Cycling Officer Volunteer Roles in Edinburgh
The Grants Officer will research, apply for, and manage grant funding opportunities to secure financial support for Light Up Children’s programs and initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
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Identify relevant grant opportunities from trusts, foundations, and funding bodies.
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Write compelling grant applications and funding proposals.
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Manage reporting requirements and maintain relationships with funders.
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Track application deadlines and funding cycles.
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Work closely with the fundraising team to align grant applications with fundraising strategies.
Ideal Candidate:
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Strong writing and research skills.
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Experience in grant writing or fundraising (preferred but not essential).
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Detail-oriented with good organisational skills.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Relif
Relif is a modular platform designed to improve the coordination and management of humanitarian responses during crises and disasters. It focuses on key functionalities such as enabling real-time information sharing and enhanced coordination among local organizations.
Local organizations often face significant challenges in responding to emergencies and disasters due to a lack of proper tools and coordination. This gap leads to inefficient resource allocation, duplication of efforts, and delayed assistance, ultimately putting more lives at risk.
Relif provides a modular platform designed to empower local organizations in emergency management. The platform enhances information management, enabling real-time data sharing and coordination among organizations during crises. This helps reduce inefficiencies, such as duplicated efforts and delayed responses, ultimately allowing these organizations to respond faster, allocate resources more effectively, and save more lives in disaster situations. Through Relif, we aim to build a more resilient future by addressing the entire emergency management cycle, with a focus on preparedness, capacity building, and public policy influence.
Are you ready to make a real impact?
We’re thrilled you’re considering joining the Relif team! As a part of our volunteer community, you’ll be directly contributing to a platform designed to change lives by supporting local organizations in crisis and disaster response. This is more than just volunteering; it’s an opportunity to be part of something meaningful.
At Relif, we believe that every action counts, and with your skills and dedication, we can build a stronger, more resilient future for communities around the world. Whether you’re coding, designing, or brainstorming new ideas, your work will have a lasting effect.
Let’s create something amazing together!
Fundraising Specialist
Volunteer Role Description (remote, unpaid)
Relif is seeking a passionate Volunteer Fundraising Specialist to help us expand our impact. We're building free digital tools that help communities better respond to emergencies, and we need your expertise to sustain and grow this mission.
What You'll Do:
- Develop and execute fundraising strategies
- Build relationships with potential donors
- Help create compelling campaign materials
- Support our online donation campaigns
- Contribute to donor communications
Perfect For Someone Who:
- Has experience in fundraising or development
- Is passionate about humanitarian technology
- Can commit 5-10 hours per week
- Is comfortable with remote work
- Has strong communication skills
- Loves to be part of a fun team :)
- Speaks English (Spanish and Portuguese are a plus)
Why Join Us:
- Make a real impact on emergency response
- Join an innovative humanitarian tech organization
- Gain valuable nonprofit experience
- Work with a global, passionate team
- Flexible, remote working arrangements
About us:
We're building free digital tools that help local organizations better manage emergencies. Our platform enables communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises more effectively.
Weekly Time Commitment
7-9 hours per week
Duration of Volunteer Role (remote)
6+ months
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting time for the Society of Genealogists. With membership income rising and funds available for development, it now seeks to shape its future through a new strategic plan.
Core to that plan is the Society’s desire to continue to play a central role in the development of genealogy in the UK, for professionals and amateurs alike.
The Society is always interested in hearing from individuals who would like to join as trustees. All we ask of trustees is that they bring their knowledge and passion to the challenge. In return, we can offer an opportunity to help shape the future of the Society.
Whether you are just starting out on your family tree or have many years of experience in this field, we would love to hear from you.
Background
The Society of Genealogists (“the Society”) is an educational charity founded in 1911 and is custodian of an extensive and exciting collection of diverse historical and modern, physical and digital records. The Society’s staff and volunteers include experienced and knowledgeable genealogy professionals, with remarkable knowledge and experience of genealogy.
Chair of the Trustees
The Chair of the Trustees may serve a maximum of three terms of two years before being required to step down. Following the successful tenure of the present Chair, the Society is seeking to recruit the next Chair commencing from the AGM in July 2025, to continue to lead the Society in its continuing ambition to deliver a rewarding research and membership experience to all of its members in the UK and internationally; ensuring it continues to be a thriving organisation through the next stage of transformation and explores opportunities for growth.
We welcome applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion or socio-economic background.
This role will best suit a candidate who resides in the UK.
Please note that this role is voluntary and unpaid.
Job Description
Role: Chair
Term of Office: up to 6 years, with renewals every 2 years.
Purpose: To chair the Board of Trustees of the Society of Genealogists, ensuring that the charity runs legally and is provided with firm strategic direction.
Responsibilities (specific to the role of chair):
- To represent the Society and act as its spokesperson at external and internal functions, meetings, conferences, exhibitions.
- To lead the Board of Trustees in setting and monitoring implementation of the Society’s Strategy.
- To monitor the performance of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), including a formal annual review against objectives.
- To oversee, or directly manage, the selection of new trustees from time to time to maintain sufficient trustees with the appropriate mix of skills.
- To plan, in consultation with the CEO, the annual cycle and set agendas for the Board of Trustees meetings, the AGM and any extraordinary meetings.
- To chair and facilitate meetings of the Board of Trustees and associated special meetings/committees.
- To provide support and delegate assignments as necessary to the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees.
- To provide direction, support and impartial objective advice to the Board, individual Trustees and the Society as a whole covering: policymaking, liaison with honorary officers and with chairs of other committees.
- To liaise with the CEO in order to maintain an overview of the affairs of the Society, and to provide support as appropriate.
- To participate in personnel management grievance and disciplinary matters as defined by the personnel policies of the Society.
- To support and contribute to the development of the Board of Trustees, facilitating succession planning, change and conflict resolution.
Essential Skills/Qualities:
- Knowledge and experience of the voluntary and community sectors; understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of trusteeship.
- To work at all times with integrity, objectivity, and honesty.
- Awareness of the commercial realities of a not-for-profit organisation and ability to balance the variety of requests from membership while ensuring financial stability.
- Proven leader with insight, independent judgement, and ability to think creatively in order to drive the development and realisation of the Society’s strategic vision.
- Experience in a board or senior executive role, leading teams and chairing efficient decision-making forums, through effective communication and interpersonal skills including impartiality, fairness, good listening skills, a willingness to speak out where necessary with tact and diplomacy, and an ability to respect confidence and confidentiality.
- Willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to the Society.
Desirable Skills/Qualities
- Understanding of the genealogy sector/market and the Society’s respective position therein.
- Experience in overseeing IT/digital projects and / or multifaceted change programmes.
- Experience in analysis of competitive position.
- Familiarity with and experience of reviewing financial accounts, budgeting, and financial controls.
- Demonstrable ability to develop a strong public profile amongst SOG members and in the genealogy community and to provide a strong contribution to fundraising from donations, grants, and legacy-giving.
General Responsibilities (with all Trustees):
- To ensure that the Society complies with its governing document (including pursuing its objects as defined therein), charity law, company law, and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
- To ensure that the resources of the Society are applied exclusively in pursuance of its objects.
- To contribute actively to the Board of Trustees in giving firm strategic direction to the Society, including setting overall policy, defining goals, evaluating performance against agreed targets and implementation of decisions made by the Board of Trustees.
- To safeguard the reputation and values of the Society.
- To ensure the effective and efficient administration of the Society.
- To ensure the Society has financial stability and aims to deliver profits to reinvest in its services.
- To protect and manage the property of the Society and the proper investment of its funds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.