Fundraising Improvement Plan - AmeriCorps VISTA Project with Habitat for Humanity of Dane County
Position starts as soon as June 1. Applications due by May 1.
Habitat for Humanity of Dane County partnered with families to build a 12-house neighborhood called Tennyson Ridge.
VISTA Project Goal
You will build capacity for HFH Dane County by improving and advancing fundraising strategies, with a focus on grants and individual donors.
Project Objectives
PROSPECT RESEARCH & GRANT WRITING: Perform prospect research on grant opportunities, corporate sponsorships, family foundations, and individuals for Habitat for Humanity of Dane County.
Research best practices for conducting prospect research, including meeting with local fundraising experts.
Work with the Development Team to identify prospects and create a plan.
Implement the plan. Opportunity to write grant applications based on interest and skills.
INDIVIDUAL GIVING: Update annual fund plan, including appeals, monthly donors, and legacy giving.
Learn best practices from a variety of professional development resources. Review Habitat Dane County’s fundraising practices and processes.
Identify best practices for encouraging individual giving. Design and implement redesigned appeals with the Development Team.
Evaluate legacy giving program and improve onboarding and engagement.
DEVELOPMENT DATABASE PROJECT: Clean up donor data dn update records to facilitate transition to the new database.
Learn Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge and train with ResolutionsTech to use the database effectively.
With the Development Team, identify database projects and manage their execution.
Migrate data to new database.
Start as soon as June 1. VISTA positions are filled on a rolling basis. Apply now!
About HFH Dane County
Habitat for Humanity of Dane County is located in Madison, Wisconsin’s capital city, which is nestled between two lakes and home to the University of Wisconsin. Now in their 32nd year, HFH Dane County has built over 275 homes since 1987 and has served more than 515 families. HFH Dane County strives to be a recognized leader, partner, and catalyst, for affordable housing solutions that positively impact families, communities, and the environment. Habitat is committed to helping as many Dane County families as possible stay in their current homes by using the same Habitat volunteers who build homes, to repair them as well. Studies show once homes are better maintained, others in the neighborhood tend to follow suit. Increased community involvement, higher voting rates, and even lower crime rates often follow such initiatives.
Benefits
In addition to the standard VISTA benefits, while serving with HFH Dane County, you’ll earn an additional $200/housing stipend paid to your landlord.