StraySafe Rescue
Fundraising Manager - Cat Rescue - Volunteer
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Volunteer Fundraising Manager
About the Role
Volunteer Fundraising Manager needed for StraySafe Rescue. Lead campaigns, grow income, and support our work rescuing and rehoming cats. Flexible, Hybrid role with real impact. Experience essential, we value passion, ideas, and commitment to animal welfare.
What difference will you make?
As Fundraising Manager, your impact will be immediate, visible, and genuinely life-changing for the cats in our care.
The Impact of Your Work
- Immediate Impact: Every cat we help relies directly on the resources you secure.
- Urgent Care: Ensures timely veterinary care for injured or ill cats.
- Capacity Expansion: Consistent income supports more foster homes and cats.
- Long-term Stability: Builds sustainable income streams for future planning.
- Community Engagement: Connects people to the cause through storytelling and awareness.
- Life-saving: Every successful adoption and recovery is made possible through your fundraising efforts.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who is motivated by making a real difference and is excited by the opportunity to take ownership of fundraising activity within a growing, volunteer-led rescue. This role would suit an experienced individual who enjoys turning ideas into action and is comfortable working with a high level of autonomy.
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Key Requirements
- Experience: Three or more years in fundraising, communications, donor engagement, or a related field.
- Skills:
- Strong organisational skills to manage multiple campaigns and projects.
- Excellent communication skills for creating engaging content and building relationships.
- Creativity to develop innovative fundraising strategies.
- Desirable Experience:
- Grant applications, donor stewardship, corporate partnerships, fundraising strategy, event planning, or digital fundraising.
- Understanding of social media and online platforms.
Personal Attributes
- Self-motivated, proactive, adaptable, and confident working independently.
- Flexibility, dependability, and effective workload management.
Core Values
- Genuine care about animal welfare and a desire to help cats in need.
What will you be doing?
Key Responsibilities
- Campaign Planning and Delivery:
- Develop monthly and seasonal appeals.
- Coordinate online fundraising activities.
- Support targeted campaigns such as emergency vet bill appeals or themed initiatives.
- Income Opportunities:
- Research and apply for grants.
- Explore partnerships with local businesses.
- Support community fundraising efforts.
- Digital Fundraising:
- Work with social media and website managers to ensure clear, consistent, and effective donation messaging.
- Monitor performance and adapt future campaigns accordingly.
- Key Deliverables:
- Develop a simple but effective fundraising plan.
- Roll out regular campaigns.
- Maintain or increase monthly income levels.
- Provide updates on funds raised, campaign performance, and opportunities identified.
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Collaboration
- Work closely with the Operations Manager and trustees.
- Align fundraising activity with operational needs such as veterinary costs, foster capacity, or specific rescue cases.
Working Conditions
- Hybrid Role: Flexible, Hybrid role with real impact.
- Organisational Structure: Volunteer-led charity with a small trustee board and an operations-led structure.
Application
If you are passionate about animal welfare and want to make a tangible difference, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and help us rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome vulnerable cats across Greater Manchester.
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