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Wed 04 Oct 2017
Our Community Ambassadors are an important network of volunteers who help make a difference to babies born premature and sick by raising awareness of Bliss Scotland's work in their local area.
Wed 04 Oct 2017
We are looking for a fundraising intern to join our small team based at our office in central Edinburgh. As an intern you will have the chance to work at the heart of a small charity, gaining insight into all our work. You will gain experience and knowledge in events and community fundraising.
Fri 29 Sep 2017
We are looking for a talented Graphic Designer to help spread the word. This is an online position and requires no set hours. However, we do require someone who will be dedicated to helping us make a difference. No experience necessary, just the ability to create effective and professional graphic.
Wed 16 Aug 2017
Cyrenians aims to create a sustainable Social Enterprise that takes unwanted wood, tyres, and furniture to create new/upcycled products. We need creative volunteers to help us design new products and DIY volunteers to help us build them.
Activities may include prize and venue sourcing, speaking to companies for support and sponsorship, creating timelines for events, admin such as ticket sales, programmes and thank you letters as well as volunteering at events.
Activities may include data inputting, maintaining and reorganising the filing system, photocopying, shredding, ordering of stationery and other items for the building and any other admin tasks which may arise
Helping to grow our community of swappers, skill-sharers and shoppers by:
Designing posters and leaflets for distribution around the city;
Designing merchandise such as t-shirts, badges etc for sale;
Sourcing ethical printers and producers;
Assisting with organisation of print runs, budgets and pricing.
Activities may include prize and venue sourcing, speaking to companies for support and sponsorship, creating timelines for events, admin such as ticket sales, programmes and thank you letters as well as volunteering at events.
Are you calm, collected and chatty on the phone? You will be the first point of contact for our customers helping them with any enquiries and arranging collections for donations and deliveries. Come and be a part of your local team and learn customer service skills and gain experience.
Food Sharing has a good relationship with a variety of small businesses across Edinburgh, where we collect excess food daily. Tasks for the research assistant include researching best practice in food waste management across Scotland, selecting a set of organisations to be used as case studies, interviewing businesses and writing a practical guide with step-by-step instructions.
Obtaining additional funding from a range of sources such as Trust Funds, Businesses or Private Individuals is important for CYC and the Hall Owners to allow plans for the provision of a new hall to be realised. Join the CYC Funding Group and help us rebuild!
Support the Digital Media & Communications Officer and the Retail Manager in promoting the shops on social media channels; assist with the promotion of events and conferences; create content (photos, text, stories) to engage a wide audience and broaden our online reach; liaise with shop managers to generate stories
Food Sharing collects excess food from local businesses and re-distributes this food to the community. The team facilitator is the main point of contact for a particular business and organises the team of volunteers who collect and re-distribute the food.
Work as part of a team of volunteers to apply for grant funding and to identify sustainable income streams for the Shrub Co-operative. You will work alongside experienced staff to figure out budget requirements and current revenue streams and help develop the Shrubs financial strategy for development.
A team leader is responsible for a sub-group of volunteers, and setting events to fundraise at. The events can range from the traditional street fundraising to anything you’ll like to arrange. Every fundraising event you successfully host will help Guide Dogs for the Blind to continue functioning.
Assisting the Workshop Programme Coordinator to put together an exciting and varied programme of events, including creative upcycling and repair workshops, discussions and music nights. This role is logistical but also social, requiring a creative and organised person. You may focus on one or more workshops that you are developing yourself or support with other workshops that are already in planning. More individual responsibility for events can be taken according to experience level.
Help to raise the profile of any campaigns Bethany is running and to raise awareness of Bethany’s work with homeless and vulnerable people in Scotland. Assist in increasing income for the work of Bethany through fundraising events and activities
SHRUB are looking for someone who is comfortable working with Wordpress and can help us improve the layout and design of our website. You would work as part of the Communications and Outreach working group with a team of volunteers that are looking at how people interact with the website and how we develop our web provision.
Campaigning online with OneKind can be extremely effective. Our online campaigns are designed to have maximum impact and can be critical in delivering better protections for Scotland’s animals. OneKind’s online campaigns support our advocacy in the real world and are intelligence-led. Our staff are experts in their field and are on the front-line of our campaigns. They ensure that the targets, timing and content of any email or social media campaigns are designed to have maximum impact.
Food Sharing collects good quality excess food from local businesses and re-distributes it to the community. We also run cooking workshops and advise on food waste reduction.
Trustees oversee the big picture at Food Sharing Edinburgh. We have four spaces on our Trustee Board, and are looking to co-opt enthusiastic individuals onto our team!
As an Ellie’s Army Team Leader you will lead your own team of students to email to businesses and people with skills in your area, and encourage them to donate products or time to help local adults who are living with cancer.
Are you looking to get experience managing your own project? We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised person with a friendly approach to help with our collection can scheme which raises money for Health in Mind around Edinburgh.
Helping to grow our community of swappers, skill-sharers and shoppers by:
promoting events and workshops on social media and the website;
sourcing and sharing blogs on the website;
building links with like minded people and organisations online;
creating social media graphics;
taking photos.
Bright Light is Scotland’s leading relationship counselling charity supporting individuals, couples and families across Edinburgh and the Lothians. They have a great opportunity to help support the planning of the charity's 70th anniversary celebrations.
Trustees govern and lead charity organisations as part of a board. Charities are always looking for new trustees, and it's a fantastic way to learn about the management and strategy side of charities while contributing to a great cause. Time commitment is often low, but being a trustee will look fantastic on your CV.
Support the preparation and deliverance of upcoming events. Make the most of any media opportunities that should arise through our own social and digital channels and with external press and print media and help expand current marketing channels for events to allow us to reach even more event participants. Work closely with the Events fundraiser to develop new events and community fundraising initiatives. Evaluate the project’s overall communications strategy
Health in Mind promote positive mental health and wellbeing in Scotland. Health in Mind are looking for enthusiastic and friendly people to be part of a fundraising group that will organise events in aid of the charity. You will get to meet new people, increase your organisational and planning skills whilst having fun!
The RSPB are looking to recruit volunteers to help with their events throughout the year. You will be involved from anything to helping to set up the stall, talking to members of the public, running interactive activities with children and spreading the word about the RSPB!
Our Community Ambassadors are an important network of volunteers who help make a difference to babies born premature and sick by raising awareness of Bliss Scotland's work in their local area.
We are looking for a fundraising intern to join our small team based at our office in central Edinburgh. As an intern you will have the chance to work at the heart of a small charity, gaining insight into all our work. You will gain experience and knowledge in events and community fundraising.
We are looking for a talented Graphic Designer to help spread the word. This is an online position and requires no set hours. However, we do require someone who will be dedicated to helping us make a difference. No experience necessary, just the ability to create effective and professional graphic.
Social Media and Digital Marketing volunteer needed to write, edit and upload content to Facebook, Twitter and website as well as generating traffic and reaching a bigger audience. The BIG Project is a children’s and youth people charity based in Broomhouse, Edinburgh.
We have the exciting opportunity for a work placement student to join the Dreams Come True charity team. This opportunity would suit someone with an interest in gaining firsthand work experience with a national charity. This is a diverse and creative role and would suit someone who has an interest in event and project management.
Cyrenians aims to create a sustainable Social Enterprise that takes unwanted wood, tyres, and furniture to create new/upcycled products. We need creative volunteers to help us design new products and DIY volunteers to help us build them.
We're looking for fundraisers, events organisers, outreach volunteers, those interested in dermatology, and campaigners! We run family events, a children's virtual club, awareness activities, workshops in schools and eczema sessions with health visitors. We need help with these and additional fundraising and awareness raising activities in your area! Just get in touch for a chat.
As an Ellie’s Army Team Member you will work in a group of volunteers to email to businesses and people with skills in your area, and encourage them to donate products or time to help local adults who are living with cancer.
Lead Scotland are looking for volunteers to join our back-office team based at ENU Merchiston campus. We are looking for someone with any of the following skills: marketing, fundraising, volunteer support, media, social media, computing and/or advertising. If you think you fit the bill we'd love to have a chat.
Helping to grow our community of swappers, skill-sharers and shoppers by:
Assisting with the development of a renewed membership offers;
Undertaking research into existing and potential membership needs;
Helping streamline membership processes.
Be part of a local team of volunteers who organise a variety of events to raise awareness and funds for guide dogs. Events can range from sponsored dog walks, pub quiz, bake sales to anything you want to arrange. The idea is to put the fun in fundraising!
Fundraising plays a vital role in our success. This is an opportunity to assist us in the planning and delivery of our ongoing program of events and activities which generates financial income but is crucial in raising awareness of the work we do and the animals we care for.
Help tell the world about the great work that Blackwood are doing. Help organise a series of events and support their PR. Over the 3 months build your experience and knowledge of how various social media platforms can be used in a business and charity context.
Support Samaritans communications and campaigns work in Scotland by creating new, interesting and innovative content for social media, engaging with volunteers in our branches across Scotland to capture their experiences, and find new stories and personal experiences to share with the public. You may also support our other communications and campaigns work in Scotland, including our media and press work.
Work as part of a team of volunteers to help with the accounts and financial side of a small not-for profit sustainability hub. You will work alongside experienced staff to manage the organisation's accounts as well as managing the financial requirements and budgets of our key funders.
Are you passionate about the environment? Do you want to help the community? Do you want work experience of working in a team? We are currently looking for help with drying equipment design and manufacturing, events/media and/or campaigning. Roles can be tailored to individual’s specific needs.
Are you able to listen but not judge? Can you give information but not advice? Can you spare a few nights every term to support other students?
Our organisation relies on our listening volunteers to take confidential, anonymous calls and e-listenings (instant-messenger calls). Our listening volunteers are an integral part of our organisation and receive an extremely high level of initial and ongoing training, based around training delivered by other organisations such as the Samaritans.
Save the lives of people with blood cancer by recruiting potential blood stem cell donors through registration events and campaigns, held on campus. To create public awareness of blood cancer and spread the mission of the world’s largest blood cancer charity throughout the UK by using all communication tools.
What will you do day to day? Coordinate applications and help recruit volunteers, help induct & support the volunteer community, collecting & report data, operate within Cyrenians’ core values of compassion, respect, integrity & innovation.
Changing Faces Scotland is looking for events coordinators to organise fundraisers which will raise funds for our services in Scotland. The great thing about this role is that you get to choose the events! A dance or ceilidh, a fancy dress day at your workplace, a Race Night... the list goes on!
We hope to very soon move into the planning and development phase of a new centre, and we are looking for volunteers to work with the Management Committee and the Hall Owners to operate a short term research project to produce a report on views and ideas from the community.
Edinburgh Tool Library is the UK’s first tool library, promoting sharing as a way of reducing our environmental impact. We've been operating our of a police box in Leith and opened our new Remakery on Leith Walk in 2016.
We need marketing volunteers to help promote the space and the service, whether that be in the form of creative flyers or videos, or helping us strategise.
Health in Mind promote positive mental health and wellbeing in Scotland. Health in Mind are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated volunteer to inspire and lead a fundraising group in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Your main tasks would include recruiting, supporting and inspiring a group of dedicated fundraisers to organise events to raise money for Health in Mind.
Make a big difference to someone's life. We're nothing without you Guide Dogs relies on volunteers who give their time for so many things. From the volunteers who spend much of their time caring for dogs, guiding people who are blind or partially sighted, driving or raising funds, to those who come out occasionally to hold a tin or cheer on marathon runners, volunteers are closely involved in almost every area of activity.