Fundraising Co-Ordinator Volunteer at North London Branch

Administrative Support:

● Identify potential community funders of local Samaritans services and costs (e.g. local businesses/organisations).

● Thank and keep in touch with local community funders detailing how money has been spent.

● Support issuing receipts for donations.

● Support the completion of fundraising applications.

● Support the completion of risk assessments for events and ensure appropriate insurance cover is in place.

Events planning with Branch Fundraising Lead:

● Communicate with the BFL on a regular basis regarding fundraising activity.

● Support the organisation of fundraising events (e.g. quiz nights, carol singing etc).

● Come up with diverse and inclusive fundraising opportunities to engage the local community.

● Network with potential funders in order to secure one off and regular income for the local Samaritans branch.

● Submit applications for the above opportunities where relevant.

● Help to manage any fundraising partnerships with local organisations.

● Ensure that activities comply with Samaritans policies and relevant fundraising and event management regulations (e.g. confidentiality, data protection, handling money, ensure collection tins are sealed etc).

Promote fundraising activity:

● Give talks about Samaritans in order to raise awareness of work and possible income.

● Prepare items for inclusion in the branch newsletter to promote events and encourage involvement.

● Draft tweets to be shared on our Branch Twitter to promote events.

● Work with the Branch Publicity Team to promote events.

The role can be conducted remotely with a requirement to attend occasional meetings at the branch office (Bounds Green, N11) and any fundraising events held throughout the year.

Please download the role description for more details.

If you are interested in this volunteering opportunity please click the 'apply now' button to leave us your details and we will be in touch asap.