Corporate Ambassadors Volunteer Roles in Manchester
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Create Change through Arts Therapies , Lead with Purpose
We are looking for trustees to oversee the direction of the charity. We have delivered rapid growth over the last two years and now need to expand our Board of Trustees. By joining our board you will be:
- Making a Lasting Impact: you can help transform lives through creative therapeutic support for individuals taking action to deal with their mental health.
- Shape the Future: you will be part of shaping the future of our charity as we expand services and reach more people in need.
- Use Your Expertise for Good: bring your professional skills to the board, whether in finance, education, governance, fundraising, or therapeutic services, and help guide the strategic direction of our charity.
We are seeking to fill our board with the following expertise:
Experience in the following areas would be valuable:
- Finance and Accounting: To oversee the financial health of the charity, ensuring sustainability and growth.
- Fundraising and Income Generation: To support us in developing sustainable income streams, including grant applications, corporate partnerships, and individual giving.
- Therapeutic Services and Arts Therapy: Professionals who understand the sector and can help shape our programmes in alignment with best practices in mental health care.
- Marketing and Communications: To help us raise the profile of Arts Therapies UK through digital strategies, media relations, and public engagement.
- Legal and Governance: Individuals with experience in charity law or governance to ensure we remain compliant with regulatory requirements.
Trustee Roles and Responsibilities:
As a trustee, you will:
- Ensure that the charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit.
- Provide strategic oversight of the charity’s projects and services, ensuring they align with the overall mission.
- Monitor financial performance and ensure the charity is operating within its means.
- Act as an advocate and ambassador for Arts Therapies UK, raising awareness of the charity’s work.
- Attend 6 weekly (approximetley) trustee meetings held online, an annual strategy day (in person), and contribute to subcommittees and requests for support where necessary.
- Uphold the charity’s commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Why Join Arts Therapies UK:
- Purpose-Driven Work: Support our mission that provides interventions to individuals facing mental health challenges across the whole country.
- Impact: Directly influence the charity’s ability to reach more people in need, through strategic decision-making and governance.
- Development: Build on your leadership and governance skills while making a meaningful difference in your community.
- Collaborative Board: Join a diverse and experienced group of trustees who are passionate about mental health and the arts.
If you are interested please read the attached role descriptions carefully and then submit a CV and brief covering letter.
Registered Charity
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To put it simply our aim is to provide accessible mental health support to all who need it, using arts therapies as a platform to achieve this aim.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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EDI Volunteer Role - EDI Activity Group Member
We’re the MS Society – a community of people living with MS, volunteers, scientists, campaigners, listeners, organisers, ambassadors and fundraisers. Join us today so that together we can stop MS.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team. As a volunteer you will play a crucial part in helping us deliver our EDI work. By attending four monthly meetings you will provide advice, feedback, guidance and personal opinion on our work. You will act as a bridge between our EDI activity group and our EDI reference group.
The EDI reference group is a group of people affected by MS who helped develop our EDI strategy and now help support our work towards its delivery. The EDI activity group is a staff group who have responsibility and accountability for the delivery of our EDI strategy.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of our work. We work with volunteers, professionals and people with lived experience of MS to guide and direct our approach to EDI.
This role is a home-based role, which will require attending four online monthly meetings, and up to an hour of pre-reading before each one. One of these meetings will be between 12-5pm.
What the role involves
- Attending four monthly, online meetings
- Reading documents and preparing any feedback in advance
- Providing constructive and honest feedback on our ways of working, processes and future initiatives
- Representing the MS community with lived experience
- Taking comprehensive meeting notes, to share information between the EDI reference and activity groups
- Regular 1:1 catch ups with our EDI programme manager
What you need for this role
- Confidence to speak and input into meetings
- Experience of attending and reporting in meetings
- Passion for the MS Society and for EDI in our work
- Good IT skills
- Awareness of EDI in a broader context – provide challenge outside of lived experience
What you may gain from this role
- Understanding of how we work
- Working in a professional environment
- Board room experience
- References
- Training
- Improve understanding of EDI in corporate environment
In order to volunteer in this role, you will need to undertake:
Must do training Role specific training Data protection eLearningInduction with your volunteer Manager Cyber Security training
EDI training
Sources of support:
We will ensure that whist volunteering with us you will have access to all the support you need to feel comfortable, confident with what you are doing, and able to achieve the most impact though your time with us.
Your staff contact is here to support you, answer any questions you might have about what you’ll be doing, your learning and where you can get more information.
Additional information about our volunteering programme:
When you volunteer with us, you join our powerful community of people
living with MS, scientists, campaigners, listeners, organisers, ambassadors and fundraisers.
Our shared commitments help keep our volunteering programme enjoyable, meaningful and safe for everyone.
Thank you!
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This is an exciting opportunity to join our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team. As a volunteer you will play a crucial part in helping us raise awareness of different topics. You will write and develop blogs and articles to showcase different EDI related awareness days, weeks or months. You will help us to represent different parts of the MS and our staff communities and increase awareness and knowledge of different issues. For example, can you tell us more about Diwali or shine a light on mental health awareness week?
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of our work. We work with volunteers, professionals and people with lived experience of MS to guide and direct our approach to EDI. An important part of this work is to discuss EDI related issues more openly and in a more authentic way.
This role is a home-based role, which will require attending two online monthly meetings, and up to 10 hours of writing to develop the blogs and articles.
What the role involves
- Attending two monthly, online meetings
- Researching topics which may be outside your lived experience and writing blogs and articles
- Being open to constructive feedback on your writing and working to deadlines
- Representing the MS community and raising awareness of issues and topics that are important to this community
- Regular 1:1 catch ups with our EDI programme manager
What you need for this role
- Excellent and engaging writing and communication skills.
- Passion for the MS Society and for EDI in our work
- Good IT skills
- A good understanding and awareness of the current discussions, debates and development regarding EDI
What you may gain from this role
- A good understanding and awareness of the current discussions, debates and development regarding EDI
- Working in a professional environment
- References
- Training
- Improve understanding of EDI in corporate environment
In order to volunteer in this role, you will need to undertake:
Must do training Role specific training Data protection eLearningInduction with your volunteer Manager Cyber Security training
EDI training
Sources of support:
We will ensure that whist volunteering with us you will have access to all the support you need to feel comfortable, confident with what you are doing, and able to achieve the most impact though your time with us.
Your staff contact is here to support you, answer any questions you might have about what you’ll be doing, your learning and where you can get more information.
Additional information about our volunteering programme:
- When you volunteer with us, you join our powerful community of people
- living with MS, scientists, campaigners, listeners, organisers, ambassadors and fundraisers.
- Our shared commitments help keep our volunteering programme enjoyable, meaningful and safe for everyone.
Download Our Commitments here.
Thank you!
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TRUSTEE – FUNDRAISING SPECIALISM
EVERY FUTURE FOUNDATION (EFF)
About Every Future Foundation
Every Future Foundation is an anti-racist education charity committed to eradicating racism in schools. Through programmes like Champions for Change, teacher training, and the Activism Academy, we empower students, educators, and leaders to challenge institutional racism and create inclusive, equitable school environments. Our vision is to eliminate racism from the UK education system.
As we enter a new phase of growth and sustainability under our 3-Year Strategic Plan (2024-2027), we are looking for a passionate, strategic Trustee with fundraising expertise to join our Board.
Role Purpose
The Fundraising Trustee will support the Board and Senior Leadership Team in driving fundraising strategies to secure sustainable income, build key partnerships, and ensure delivery of the organisation's objectives. This role will contribute to expanding our income streams, fostering donor relationships, and strengthening EFF's financial sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
1. Governance and Strategic oversight
- Actively contribute to the strategic direction of the organisation, ensuring alignment with the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan and fundraising goals.
- Provide governance oversight as part of the Board of Trustees, ensuring fundraising activities comply with regulations, ethical guidelines, and best practices.
- Support EFF in achieving its financial targets and diversifying income streams, reducing reliance on grant funding.
2. Fundraising Strategy and Development
- Advise on and oversee the implementation of EFF's fundraising strategy, focusing on:
- Corporate Partnerships: Develop relationships with businesses for financial and in-kind support.
- Donor Engagement: Identify opportunities to secure major donors and philanthropic supporters.
- Grant Funding: Support applications for project-based grants, ensuring alignment with funder priorities.
- Earned Income: Assist in promoting paid training and consultancy services for schools and councils.
- Mentoring: Providing mentoring and advice to the CEO and senior leadership team on fundraising applications and fundraising activities.
- Use personal networks to identify and cultivate new funding opportunities.
- Provide guidance on donor stewardship, ensuring long-term relationships are maintained and grown.
3. Advocacy and Ambassadorship
- Act as an ambassador for EFF, representing its vision and impact to prospective donors, corporate partners, and funders.
- Support the CEO and Senior Leadership Team in fundraising meetings and events, helping to articulate a compelling case for support.
- Champion fundraising priorities at Board meetings, offering challenge, advice, and support.
Person specification
Essential
- Fundraising expertise: Proven experience in fundraising, income generation, or development, particularly within the charity, education, or non-profit sectors.
- Networks and influence: Ability to leverage networks to unlock new funding opportunities and connections.
- Strategic mindset: Understanding of income diversification and sustainable fundraising models, including corporate partnerships, individual giving, and grants.
- Commitment to Anti-Racism: Passion for racial equity and a belief in the transformative power of education to create systemic change.
- Collaboration and Leadership: Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with the Board, CEO, and Senior Leadership Team.
Desirable
- Experience working with organisations that deliver training, consultancy, or social justice initiatives.
- Knowledge of fundraising regulations, charity governance, and the funding landscape in the UK.
Commitment
- Term: 3 years (renewable).
- Time commitment: Approximately 4-6 hours per month, including attendance at 4 Trustee Board meetings per year (a mix of in-person and virtual).
- Occasional participation in fundraising events, strategy workshops, and meetings with donors or partners.
Why Join Every Future Foundation?
This is an exciting time to join EFF as we scale our impact and strengthen our sustainability. As a Trustee, you will:
- Play a key role in eliminating institutional racism from UK schools.
- Contribute your expertise to a growing, ambitious organisation delivering real change.
- Work alongside a passionate and skilled team committed to education equity.
- Enhance your governance experience while championing a cause you care about.
Registered Charity
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Every Future Foundation is a grassroots, anti-racism charity, seeking racial equity and racial justice in the UK and worldwide for good.
