping us tell the story of our work through developing new communications tools which will generate interest in our events and programs. Through photography, video, and graphic design you will learn to create content for our website, social media, email, and print materials that will help us reach new volunteers, donors, and partners. This VISTA will build capacity at Community Harvest Project by creating a communications strategy and calendar to unify, streamline, and standardize our communication work and build relationships with media outlets to increase press coverage of our programs and events. Bring your passion for communications and nonprofit work together at this farm that grows produce exclusively for the hunger relief network. Tell our story to advance our mission to engage and educate volunteers to grow fruits and vegetables for local hunger relief.
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training , Possible Partial Rental Support .
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .
Service Areas :
Hunger .
Skills :
Communications , Writing/Editing , Interest in Content Creation .