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Yes to Life empowers people with cancer to make informed decisions about their care options. For almost two decades, we have provided evidence-based information to those in need.
We believe in the benefits of a positive approach. Of course, a cancer diagnosis is frightening, but instead of talking about ‘victims’ and ‘battling with disease’, we feel that forward-looking optimism is crucial. We have seen the realistic hope that results from gaining access to information, and from being empowered to explore your individual needs and make your own choices to manage your condition, as you see fit.
Our role is to help people to decide what they want to do to help themselves – by providing information and referring them to qualified experts – and then to support them in their chosen path.
2024 marks the celebration for a very special year. Our 20th Anniversary Year, and we are looking for an enthusiastic community fundraiser to engage with donors and fundraisers to help with all the events that will happen during the year.
Job purpose
- To represent Yes to Life work, vision, and mission through the delivery of campaigns and fundraising initiatives.
- To work across the different fundraising channels (Community, Fundraising Events, and Individual Giving) to deliver the agreed financial targets.
- To build relationships with donors and fundraisers and offer stewardship that offers the best possible experience of supporting Yes to Life, increasing loyalty and further support.
- To attend fundraising events as required
- To work with the CEO and the rest of the Yes to Life team to develop new and imaginative fundraising activities using sector trends and insights.
Key responsibilities
- Work within agreed budgets to achieve the fundraising financial targets.
- To steward our fundraising supporters to maintain engagement and build loyalty.
- To provide a highly personalised approach to supporting Yes to Life’s fundraisers ensuring our supporters receive a positive experience throughout their fundraising activity including sending thank you communications and ongoing stewardship.
- To organise and deliver a calendar of fundraising activities that creates opportunities for supporters to engage with our 20th Anniversary Year celebrations and ensure participation and income targets are achieved.
- To develop the charity’s social media fundraising activity in collaboration with the Social Media Manager
- Collaborate closely with the CEO and the Marketing and Comms Trustee, to help plan and develop multi-channel campaigns including on and offline activity that inspire and engage existing and new supporters.
- To work with the CEO and the Marketing and Comms Trustee to produce campaign materials, share interesting stories and fundraising updates. Prepare content for newsletters, website, and social media.
- To ensure accurate recording of supporter information and reporting on activity through:
- Updating the charity’s database, e-tapestry, recording all donor contact and fundraising activity.
- To prepare regular income reports and updates as required.
- To keep up- to- date and comply with the rules as set by the Fundraising Regulator, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and other relevant legislation and codes of practice and good practice.
- To keep up to date with changes and trends in the UK fundraising environment
- To undertake any other tasks required.
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge, and experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in Community Fundraising, Supporter Stewardship and Individual Giving.
- Proven record of accomplishment in delivering and meeting targets
- Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
- Well organised with attention to detail
- Ability to inspire and influence others to support Yes to Life
- Ability to manage several projects and tasks simultaneously and skilled at prioritising.
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Strong numeracy skills and ability to forecast and analyse fundraising results.
- Decisive and quick problem solver with the ability to adapt easily to change.
- Innovative outlook and a willingness to suggest new ideas.
Desirable
- Experience of producing fundraising reports for activity and outcomes
- Proven experience in delivering timely fundraising campaigns and initiatives.
- Fundraising database experience – preferably e-tapestry
Other
- Some travel to events will be required.
- Willing to work flexibly.
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Reports to: Head of Fundraising
Location: Home based, with some travel within the UK
Hours of work: 35 hours per week (part-time negotiable if desired)
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Type of contract: Permanent
Holiday: 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, and the working days that fall between Christmas and New Year
Notice period: Three months
The role of the Community Fundraiser
The TSA is looking for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and experienced person to join our small but ambitious fundraising team. You’ll help the TSA to bring in the income needed for us to be here for the TSC community.
We’re looking for a highly experienced, confident, and capable Community Fundraiser to help us maximise income so that our vital work can continue. You’ll have a deep-rooted knowledge and background in community fundraising and working within a fundraising team, allowing you to get to work straight away. You will work in supporting our team across all areas of fundraising, including grants and trusts and major donors.
We’re looking for someone passionate about making a difference and working with a range of different people to maximise income generation. The chosen candidate will be happy to work in a small team and have the ability develop our community fundraising strategy, while also ensuring that fundraising administration and day-to-day outputs are carried out to a high standard.
In return, you’ll know that you’re making a massive difference in the lives of thousands of people across the UK, while working towards career progression opportunities in an environment that encourages flexible and supportive working.
Community fundraising responsibilities
- Drive community fundraising activities and provide appropriate co-ordination across a range of fundraising activities, working to deliver agreed team income targets
- Provide excellent supporter care, building on existing and new relationships with third party supporters, local community groups, individuals and organisations
- Implement and deliver a supporter journey programme to inspire and retain the support of donors
- Research, identify and secure new potential community supporters and act on any other fundraising opportunities
- Proactively engage with prospects, alongside new and existing supporters to maximise income
- Accurately input and manage donor data across our CRM system and online fundraising platforms
Marketing and communications responsibilities
- Play an active role in shaping the way we communicate our fundraising messages to show impact and encourage participation
- Produce engaging marketing email, and write compelling content for all community fundraising platforms
- Proactively engage with supporters to gather information and appropriate images from fundraising activities that can be utilised for social media posts and marketing materials
Other fundraising duties
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Fundraising and other team members with prospect research and the preparation of grants and trusts funding applications
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Fundraising and other fundraising team members to effectively steward existing major donor relationships, keeping them informed and involved in the work of the TSA to retain support
- Develop engaging and innovative fundraising activities, campaigns and events to appeal to supporters across varied income streams
- Research, identify and make Charity of the Year applications and maintain excellent relationships with charity partners
General responsibilities
- Adhere to all TSA policies, procedures, values and behaviours
- Comply with all internal and external Health and Safety requirements and complete Risk Assessments as appropriate
- Work as part of a small fundraising team, you will enjoy taking on new challenges and happy to work flexibly as the TSA develops a balanced portfolio of income across regular givers, trusts and foundations, corporate partners, major donors and legacies
- Attend a small number of TSA and 3rd party charity events, including for example fundraising events such as the Great North Run and London Marathon
Other requirements of the post
The post holder must be prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the organisation. This will entail occasional evening and weekend work. Some travel within the UK will be needed for team meetings, TSA events and training provision. This would normally require access to a car (mileage will be paid) or travel by public transport (tickets will be paid).
A DBS disclosure will be required prior to taking up post.
Person specification
Essential
- Minimum one year as a professional fundraiser or equivalent experience in a relevant role
- An understanding of the role and a proactive approach to fundraising activities
- Proven track record in writing high quality, compelling cases for support
- Ability to work of own initiative and to work independently, as well as part of a small team
- Quick learner and able to onboard swiftly
- Experience of building strong working relationships with funders, partners and external stakeholders
- Experience of using Beacon or a similar CRM
- Experience of a broad range of communications tactics across media, supporter engagement, websites and social media, internal communications
- Excellent written skills including accurate and high-level document presentation skills
- Excellent proofing and checking skills, with close attention to detail
- Excellent IT skills, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, internet use and database skills.
- Ability to work to deadlines and appropriately prioritise competing deadlines
- Self-motivated with ability to plan, prioritise and manage own workload
- Effective team player who is willing to take on new challenges and work flexibly to meet the needs of the charity (including occasional evenings and weekends to deliver presentations and attend events)
Desirable
- Experience of writing successful funding applications
- Experience of working with people living with learning disabilities or autism
- Experience of working with children or adults with disabilities or chronic health conditions
- Experience of working withing the rare disease sector
- Understanding of the relevant regulatory frameworks, Institute of Fundraising Codes of Conduct, Fundraising Regulator guidelines and Gift Aid regulations
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter (no more than two pages) telling us how you meet the requirements for this role.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview. The interview process will include a test of essential skills.
Due to the expected volume of applicants, we will not be able to acknowledge candidates who are not shortlisted.
No agencies please.
The Tuberous Sclerosis Association (TSA) was launched in 1977 with a membership of 50 families and funds of just £25. We have gro...
Read moreA beloved national children’s charity are in search of a Community Fundraiser on a 12 month FTC, and Harris Hill are delighted to be assisting them with this search. This is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate student or someone who is looking to move into the charity sector.
The area covered by the role is Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, and within this area you will engage, inspire and encourage a range of individuals and local groups to fundraise on behalf of this incredible organisation. Although this role doesn’t involve any direct line management internally, you will recruit, engage and manage individual volunteers and groups. If you love meeting people, building relationships, and seeing first-hand the life changing effects that your work can have on the lives of vulnerable children, then this role is perfect for you!
An ideal candidate should:
- Possess exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal), with the ability to communicate with a broad range of audiences.
- Have strong relationship building skills, with demonstrable experience within a fundraising, sales or account management background.
- Be highly organised, dedicated and a fantastic relationship builder.
- Have a real passion for making a difference to the lives of children, and a real desire to be involved in their local community.
- have driving licence and access to a car
Salary: £26,338 - £29,986 p.a.
Benefits: 29 days annual leave (+ bank holidays) increasing to 32 days after 5 years service, excellent staff discounts, Employee Assistance Programme (including access to things such as telephone counselling; online cognitive behavioural therapy; specialist legal, consumer and debt advice; and more)
Contract type: permanent, full time (35 hours per week) – but open to condensed hours, or part time depending on the candidate.
Location: the role is homebased but requires travel acrossEssex, Norfolk and Suffolk (on average about once a week, but maybe more in busy periods)
Application: email your CV to ASAP
If you’re interested and would like to review a full job description, please contact Dagmara at Harris Hill
Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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Read moreJob title: Community & Events Fundraising Manager (maternity cover)
Department: Fundraising & Communications
Contract type: Full Time. Temporary (maternity cover, up to one year)
Location: based at St George’s Hospital Charity in Tooting with flexibility for hybrid working
Start date: April 2024
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (pro rata)
We’re looking for an experienced and ambitious individual to join our Public Fundraising Team as maternity cover in the role of Community & Events Fundraising Manager. You will be joining our talented team at an exciting point as we embark on our new five-year strategy to grow income for St George’s Hospital Charity.
In this role, you and your team will play a crucial role in delivering fundraising growth through developing a portfolio of supporter-led events and community fundraising activities and providing excellent supporter care to existing and future supporters to achieve income goals. You will shape, develop, implement and deliver core events and community activities through the leadership of this function. Critical to your success will be your positive and pro-active approach and your communication skills and strategic thinking capability.
Benefits
- Flexible working - the chance to vary contractual hours to suit your commitments and interests outside of work.
- A defined contribution pension scheme where St George’s Hospital Charity contributes 6% and the employee contributes 3%.
- Interest-free season ticket loan - benefit from a loan to cover the cost of a season ticket to and from your place of work.
- Life insurance
- Non-contractual, non-contributory death in service payment of three times your annual salary.
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Community Key Worker
Salary: £26,000 - £32,000
Location: Hammersmith (with some working from home)/ with travel across London, community work across the borough, co-location at Probation office.
Contract: Permanent
Hours p/w 35 Hours per/week
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police & Prison Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?
In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.
About You:
Are you a strong believer in advocating for others? Are you empathetic, patient and determined? Then this opportunity could be right for you.
The Minerva London service provides holistic, trauma-informed support for women in touch with the Criminal Justice System. We do this through offering dedicated one to one support, safer women’s centre spaces and specialist interventions and partnerships.
To be successful as the Community Key Worker (West London) you will need the below experience and skills.
You will be working in a supportive, friendly, and welcoming team whilst having oversight of a caseload of women, who may be under the supervision of the National Probation Service or in custody, enhancing the offer of holistic support and advocacy services available to them throughout their journey.
Building relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies in local communities is vital to build referral pathways and provide a whole system approach to supporting individuals.
To carry out this work you will meet women in the community in your designated borough and co-locate with other agencies including the National Probation Service, as well as regularly attending Advance’s West London vibrant Women’s Centre/office space.
You will be a creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder and has good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions within the West London area.
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
- Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 24 March 2024 @ 23:59
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) if working a 35 a hour week.
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please contact us via the Advane website and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
Organisation Overview
Advance is a national women's organisation established in 1998 which empowers women...
Read moreWe are seeking a skilled and experienced Fundraiser, working full-time on-site. The Fundraiser who will play an integral role within our team, working with the CEO, and senior management team, responsible for developing and implementing fundraising strategies, organising events and campaigns, maintaining donor relationships, and researching and identifying new funding opportunities, building a strong pipeline of core and restricted funding, as well as donations and gifts.
You will seek to maximise funding opportunities, expand our portfolio of grant funders, and contribute to a growth in income from Trusts & Foundations. The successful candidate will be responsible for researching and identifying prospective funders, writing, and submitting high-quality grant applications, and delivering excellent grant management.
You should be a proactive self-starter, with excellent written communication skills and demonstrable strong attention to detail. With experience of successful fundraising bids to trust, charities and local authority, working with grant applications and/or funding proposals utilising a range of tools to identify new funding opportunities, as well as some experience of philanthropic fundraising.
Please see our Fundraiser Application Pack for a detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter explaining your interest in this post, relevant experience and suitability by 11.59pm Sunday 24th March 2024.
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We are delighted to be working with this international development charity who are looking for a Community and Events Fundraiser to make a valuable contribution to this fundraising team. This organisation seeks to eradicate poverty and create lasting change, they have an inclusive and diverse culture and actively provide development for their staff.
As the Community and Events Fundraiser, you will take the lead on various fundraising appeals supporting with the Christmas campaign and any emergency appeals. You will oversee internal working groups on new fundraising products and ensure they are launched on time and to make the most impact as well as ensuring supporters taking part in challenge events and community fundraising are given the best experience.
You will need:
- Experience working within community fundraising or events, if you have experience managing fundraising appeals that would be ideal
- Strong understanding of project management, monitoring income and expenditure
- A passion for supporter experience and creating excellent supporter journeys
Salary: £33,000 (if remote) or £38,500 (if London based)
Contract: Permanent Full time
Location: Flexible within the UK
Closing date: 5th April
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Ashby on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the Community and Events Fundraiser to join a health related charity based in central London. The Community and Events Fundraiser will lead on the development and delivery of programme of growth to increase income from the established community and events stream.
- As a Community and Events Fundraiser, you will be leading on identifying and developing new opportunities, engaging new audiences to increase and diversify the charity supporter base.
- You will develop an annual programme of events with full marketing and recruitment plan across various platform
- You will develop and implement new events and initiatives to engage new audience and increase log-term support
In order to be successful, you must have experienced:
Previous xperience working within community and/ or events fundraising
Proven track record in achieving financial targets and key objectives
Demonstrable experience of growing and sustaining community and/ or events income/
Able to motivate and engage with individuals to reach their fundraising target and goals.
Experience of managing events from start to finish.
be a great team player
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum
Contract type: Permanent, full time 35hrs per week, could be flexible (4 days a week)
Location: Central London, hybrid working with 2 days in the office
Deadline: on rolling basis
Interview date: ASAP
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
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Job Description
Position: Fundraiser
Paid (OTE - uncapped) (securing funding via grant writing)
This role reports to: The CEO
Responsibilities:
- Lead research for grant opportunities from government and non-government bodies.
- Lead and project manage tenders and funding bids including bid writing and budget development on a timely basis.
- Independently manage bid submissions to deadlines, ensuring delivery of high quality tender/proposal responses.
- Create an annual grants and legacy plan for Rebuilding Lives UK.
- Prepare information about grants, trusts and foundations, advising the CEO and Trustees of the requirements of the applications, the deadlines being worked towards and the final outcomes.
- Co-ordinate fundraising events for legacy and donor programmes.
- Respond to internal and external queries on drafted and submitted proposals.
- Write and tailor content for grant applications; this includes contributing to a fundraising strategy.
- Take responsibility for writing proposals in detail, the work the charity does and how the charity uses grant money.
- Develop relationships with funders by expanding your network.
- Identifying funding sources.
- Share ideas for fundraising.
- Maintain records and submit reports related to grant opportunities.
- Organise campaigns to attract donors.
Personal specification
Essential:
- Excellent knowledge of proposal submission and fundraising processes
- Ability to study and understand programmes and funding requirements of the Rebuilding Lives UK
- Excellent multitasking, organisational and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity
- Proficiency in using email and Microsoft Office
- Commitment to the values of Rebuilding Lives UK
- Excellent creativity and persuasion skills
- Strong leadership qualities
Desirable:
- A positive attitude and a strong work ethic. Motivated to reach and surpass targets, whilst working under own initiative
- Previous experience in a customer facing role such as sales, customer service or field sales
- The desire to become a passionate advocate for Rebuilding Lives UK
- Able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team
Benefits:
- Achievable OTE
- Flexible working hours
- Home based
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role:
As our Community Fundraising Lead, you will manage an evolving supporter fundraising programme, including key fundraising products, activities, and propositions, working with individuals; groups of supporters and community organisations to successfully fundraise and support-raise for Hope and Homes for Children’s work. You will act as primary relationship manager for assigned fundraising individuals; groups of supporters and community organisations ensuring exceptional relationship development in line with delivery of agreed performance indicators.
About you:
We are looking for a talented fundraiser and relationship manager who is excited and inspired by how individuals and groups of individuals turn their passion into fundraising and support-raising for a cause. You will be a self-starter with the ability to able to creatively and strategically engage supporters and potential supporters in active fundraising.
About Hope and Homes for Children:
Orphanages don’t protect children, they harm them. Put simply: the last thing an orphanage can provide is the first thing a child needs - someone to love them. Science shows what we all know, that the bond between a child and their family is vital for their development. Decades of evidence proves that orphanages harm children, subjecting them to high levels of abuse, as well as extreme neglect. Children always belong in families. They need protection, encouragement, play, laughter and love. They need somewhere to call home and someone to love them. You can help us make this a reality for children.
Location: Our Salisbury or London office with flexibility to work from home for part of the week.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Salary: £35,000 to £39,000 per annum, including any London weighting if applicable.
Benefits: Competitive
Other information: This post requires the post holder to have the right to work in the UK. We actively encourage equality and diversity as we believe it brings us closer to our mission of eliminating orphanages. We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment.
To apply, please upload your CV and a brief cover letter (500 words max) which briefly summarises how you meet the person specification and why you’d like this role. The final date for applications is 31 March 2024. However, we may close the vacancy early if we receive strong applications. So, don’t delay, please get in touch if you have the right skills, experience and passion for our cause.
You may also have experience in the following: Community & Events Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising and Events Coordinator, Event Fundraiser, Marketing Assistant, Community Fundraiser, Direct Marketing, Events Coordinator, Community Fundraising, Events Assistant, Third Sector, Charity, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Fundraising Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Sales Executive, Sales Assistant, etc.
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Are you passionate, ambitious and amazing at building great partnerships? We're so excited to work with our new Senior Fundraiser, and would love to hear from you if you resonate with our charity mission and are looking to join a caring and likeminded team.
You will specialise in philanthropy and partnerships, and your role will cover major donors, individual giving, and corporate fundraising. You will also have oversight of the trusts and foundations funding stream and help us explore and develop different income streams. You may be in a charity fundraiser role already, or from a different sector with experience of business development, partnerships and income generation. At Peer Power Youth, you will have autonomy in your role to build the fundraising department in the charity by growing a team and working closely with the responsible Co-CEO, and Communications team in a supportive and flexible environment.
You must have a track record of securing support and income and be excited by developing a multi-income stream portfolio, including creative events that link to our charity mission and brand, with high profile supporters.
It's an exciting time to join our lovely growing team and we are keen to find the right people who live our values, are passionate about shared decision making, committed to social justice and have a deep understanding of the effects of inequality for young people especially those linked to systemic oppression and experiences of Youth Justice, Children’s Social Care and Health systems.
We offer a generous annual leave, flexible working and benefits package and you can expect to work in a warm, friendly and diverse team. Good luck with your application!
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We are seeking a seasoned fundraising professional with a passion for making a meaningful impact on some of the poorest children in the world. We are on the lookout for an experienced, organised and well-networked individual to join our team and drive our growth by identifying and securing grants from a diverse range of Trusts and Foundations in excess of £120,000 per annum.
We are a team of passionate volunteers in the UK and Tanzania who are dedicated to alleviating the extreme poverty that thousands of children in our partner communities face. In 10 years, our team of volunteers have fundraised over £700,000 (approximately 50% of which has come from Trusts and Foundations) and empowered over 25,000 children through our work.
The need for our support in Tanzania, whether that’s constructing new classrooms, delivering menstruation programmes or installing clean water, is growing. We have active partnerships with 9 rural government schools with engaged communities and have several projects planned at each school. We need help from the Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser to raise the funds to implement these projects over the next few years alongside our other sources of income.
Specific responsibilities:
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Managing our existing portfolio consisting primarily of Trusts and Foundations giving between £5k-£50k
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Write compelling, concise, well-presented, tailored grant applications in Google Docs.
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Research and develop new trusts, foundations and corporates.
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Report on progress of current prospects through the fundraising cycle
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Work with the Founding Director with reporting to Trust and Foundation funders that you’ve had success.
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Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all fundraising activity, including proposals, applications, and donor interactions
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Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the charity’s activities and programmes to be able to communicate effectively with stakeholders and potential funders
Knowledge, skills & experience required
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Minimum 3 years’ experience in a grant fundraising role, with a successful track record of regularly securing 4 and 5-figure grants.
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Excellent attention to detail.
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Knowledge of funding databases and other sources of potential funders
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Proven organisational skills with experience in managing multiple tasks and prioritising effectively.
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Excellent and engaging written communication skills and ability to adapt style to suit a wide range of supporters.
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Confident interpersonal and verbal communication skills, including diplomacy and negotiating skills.
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Ability to deal with people at all levels and from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Flexible, can-do attitude and good team player
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Ability to work independently to general guidelines, with the capability to use initiative and seize opportunities.
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Strong IT literacy and adept in making funding applications online. Training will be provided in Slack/Canva but must be familiar with MS Office and Google Suites
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Fluency in written and spoken English.
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Interest in international work that supports children living in extreme poverty.
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Experience of developing fundraising budgets.
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Prospectus is proud to be partnering with a great organisation, that for over 25 years have been helping charities and non-profits redefine their fundraising & campaigns. With a dedicated team of UK and International experts that bring together the latest thinking, innovation, and best practices in generating support for important causes. At an exciting time of growth, they are now recruiting for temporary Telephone Fundraisers to join their team, on an ongoing basis.
As a Telephone Fundraiser, you will represent a range of charities and non-profits over the phone. You will call across supporter acquisition, welcome calls, cross-sell, membership, legacy fundraising campaigns and more. You will be speaking with existing supporters who have previously donated or shown an interest in supporting the charities work, no ‘cold calling’ and will be making a strong fundraising ask on a charity’s behalf.
To be considered for this role, you will have strong background in a sales-based role, interpersonal skills transferable to telephone conversations, a confident and clear speaking voice, and the ability to follow a structure (call guide). You will also be resilient, able to handle objection, empathic and have the ability to perform to a target based working environment.
This is fully remote role, with a choice of working hours between 17.5 – 35 hours per week, shift patterns include afternoon and evenings, 12:00-4:00pm or 4:00- 8:30pm. Please only apply if you are available to start ASAP or have no more than a 1 weeks’ notice period.
Please note, due to the nature of the role you will also be required to have a private workspace with no noise pollution or household foot traffic, a laptop or PC running on with MAC or Windows 8 or above (they specifically cannot run on Chromebooks or Windows 7) and the ability to run an Ethernet cable (provided) from workstation to internet router as home WIFI.
Please apply with your CV only in the first instance (in Microsoft Word format). Cover letters are not required at this stage. We are reviewing CVs on an ongoing basis, so it is highly recommended to submit your application as soon as possible.
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Read moreAre you successful at securing high value grants and looking for a role that makes a real difference to peoples’ lives? Join Samaritans to make sure we’re always here for people to turn to in their darkest hours and help more people believe in tomorrow.
Samaritans is looking for a High Value Trust Fundraiser to join their Trust and Statutory team. As a crucial team member, you’ll generate significant income for Samaritans and the Samaritans Branch Network from Trusts and Lottery sources, working with a wide range of Samaritans teams. You’ll help identify new sources of funding and lead the development of high-quality applications and report to a portfolio of Trusts, Foundations, and Lottery funders. This is an exciting time to join the team as we support a large digital transformation project and prepare to launch new programmes supporting groups who are particularly at risk of suicide and self-harm.
• Salary £38,000-£40,000
• Permanent, full-time role
• Hybrid working, Samaritans is based in a beautiful, converted Mill in Ewell (30 mins from Waterloo), the team works together in the office once a week and we'd love to see you in person at least twice a month.
• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences
Skills and experience you’ll bring to this role
• Proven track record in creating and delivering applications to funders and successfully securing high value (five figure+) grants.
• Experience of managing a portfolio of funding relationships and understanding of funder requirements and best practice.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the application / bid process for Trust and Lottery funders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong storytelling skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience of coordinating groups of stakeholders to develop complex, multi-year bids.
What’s in it for you – our benefits
So, you want to work for us? Good choice. We like it here too. We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace (your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement, and more) & Perkbox (an employee benefits platform with online exercise classes). That’s not all. We listen to your ideas and have staff forum and social committee networks.
Hybrid and flexible working
We are a flexible organisation, and we embrace hybrid working – a mix of connecting in person and remotely. We’re aware that the world is changing, and we all want and need different things from our work and home lives. So, if you need to walk the dog, go to the gym, or have commitments outside of work, we’re open to talking through flexible working options that work for you and us.
Being Inclusive
We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from Disabled, BAME and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV and a 1 page cover letter, outlining your motivations for applying and an overview of your relevant experience addressing the questions highlighted below. Applications close at 17:00 on Tuesday 26 March.
Areas to cover in your cover letter:
• Why you want to work for Samaritans and your passion for the cause
• Demonstrate your track record of securing 5 and 6+ figure gifts
• Share example of successfully working with external and internal stakeholders and your approach to project management
• Share details about your competence in working with finances as part of bid development and reporting.
If you're itching to put your fundraising skills to good use and be part of something truly meaningful, then what are you waiting for? Apply today!
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Read moreWe are thrilled to be working in partnership with a children's health charity that supports families whose children have cancer or life-challenging conditions to recruit an experienced Community Fundraising Executive who can help the charity secure vital funding to support their work.
Role: Community Fundraising Executive
Contract: Full-time
Hybrid working - East Molesey office
Salary: Up to £33,000 p/a depending on experience
Benefits: 6.6 working weeks of annual leave (inclusive of bank holiday), contributory pension scheme, personal development training, employee wellbeing incentive including: opportunities for stays at one of the company holiday cabins, in-office massage therapist visits, peer to peer support, wellbeing focus group
About the Charity
Momentum Children's Charity was founded 19 years ago by the Chief Executive and has grown enormously over that time. They currently have partnerships with 10 hospitals that refer families to the charity for support. They provide therapies and counselling, respite holidays, and special family experiences to support families across London, Surrey, and Sussex whose children are facing cancer or a life-challenging condition. They are on a mission to help many more families, and they need brilliant and talented people to share their ambition and make it happen.
About the role
As a Community Fundraising Executive, you'll lead the development and delivery of a range of community fundraising initiatives working with schools community groups, rotary clubs, etc.
You will manage events such as Pyjama Day, Spirit of Christmas Grotto, bakes sake and so much more. You'll also attend select community events, acting as a charity ambassador.
You'll manage the charity's existing and new community supporters, providing them with appropriate advice and support with income generating activities.
You'll proactively explore and develop new areas of community fundraising, build relationships with community groups and local organisations, and ensure that relevant fundraising pages of the Momentum Children's Charity website are regularly updated.
About the candidate
Joining our team means becoming a part of a group of dedicated fundraisers who are passionate, supportive, and driven. We are looking for someone who embodies a proactive 'can-do' attitude, excels in strategic planning for pipeline development, and continually seeks out new opportunities.
You have community fundraising experience or transferable skills, and a successful history of meeting financial and non-financial targets.
You possess knowledge of donor management and customer care principles, are self-motivated and proactive, and have strong negotiation and influencing abilities.
You possess outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills, exceptional time management proficiency, and proficiency in MS Office and CRM databases.
Possession of a valid UK driving license with access to a car and a reliable internet connection at home for effective remote working is essential.
How to apply
To apply please send your CV to . If your CV is of interest, we'll be in touch with further details and to arrange a phone or video call. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis. We wish you all the best in your application.
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