Training
Eco3 VISTA members have the opportunity to participate in trainings and professional development throughout service to build skills and gain knowledge. Outlined below is the Eco3 VISTA Program training plan, and training modules to facilitate growth during service.
Training Plan
There are five training periods during the course of service that include one-on-one meetings with your VISTA Leader, attendance at All VISTA Meetings (AVMs), and self-directed training.
During each training period, members should complete one training from each of the three options (3 trainings total per training period). Members can complete the trainings at their own pace and self-select training options that best fit their interest and needs of their position during service.
All trainings and professional development opportunities should be recorded using the tracking system below.
Complete one training per training period, and don’t forget to record your completion!
#1 Start off Strong: Professional Workplace Success
#3 The Power of Telling Your VISTA Story
#4 Translating VISTA to Your Resume and Career
#5 Know Your Non-Competitive Eligibility Benefit
Select one training below to complete per training period.
Life After Vista
Member Benefits
- Know Your Non-Competitive Eligibility Benefit
- Maximizing Your Vista Healthcare Benefit
- Using The Segal Education Award
My Professional Development
- Learning Resources Beyond The Vista Campus
- Member Wellness And Resilience
- Start Off Strong: Professional Workplace Success
- Designing And Leading Effective Meetings
- Developing A Work Plan From Your Vad
- Managing Up: Vista-Supervisor Relationships
- Networking
- Improve Your Feedback Skills
- The Power Of Telling Your Vista Story
Project Development
- Strategies For Sustaining Your Vista Project
- Community Assessments: The Heart Of Service
- Building Capacity Through Vista Service
- Building Capacity Through Partnerships
- Designing Effective Surveys
- Community Engagement
Approaching Project & Community Work With Humility
Resource Development
Strategizing Your Funding Search
Writing Winning Grant Proposals
Digital Fundraising
Aligning Your Funding Search With Your Project
Volunteer Management
- Designing Virtual Volunteer Opportunities
- Digital Marketing For Volunteer Recruitment
- Making A Compelling Volunteer Recruitment Webpage
Understanding Poverty In The United States
Select one training below to complete per training period.
View list of recommended webinars listed below or explore additional options at VISTA Member Webinars
Member Benefits
Getting Outdoors With Your Segal Education Award
Getting To Know The Federal Hiring Process and Your Non Competitive Eligibility Benefit
Stories from Service Living Allowance
Applying for Federal Jobs Using NCE
Considering Your Career Options VISTA Benefits and Taxes Just the Basics
Using Your Ed Award Managing Student Loans
End-of-Service Transition: Preparing for Life After AmeriCorps VISTA
Poverty
Applying Decision Making Insights to Strengthen Anti Poverty Efforts
In Their Shoes: Perspectives on Spending Decisions Made by Americans Living in Poverty
Poverty and the U.S. Safety Net
Behaviorial Economics and Financial Decision Making
Understanding Poverty Choices as Behavioral Economics
Fighting Poverty There’s an App for That! – Webinar
The Intersection of Poverty, Race, and Health
Alternative Lenses: Poverty Beyond the Official Measure
Resource Development
Generating in kind contributions for your organization 2017
Writing a Winning Grant Proposal
Strategizing Your Funding Search
Demystifying Stakeholder Engagement
High Impact Volunteer Recruitment
Creating Group Volunteer Opportunities that Engage and Inspire
Creating an Effective Online Fundraising Strategy
Better together Organizational Partnerships and Collaboration
Innovative Volunteer Recruitment
Creating Volunteer Positions that Appeal and Engage
Sustaining Volunteer Involvement
Professional Development
Assertive Communication that Establishes Your Credibility
https://youtu.be/r9F9NpolO0s Q & A Mental Health, Stress and Resilience
https://youtu.be/xRjnv3kqpyk Building your Professional Network for Service and Career
https://youtu.be/BAHdwmG9KWY Navigating Your Year of Service
Starting off Right: Professional Workplace Success
https://youtu.be/QYL1wBQaebg Planning a Productive Meeting
Plan Your Professional Development: 8/31/2017
Translating VISTA Service to Resume and Career
Strategies For Focusing Your Career Search
Making Everything You Do Sustainable
Accomplishing Your VISTA Assignment
Exploring Implicit Bias and Perception During Your Service Year
Avoiding Burnout During Service
Writing with Purpose, Precision, and Pizazz
Resume Writing: How Your Service Experience Can Land You a Job
Project Development
5 Steps to Assessing Community Needs
https://youtu.be/gKUqzRMKkvM Building a Digital Ad Campaign
Creating High Impact Images for Better Outreach
Creating an Effective Digital Marketing Strategy
Planning a Social Media Campaign for Your Project
Using Project management Techniques in Your VISTA Assignment
Beyond VISTA: Project Sustainability Approaches and Strategies
Building Sustainability Into a Volunteer Program
More details to come!
Schedule a meeting with your VISTA Leader!