Storytelling & Impact Communications Systems

Overview

Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD) is seeking a mission‑driven Ameri Corps VISTA member to design and implement sustainable storytelling systems that amplify the impact of our anti‑poverty initiatives and strengthen resource development. The position will audit existing communications materials to identify opportunities to better highlight poverty reduction outcomes, and will develop a cohesive storytelling framework that elevates the voices of farmers, food entrepreneurs, and workforce participants overcoming economic barriers.

The VISTA member will create user‑friendly templates for newsletters, donor communications, case studies, and program spotlights that staff can sustain beyond the service term, and will draft compelling impact stories to enhance grant proposals and reports. Working collaboratively with program staff, the member will translate technical data into accessible, inspiring content for diverse audiences and establish an ongoing story collection system, complete with a sustainability guide, to ensure ASD’s impact is clearly communicated for years to come.

The position will audit existing communications materials to identify opportunities to better highlight poverty reduction outcomes and will develop a cohesive storytelling framework that elevates the voices of farmers, food entrepreneurs, and workforce participants overcoming economic barriers. The VISTA member will create user‑friendly templates for newsletters, donor communications, case studies, and program spotlights that staff can sustain beyond the service term, and will draft compelling impact stories to enhance grant proposals and reports.

Working collaboratively with program staff, the member will translate technical data into accessible, inspiring content for diverse audiences and establish an ongoing story collection system, complete with a sustainability guide, to ensure ASD’s impact is clearly communicated for years to come.

• Living Allowance
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Stipend
• Relocation Allowance
• Health Coverage*
• Training
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Childcare assistance if eligible

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

• Veterans
• Homelessness
• Community Outreach
• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Entrepreneur/Business
• Community and Economic Development
• Ex‑Offender Reentry
• Hunger
• Environment
• Housing

• First Aid
• Youth Development
• Disaster Services
• Communications
• Counseling
• Fine Arts/Crafts
• Non‑Profit Management
• Fund raising/Grant Writing
• Veterans
• Conflict Resolution
• Computers/Technology
• Public Speaking
• Medicine
• Social Services
• Environment
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Law
• General Skills
• Team Work
• Recruitment
• Urban Planning
• Writing/Editing
• Business/Entrepreneur
• Public Health
• Leadership
• Community Organization
• Trade/Construction
• Education
• Any
• Architectural Planning

Ameri Corps VISTA

Storytelling & Impact Communications Systems

05/04/2026 - 05/03/2027

Full Time

College graduate

Minimum: 18 Maximum:
None

VIRGINIA

From 03/22/2026 To 07/01/2026

Hannah Gibbs

280 Boone Trail Rd

Duffield VA 24244

hgibbs

asdevelop.org