Community fundraising volunteer

Volunteer:
Reporting to: Rachael Hodgetts, Schools & Community Coordinator
Location: home-based, out and about in your community
Dates: ASAP

Background

Concern Universal (CU) is an international development organisation that works to address the causes of poverty in nine countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America by working alongside some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. Working in partnership with local organisations, Concern Universal supports initiatives in a number of sectors including water and environmental sanitation, food security and sustainable livelihoods, and human rights.

Concern Universal operates a small co-ordinating office in Hereford, England. This office is the administrative and financial centre for all its overseas programmes and it plays a critical supporting role for the nine country offices.

Volunteers have played an increasingly important role alongside paid staff in helping CU achieve its objectives in the last few years. We aim to offer volunteers varied tasks, and genuine appreciation of the valuable roles they perform.

Objective

We need volunteers in your local community to help to raise awareness of and funds for Concern Universal’s work.

Organise and help with community fundraising events and local campaigns eg CommuniTea, Concern Universal Week (October) and collection days.
Be proactive in devising your own fundraising events;
Find and attend local events for Concern Universal to fundraise at;
Promote and sell Give Love Gifts and/or donated goods, particularly Oct-Dec;
Inspire and engage others to fundraise or volunteer;
Represent Concern Universal at presentations, thanking local fundraisers.

Skills and Experience:

Essential

Friendly and outgoing, with great people skills;
Engaging communication skills and an ability to ‘make the ask’;
Dynamic, motivated and happy to work alone or as part of a team;
Enthusiasm and understanding of development issues and sustainability;
Commitment to Concern Universal’s vision and values;
Reliability and flexibility;
Willingness to commit to a few hours each month;

Desirable

Contacts with clubs, churches or community groups;
Experience of setting up events or fundraising.

Hours

Regular commitment of four hours or more a month, which could be daytime, evenings or at weekends.

Benefits

Opportunity to contribute to the work of Concern Universal, making a difference to people living in poverty across the world;
Training and opportunities to join office meetings with international colleagues, social events and away days;
Chance to meet interesting people and gain valuable skills, or to put existing skills to good use;
Experience of fundraising, the charity sector and an insight into international development;
Invitation to office social events and away days;
Employer’s Liability Insurance cover.

Reimbursement of expenses

Travel expenses for work can be reclaimed either:
- Actual cost of public transport (bus or second class rail) against a receipt or
- A rate of 40p per mile for use of private car.
When working for four hours or more in a day, lunch costs can be reclaimed against a receipt for up to £3.00 per day.

Expenses are claimed by completing an Expenses Claim Form and must be accompanied by receipts (except in the case of private car mileage).

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