summer 2022

Associate Summer VISTA: Marketing and Social Media

​Duration:  June 13, 2022 - August 12, 2022
Application Deadline: April 30th 2022
Sponsoring Organization: Up2Us Sports

• Goal of the Project: The Up2Us Sports VISTA project builds the capacity of host-site
  organizations working to end the cycle of poverty through intentional youth sports and
  education programming. The Up2Us Sports VISTA Summer Associates will be placed at
  Chicago Training Center to improve the communication with and onboarding of neighborhood programming partners.
• Main Responsibilities:
  
  • ​VISTA will partner with the development team to develop best practices for securing funding for program operations
    
    • ​Update and create donor specific content to increase the number and quality of individual communications with donors
      
    • Research the updated donor base to identify donor campaign opportunities
      
    • Design and execute communication with the Executive Director  to current donors for further increased donor engagement
      
  • VISTA will develop a strategic marketing plan to increase program exposure
    
    • Produce content for Chicago Training Center website and other social media platforms to increase visibility
      
    • Attend practices to capture content for social media, the website and print material
      
    • Attend community engagement events along with coaches and/or Program Director to spread awareness of Chicago Training Center and our mission.
      
    • Update the website layout, accessibility of content, quality of content and have partial creative freedom in the media they create.

Associate Summer VISTA: Community Engagement

​Duration:  June 13, 2022 - August 12, 2022
Application Deadline: April 30th 2022
Sponsoring Organization: Up2Us Sports

• ​Goal of the Project: The Up2Us Sports VISTA project builds the capacity of host-site organizations working to end the cycle of poverty through intentional youth sports and education programming. The Up2Us Sports VISTA Summer Associates will be placed at Chicago Training Center to Improve the organization’s communication and donor management.
• Main Responsibilities: 
  • ​VISTA will act as the community outreach specialist to recruit, engage and deploy needed volunteers in the community
    • Communicate and coordinate with potential neighborhood partners to compile a list of aligned neighborhood partnerships and events​ 
    • Collaborate with the Executive Director and Program Director to strategize where to prioritize neighborhood engagement 
  • ​​VISTA will work with the program operations team in the development of summer camp operations
    • Work with the program operations team in the development of summer camp operations, outreach, and strategic planning for recruitment
    • Communicate with neighborhood schools in order to register youth for camps
    • Attend community engagement events along with coaches and/or Program Director to spread awareness of Chicago Training Center and our mission

FALL 2022-2023

​1-YEAR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT VISTA

Duration: August 2022 - August 2023
Application Deadline:
Sponsoring Organization: Up2Us Sports

• Goal of the Project: The Up2Us Sports VISTA project builds the capacity of host-site organizations working to end the cycle of poverty through intentional youth sports and education programming. The Up2Us Sports VISTA placed at Chicago Training Center will work to onboard new schools and community organizations into our neighborhood outreach programs network. This will result in increased scale and reach of our organization in those neighborhoods.
• Main Responsibilities:
  • ​VISTA will work with coaches, and the programming director to expand data and functionality of the Neighborhood planning document to improve the planning tool for engagement with neighborhoods
    • Update data from the CPS school locator and document aggregated demographic changes by neighborhood area
    • ​Gather and document ward and police beat data on the planning document
  • VISTA will work with the Program Director to improve the communication platforms and calendar for more effective neighborhood partner communication and awareness
    • Attend and document meetings to update the Neighborhood Organization Calendar
    • Create an ongoing meeting calendar for partnerships organizations
  • VISTA will work with PD and community partners to increase neighborhood awareness of CTC programming through better integration with existing neighborhood activities
    • Develop, with the Program Director, a boathouse event that would be targeted toward a specific neighborhood
    • Develop with coaching staff a list of potential CTC driven activities that can be attached to existing neighborhood events
  • VISTA will work with PD and Alumni to improve the engagement of alumni at all levels and activities of the organization
    • Organize and streamline the Alumni Database
    • Create on-boarding materials for the and engagement materials for Alumni
    • Create the Alumni Advisory Committee with the Executive Director

​1-YEAR MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA VISTA

​Duration: August 2022 - August 2023
Application Deadline:
Sponsoring Organization: Up2Us Sports

• Sponsoring Organization: Up2Us Sports
• Goal of the Project: The Up2Us Sports VISTA project builds the capacity of host-site organizations working to end the cycle of poverty through intentional youth sports and education programming. The Up2Us Sports VISTA placed at Chicago Training Center will work to improve organizational communication and improve revenue generation. This will result in increased scale and reach of resources.
• Main Responsibilities: 
  • VISTA will work with the Executive Director to manage and improve the quality of the data in the donor management system
    •  Update and create donor-specific content to increase the number and quality of individual communications with donors
    • Work closely with the Executive Director to determine high value prospects, and create relevant materials for their initial and subsequent contacts
    • Work closely with the Executive Director to define metrics and visual supports to communicate program outcomes to current and potential donors
  • VISTA will work with ED to bring in higher net donation individual donor through the creation and implementation of new donor campaign
    • Create campaign goals and metric for campaign analysis with the Executive Director
    • Create a campaign specific calendar and content. Tracking effectiveness of campaign communications
    • Create materials for use in campaign communication and marketing​
  • ​VISTA will have creative freedom in creating content that can be used to attract donors, that accurately reflect the current team, and content that shows the exciting nature of the sport

​UP2US PART TIME COACH: 20 HOURS/WEEK

​Duration: August 2022 - August 2023
Number of Positions: 3

• Main Responsibilities: All 3 coaches will be present at practice, which are late afternoons during the week and mornings and/or afternoons on Saturday
  • ​​​In charge of running practice and assisting the head coach in developing the training plan
  • Create and initiate curriculum to teach skills such as leadership, self-advocacy, team building, self discipline, athletic excellence, and empower the youth
  • Conduct week long Erg Education sessions during early fall and spring to provide exposure to the sport and recruit for the team
  • Plan and execute the creation of race schedules, fundraising, and exposure events alongside the Program Director