Job Title: Professional Fundraiser
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Woodley House, Aylesbury
Salary: £23,000.00 per annum
Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week

Our Journey

The Fremantle Trust is undergoing an exciting transformation. We are turning around our charity to ensure we are fit for the future.
We are a warm and positive organisation and the work we do is life affirming. We want to take an enabling approach to supporting people that use our services and provide outstanding care across the Trust. 

About the role

The Fremantle Trust requires a Professional Fundraiser with exceptional people skills and a passion for the work we do. Your job will be to generate significant additional funds from a variety of sources that can be utilised to extend our core offering and truly deliver great care every day. This will include inspiring our local community to support the Trust, build relationships and collaborate with businesses in our area. You will co-produce activities locally with schools, colleges, and local businesses. 

Your experience and knowledge will ensure that the Trust is proactive in identifying local, regional, and national fundraising and grant funding opportunities that the Trust can benefit from.

Daily duties involve

• Developing relationships with Corporate and Community Partners locally and beyond.
• Linking fundraising campaigns to overall marketing campaigns and strategic priorities, and to meet the specific needs of individual services and homes.
• Raising funds for the Trust to extend and support our core offering, and regularly meet or surpass fundraising targets.
• Research potential donors to gain insight in how to position our organisation to them and inform campaigns and other activities to generate funding.
• Assist in creating and implementing new methods to raise funds for our organisation
• Utilise Social media and other online platforms to promote the Trust and improve fundraising activities.
• Running community and corporate events to raise the Trust’s profile and encourage people to contribute financially, time and other in-kind resources to help with fundraising.
• Look to enhance our fundraising capabilities through attracting and coordinating volunteers to undertake fundraising on behalf of the Trust.
• Presenting and networking within the local community to build beneficial relationships and generate support for the Trust.
• Monitor and report on the impact of fundraising campaigns and activities, to inform future developments and to highlight specific achievements / learning.

What we need from you

• Ability to build and manage effective external relationships to achieve mutual benefit
• Proven experience of planning and running community events that deliver against clear outcomes
• Examples of delivering impactful presentations that achieved desired aims
• Ability to negotiate and influence with external stakeholders, for example to generate funds / fundraising opportunities
• Able to present an engaging and approachable public persona to build trust and generate funds / fundraising opportunities
• Well-developed research and networking skills to help identify and exploit income generating opportunities
• Able to prepare clear reports, presentations for a range of audiences to communicate and influence effectively
• Experience of planning and analysing the effectiveness of campaigns or projects

What you will receive from us

• A generous holiday entitlement, which increases after 3 years’ service!
• Lifestyle discount vouchers, including money off holidays, food, fashion, and sport
• lifetime benefits; Life assurance, pension
• Support and Career development
• Excellent company culture 

About Us

Established since 1992, we are a charity and not-for-profit organisation that provides first class care and support for older people and adults with learning disabilities. Today, we have 1500 staff supporting over 1,100 residents at services across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, and Milton Keynes. Come and join a great team!

Major Gifts Fundraiser
Norwood 
£35,525
Stanmore
Full-time, Permanent

Norwood has been proudly serving the community for 225 years and is the largest Jewish charity in the UK supporting vulnerable children and their families, children with special educational needs and people with learning disabilities and autism. 

Every day our multidisciplinary teams and dedicated volunteers make an invaluable difference to people's lives. 

The Major Gifts Fundraiser will be responsible for managing an existing portfolio of major donors and building relationships with potential new major supporters to Norwood. You will cultivate the charity’s major donors ensuring long term relationships and engagement with their activities.

The postholder will also be jointly responsible, with the Head of Events, for income to corporate and major donor events.

Along with your fundraising credentials you will also need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of the UK Jewish community. This is not just the values, traditions and beliefs that underpin both family and communal life but also how these shape the character and patterns of philanthropic giving by the community.

Applications are in the format and CV and Supporting Statement.

Given the current crisis we are experiencing a high volume of applications for the active searches we are managing at the moment. We regret that it is impossible to provide a detailed individual response to each application received. If you do not hear from us within 7 days of the advertised closing date, please assume that your application is not being taken forward to the selection stage.

Exciting opportunity to work for a growing charity as a part-time fundraiser

Tom’s Trust provides psychological support for children with brain tumours and their families in the East of England and in the North East.  Our vocation is to provide psychological support to all children in the UK diagnosed with a brain tumour and to support their families too.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a supportive, approachable, and personable individual to join our dynamic fundraising team.

Community Fundraiser
Based: Cambridge
Hours: Part-time

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years fundraising experience

Drivers Licence

Good IT skills essential

Events management experience

Some experience of marketing useful but not essential

Some experience of Corporate Fundraising useful

Salary: £15,000 - £20,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

As a Community Fundraiser, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of a range of fundraising activities, providing fundraising guidance and support for volunteer fundraisers, and develop new fundraising opportunities and networks, ensuring the highest level of supporter care.  You will be open to new ideas and work easily within a small, dynamic team as well as have a flexible working attitude.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience of developing and implementing fundraising strategies and an ability to create motivating and inspiring proposals to volunteer fundraisers. You will be a confident , community minded person and have an experience in building trust and relationships with our supporters

Full driving license and use of own car will be required.

Closing date: 31st August

Fantastic opportunity to work within a fun, engaging and highly motivated Fundraising Team.  Based in Runcorn, Cheshire,  we have a vacancy for a part time Fundraiser.  The job holder will need to be able to work flexibly, be mobile and have experience of networking and active engagement within their local community, supporting events and running fundraising initiatives.

Our ideal candidate will be self-motivated, a confident communicator with great team spirit and a flair for marketing, fundraising and engagement.

Halton Haven Hospice provides palliative care to the community across Widnes, Runcorn and surrounding areas, as well as comprehensive support for the families of patients. The Hospice aims to relieve the symptoms and improve quality of life in anybody that has a life limiting illness. Our vision is that people in Halton, facing life limiting illness, will have quality of life and dignity in death. Our mission is to care for people living with life-limiting illness by providing safe end of life care and support and, also to support their families. We will lead and inspire excellent care wherever people chose to die

To be successful in this role you will be honest, full of passion and confident in yourself and also in our cause. You will be creative and constantly willing to learn about new ways of connecting with people, asking what you need and why?  Able to paint a picture through positive 'story telling' but be able to prepare and present a commercially astute business case.  Strong IT skills with a focus setting goals and achieving results. 

If you are a 'go-getter' and feel you are up to this exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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Closing date for this role is 17th July, 2020. 

Trust and Grants Fundraiser

37.5 hours per week (condensed hours over four days/four days at normal hours and home working for the right candidate)

We have an exciting new opportunity to work at Rainbows for a Trust and Grants Fundraiser. Rainbows is the only hospice in the East Midlands for life-limited children and young people.  We are here to make life brighter with amazing care and support for them and their families – you can be part of it too.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and creative Trust Fundraiser to join our team and help us achieve our vision for all our children and young people.

As a key member of the Trusts and Grants Team you will be responsible for identifying and developing new and existing relationships with trust, foundations and other bodies in order to generate income and assist the team in reaching agreed income targets; for creating and submitting compelling and bespoke funding proposals and managing funder relationships in line with the annual Trusts and Grants plans.

Our Values: Welcoming, Excellent, Co-operation, Accepting, Responsive, Energetic. If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude we can offer you:

A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme.

Career development opportunities

A full induction and on-going quality training

The opportunity to become part of a great organisation.

Flexible working hours

Managed workloads.

MANE CHANCE SANCTUARY

Fundraiser

Mane Chance is growing its team by creating the part-time position of Fundraiser. In this role, you will focus on our corporate and event fundraising, with the aim of developing new channels of income for the charity.

You should be enthusiastic, confident and self-motivated with the ability to work independently while also working closely with our team. You are assertive, yet tactful and able to convey our cause while engaging with stakeholders. You have a proven ability to build and nurture relationships, with a strong foundation of skills in event management along with previous experience of charity fundraising.

The role is to be working from home, however we would expect the candidate to visit the site from time to time as well as local and regional supporters/funders. Knowledge of the local area and local Corporates/SMEs will be considered a significant advantage. 

The key elements of the role are described below, but as Mane Chance is a small charity, the successful candidate may be able to demonstrate other areas where they can also make a significant contribution to the organisation; 

POSITION OVERVIEW

• The Head of Fundraising will:
  1. Identify and establish relationships with local and national corporates in order to develop future fundraising channels.
  2. Position Mane Chance Sanctuary as the charity of the year within local and national companies.
  3. Identify other corporate partnership and relationship opportunities to fit the needs of corporates.
  4. Manage the ongoing relationship with existing and new entities, including feedback of Mane Chance Sanctuary activities and acting as brand ambassador for Mane Chance Sanctuary within corporates.
  5. Identify new and develop an increasing payment-in-kind support from corporates.
  6. Identify event and charity sponsors, manage the ongoing sponsors relationships and increase sponsorship.
  7. Instigate, organise and manage fundraising events, including virtual events throughout the year.

• The Head of Fundraising will report to the General Manager

PRINCIPAL ASSIGNMENT OBJECTIVES                   

• Research and Development of Corporate relationships to include:
  1. working with local and national corporates to identify possible fundraising relationships.
  2. obtaining event and charity sponsorship where appropriate.
  3. working with local and national companies on fundraising initiatives, for example, ‘Charity of the Year’ opportunities.
  4. negotiating corporate discounts for expenses incurred by the Charity.
  5. negotiating corporate support and donations to the charity, either monetary or materials
  6. maintaining the relationships on an ongoing basis, reporting back to corporates, developing further involvement and acting as brand ambassador as appropriate to satisfy their own reporting requirements.

• Identify opportunities to host MCS fundraising events, both physical and virtual, and lead the organisation and delivery of such events throughout the year, aiming to achieve a mutually agreed target income. To include:
  1. Obtaining corporate support for events.
  2. Initiating advertising of events through preparation of press releases for approval and distribution.
  3. Sourcing of auction and raffle prizes where appropriate.
  4. Sourcing venue, catering and entertainment.
  5. Managing ticket sales and marketing and subscriptions. 
  6. Liaising with volunteer/community volunteers regarding staffing of the events.
  7. Managing data capture from supporters and participants to aide in analysis, budgeting and development of fundraising leads.

• Attend regular meetings with the General Manager and other members of the fundraising team to ensure continued tracking of income generation against budgetary targets.
• Using your experience, suggest and develop other new sources of income for the charity under the guidance of the General Manager and Trustees as appropriate.  
• Fulfill such additional duties as may be agreed with the General Manager from time to time.

SIGNIFICANT WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

1. The General Manager
2. The Charity Administrator
3. The Chairman and Trustees
4. Volunteers
5. External Contacts:
   • Local organisations and personalities.
   • Local and National Company Representatives.
   • Fundraising contacts.
   • Local Event Management organisations.
   • Personal contacts.

The Head of Fundraising position is offered as a part-time (24-hours per week), two-year fixed-term contract, with some out-of-hours work neccesary.    

Job Description - Community Fundraiser
Responsible to: Business Development Director
Location: Baca office, Loughborough, England. The role will require travel across the Leicestershire and East Midlands region

Hours:                         22.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent on successful completion of probation
Salary: £21K per Annum (Pro Rata)

Overall Purpose

• To expand and deepen the commitment of both existing and new community supporters in line with the Baca’s vision and strategy. To coordinate and deliver a community fundraising programme engaging with a wide range of people and generating an income that ensures Baca is able to deliver the best possible service to unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked young people to achieve our long term impact to see every young person become positive empowered individuals who are able to live independently as contributors to the society.

Duties Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain partnerships with volunteer fundraisers and community groups in line with Baca's vision and values to help us achieve our core objectives.
• Be a proactive member of the Fundraising team and work very closely with the leadership and service delivery teams.
• Identify, recruit, engage and mobilise networks of community fundraisers.
• Develop a strong digital fundraising platform, increasing and inspiring Baca supporters by creating compelling campaigns through social media, emails and offline events in line with the Code of Fundraising Practice.
• Identify, where possible individuals with lived experience to play a leading role in relevant campaigns
• Deliver excellent supporter care to ensure Baca’ supporters have a positive & excellent supporter experience through strong long-term stewardship.
• Develop and co-ordinate a number of key fundraising events in the charity’s calendar.
• Raise funds in line with yearly fundraising targets.
• Research and initiate ideas for a wide range of events and community activities.
• Assist with the delivery of Baca’s communication strategy.
• Maintain communication guidelines for the organisation and ensure external and internal communications are in line with values and representative of Baca’s ‘voice’.
• Assist with the development of public communications such as website articles, blogs, with the wider Baca team
• Administer and track Donor data in line with GDPR regulations.

General:

• Play an active and supportive role within the organisation.
• Embrace the Vision and Values of Baca and reflect this in working practice.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy.
• Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity policy.
• Be aware of the correct procedures for dealing with any incidences of safeguarding concerns and follow them in line with Baca’s Child Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy.
• Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures.

Personal Specification  

Baca is looking for a Community Fundraiser to deliver our fundraising strategy aimed at increasing our supporter base and income from donations from individuals and community groups. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and has a huge enthusiasm to inspire and engage groups in the community to fundraise for the charity. They will be able to catch the Baca’s vision and communicate with excellence and passion. They will be able to represent Baca’s mission with authenticity to the community. This person needs to be highly organised, flexible and able to motivate people and community groups to fundraise with energy and passion. They should have strong digital skills and be able to build strong relationships. They must be able to pay attention to high level of detail whilst being connected to the bigger picture of the strategy.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience

• Previous experience in community fundraising and volunteer management.
• Experience in organising events, both face to face and through digital fundraising.
• Experience in working towards financial targets
• Strong experience in using various digital platforms.
• Specific understanding of digital campaigning and communications

Skills/Abilities

• A key part for the role will be the ability to build and maintain relationships, using strong interpersonal skills and initiative. Initially this may need to be achieved in a creative way using digital platforms.
• Able to be enthusiastic, passionate and inspirational.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated and able to work both as part of a team and independently.
• Ability to plan, organise and manage regular events proactively whilst paying attention to a high level of detail.

Other Expectations

• Have a genuine concern for and commitment to asylum seekers/refugees, young people and UASCs in particular.
• Background/experience/knowledge of refugee and asylum issues is desirable
• Ability and commitment to work within a framework of confidentiality and anti-discriminatory practice at all times.
• Commitment to work within the aims, values and ethos of the organisation.
• Ability to have flexibility with working hours to manage fundraising events, deliver verbal presentations, and support fundraisers.
• Holds a full, clean driving licence and has regular access to transport.
• Full legal right to work in the UK without restriction.  
• Appointment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

This new and exciting role at MRG has been created to incorporate individual giving fundraising into MRG’s fundraising strategy. By ‘individual giving’ we mean digital fundraising (through appeals and platforms), potentially direct mail (acquisition and retention) as well as legacy work and high-value fundraising from corporate partners and major donors.

This is a unique opportunity to develop and drive digital income through platforms and channels, embedding digital skills across our fundraising function, as well as using meaningful data and insights to drive positive change across digital fundraising activities.

As a strong digital all-rounder, you must have hands-on experience in a wide range of digital marketing channels and platforms, as well as the ability to translate stats into meaningful insights to influence change and drive action.

You will contribute to the design and delivery of a donor acquisition and retention programme, helping us understand and attract new, committed supporters who are inspired by our work. You will work to develop individual supporter journeys and donor retention.

You will lead on implementing individual giving campaigns including appeals launched by the organization or responding to external opportunities such as the BBC R4 appeal or Giving Tuesday. NB: MRG will be broadcasting a BBC R4 appeal at the end of October 2020 which you will help to prepare and maximize.

You will contribute to the development of the organization’s high value fundraising efforts targeting potential corporate and major donors.

Last but not least, you will develop a legacy strategy for the organization.

To apply, please fill in the application form and the equal opportunities form from our website and return them by 9am on Monday 6 July 2020.

Scripure Union is seeking a Major Donor Fundraiser, to help deliver an ambitious growth in income to support the work of Scripture Union in England and Wales. The successful candidate will:

• be an experienced major donor fundraiser who has a sound knowledge of the UK Christian marketplace and the attitudes and motivations of Christian donors.
• be an excellent communicator with a proven track record in project managing and major donor campaigns.
• have proven track record of personally soliciting high value gifts from major donors and of developing long term relationships.
• have experience of arranging events and organising high-profile meetings with senior colleagues, stakeholders, and donors.
• have excellent networking, negotiation and influencing skills.
• be an enthusiastic team player and be competent at working effectively on your own, as well as part of a team.

If this describes you, and you are in agreement with the aims and beliefs of Scripture Union, then we would like to hear from you. For more details or to apply, please visit our website and submit your CV and a covering letter.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Adelaide Nketsia, HR Officer

Closing date:17 July 2020 

Interview date: To be confirmed

Interview Location: On Microsoft Teams

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Trusts Fundraiser, with a passion for environmental causes, to lead on Trust Fundraising.

As the charity goes from strength to strength and with continued growth across all programmes of work, effective grants fundraising is essential to secure vital funds and to meet the goals of the charity. This newly created role will drive forward an existing and successful Trust Fundraising programme and manage a Trusts Fundraiser.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Trusts Fundraiser to shape and develop further the current Trusts Fundraising portfolio. Building on an already successful portfolio of funders, whilst developing new funding partners and working on a wide range of funding applications across grant making trusts, foundations, lottery, and government funders.

As the Senior Trusts Fundraiser, you will lead grants fundraising, cultivating relationships with trusts and foundations to nurture an increasing number of large grants. You will work across the development teams to develop applications that are aligned to planned projects and work programmes.

Our client is looking for an experienced Trusts Fundraiser, who can drive their Trusts Fundraising programme to the next level. Who is ambitious and creative, has experience of cultivating relationships to foster an increasing number of large and multi-year grants.

Individual Giving Fundraiser

Salary Up to £26,000

37.5 hours per week

This is an exciting time to join Mountbatten Hampshire as we extend our services to more patients and their families throughout Hampshire and the surrounding area. To enhance our outstanding care services, we seek talented and committed people to join our fundraising team.  

About the Role

Review, manage, and increase sustainable income by developing supporter engagement and delivering individual campaigns. Successful candidate can demonstrate ability to:

• Deliver a schedule of planned fundraising and direct marketing activities to a high standard.
• Contribute to developing processes for accepting donations, ensure consistency, effective record keeping and supporter stewardship.
• Create a supporter journey to increase engagement across all areas of fundraising and the wider organisation to develop long-term supporter relationships.
• Manage multiple projects to deadlines and budgets.
• Work in accordance with the needs of the role to include weekends and evenings to support events.

About You

We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced fundraiser; adept at developing and delivering fundraising activity from conception through to results analysis. Able to apply own initiative, take ownership of tasks, and contribute as a team player to achieve income targets.

What we can offer You

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees including:

• Development and Training opportunities.
• Generous Annual Leave, Occupational Sickness and Maternity Benefit Schemes, subject to qualifying conditions.
• Pensions Schemes, including continuation of contributions to your NHS Pension scheme, subject to eligibility.

The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check the cost of which is covered by the Hospice.

We're looking for an enthusiastic, creative and self-motivated Trusts Fundraiser to join our team and help us achieve our vision of a Scotland in which single parents and their children are valued and treated equally and fairly.

OPFS is the leading charity working with single parent families in Scotland. Our mission is to work with and for single parent families, providing support services that enable them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. 

You will have a passion for persuasive copy that will secure income from grant making trusts and foundations as part of a supportive and growing team.  Ideally, you will have proven ability to manage a trusts income stream, through building relationships with existing and new trust supporters. You'll be naturally inquisitive and always keen to learn and develop your skills, keeping abreast of trends and developments in the grant-making field. 

The expectation is this post will be home-based until such time as we can safely return to office working. The role will then be based within our Edinburgh office and will include occasional travel across Scotland.

Be part of one of the UK’s longest-running charities working to protect animals! Freedom for Animals began as the Captive Animals' Protection Society in 1957 and works to end the captivity of animals, especially those used for entertaining the public in zoos, circuses and the media industry.

Freedom for Animals is currently looking for a Grants Fundraiser to join our small but dedicated team! Do you have excellent written communication skills and attention to detail? Are you able to work to tight deadlines and manage your time efficiently? Do you want to help work towards a world without cages? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Working with our Fundraising and Communications Manager, the chosen candidate will be responsible for preparing, submitting, and managing funding applications as well as performing prospect research.

Salary: £18,000 pro rata

Location: Manchester (remote working considered)

Hours: 2 days per week / 7.5 hours per day

Contract: Part-time fixed term 6 months

Closing Date: 13th July

Street League work with young people, progressing them into employment, education and training by engaging them through football, fitness, dance fitness and rugby. We specialise in helping our participants (16-24 years’ olds from disadvantaged areas) progress from our unique sport/fitness and education programmes into sustainable employment, education and training.

We are a growing organisation and currently operate across the UK in 14 regions, including Greater London, North West of England, West Midlands, Yorkshire and extensively across Scotland.

We are recruiting a Corporate Fundraiser based in our London office who will provide support with the day-to-day management of Street League’s numerous corporate partnerships alongside the Corporate Partnerships Manager. You will work towards achieving the Commercial Team’s target, growing and retaining existing partners to ensure the sustainability of Street League’s operations. 

We are looking for candidates with previous fundraising experience but particularly those who have experience working with and engaging corporate partners.

Street League will begin screening candidates prior to the closing date and an appointment could be made ahead of this date. Candidates are strongly advised to send their applications as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

*Due to the number and calibre of applications we have received over the last 4 weeks, we will be closing the role on Saturday 4 July 2020.

All posts are subject to a Disclosure Check.

Street League is an equal opportunities employer.