PHENND Fellows: Sustainability Outreach & Engagement Fellow

AmeriCorps is seeking a Sustainability Outreach & Engagement Fellow for the PHENND Fellows program in Philadelphia, PA. The Fellow will enhance communication strategies and develop programs for local businesses in climate-resilient industries. Responsibilities include creating a membership strategy and marketing plan. Benefits include a living allowance, education award, and health coverage. The position is full-time and accepts applications from March 18 to May 31, 2025.
Sustainable Business Network is a non-profit organization that strives to build a just, green, and thriving local economy in the Greater Philadelphia region. We support the independent business community to build profitable enterprises that serve community needs, share wealth, and protect the environment. Since its founding in 2001, SBN has established itself as the thought and practice leader in the local impact economy movement and is the region's only membership and advocacy organization playing the critical role of serving Greater Philadelphia's independent triple bottom line business community. This project is a part of the PHENND Fellows VISTA program housed at the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND). PHENND is a network of over 25 colleges and universities that strengthens service-learning, civic engagement, and community partnership in Philadelphia.

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Member Duties : The overall goal of the VISTA Fellow is to help spearhead SBN’s external communication strategies while also playing an integral part of our multiyear effort to identify, recruit, and design programming for independent and local businesses that work in climate-resilient industries such as food, energy, water, and urban forestry. In the second year, the VISTA will create a membership strategy plan inclusive of survey demographics of diverse businesses in climate resilient industries within Greater Philadelphia, a marketing strategy that will include both grassroots and social media marketing to target businesses, and communications plan that will include messaging to reach their businesses.

Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance , Monthly Transportation Pass , Living Allowance , Training , Stipend , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service , Childcare assistance if eligible , Health Coverage* .
• For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits .

Terms

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

Service Areas

Community and Economic Development , Entrepreneur/Business , Environment , Community Outreach .

Skills

Writing/Editing , marketing, social media , Communications , Environment , Non-Profit Management , Public Speaking , Business/Entrepreneur .

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Summary

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

PHENND Fellows: Sustainability Outreach & Engagement Fellow

Program Start/End Date

08/11/2025 - 08/10/2026

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level

College graduate

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City

Accepting Applications

From 03/18/2025 To 05/31/2025

Contact Roslynn Blount

3440 Market St

Philadelphia PA 19104

2155735062

roslynnb@phennd.org

www.phennd.ord

Listing ID 126079