Grant writers volunteer roles
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Intern Position Description
We're seeking twenty-five driven and resourceful Fundraising & Grant Writer Interns (Unpaid) to join and support our mission through strategic fundraising, grant applications, and investment. This role is ideal for a self-starter who excels in a dynamic sales and marketing environment, striking a balance between independent work and collaboration. You will play a key role in securing funding opportunities by supporting grant applications, refining pitch materials, and identifying potential funders and investors.
Our internships
Our internships are primarily designed for students and recent graduates seeking practical work experience to enhance their skills and career prospects. If you are a foreign student, please check with your institution and seek legal advice to ensure compliance with the conditions of your student visa, as we don't give legal advice on student visas.
Duration:
Our internships can vary in length, ranging from six months to a year, with many lasting two years or more. Time commitment is 10-20 hours per week (flexible based on project needs).
Paid vs. Unpaid:
We only offer Unpaid internships due to financial constraints. If you come from a low-income background or are a care leaver, please get in touch with us to discuss whether we can cover your expenses.
Intern Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Interns work under supervision and don't have full responsibilities. You will combine studies and work to gain practical experience.
- Grant & Funding Applications – Assist in searching, writing, editing, and submitting funding and grant proposals to secure funding.
- Investment Opportunities – Identify and support AHO for investment programmes and funding opportunities.
- Pitch Deck & Business Plan Enhancement – Edit and refine pitch decks, business plans, and executive summaries to make them funder and investor-ready.
- Developing and executing marketing strategies involves researching target funders, donors, and investors; analysing market trends; and creating plans to reach potential customers.
- Managing marketing campaigns involves overseeing the creation of marketing materials, coordinating promotional activities, and managing budgets.
- Creating content involves writing website copy, blog posts, social media updates, and other marketing materials.
- Managing social media involves creating and scheduling posts, engaging with followers, and monitoring social media performance.
- Investment & Funding Sourcing – Research and identify potential investment funds and donor opportunities for AHO projects and programmes.
- Content & Proposal Development – Tailor responses for funding applications and update existing materials to align with specific opportunities.
- Analysing results: This involves tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting on the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
Training and Personal Development
We will enrol you on the following courses during your time with us:
- Level 1: Award in Volunteering (Ofqual, Gateway Qualifications accredited)
- Certificate in Grant Writing for Non-Profits (Training Express, CPD)
- Graduate Certificate in Grant Writing (London School of International Business)
- Professional Certificate in Healthcare Grant Writing, London School of Business and Administration
- Workshops, webinars, and boot camps in fundraising and grant writing as part of your continuous professional development.
Qualifications and Experience
No prior experience in fundraising and grant writing is required, but you must possess the following to be accepted:
- Qualification: Studying or a recent graduate in any subject at an accredited UK university or college
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for interacting with funders, potential donors, and investors, as well as for creating marketing materials and communicating effectively with stakeholders.
- Persuasion and Negotiation: The ability to influence funders, potential donors, and investors and secure deals is crucial.
- Creativity: Developing innovative marketing campaigns and content requires a creative approach.
- Interpersonal Skills: Building rapport and establishing strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders is vital.
- Sales and Marketing Techniques: Understanding and applying various sales and marketing techniques to achieve targets.
- Product Knowledge: Having a thorough understanding of the products or services being sold.
- Analytical skills: The ability to analyse data and track campaign performance is crucial.
- Adaptability: Being able to adjust to changing market conditions and customer needs
- Organisational skills: Managing multiple tasks and campaigns requires strong organisational skills.
- Pitch deck: Crafting compelling business plans and pitch decks
- Accelerator and Investment: Completing startups for accelerators or investments
- Copywriting: Strong copywriting and business writing skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Time Management: Effectively managing their time and workload to meet deadlines.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about fundraising, social impact, and business development. If you're eager to apply your skills to drive meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you!
Only applications made using CharityJob will be accepted. CVs without a cover letter will not be considered.
To promote equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and lengthen, the lives of the people in Africa and the Diaspora.




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GHRI Seeks Volunteer Grant Writers (Remote & Flexible)
About GHRI
The Global Health Reform Initiative Foundation (GHRI) is a nonprofit working to improve healthcare access for underserved and rural communities. We use telemedicine, digital health innovations, and humanitarian programs to ensure vulnerable populations receive the care they deserve.
Opportunity Overview
GHRI is seeking experienced volunteer grant writers to join our mission. By helping us secure funding, you will directly contribute to strengthening healthcare systems and expanding programs that save lives. This role is remote, flexible, and has no fixed hours — you can contribute anytime you are free.
Responsibilities
Research and identify local and international funding opportunities.
Draft persuasive and compelling grant proposals.
Collaborate with GHRI’s team to collect program data and success stories.
Assist in donor communications and reporting.
Qualifications
At least 1 year of grant writing experience.
Strong writing, editing, and research skills.
Organized, detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines.
Passion for global health, humanitarian impact, and nonprofit development.
Benefits
Remote and flexible: work from anywhere, anytime.
Gain valuable nonprofit fundraising and development experience.
Build your portfolio and professional connections.
Play a direct role in uplifting health
care systems for vulnerable communities.
Our mission is to deliver affordable, quality healthcare to underserved communities via telemedicine, hospital links & humanitarian aid.

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Key Responsibilities
• Identify and apply for grants and funding opportunities that align with our goals.
• Cultivate relationships with individual donors, corporate partners, and foundations.
• Maintain accurate records of donations, track progress toward goals, and prepare reports for leadership.
Key Skills and Qualifications
• Proven experience in fundraising, sales, marketing, or nonprofit development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to inspire and engage diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with fundraising platforms, CRM systems, and social media marketing is a plus.
The Abundant Woman empowers women with support, wellness, and community, fostering resilience and sisterhood for abundant, fulfilling lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you an enthusiastic and skilled funding grant writer? Be a part of our small but committed team as a pro-active grant writer volunteer for a small national charity supporting people affected by a debilitating pain condition.
We are looking for 2 skilled grant writer volunteers who can take the lead in researching appropriate funds and writing grant bids to help us continue offering our support services and resources and helping us create new programmes and services to support patients and their families who have been affected by a poorly understood chronic condition; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
As our Grant Writer you will be responsible for identifying appropriate grant opportunities, and managing the grant development and proposal process from research to submitting grant applications with any supporting documents.
As our grant writer, you will:
- Identify appropriate sources of funding where we fit their criteria
- Write appropriately tailored grant/funding bids that meet funders’ interests and requirements and to write any additional documents in support of funding bids
- Help develop a Trusts and Foundations strategy to help create and maintain strong and diverse income that meets Burning Nights CRPS Support’s funding needs
- Create a calendar of grant deadlines and track submitted funding proposals
- Help us develop a case for support
- Report on grant usage and impact
- Review all grant/bid feedback and ensure knowledge is shared, so that learning informs us for future approaches to grants
If you are an experienced grant writer or you just enjoy researching and persuasive writing then we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a volunteer who has:
- Experience of being a grant writer, project proposal writer and editing skills
- Excellent writing, analytical, and research skills are essential
- Creative and persuasive written and spoken communication skills
- Self-motivated and highly-organised
- Ability to work remotely
- Ability to search online databases and other sources to identify appropriate funds
- Ability to understand and appeal to funders’ differing needs
- Ability to organise your own work, track and report back regularly
- Experience setting up funding email templates (desirable)
- Ability to quickly understand the needs of our organisation and our service users
- Understands the resource constraints of a small charity and can work with these
- Open to feedback
- Ideally have good network with people, organisations and charities which can help us to support our projects
- Determination to get the job done
Skills
- Project proposal writing
- Grant writing and knowledge of charity grant giving culture
- Good networking skills and contacts with grant giving organisation
- Marketing and communications
- Content writing and story-telling
- Good online fundraising skills
- Good editing and proof reading skills and attention to detail
- Team player who is comfortable working with various volunteers within Burning Nights CRPS Support to collate information required to write funding applications
If you don't have the exact experience, but are interested to volunteer with us, please apply! We would be thrilled to find out about how your interests and experience match with our needs or what we are doing.
Other Information
This role is done remotely using Zoom, Slack and email. You would be working closely with the charity’s Chair and with other trustees. However we would have regular updates and remote meetings as needed so we know you are getting the support you need.
We have an induction process that will help successful applicant to understand how our Charity operates and full support of all our volunteers.
Minimum of 3-6 hours per week for this role
Ideal commitment of 3 months or more (but not specific)
To drive change for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) & ensure people whose lives have been touched by this condition are not alone.





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Agile Impacts
We democratize funding and impact measurement for social and climate enterprises with AI-powered tools.
Agile Impacts is on a mission to the $1.1 trillion social enterprise funding gap. 71% of social enterprises struggle to make a living from their venture. But with over 10 million social enterprises generating $2 trillion annually, the problem isn't lack of innovation—it's lack of access to the capital needed to scale. We can't afford to let these world-changing solutions die from funding starvation.
We build AI-powered tools to help social enterprises scale profit and purpose by turning raw data into clear, funder-ready impact indicators and narratives, and democratizing access to funding knowledge by matching organizations to best-fit grants and generating strong applications.
This reduces barriers to entry so that social entrepreneurs everywhere—especially in underrepresented markets—can compete for global funding on an equal playing field. In doing so, we bridge the gap between bold ideas and funder requirements, helping innovators prove their value and scale solutions to urgent social and environmental challenges.
AI-Powered Grant Writer
Agile Impacts built a proprietary AI tool that streamlines the fundraising process for social entrepreneurs—from finding relevant opportunities (we have 250+!) to generating the first draft of the application form.
We’re now training a new generation of AI-powered grant writers to use this technology to help impact-driven ventures access catalytic funding at scale.
Through this upskilling opportunity, you’ll learn how to combine human storytelling and AI efficiency to craft winning grant applications for purpose-led startups around the world (we work with award-winning social entrepreneurs from around the world).
No prior AI experience is required—just strong writing skills, curiosity, and a passion for social impact.
Minimum Hours per Week:
2-3 hours per week
Duration:
3-5 months
We connect professionals with impact startups matching their causes, skills & schedule.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Global Health Reform Initiative Foundation (GHRI) is a non-profit organization working to make healthcare accessible, affordable, and equitable for underserved communities worldwide. We are currently seeking passionate Volunteer Grant Writers and Volunteer Administration Officers to join our remote team.
Volunteer Grant Writers Responsibilities:
Research and identify grant opportunities.
Draft and submit compelling proposals.
Support fundraising and partnership efforts. Requirements:
Minimum 1+ year of experience in grant writing. Strong writing and research skills.
Attention to detail and ability to work independently.
Passion for humanitarian and healthcare-focused initiatives.
Volunteer Administration Officers Responsibilities:
Contact hospitals and healthcare systems for partnerships.
Manage communication (calls, emails, messaging).
Assist with scheduling, documentation, and follow-ups.
Requirements:
Good communication and organizational skills. Ability to work independently and remotely. Interest in healthcare and community development.
What We Offer Flexible, remote volunteering. Opportunity to contribute to global healthcare reform.
Valuable experience in non-profit work and partnerships.
How to Apply: Send your CV and a short statement of interest to our email address stating the role you’re applying for. Join GHRI today—your skills can help save lives and expand healthcare access!
Our mission is to deliver affordable, quality healthcare to underserved communities via telemedicine, hospital links & humanitarian aid.

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AkiOke Music Club is a grassroots charity passionate about empowering adults with a heap of abilities and talents through music. We provide safe, fun, and inclusive weekly singing sessions, using karaoke and music-making to encourage participation, build friendships, and boost confidence.
To grow and sustain our work, we rely on charitable grants, trusts, and other funding opportunities. We're currently seeking enthusiastic Volunteer Grant Researchers and Bid Writers to join our fundraising team. Whether you're new to the sector and eager to apply your skills, or an experienced professional looking to make a real difference, we have a role for you.
Please find attached the job description.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About nurtureuk
At nurtureuk, we believe that every child and young person deserves to feel safe, understood and supported to flourish at school, emotionally, socially, and academically. But for many, school can be a difficult place, especially for those who’ve experienced trauma, adversity or unmet emotional needs.
For over 50 years, we’ve been pioneers in nurturing approaches to support social emotional development, using a tried-and-tested framework that helps children and young people build the confidence, resilience, and sense of belonging they need to succeed in education and in life.
Our work transforms school environments so that they are truly inclusive, supportive and safe spaces. We train teachers and school leaders, and deliver evidence-based programmes that strengthen wellbeing across whole school communities, as well as improving attendance and reducing exclusions- because the children enjoy being in school!
At the core of our work is the Boxall Profile®, our unique, award winning and Department for Education recommended assessment tool. It helps teachers understand what lies behind a child’s behaviour; the hidden emotional needs, the gaps in development, the things a test score could never show. By shining a light on what each child needs to feel secure, the Boxall Profile empowers educators to respond with empathy, not punishment, and to nurture every child’s potential.
Behind every report and dataset is a story:
A child who finally feels safe and excited to walk into class.
A teacher who sees progress and growth where there used to be only frustration.
A family who begins to believe that things can get better.
By joining us as a Volunteer Grant Support Officer, you’ll be helping make these stories possible, securing the funds that enable us to reach more schools, support more teachers, and change more children’s lives.
See our attached evidence brochure to learn more about the impact our work has.
The Role
We are seeking a passionate and skilled volunteer grant writer to help us increase our capacity to apply for funding from trusts and foundations.
You’ll work closely with the Income Generation staff in our Income and Partnerships team to research potential funders, write compelling proposals, and help us build long-term relationships that sustain our impact.
Key responsibilities include:
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Researching new funding opportunities aligned with nurtureuk’s mission and programmes
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Writing persuasive, high-quality funding applications and accompanying documents
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Maintaining a pipeline of opportunities and tracking application progress
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Helping to build a library of core fundraising materials and case studies
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Utilising our bank of supporting evidence, data and testimonials to strengthen proposals
About You
We’d love to hear from you if you’re:
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An excellent writer who enjoys crafting persuasive and engaging text, ideally with previous experience of writing successful grant or funding applications
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Organised, proactive and detail-oriented
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Confident researching and interpreting funders’ criteria
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Able to work collaboratively and independently
Desirable (but not essential):
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Familiarity with the UK charity funding landscape
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Experience in education, wellbeing, or social impact sectors
What You’ll Gain
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A chance to make a tangible impact on children’s lives across the UK
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The opportunity to develop or deepen your fundraising and bid-writing experience
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Insight into how a national education charity operates
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Optional free Boxall Profile training (1 day training worth £225 exc. VAT)
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Optional free Nurture Group training (3 day course worth £699 exc. VAT)
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Support from an experienced and friendly team
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Flexibility: You can volunteer remotely, at times that suit you
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Reimbursement for any agreed expenses
Time Commitment
Approx. 3–6 hours per week, with flexibility around other commitments.
Regular remote catch-ups with the nurtureuk team and fellow volunteers.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. For an informal chat, please contact Louisa on the email address supplied in the 'apply' area.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Volunteer Bid Writer – Children With Voices
Position Overview:
Children With Voices, a dynamic and community-driven charity committed to supporting vulnerable individuals and families, is seeking a motivated and skilled Volunteer Bid Writer. This role is instrumental in securing funding opportunities, grants, and partnerships to ensure the continuous growth and success of the charity's initiatives.
Responsibilities:
1. Research and Identify Funding Opportunities:
- Conduct thorough research to identify potential funding sources, grants, and partnership opportunities aligned with Children With Voices' mission and projects.
2. Proposal Development:
- Collaborate with the charity's leadership team to gather information on projects and programs requiring funding.
- Develop compelling and well-articulated grant proposals, ensuring alignment with donor guidelines and requirements.
- Craft persuasive narratives that effectively communicate the impact of Children With Voices' activities.
3. Grant Application Submission:
- Prepare and submit grant applications within specified deadlines, adhering to all application guidelines and requirements.
- Maintain accurate records of submitted proposals, deadlines, and communication with funding bodies.
4. Relationship Building:
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with potential donors, grant-making organisations, and other stakeholders.
- Engage in effective communication to convey the charity's mission and project goals.
5. Collaboration and Coordination:
- Work closely with the fundraising team and project managers to gather necessary information for proposals.
- Collaborate with other team members to ensure the integration of programmatic and financial data in grant applications.
Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Previous experience in grant writing, proposal development, or related fields is desirable.
- Strong research skills to identify relevant funding opportunities.
- Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.
- Detail-oriented with strong organisational and project management skills.
- Passion for the mission and values of Children With Voices.
Time Commitment:
Flexible, with an estimated commitment of 5-10 hours per week.
Location:
This role can be performed remotely, with occasional virtual or in-person meetings as needed.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause and make a positive impact.
- Gain valuable experience in grant writing and fundraising within a charitable organisation.
- Develop and enhance your skills in communication, research, and project coordination.
- Travel expenses are paid and you will have a healthy meal!
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Dive into lasting impact: Fundraise for East London Waterworks Park to create and shape natural swimming ponds, ecological habitats and community gardens
East London Waterworks Park is a volunteer-led charity that has won a 2024 New London Architecture award and raised £2m towards buying land from the Department for Education to transform the 14-acre Thames Water Depot on Lea Bridge Road on the border of Waltham Forest and Hackney, into a new biodiverse park with natural swimming ponds, forest schools and community spaces.
If you are a good writer and seller of ideas, would you like to join our mini-team of funding bid writers? We would especially love to hear from you if you have experience of writing funding applications, and we are happy to share the skills we have developed with you if you would like to learn.
The Fundraising Circle currently meets fortnightly on a Thursday evening on Google Meet and spends voluntary time outside of the meeting completing agreed tasks remotely. We understand that people may not have a lot of time to give, so we want to find volunteers who could give us one-off or ongoing strategic advice and support.
If you have experience in writing grants and funding applications, corporate fundraising, philanthropy, or any other aspect of fundraising, it would be great to hear from you.
We are keen fundraisers but we are lacking professional expertise and experience and we would love your help and input. We would welcome one-off advice on the phone or in person, as well as longer term volunteers.
We would also love to hear from potential volunteers without experience but with transferable skills.
East London Waterworks Park is an exciting and ambitious project that offers many rewarding opportunities for our volunteers. You will have a significant impact on the creation of a new biodiverse community-owned park with free access natural swimming ponds and forest schools.
By leading fundraising projects that explore how diverse professionals (architects, ecologists, web developers, community researchers etc.) collaborate to shape community infrastructure, volunteers will directly contribute to the development of a park that truly reflects the needs and desires of the local community.
Without funding we won’t be able to make it happen. Your input will help us craft experiences that inspire, educate, and engage our service users, stakeholders, funders, and the general public, ultimately driving support for the park's mission and ensuring its long-term sustainability. So you will be directly contributing to the creation of a new biodiverse community-owned park with free access natural swimming ponds.
East London Waterworks Park is a charity campaigning to create a new biodiverse park with natural swimming ponds, forest schools and community spaces




Why This Matters
Every funding application you write could help open our first specialist refuge, provide emergency support to survivors, or deliver training that changes how authorities respond to Black women facing abuse. Your words will directly translate into life-changing services.
Our recent research revealed that 97% of Black women do not feel confident that reporting abuse would lead to fair treatment from authorities. Sistah Space exists to bridge this gap - and we need funding to continue this vital work.
What You'll Gain
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Real-world experience writing actual funding applications for an award-winning charity
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Portfolio building - successful bids you can showcase in your professional development
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Mentorship and guidance from our Head of Marketing and leadership team
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Written reference upon successful completion of your volunteer period
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Sector insight into charity operations and the domestic abuse sector
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Flexible working that fits around your existing commitments
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Meaningful impact - the satisfaction of directly contributing to life-saving work for Black women
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Skill development in grant writing, research, and stakeholder communication
Your Main Responsibilities:
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Writing funding applications - your primary focus (we'll provide templates, examples, and support)
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Researching funding opportunities that align with our mission and current priorities
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Gathering impact stories and data from the team to strengthen applications
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Maintaining a simple tracker of applications, deadlines, and outcomes
With Support, You May Also:
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Help with funder relationship follow-ups (we'll make introductions)
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Contribute ideas for strengthening our funding strategy
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Attend monthly check-ins with the leadership team
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Collaborate on other funding-related communications
Who We're Looking For
Essential:
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✅ Previous experience with grant writing, bid writing, or funding applications
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✅ Previous experience successfully securing funding, or at least being shortlisted
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✅ Passionate about racial justice and supporting survivors of abuse
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✅ Strong writing skills - perhaps from professional reports, proposals, academic work, journalism, or communications roles
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✅ Organised and able to meet deadlines with good time management
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✅ Self-motivated - able to work independently while staying connected with the team
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✅ Available to commit 6-8 hours weekly from November 2025 - May 2026
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✅ Comfortable communicating via email with team members and occasionally with external stakeholders
Bonus Points For
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Understanding of issues affecting Black women and domestic abuse services
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Experience in the nonprofit, social justice, or community sector
Don't worry if you don't have all the "bonus" experience. We value passion, commitment, and strong writing over specific credentials. If you have transferable skills and the desire to learn, we want to hear from you.
How We'll Support You
We know volunteer roles need to work for you too. Here's what we provide:
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Comprehensive induction session covering our mission, impact data, and funding priorities
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Regular check-ins with the team (bi-weekly, 30 minutes)
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Responsive support via email/messaging when you have questions
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Complete flexibility - work hours that suit your schedule, whether that's evenings, weekends, or weekday mornings
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Warm, collaborative team - you'll work alongside passionate, welcoming colleagues who value your contribution
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Leadership visibility - present your findings to our CEO and leadership team
Ready to Make a Difference?
Please refer to the attached job description with details on how to apply. We look forward to hearing from you.
Our Commitment to You
Sistah Space is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of the communities we serve. We recognise that the best volunteers come from diverse experiences and perspectives.
All volunteers will be supported with appropriate training, regular supervision, and flexible working arrangements. We are committed to making this a valuable and rewarding experience for you.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to use your skills for social justice. Together, we can ensure that every Black woman survivor has access to the specialist support she deserves.
Sistah Space is a UK-based charity that provides specialist support for African and Caribbean heritage women experiencing domestic and sexual abuse
Use and develop your fundraising, research and bid-writing skills through this flexible, part-time opportunity to help CPRE London improve green space access for Londoners!
Join our team in this flexible, outcomes-focused role, where your knowledge and experience can support a wide range of charitable activities that essentially seek to protect, enhance and promote green space and its benefits to London and Londoners.
We have campaigns and projects relating to climate change mitigation, parks and green spaces, conservation and wildlife, tree planting, housing, transport, parking, clean rivers and the London Tree Ring with a focus on bid writing and grant applications.
About CPRE London
As part of the national network of CPRE, the Countryside Charity, CPRE London campaigns to save and promote green spaces in Greater London. Our vision is "a city with a network of green spaces which are accessible to all, rich in nature and playing a crucial role in responding to the climate emergency."
Reports to: CEO CPRE London and our Fundraising Volunteer Manager.
What will you be doing?
- Researching potential future sources of support including trusts and institutional funders
- Tailoring and submitting applications to grant providers
- Assisting with producing project progress reports with a level of detail suited to the funder
- Investigating other income streams, including digital fundraising, sponsored events (focused on promoting climate-friendly actions) and building more sustainable funding through regular donations
- Collaborate with our team to coordinate fundraising activities
What are we looking for?
Essential (E) or Desirable(D) Skills / Experience. Please provide examples or evidence where possible.
- Persuasive communication skills (E)
- Good interpersonal skills (E)
- Analytical research skills (E)
- Preferably 2+ years' experience of fundraising, bid writing (good descriptive writing skills), or marketing work (E)
- Educated to at least degree level (E)
- Understanding and appreciation of environmental issues (D)
- Proven ability to use layout and design software (D)
Time Commitment:
- c 7-14 hours/ week, hybrid working, flexibly deployed
- A minimum of 6 months' commitment is preferred
- There is an option to come to the office on Tuesdays or Thursday, although this is not essential if you would prefer to work from home.
What difference will you make?
- The use of your skills and experience to mobilise resources to help London move towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, strengthen biodiversity and to nurture the well being of nature and Londoners through improved access to quality green spaces
What we can offer you:
- The chance to meet like-minded people and enjoy being part of a team
- Our support to help you develop in your volunteering role and provide you with relevant training
- The opportunity to enhance your CV by developing additional new skills and gaining valuable experience
- Events and workshops on a local and national level, social gatherings during the year.
- We can provide a reference for any future work or volunteering
- We provide out-of-pocket travel expenses
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Barefoot and Free is a grassroots charity that supports families of neurodivergent children and children affected by trauma. We offer fully funded staycations and nature-based respite breaks for families and parent carers who are often at breaking point.
We’re a small, warm team not a large wealthy organisation and we care deeply about what we do. There are no airs and graces here, just real people doing our best to help families who need a break. Right now, we need someone with the skills and experience to help us bring in more funding to meet the growing need.
We’re looking for someone experienced and independent.
This is not a start out training opportunity. You’ll be working alongside an existing bid writer and need to come in ready to get stuck in with little to no guidance, it will test your resiliance and give you some amazing challenges. We’re looking for someone who knows how to write strong, successful bids and is comfortable finding opportunities, matching them to our projects, and managing the process from start to finish including rreporting/funding feedback, we are giving you alot of exciting responsibility so if you wish to progress and move to the next step and meet some personal goals this is for you.
What are we looking for?
- 2+ years of experience with writing successful bids, copywriting, research or similar
- Excellent written English (grammar, clarity, tone) a clear communicator who can work independently and enjoy networking.
- Ability to understand and match funders’ priorities
- Skilled at summarising and restructuring complex content
- Experience in bid writing, copywriting, research, or professional writing (or willing to learn how to use your professional writing skills in this area)
- Self-motivated, organised, and collaborative, confident and able to work without close supervision
- Commitment of at least 3–4 hours per week
- UK-based only (but remote role, so open to any applicants within the UK)
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Meet funding dealines and reporting deadlines
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Maintain the funding database and outcomes
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Someone who genuinely cares about the work we do and wants to help us keep doing it.
Please note: We do not provide references for volunteers who have been with us for less than six months.
What difference will you make?
By securing funding through successful bids, you will be supporting Barefoot and Free towards building a more sustainable and resilient organisation. Your input will be instrumental in establishing long-term sustainability, ensuring that our vulnerable families are supported over time. Families are often stretched to the limit with carer roles, supporting vulnerable children and young people without breaks or respite, by securing suitable funding you will be supporting them and the long-term sustainability of the organisation's efforts with the ultimate goal of profoundly improving the quality of life for our families.
We rely entirely on grants and donations. Every successful bid helps keep the doors open for families who often have nowhere else to turn.
Perks of volunteering with us:
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Flexibility to work around your life
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Take the lead on bids from start to finish
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Join a genuinely warm, down-to-earth team where your input is truly valued and felt
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Be part of something that directly supports struggling families in a very real way
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A rewarding role where your skills will have a direct and lasting impact
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Achieve some personal goals and a chance to build your portfolio with meaningful, purpose-driven work
If you’re looking to be part of something real, something with heart, and you’ve got the experience to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you today.
Before you apply: Please, check out our website to understand our work and send your application with a CV and cover letter. Applications without a cover letter will, unfortunately, not be considered. We'd love to hear from the real you not the AI you. Thank you
Providing funded respite breaks for families of neurodivergent children and children affected by trauma.
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ROLE DESCRIPTION
Trustee – Funding & Bid Application Review
We are seeking a new Trustee to strengthen our multi-skilled and hard-working board, with specific expertise in funding and bid applications.
While we already have skilled board members and volunteers who can write strong funding applications, what we currently lack is the time and experience to:
- Research potential funding opportunities
- Review and filter which opportunities are worth pursuing
- Summarise and present recommendations to the Board and staff
This new Trustee role would add significant value to the work we already provide - by helping us focus our efforts on the most promising funding sources.
Skills and Background
We are open to a range of professional backgrounds. You may not be actively working or may have a little time free to support us in this role, but we are looking for people who can bring the following:
- Experience in bid applications, grant funding, or fundraising — particularly in identifying and assessing opportunities
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to weigh up eligibility, likelihood of success, and fit with our charity’s mission
- Confidence in working with information, making judgements, and communicating clear summaries to colleagues
- A background in areas such as fundraising, charity administration, project management, finance, business development, or legal/governance would all be relevant and useful
Commitment
As a Trustee, this voluntary role involves attending Board meetings, which are approximately every two months, an annual strategy day, occasional working groups and the AGM. Meetings are held in person where possible, with online options available. We also hold fundraising events, which you are warmly encouraged to support. The expected commitment is around 10 hours a month, including reviewing opportunities and communicating with fellow Trustees and staff via email, WhatsApp, or phone.
This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.
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At this pivotal time, we’re looking for new Board members to help lead the organisation through a period of change and growth, helping us realise the phenomenal potential of our new space.
We are looking to recruit individuals with experience in Commercial Theatre Producing, Fundraising and Financial Accounting and Strategy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.