Fundraising Volunteer

Do you want to improve the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable people? 

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside people with disabilities and other vulnerable people, we respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. 

We are looking for a Fundraising Volunteer to join our small, dynamic and ambitious team with big plans. You will be providing administrative, research and income-generating support to our Private Fundraising team. Your work will be essential in helping our teams provide excellent donor care to our supporters, as well as assisting with the smooth running of our office and fundraising activities.  

By volunteering with us, you will have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of working for a charity and will contribute to our work supporting people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups worldwide, while learning new skills. 

The main purpose of this role is to: 

• Undertake administration tasks to support fundraising efforts.  

• Support a variety of income-generation functions, including individual giving, event fundraising, trust and foundations grant-making, and corporate giving.  

• Support communication and media outreach, including identifying and maintaining journalists/contacts and researching new outreach prospects.

Key tasks you may be able to support: 

• Support the Individual Giving and Communications team in supporter care and social media activities.  

• Ad hoc research tasks on donor engagement and retention and supporter care.  

• Create engaging content for a new campaign aiming to bring in new potential donors to HIUK.  

• Research new opportunities to partner with high-net-worth individuals, companies, and trusts & foundations, who are the most relevant match for HI’s mission.  

• Update the database of donors and prospective donors, for example with contact information, interest areas, and recent communications, to ensure our records are up to date and accurate.  

• Maintain and update our database of journalists, outlets, and contact information for successful media outreach.