Community and Program Associate (Innovative Initiatives) - ACC Member

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This is a full-time ACC Ameri Corps position with Innovative Initiatives, Inc.

All functions and activities performed by the Ameri Corps Member are completed under the guidance, supervision, and direction of program and host site staff.

The American Connection Corps (ACC), an Ameri Corps program of Lead For America (LFA), is a service fellowship program aimed at helping communities build the digital connectivity necessary to expand opportunity and economic mobility, ranging from healthcare access to quality employment.

ACC Members spend a year serving with locally-rooted organizations, helping address the digital divide and strengthen access to opportunity. Through their service, they gain hand‑on experience, build in-demand skills, and explore career pathways while making a tangible impact in their communities.

Our mission is to connect capital and leadership capacity to empower rural communities. We believe that rural communities can thrive. Rural communities thrive when local economic development organizations (EDOs) are strong. The EDOs we work with tell us the same thing again and again: they need deeper connections, more flexible capital, and stronger leadership. To accomplish our mission, we partner with mission-focused funders and community-minded for-profit businesses to help expand their reach to rural places.

Our work has focused on connecting those partners with the rural places they want to see thrive.

The ACC Member will support staff‑led community outreach and engagement efforts that strengthen the nonprofit's capacity to connect with and serve community members across the region. Under the guidance and supervision of program staff, the Member will assist with outreach campaigns, help coordinate community events, support the collection and sharing of community feedback, and contribute to building lasting relationships between the organization and the populations it serves.

Through these capacity‑building activities, the Member will play a meaningful supportive role in expanding the organization's reach and impact.

• Support staff in preparing and distributing outreach materials (flyers, social media content, newsletters) to raise awareness of programs and services
• Assist with identifying and connecting with community partners, local organizations, faith communities, and neighborhood groups to broaden organizational reach through approved outreach activities and under staff direction
• Help track outreach contacts and compile a summary of engagement data for staff review
• Participate in tabling events, community fairs, and information sessions to share resources and gather community input
• Assist staff with the planning and implementation of community engagement events, including logistics, participant engagement support, and materials preparation
• Support the setup, facilitation, and breakdown of events, including workshops, listening sessions, and resource fairs
• Assist staff with the planning and implementation of community engagement events, including logistics, participant engagement support, and materials preparation
• Compile post‑event feedback and attendance summaries to share with program staff
• Assist staff with maintaining and updating a database of community partners, stakeholders, and referral contacts
• Support communications with partner organizations by helping prepare meeting agendas, document meeting notes, and prepare follow‑up summaries for staff review
• Help identify new stakeholders and community assets that may advance organizational goals, sharing findings with program leadership
• Participate in coalition meetings or community working groups as a representative of the organization under staff direction and within the approved scope of Ameri Corps Member service activities
• Assist staff in conducting an initial community listening tour in the first 1‑2 months to gather input from a diverse range of community members
• Help administer and distribute community surveys or feedback forms, and collect responses for staff analysis.
• Compile and organize data collected through outreach…