Volunteer Role Description – Office Volunteer

We appreciate any volunteering help that you can offer YBTC and want to make

sure that our volunteers have a positive experience with us. We pledge to support

you as much as we can.

We want to ensure that volunteering with us does not feel too daunting, so the

exact tasks might vary depending on your circumstances. However, some typical

tasks may include:

· Researching organisations, ideas and opportunities

· Contacting organisations or supporters using email, phone or letter

· Updating our donor database or spreadsheets

· Putting together and sending out fundraising or marketing materials

· Inputting events or volunteer opportunities onto third-party websites

· Designing posters/props for events and campaigns

· Helping with event preparation

We are looking for people who are: 

• Willing to learn about the work of YBTC

  · Able to use a computer and internet

  · Ability to communicate in a confident manner

  · Great team players, able to work well with other staff/volunteers

  · Able to commit to agreed requirements and provide reliable support

We can offer you the following: 

• · The opportunity to gain experience as part of a busy charity team

  · Induction and ongoing training

  · Ongoing support and supervision in your role

  · Opportunity to learn new skills · The satisfaction of making a positive impact on those affected by brain       tumours

Background 

Founded in 2003 and originally named Andrea’s Gift and later Brain Tumour Research and Support Across Yorkshire (BTRS), Yorkshire’s Brain Tumour Charity (YBTC) is Yorkshire and Humber’s leading brain tumour charity.  Offering practical, financial and emotional support to both adult and child brain tumour patients, together with their families.  

We fund brain tumour research in Yorkshire; we hope this research, dedicated to identifying new approaches to the discovery and treatment of brain tumours, will improve outcomes for patients. 

At YBTC we are a small team who are growing to meet the needs of those affected by a brain tumour in Yorkshire. Around 15 new cases of primary brain tumours are diagnosed in the region every week. 

Our charity values are: Integrity, Compassion, Community & Ambition. 

Our Vision/Mission 

To improve the lives of people impacted by a brain tumour in Yorkshire through local support and research.