Fundraising Group Coordinator Hertford/St Albans/Welwyn Garden City

Fundraising Group Coordinator Hertford/St Albans/Welwyn Garden City

Long term role · 1–3 hrs/Week
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Fundraising
People with disabilitiesAnimal welfare
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Guide Dogs UK
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Summary

Fundraising Group Coordinators will organise and manage local fundraising volunteers, meetings ,events, collections and engage group members in the cause.

Detailed description

You would be helping to support a local fundraising group full of passionate dedicated volunteers which help to raise vital funds to support the work we do and the services we provide.


What will you be doing?

  • Organizing and attending events such as the Great Guide Dogs Tea Party, Pub Quizzes and collections in your local area
  • Encouraging local businesses, schools and groups to name their own guide dog puppy
  • Building relationships with local networks, socials groups, schools and businesses
  • Encourage them to host their own event in support of Guide Dogs
  • Working as part of Guide Dogs’ fundraising team with staff and volunteers
  • Liaising with Community Fundraiser informing them of events in your area
  • Making sure your fundraising policies and procedures are followed
  • Being a passionate local ambassador for Guide dogs work
  • Ensuring that any information provided by Guide Dogs is cascaded to relevant supporters or volunteers
  • Ensuring income raised from events is banked in a timely manner


What's in it for the volunteer?

  • Sense of satisfaction in seeing donations generated
  • Work with committed and passionate people
  • Support us to provide guide dogs and other mobility services to support blind and partially-sighted people
  • Make a difference in your local community
  • Opportunity to learn new skills
  • Ongoing support and training
  • Payment of out of pocket expenses in line with Guide Dogs volunteer expenses policy

What we will provide to volunteers

💸 Reimbursement of costs🤝 Extra support

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About Guide Dogs UK

We are Guide Dogs. And we’re here to help people with sight loss live the life they choose.

We rely on our brilliant volunteers who give their time to help our charity in so many ways. There are many great volunteering opportunities to get involved in, even an hour makes a big difference.

We recognise the extraordinary efforts of all of our volunteers and we're really proud to have achieved the Investing in Volunteers accreditation for good practice in volunteer management.

Together, we can help people affected by sight loss live their lives to the full.