The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Deputy Fundraising Coordinator-Inverness - Volunteer
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Role Overview
This lead role is responsible for coordinating a group of volunteers to raise funds through events or other activities, delegating tasks to other members of the group as required and being the key contact in the local area.
What Difference Will You Make?
Your help will support Guide Dogs to provide guide dogs and other mobility services that enable blind and partially-sighted people to enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else.
- You will get to hear inspiring stories, meet incredible people and dogs, and see the difference you're making firsthand
What Are We Looking For?
If you have skills and experience in coordinating a group of volunteers, including motivating them and leading by example, then this role could be for you.
- If you have experience in managing events, we'd love to hear from you.
- If you’re interested in volunteering with people and dogs, and enjoy organising events, this could be the role for you.
Key Qualities:
- Leadership
- Good communication skills
- Team working
Work Arrangement:
- Hybrid
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What You’ll Be Doing as a Deputy Fundraising Group Coordinator
The Deputy Fundraising Group Coordinator role can make all the difference and help your group smash their goal! You can chat with the Fundraising Group Coordinator about how you share the role and what areas you both can concentrate on.
Your Tasks May Include:
- Building lasting partnerships with the fundraising groups and your local community, inspiring people to get involved and have fun.
- Bringing your own ideas and personality to the group, the more great minds that we get together the better plans we can make.
- Working with the Fundraising Group Coordinator to share the organisation between you; this is all about working to you and your group’s strengths.
- Leading the fundraising group when the Group Coordinator is away.
- Talking to local businesses and identifying places that can host and get involved in events, bringing these suggestions to the group and working together to make these plans a reality.
- Championing Guide Dogs and our work, sharing our stories in your local community.
- Inspiring more volunteers to join Guide Dogs and become fundraising volunteers.
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What You’ll Get
In these important volunteer roles, you’ll get the satisfaction of knowing you’re supporting people with sight loss by raising funds for vital services.
- You’ll meet lots of new people, including people whose lives you are impacting.
- You’ll also get to meet incredible dogs – from puppies and guide dogs in training to qualified guide dogs working in partnerships.
- You’ll visit new places and enjoy fun days out with your team.
- You can share your existing skills and develop new skills as we’ll also provide all the training you need for the role.
- You’ll have a dedicated volunteer manager and a team of volunteers who will help support you throughout your role.
- Volunteering should never leave you out of pocket. We pay reasonable expenses related to your volunteering with us, including travel costs.
Training:
All our volunteers are given the training they need to support them in their role.
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