Trust and Grant Fundraiser

This new position will build relationships with Trust and Grant Funders to achieve significant and sustainable growth in trust and grant income, which will ultimately enable the charity to both maintain and grow its extraordinarily successful programme of activities. The candidate will have at least 1 year of practical and relevant trust fundraising experience. They will have proven their competence with large grants (ideally including 5 and 6 figure grants). They will have highly tuned research skills, will be great at handling deadlines, a superb writer and a stickler for detail as well as being thoroughly organised. A perfect role for candidates looking for a step-up in their early fundraising career or equally someone choosing a part-time role or for someone returning to work or reducing their hours.  There is a real opportunity for the post-holder to grow the grant income portfolio from scratch and make the role their own. The post-holder will:

• Be responsible for Trust and Grant Fundraising Income targets.
• Develop and maintain relationships with prospect and actual trusts and foundations,
• Research, identify, produce and submit high quality bids.
• Co-ordinate grant monitoring including making claims and providing feedback reports.
• Develop financial and descriptive collateral for use in bids.

Salary & Benefits: £25,000-£28,000 plus 33 days holiday pro rata; Birthday Annual Leave Gift, 3% Pension.

Hours: Part-time 21 hrs

Location: Home and/ or Office-based (Exmoor St, London, W10 6DX) - flexibility by arrangement. (When home-based, access to a fully functional computer and telephone is essential to ensure to regular contact with CEO and wider team)

Application Process:  For a detailed Job Description and too apply please click throught to our web site. CV and Cover letter required.

Application Deadline: 12pm, Monday 4th November

Interview Dates: 8th November

Yellow Submarine is an award winning charity, supporting people with additional needs
and their families. Search ‘Yellow Submarine Charity’ online to learn more.
We have an opportunity for a new team member to join us as a grants and trusts
fundraiser; the successful applicant will proactively identify and secure new, multi-year
partnerships with trusts & foundations as well as supporting existing relationships.

This is a key area of income generation for the charity and we are looking for someone
who can work diligently and creatively to meet targets; success will be determined by the
volume of funds raised.

Opportunity:

The Hospice of St Francis is currently seeking a Legacy Fundraiser. Reporting to the Joint Fundraising Director - Trusts and Legacies, you will develop and deliver a legacy marketing and stewardship programme to secure new legacy pledges and administer the legacy case load.

 About you:

You will ideally have proven Legacy Fundraising experience in legacy administration and/or legacy marketing. You will be well organised, possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to work both as part of a team and under your own initiative to inspire more people to support us.

Specifically you will:

• Bring creativity, ambition and detailed attention to understanding the motivation of legacy pledgers
• Provide high quality bespoke stewardship to legacy supporters
• Provide technical and specialist advice on areas of legacy giving to internal and external audiences and liaise with legators, solicitors, executors and co-beneficiaries in order to maximise income to the Hospice from bequests.
• Manage a programme of legacy marketing including the organisation of key campaigns such as Make a Will Month and digital and print communications as agreed with your manager.

 About us:

Based in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, The Hospice of St Francis Charity provides essential free care across West Hertfordshire and South Buckinghamshire and inspires people to raise over £5million annually. Rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, we aspire to meet this outstanding rating in all we do.

To understand more about this role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 10th November 2019

How to apply: Please click on apply and send us a CV and detailed covering letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role.

Interviews will be held W/C 17th November 2019

#YourPreciousLife

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

We are looking for a confident and ambitious fundraiser to join our regional community team. The successful candidate will take ownership of fundraising activity in London, with focus on the West, including postcodes W, SW, N, NW, KT, UB, SM, TW, HA, EN and WD. This region is full of exciting fundraising events, now all we need is a dedicated fundraiser to seek out further opportunities to engage with and secure income from individuals, groups and corporates across west London.

Main tasks include:

• Use own initiative to extend volunteer networks, recruit new volunteers, develop new groups and supporters, and respond to fundraising opportunities.
• Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £11,000 per annum and support with partnerships with a value of up to £75,000
• Provide high-quality account/relationship management to volunteer groups and regional corporate partners.
• Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, in accordance with fundraising legislation and good practice.
• Ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across the region.
• Liaise with local community organisations to extend income and activity in line with strategy.
• Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations.
• Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community, spreading the charity’s reach cost-effectively.

We are looking for:

• Educated to A Level or equivalent
• Knowledge of Institute of Fundraising Codes of Fundraising Practice and legal framework of event management and fundraising ethics.
• Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters
• Excellent customer service, communication, verbal and written skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• An ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Understanding and practice of recruiting and supporting volunteer Fundraising Groups
• Proven ability of providing excellent stewardship of our supporters
• Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship building
• Experience in public-speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events
• Experience in regional corporate acquisition and account management.
• Experience in working to ambitious targets.
• Comfortability in working remotely with a high standard of internal communications.

Location: Home based in London or Greater London.

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits, car allowance and associated expenses (if applicable).

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 10th November 2019, with interviews likely to be held on the 22nd November 2019 at our Cambridge office. We would encourage all applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Telephone interviews may also be conducted prior to the closing date and interview date. Should we wish to contact you to arrange a telephone interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend any interviews on a certain day.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Community and Corporate Fundraisers (London)

Salary: £26,470 - £30,470 p.a. + excellent benefits

Contract length: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract

Positions available: 2 New Business Focused

Are you a fundraising or sales professional ready to help us beat cancer sooner?

Due to continued growth and expansion within the team, we're looking for 2 ambitious, confident and engaging Community & Corporate Fundraisers based in the London region to...

* Recruit, manage, and support volunteer fundraisers within the community, helping them to reach their fundraising potential

* Identify and develop new relationships with corporate supporters, fundraising groups and high potential individuals

* Inspire and bring out the best in our supporters, corporate partnerships and fundraising groups, engaging them with Cancer Research UK's life-saving work over the long term

* Enable our supporters to achieve their ambitious fundraising goals

* Be an ambassador for CRUK in the community, working with colleagues and volunteers to unlock new opportunities.

We're a team that combines experience from the private, public and third sector and we're looking for someone to join us with...

* Proven experience of exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

* Excellent ability to motivate, inspire and influence people

* Strong networking skills and proven ability to build long-lasting relationships

* Proven ability to track and report on income

* Flexibility and willingness to travel where needed to support events.

We want you to help us build great relationships with our supporters and to help them achieve their fundraising ambitions, allowing us to grow our department's annual income of over £42 million.

This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in a regional home-based team.. No two days will be the same as you'll be working with individuals, groups and corporates, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions. The regional team is part of a growing national team, offering brilliant career development opportunities for talented individuals.

In order to be considered for this role, candidates must upload both a CV and answer some short application questions explaining why they believe they are suited to the position.

Closing date: Sunday 3rd November 2019

Interview dates: 12th & 13th November 2019

Please see the following link for a full role profile:

Entry Level/Junior Fundraiser

Salary: £18,000

Primary Location: Chell Fundraising Ltd, Unit 2, 263 Woodhouse Drive, Wigan WN6 7NR

Responsible to: Fundraising Director

Primary Working Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (occasionally evenings and weekends)

Hours: 37.5 per week

Starting: January 2020

About us

Chell Fundraising Ltd was founded to give affordable, high-quality fundraising solutions to charities throughout the UK. We exist to support charities of all sizes with their unique fundraising needs and have a vision to see a time where charities are no longer held back due to lack of funds. We now have an exciting vacancy for a driven individual to join our small and passionate team with opportunities to professionally develop as our organisation grows.

About you

We are looking for someone who shares our vision, has excellent creative writing and verbal communication skills, as well as a genuine heart for the third sector. For this role, fundraising experience would be an advantage although not a requirement as full training will be given. 80% of our clients are churches and Christian ministries. This being the case, whilst it is not an occupational requirement to be a practicing Christian, it would be advantageous if you were familiar with Christian culture in the 21st Century. 

The Role

You will help to deliver a wide range of fundraising packages, each tailored to our client’s brief and supporting our fundraising consultants. When representing a client on any fundraising task, you will communicate on behalf of each client with their specific voice, visions, passions and ethos. Based on your skills and experience this could include:

• Trust fundraising 

• Event Management

• Direct Mail and Online Giving Campaigns

• Major Donor/Corporate Fundraising and Prospect Research

• Fundraising Training

 Apply

Please do read through the Job Description and Person Specification for this role before sending a CV and covering letter to our Fundraising Director, Mark Perkins

Stage 1: The first stage of the application process will be an informal phone interview. 

Stage 2: If successful we will then invite you to the second stage interview held at our office in Wigan

Job title: Community Fundraiser
Region: Barnsley, Doncaster & Wakefield
Directorate: Fundraising
Contract: Home Based, Permanent Full Time – 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,469 per annum

About The Royal British Legion
The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours
Does the following describe you?
- A desire to provide a great customer service and support
- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and commercially minded professional with previous experience of paid or voluntary fundraising and business development, to work in partnership with and support local staff and dedicated front-line volunteers, to raise the profile of the Poppy Appeal and to maximise income generated in this geographical region.

The position is home based, and the successful applicant will be expected to live within the Barnsley, Doncaster & Wakefield area.

Highly motivated and with excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, you’ll be experienced in building effective relationships and developing commercial opportunities with key corporate and community stakeholders. You will have proven experience of working closely with volunteers, be able to recruit, develop and motivate them as well as experience in recruiting the support of and developing relationships with local businesses using your influential yet collaborative style.

Knowledge of the Armed Forces would be an advantage, but it is essential that you have a full driving licence with access to a car and that you are adaptable in your approach, with the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends when necessary.

A full driving licence and use of a car is essential for this role.

How to Apply
Please apply by clicking 'Apply Online'

The closing date for this role is Wednesday 30th October 2019

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 11th November 2019 at our Leeds Office, 73-75 Albion St, LS1 5AA

We are offering an exciting opportunity to develop the impact of Tibbs Dementia Foundation, the main local provider of dementia services.

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic community fundraiser to become part of our committed, friendly team as we work together to help build a better future for people with dementia.

We provide a wide range of innovative services and activities across the Bedford area and as recipients of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services we know we provide a quality service.

In order to continue to deliver and develop our excellent range of services we are looking to recruit a community fundraiser who can help us boost our income whilst strengthening and extending our links and partnerships within the wider community.

If you’d like to be part of our great charity, working with a fantastic team making a positive difference everyday contact  us  for an application pack. 

Closing date 9.00am 11th November. Interviews during week commencing 18th November 2019.

Hours: 35 hours

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent,

Closing Date: Sunday, 27^th October 2019

Interview Date: Wednesday 6^th November 2019

Here at Marie Curie we believe Everyone who will be affected by dying, death and bereavement should have the best possible experience, and for that experience to reflect what is most important to them.

Our ambition is to make that happen and to help achieve this, we are seeking to recruit a Community Fundraiser to build, develop and maintain fantastic relationships throughout their patch.

If you thrive on the challenge of setting and achieving ambitious goals, think the only way to approach a target is to tackle it head on, and can bring the energy that adds some drive to how you approach your fundraising, then Marie Curie would love to support you in achieving your goals and helping us create a better end of life experience for everyone.

Ideally candidates will have recent, relevant experience in a similar role. An in-depth knowledge of fundraising principles, methods and procedures and have experience of recruiting and managing volunteers and fundraising groups. We're open to applications from candidates who haven't worked in the charity sector before, you must be able to clearly demonstrate relevant transferable skills and experience in line with the essential criteria outlined in the person specification within the job description.

The nature of fundraising activity requires flexibility and in return for your commitment to evening and weekend work, we will strive to help you enjoy a strong work life balance. Additionally, as the role will involve lots of travel, you should have a full UK driver's license.

In return for your own commitment, we commit to actively developing you and offer a comprehensive Community Fundraising Training Pathway; buddying; mentoring; shadowing and coaching through your individually tailored personal development plan.

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance, and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left. Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

This role may close early if enough applications are received.

For full details and to apply please visit www.mariecurie.org/jobs or for an informal conversation about the role call Allison Waterhouse on 01604 258759 or Email

Summary

This is an exciting time to join the dynamic Community and Events Fundraising Team as a Regional Fundraiser. With our new organisational vision of 'a world where diabetes can do no harm' we are developing a brand new strategic direction for the team and we are looking for individuals to play a crucial role in delivering our exciting plans for growth.

Interview Date: 7 November 2019

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

This is a varied role where you will manage day to day relationships with our key supporters with the primary purpose of generating income across the South West through community fundraising activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering income targets across the region by building strong relationships with individuals, local companies, community groups and volunteers, in line with our community fundraising strategy.

Ideal Candidate

• Experienced community fundraiser
• Proactive and skilled at building and maintaining effective relationships with supporters and colleagues alike
• Experience in recruiting and managing volunteers
• Flexible, self-motivated and able to work independently, with a can-do attitude and a solution focussed approach in tackling challenges.
• Experience in managing income and expenditure budgets and financial reporting.

This role is home based and the successful candidate must reside in the South west area.

Homebased/Derby

2 Year Fixed Term Contract- Full Time - 37 hrs p.w

Shift Details: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm (Flexibility to work out of core hours is necessary for the role)

Do you have a passion for community fundraising, an understanding of the vital role worshipers in faith communities play in supporting charities and a desire to bring your reviewing and implementing skills to deliver the best possible results?  With your natural style of planning and delivering your own workload and a passion for supporting people in later life, this is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role as Faith Relationships Fundraiser, where you will help to develop community fundraising at a large national charity.

You will provide valuable support, excellent customer service and fundraising guidance to MHA's faith audience in particular Methodist Churches in areas of the county with no Regional Fundraiser. You will build key relationship with our volunteer MHA Reps within the Methodist Church and where possible looking to expand the scheme more widely.

This role will also have responsibility for reviewing, managing and evolving the scheme as well as supporting the development of our principal community fundraising activity MHA Sunday. Internally you'll build strong relationships with Regional Fundraisers and our Chaplaincy team to support and enable them to raise funds for MHA's vital work through a faith audience.

This role is a 2 year fixed term contract to allow you to hand over relationships to Regional Fundraisers as they become appointed as part of our community fundraising strategy. This role can be either home based or Derby Head Office based working extensively across England, Wales and Scotland. Extensive travel across the countries will be needed and you must be willing to have regular overnight stays. A full driving licence and access to a car are a must.

Inspired by our Methodist Roots, MHA cares for older people, you should be passionate about reducing loneliness and isolation and determined to make a difference for the 17,000 individuals we support across the country.

MHA is an inclusive and diverse employer and welcomes candidates to apply from all backgrounds, faiths and abilities.

In return for your commitment MHA offer 28 days holiday (inc bank holidays) Pension, Life Assurance and a Discount and Voucher scheme.

Closing date: Sunday 3rd November 2019

Percy Hedley is one of the North East’s largest charities, providing care, education and support to over 1,000 disabled people every year. Through our schools, college and adult services, we give children a voice, young people the opportunity to develop their skills, and offer lifelong care and support.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative individual to become an integral part of our fundraising team.  You will ideally have experience across a wide range of fundraising activities, including community, events, corporate and individual giving, and have the passion and commitment to deliver challenging targets.  You will have a proven track record in building and developing relationships with supporters and the wider community, and be well used to delivering outstanding supporter care and stewardship at all times.  We are a small team who work hard, have fun and most of all want to make a difference to the lives of the people we support at Percy Hedley.  If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! 

This West Midlands based children's hospice provides vital care and support to children suffering from life limiting and life threatening illnesses, and their families. With three purpose built hospices, the environment provides a home-from-home environment, as well as facilities including a hydrotherapy pool; multisensory rooms etc. and is a hugely supportive environment for families going through an extremely difficult time. With huge support in the local area, the hospice has a wonderful reputation.
Currently recruiting for an Area Fundraiser to be home based and cover the Birmingham region; this is a great opportunity for someone with previous existing fundraising experience and expertise to join an organisation with huge fundraising potential and a warm, caring environment.
Key responsibilities within the role will include:
* To raise unrestricted funds for the charity by proactively meeting potential and existing supporters
* To proactively ask individuals, organisations, and groups of people for funds to support the work of the organisation
* To generate income from best corporate fundraising practice including COTY, sponsorship, employee fundraising, volunteering, CRM, and payroll giving, against agreed targets
* Working closely with the Events team to promote individual and team participation, or sponsorship of, mass participation and other fundraising events
* Recruit event participants to the charity's own events and challenge events
* Actively promote opportunities in your area for supporters to engage in third party challenge events including overseas treks, parachute jumps, running events, and bike rides
* Prioritise activity to achieve annual budgets and targets
* Create and execute annual Area Plans to deliver against financial targets through a calendar of fundraising events
* Build and develop a robust pipeline across all community stakeholders
* Research and identify local businesses, establish strong business networks
The successful applicant will have the following skills and experience:
* Proven success in a sales or fundraising role with a focus on customer acquisition, retention, management and development
* Track record of managing and developing relationships with individual donors or customers
* Proven track record of identifying, pitching and securing new support
* Experience of developing, delivering, and monitoring an annual fundraising, sales, or marketing plan
* Good understanding of fundraising principles and practices
* High level of communication skills, including the ability to present and speak publically
* Influencing and networking skills
* Self-motivated in order to achieve objectives; ability to prioritise own workload, and meet deadlines
If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to [email protected] or call on 020 7939 7448 to have an initial chat about the position.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

CHICKS is a national children's charity providing free respite breaks to disadvantaged children from all over the UK. We believe every child has the right to make positive childhood memories. A CHICKS break inspires new confidence and gives children the chance to have fun, enjoy new experiences and relax. More than anything, it gives them the chance to just be children.

You as the new Community & Corporate Fundraiser will play a pivotal role in the charity, at a time of significant growth in the Midlands and North for CHICKS. With a relatively new presence in this area, following the opening of our Daleside Retreat in 2017 the need to raise awareness and funds is vital within community groups and businesses.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves connecting and building authentic relationships with people from all walks of life with varied interests and passions, can identify unique opportunities to engaging new areas and people, making CHICKS thier charity of choice and can do so by adapting strong communication skills.

You will need to be confident in speaking to groups, securing opportunities to ‘put CHICKS forward’ and attending events. You will be passionate to grow on our supporter base and develop income streams so we can say ‘yes’ to more children.

We are looking for a highly motivated, tenacious and donor focused individual, who will enjoy the challenge of optimising relationships whilst taking the charity to new audiences. Previous fundraising, sales or marketing experience is desirable, along with strong existing connections.

Scope & Purpose:

The post holder is responsible for securing income and managing relationships with community groups, local businesses and volunteers. Building upon a supporter base you will develop income and awareness within the Midlands through a variety of fundraising activities.

Main Responsibilities:

• To implement the regional fundraising plan to raise income from individuals, community groups, business’, educational volunteers as agreed in the annual budget and meet targets in line with the Fundraising & Development strategy
• Build strong relationships with current and potential supporters including community groups, local businesses, individual donors and education providers
• Establish and manage fundraising volunteer support groups, as well as office and administrative volunteers, to support in delivering agreed income targets
• Develop and organise specific events and support external regional events
• Proactively seek new supporters and interesting ways to generate income from target audiences
• Be an excellent representative of CHICKS through talks, meetings with businesses, networking events
• Utilise fundraising campaigns consistently across the region
• Contribute to the production of a calendared annual community fundraising plan, and implement accordingly
• Ensure that donor and volunteer support is creatively and appropriately acknowledged
• Prepare reports on projects, write articles for newsletters, e-news and local media (supported by Marketing Team)
• Ensure up-to-date records are held on the Raisers Edge database and network folders at all times
• Continue to develop the knowledge and skills required to fulfil the responsibilities of the position
• Attend review meetings as required by your line manager

Person Specification:

• Previous fundraising, sales or marketing experience is desirable
• Experience of managing and/or working with volunteers is desirable
• The confidence to network and build beneficial relationships with existing supporters and potential supporters at all levels to develop and maintain income targets
• A creative, articulate and influential communicator, written and oral, with impactful and emotive public speaking skills
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with a team player spirit and an ethos aligned to the charity
• Target driven, with a positive, problem-solving attitude
• The ability to use own initiative, be proactive and think strategically
• Good computer skills with the ability to use CRM database software (experience of a database is desirable)
• A demonstrated commitment to professional standards and applying industry best practice to all aspects of the role
• Existing connections in the Midlands and North are desirable
• Full, clean drivers licence and access to a car is essential

**Please note, once submitting your CV for this role and you are considered for interview, you will be sent a Job Pack and Application Form for completion in order to qualify for an interview. This is in compliance with our Safer Recruitment Policy. 

Location: Home-based in Nottingham or Derby. Regular presence at our Daleside Retreat will be required.

Closing date for completed application: Midnight Sunday 27th October 2019

Interviews to be held week commencing 11th November 2019