Epilepsy Foundation Texas-Dallas Community Outreach VISTA

3 weeks ago

Denton, United States Americorps Full time

Epilepsy Foundation Texas-Dallas Community Outreach VISTA

The Epilepsy Foundation Texas located in Dallas, Texas leads the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures and save lives. Established in 1983, the Epilepsy Foundation Texas-Houston/Dallas-Fort Worth/West Texas provides a number of programs and services, including: public and professional education and awareness programs, camp and recreation programs for people with epilepsy and their families and specialized medical care throughout the state. As the largest non-government support of epilepsy research, the Epilepsy Foundation is leading the fight to stop seizures, find a cure and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy. We fund research that is focused on a cure for epilepsy and aimed at eliminating seizures, side-effects and other consequences of epilepsy. The Community Outreach VISTA at Epilepsy Foundation Texas will build capacity by assisting with major awareness and fundraising events and increasing support by recruiting volunteers, creating marketing materials and writing grants and applications for sponsorships and donations. The Epilepsy Foundation Texas VISTA will play a dynamic role in ending poverty by raising awareness of epilepsy and increasing donations that will fund epilepsy clinics, educational events and camps throughout the state of Texas. To learn more about Epilepsy Foundation Texas, visit www.eftx.org. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : The Community Outreach VISTA will build capacity for the Epilepsy Foundation Texas by assisting the organization increase support for the services they provide for individuals with epilepsy. The VISTA will assist with four Epilepsy Foundation Texas events to increase support for the agency by redesigning processes, recruiting volunteers and developing marketing materials. The VISTA will also write grants and submit applications requesting sponsorships and in-kind donations for the major events with a goal of raising $210,000 and develop community outreach events and activities for Epilepsy Awareness Month (November). Applicants should possess excellent written and oral communication skills, public speaking experience, and community organization and grant writing skills.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible .

Terms :

Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .

Service Areas :

Community Outreach , Health .

Skills :

Recruitment , Community Organization , Leadership , General Skills , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Communications , Writing/Editing , Public Speaking , Team Work .

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