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Social Enterprise & Revenue Innovation VISTA Fellowship
Program Type
AmeriCorps VISTA
Location
Hybrid / Remote (ReDefiners HQ – Tampa, FL)
Time Commitment
Full-time, 12 months
About ReDefiners World Languages
ReDefiners World Languages works to expand educational access and upward mobility for multilingual learners and families through language, literacy, and enrichment programs. We are strengthening our long-term sustainability by building systems that diversify revenue and increase organizational capacity.
Position Summary
The Social Enterprise & Revenue Innovation VISTA will support ReDefiners World Languages by building earned revenue and contracted services systems that increase unrestricted income and enable long-term organizational growth.
This role focuses on research, systems design, real-world learning pilots, and documentation, not sales or service delivery. The VISTA will help translate organizational assets into scalable revenue pathways that staff and board members can implement sustainably.
Key Responsibilities
- Research earned revenue and contracted services models used by peer education and workforce organizations
- Shadow staff to observe contracted services inquiry and discovery processes for learning purposes
- Analyze why contracts are lost during early stages and identify system-level barriers
- Design scalable contracted services workflows and decision-making tools
- Develop tools to address staffing-before-contract vs. contract-before-staff challenges
- Support real-world pilots of revenue systems for learning and evaluation
- Document all findings, tools, and systems in the organization’s Development Handbook
Desired Skills & Interests
- Interest in nonprofit sustainability, social enterprise, or systems design
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to synthesize research into practical tools
- Comfort working independently and collaboratively
- Experience or interest in education, workforce development, or nonprofit operations is a plus
What You’ll Gain
- Hands-on experience designing revenue systems for a mission-driven organization
- Exposure to nonprofit finance, sustainability, and capacity-building
- Training and professional development through AmeriCorps
- Opportunity to build infrastructure that supports long-term growth
- A biweekly living allowance paid directly by AmeriCorps VISTA
- An AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of service
- Health care coverage if eligible
- Child care assistance if eligible
- Federal student loan forbearance and interest accrual support
- Non-Competitive Eligibility (NCE) for federal employment upon completion of service