I spent three years working as a Communications Associate with the Michigan Community Service Commission. MCSC is a nonprofit with a mission to connect service-hungry volunteers with organizations committed to addressing food insecurity, homelessness, environmental concerns, and other critical concerns to better their communities–one project and service opportunity at a time.
I acted as a voice for the organization, though creating and scheduling social media content, connecting with media about ongoing service projects throughout the state of Michigan, and ensuring Michiganders had access to opportunities to serve and be served through the Commission and its partners. Here are a few highlighted projects I supported:
The combined 2020/2021 (COVID-19) Governor’s Service Awards, and, upon returning to MCSC, the 2024 and 2025 GSAs
I vetted and interviewed nominees, wrote and edited nominee biographies, wrote press releases, led media outreach to local publications, and ran the MCSC social media accounts, all to ensure some of the state’s most impactful volunteers and organizations were recognized and honored.
A monthly Michigan AmeriCorps VISTA member newsletter
I served as the editor-in-chief of the Michigan AmeriCorps VISTA newsletter, which was sent to members, program host sites, and AmeriCorps National leaders to showcase what service projects were happening within our organization. I wrote program and member biographies, highlighted resources and benefits available to members during service, created bulletins about upcoming activities and events, and used Mailchimp and Klaviyo to send out each edition.
Press releases and impact stories about service opportunities
Led discussions and presentations for commissioners, legislators, and other service members
I created presentations about how to submit positive volunteerism stories for our social media platforms. I also led meetings about the KPIs I identified based on history and our target growth goals for the newsletter team.
I also directly reached out to legislators about service projects happening in their area for additional support.
