Trustee Volunteer Roles
Scottish Historic Buildings Trust is a leading charitable organisation dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and sustainable development of Scotland's historic buildings. Our mission is to safeguard architecturally and culturally significant buildings for future generations while ensuring they contribute to the vibrant life of our communities.
Our team has specialist skills in historic building preservation, fundraising, project management and property management. We also bring expertise in event management, building interpretation and in delivering educational programmes. So far, we have restored over 30 buildings and raised more than £30 million.
Following a recent review, we are seeking to appoint four additional trustees to join our strong and committed board. We are particularly interested in inspirational and dynamic applicants with experience in one or more of the following areas:
· Strategy development and leadership
· Finance
· Heritage conservation
· Marketing
· Fundraising
· Property development
· Asset management
By joining SHBT as a Trustee, you'll have the unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on Scotland's historic landscape. Your professional expertise and passion for our built heritage will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our organisation and the preservation of Scotland's history.
Trustees serve a term of three years, with the possibility of reappointment for a further three years. Successful applicants will be expected to attend four meetings a year, either at one of our own buildings or another site of interest and will have over-arching statutory duties in respect of governance.
For more information on the work of SHBT please visit our website.
To apply, please send a summary CV together with a covering letter outlining how you will contribute to the Board.
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Could you help us run our fabulous Charity?
Dementia Friendly Keighley (DFK) is seeking people of all backgrounds, and ages to support the overall running of this essential organisation and help us on our journey to make Keighley, ‘Dementia-Friendly’.
We are a small but impactful charity, at the heart of our diverse community, offering a much-used and well-respected service to people living with dementia and their family, friends and carers in the Keighley area. We are at the start of an exciting new era in our history and we need you to help us succeed!
We are looking for people to be part of our Board of Trustees. Don’t worry if you don’t know what that means, we can provide full training and support. Being a trustee is a very rewarding voluntary role and can help with career advancement in the charity or care sector.
We are especially (but not only) interested in people who might be starting a career in finance and would like to develop their skills and knowledge of the charity finance role.
If you are interested, please download the PDF and talk to us about arranging an informal meeting or conversation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Friends Provident Foundation is looking for new Trustees to help guide its programmes of giving and investment, which aim to build a fair and sustainable economy in the UK. We are working toward this aim through supporting action, building knowledge, and using our endowment as a tool for change.
We are particularly seeking perspectives that may challenge conventional thinking and would like to hear from people with an active interest in how the economy works and who have a drive to shape society.
You will need to be committed to our ambitious mission of using all our assets to bring about the change we wish to see. We are seeking to appoint more than one Trustee and are particularly interested to hear from people with one or more of the following areas of experience: financial management; social investment and/or investment; working in the voluntary sector; Equity Diversity and Inclusion; systems change. You will be willing to apply your skills and experience in regular Trustee meetings, share your insights, be willing to learn from those we work with as well as make a creative contribution as a Trustee. All Trustees work closely with the Foundation’s staff to achieve our objectives and you will need to commit on average one day a month to the Foundation’s business.
We wish to add to the Board from a wide pool of applicants and welcome people of colour, disabled people and those from a working-class background or with experience of poverty or any other disadvantage.
We are seeking diversity of perspective, background, physical abilities, ethnicities and class background and welcome applicants from all age groups and all nations in the UK.
For more information and how to apply please visit our website.
If you are interested in becoming a Trustee of Friends Provident Foundation but anticipate barriers to your participation, we would still like to hear from you. Please get in touch with us to discuss your situation.
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 23 July, 9am
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Trustee - Salusbury World Refugee Centre
Salusbury World is a charity supporting refugees and migrant helping young people and families to realise their rights and potential.
It is looking for trustees who have the passion and commitment drive its strategy. The charity need a range of skills in order to move forward, including significant expertise in Fundraising, Strategy, Finance or Communications.
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Becoming a Trustee for Herts Musical Memories
Herts Musical Memories are celebrating there 8th Year of becoming a charity and we are now at last, beginning to recover from the Pandemic. We urgently need to expand our board to ensure that the charity continues to grow – the following provides some background to our work and lays out what it means to become a trustee.
Herts Musical Memories purposes are:
• To facilitate structured group sessions designed around the principles of music therapy and group singing for people with dementia and their carers.
Herts Musical Memories objectives are:
• To provide activities for people with dementia and their carers that help stimulate memories
• To provide activities that incorporate social interaction and peer support for people with dementia and their carers
• To reduce feelings of isolation for families coping with dementia and to provide access to artistic and social stimulation
What Herts Musical Memories values are:
Health, wellbeing and equality will be at the core of all Herts Musical Memories activities relating to service users, staff and volunteers and the wider public.
In relation to our service users Herts Musical Memories will actively promote equality for people with dementia. To free them from fear and isolation and to use our services to demonstrate to the wider public that people with dementia still have a place in society and should be treated with dignity and respect.
The Singing Sessions:
‘Thank you for Bringing the sunshine into my Mum’s week.’ Carer
Herts Musical Memories provides stimulating social activities involving music, seated movement and singing for people with dementia and their carers. The charity runs 9 groups in 4 weekly blocks across Hertfordshire with an admin and song preparation session every 5th week. There is an average of 25 people per session with sometimes over 30 people attending. The sessions last 90 minutes with time set aside for socialising and light refreshments.
Most of the participants are dealing with the impact of an early diagnosis and are usually accompanied by a family member, usually a spouse. People who live alone often come with a professional carer.
Sessions are held at fixed dates and times in community centres or church halls. The venues are chosen carefully for ease of access, to be on regular bus routes, good parking and for having good facilities. This does mean that, sometimes the venue can be expensive, but the venue plays an important part in making the sessions a positive experience.
The sessions are structured to include a range of activities that are repeated each week providing the service users with a routine that becomes familiar with regular attendance. Songs are chosen from popular music from the 1950s going up to the 1970s. The sessions will include; songs that require movement, singing rounds where people get a chance to sing in harmony, rhythm exercises using percussion instruments and exercises in dexterity using bean bags.
The service users are taught new songs – incredibly due to the way the human brain remembers music, people with dementia can cope with this and actively enjoy learning new things – this increases their confidence and boosts their self-esteem.
The sessions are delivered by a professional group leader with the support of volunteers.
Finances:
Herts Musical Memories has no formal funding – we raise a contribution through fees which are £6 per session, we raise up to £10,000 per year through events held on our behalf another £5,000 through donations and the rest we have to fundraise for. To run the charity effectively we need to raise just over £10,000 per group. To help us achieve this we have developed a 5 year fundraising strategy. Our goals are to achieve enough funding to recruit a part time administrator, create a reserve of 6 months running costs ensuring a sustainable future.
‘I’d like to thank you, you make me feel so happy’ - guest
What Does it Involve to Become a Trustee
Trustees share formal responsibility for the charity and must act in its best interests, regardless of how they're elected or appointed. Some trustees may take on specific roles on the board, such as chair, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer.
Herts Musical Memories meets 4 times per year mainly on Zoom but with some face to face in West Hertfordshire. If a trustee has particular expertise in finance, fundraising, HR we do occasionally hold one on one sub meetings with the CEO. No experience is necessary as there is plenty of training available – it is a commitment but it is a rewarding commitment. Becoming a trustee is about taking on a position where you can make a real difference to the people who live in your local community.
Top five traits of a good trustee
· A good trustee is ready for a challenge – running a small charity is always a challenge and supporting the CEO in facing those challenges is a vital role of a trustee. Whether it be support, advice or helping to access the necessary expertise that can support the charities development
· They are open and listen to many voices – there are many people prepared to offer advice and many voices to be heard, from the team running the charity to the beneficiaries. Listening and understanding enables a trustee to offer advice and help the charity seek solutions that will improve and enable it to reach its goals.
· Trustees are team players – running a charity is a team effort which is relevant from the Board through to the beneficiaries by working together as a team a charity is more likely to prosper and grow.
· Trustees have expert knowledge – this expert knowledge can be in training, marketing, fundraising, HR, Law or it could be in a first hand knowledge of the charities services and the impact it has on families and the ability to use that understanding to enhance the charities service for people living with dementia.
· They exercise good judgement and care – this is essential, working with vulnerable adults comes with a lot of responsibility. We need to be sure we work within the parameters of Charity Commission’s guidelines to ensure good practice which protects all involved from the trustees, staff and beneficiaries.
A good trustee also knows what they are doing within the framework of their role. At a basic level, they should understand and know how to act as described by The Charity Commission. The regulator’s ‘The essential trustee’ guidance sets out six main duties:
· Ensuring that the charity is working for the benefit of the public
· Compliance with the law
· Acting in the best interests of the charity
· Ensuring accountability
· Financial responsibility
· Acting with reasonable care and skill
It may seem overwhelming to become a trustee but it is, as mentioned so rewarding and the satisfaction, that as a trustee you are truly making a positive difference to people lives.
Please note Herts Musical Memories is based in Bushey, Hertfordshire (Hence why this is the position location listed), however meetings with trustees are typically held in locations within West Hertfordshire or remotely via Zoom.
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Volunteering opportunity: The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain is seeking new Trustees
Join us as a Trustee at The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain! As a registered charity, we’re seeking dedicated individuals to guide us in fulfilling our mission with integrity and passion.
Responsibilities include shaping strategic direction, safeguarding the organisation’s values, ensuring financial stability, and actively contributing to board decisions. Trustees play a key role in promoting openness, honesty, and leadership.
We’re looking for committed individuals with a love for brass banding and youth music, and expertise in areas like arts management, funding development, audience development, marketing and communication.
We hold four trustee meetings a year - three online (typically 2-3hrs) one in person (full day). Estimated annual time commitment 20hrs per year. You are also encouraged to attend performances and events.
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact, join us on this exciting journey! We are seeking applications from a broad range of backgrounds and ages. Don't be put off if this is would be your first charity trusteeship - to develop greater youth voice, applications from under 25s are also welcome.
We exist to give the brightest young brass and percussion musicians the opportunity to develop their musicianship, play together and inspire others.
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Charity Trustee
Do you feel passionately about holistic healthcare for children? Could you shape
strategy and help us to achieve our mission?
The Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy is an established charity that aims to teach, research and
provide the highest possible standards of osteopathic treatment for babies and children up to 18
years, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. Established in 1991, the organisation is now at a key point
in its development and seeks new Trustees to help forge ahead.
As a member of the Board of Trustees you will be responsible for the overall direction, vision and
strategy of the Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy and its clinical arm, the Osteopathic Centre for
Children. We are looking for candidates who can bring ideas, experience and good judgement to help
set our objectives, as well as an ability and enthusiasm to help the organisation take on future
challenges.
We are looking to appoint individuals who share our values and would like to involve themselves in
the organisation, playing a key role in our successes.
We would particularly like to hear from:
· People with skills or experience in law and charity governance
· People with experience in income generation, business development, fundraising and marketing
Renumeration & Time Commitment
This role is voluntary and unpaid but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. The Board of Trustees
meets four times per year. In addition, Board Meetings, other contact – usually electronic or by
telephone – will be necessary.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for trustees to join us in delivering our mission and vision. Below is the information that describes who we are and what we do. We also provide you with the recruitment pack for your information.
Think Active is the Active Partnership for Coventry, Solihull, and Warwickshire. We are a charity. We are unique to Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire; that is, there is only one of us. We are one of 6 sub-regional partnerships within the West Midlands and one of 42 across England.
Active Partnerships are strategic organisations that recognise activity levels are affected by a complex range of influences and no single organisation or programme create sustainable change at scale.
We are concerned about the negative impact of a sedentary population. We believe in the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives and to keep people living well and we are committed to working collaboratively with partners to create the conditions for active people and places.
On 1 August 2021 Think Active began operating as a Charity, this meant exiting our previous long term hosted arrangements with a Local Authority. On 1 April 2022 we began a 5-year funded role as one of 130 Sport England System Partners required to respond to and deliver against 'Uniting the Movement'. This marked an exciting and challenging time for Think Active. Guided by our current #WeThinkActive strategy that we are committed to delivering and the confirmation of funding meant that we could build a team and an organisation that would continue to provide inclusive, equitable, excellent services to partners and stakeholders in the pursuit of achieving our vision of everyone in Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire to benefit from movement and to enjoy sport and physical activity in safe and thriving communities.
Our overarching goal is to address the issue of inactivity and inequality to realise our ambitious mission of using the power and potential of sport and physical activity to enable future generations to lead healthy and more prosperous lives. Achieving this requires a continuous evolution of our strategic and operational approach.
As a flexible, values and people driven organisation, we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our organisation and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Our Diversity Inclusion Action Plan describes this commitment and outlines our focuses for 2024-25.
We believe that diversity not only enriches our organisation but also contributes to our success and the success of our partners.
By fostering equality in opportunity and by understanding, adapting to, and addressing local needs we can more effectively collaborate with partner organisations and businesses in Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire in adopting a similar approach and maximising the opportunity and our collective reach.
We recognise the pressing importance of environmental sustainability and climate consciousness in our business plan for 2024-25.
We understand that environmental factors play a significant role in shaping public health outcomes, and therefore, we are dedicated to integrating sustainable practices into our operations and initiatives. Our business plan prioritises strategies that minimise our ecological footprint, promote environmental stewardship, and contribute to climate resilience within the communities we serve. This includes initiatives such as reducing waste and single-use plastics in our events, considering eco-friendly venues and transportation options, and incorporating green spaces and nature-based activities into our programming.
Furthermore, we aim to raise awareness among our participants and stakeholders about the interconnectedness of physical and mental wellbeing and the environment, empowering them to adopt lifestyles that reduce their carbon footprint.
By embracing environmental sustainability and climate consciousness, we aim to foster healthier communities while contributing to the preservation of our planet for future generations.
We actively endorse and assist a collaborative, cross-sector way of working and by working closely with our partners and stakeholders, our collective aim is to establish and integrate a 'can-do' positive culture and widely accessible physical activity habit in our places.
Think Active CSW was established as a Charity for the following purposes
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The improvement and preservation of good health and well-being through participation in healthy recreation.
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The promotion, and/or provision of opportunities for physical activities for harder to reach groups and individuals, by reason of their social and economic circumstances, youth, age, infirmity, or financial hardship, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the seldom heard.
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The advancement of education of the public in the subject of the benefits of sport and physical recreation and the provision of facilities, courses, training programmes, research, and resources to enable, assist and encourage the education of persons in sport and physical activity; and
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The advancement of amateur sport and the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the coordination of sporting and physical activities, and/or by the provision of research and/or resources, and/or by the provision of facilities for the playing of sports.
Our role and purpose
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#WeThinkActive
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We Inspire Active Communities
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We are fighting against inactivity and sedentary lifestyles.
Advocate
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The benefits of sport and physical activity
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How physical activity can contribute to wider social outcomes.
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We speak out and demand more from ourselves, policymakers, and decision makers.
Influence
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Confident, Capable, Inspirational People who are compelling about sport and physical activity.
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Allies to support and inspire others.
Connect
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We bring people together to make change in their communities. To elevate sport and physical activity as a habit, as a priority and as a focus to invest in.
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Relationships & alignment of partner priorities
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To maximise efficiencies and demonstrate value for money.
Please access the trustee recruitment pack at the Think Active website
For an informal discussion please contact Vicky Joel
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Are you passionate about driving positive change for single parents and their children? If so, we would love to welcome you to our Board as we enter a new and exciting chapter. This is a unique opportunity to grow and learn, make a real difference, and gain valuable experience in the non-profit sector.
Gingerbread is a passionate and inclusive organisation making a real difference to single-parent families across England and Wales. Our campaigns have led to changes in the law, influenced the government, and challenged stigma and stereotypes. Our expert advice and information help tens of thousands of single parents every year.
We value diversity and welcome applications from individuals with a wide range of skills and experiences, including those who have never been trustees before. If you have expertise in fundraising, financial management, legal, HR, IT, or GDPR, we encourage you to apply.
If you are interested in becoming a Trustee with Gingerbread or want to explore being a Co-opted Trustee/Advisor to the Board, please download our advert pack for more information.
Child . org is a data-driven charity working to champion perinatal health in Kenya, where neonatal mortality rates have barely changed in the last 5 years. We're seeking a new trustee to join us in driving our strategy forward.
What will you be doing?
Child . org is a data-driven charity working to champion perinatal health in Kenya, where neonatal mortality rates have barely changed in the last 5 years. We work with parents, communities and government in Kenya to provide life-saving antenatal and postnatal health information, connect at-risk mums and babies with the healthcare services they need and work with local health authorities to advocate for and improve the quality of perinatal care.
We’re a small but ambitious organisation. We have a small team who make a big impact. We pride ourselves on our core values and the culture we have built. Our team is split between Bristol in the UK and Nairobi and Meru in Kenya. Our board of Trustees are mostly based in the South West but also in London and the US.
We are currently launching our new strategy and as part of that, we want to broaden the skills and experience of our board. We are looking for people who are passionate about the work we do, who are able to provide support, share ideas and inspire our team and our work. It doesn’t matter where in the world you are; what matters is your drive, commitment to change and what you can bring to the table.
We are especially keen to broaden the demographic of our board and to gain more contextual insight of where we work. People with a connection to Kenya, particularly those working in or with experience of maternal and neonatal health, are strongly encouraged to apply.
What are we looking for?
- Willing to devote the necessary time and effort to being an effective Trustee (and Chairperson)
- Committed to our Vision, Approach, Values and Goals
- Leaders, with demonstrable skills and experience
- High emotional intelligence with a high level of self-awareness
- Strategic in their vision, with an understanding of strategic delivery
- Balanced with an informed approach to risk
- Passionate about maternal and neonatal health
- Understanding and accepting of the legal, financial, audit and other regulatory requirements of a charity
What difference will you make?
As a Child . org Trustee, you'll play a pivotal role in driving positive change and improving perinatal health outcomes in Kenya. You will contribute to shaping and executing the newly developed strategic vision of Child . org. You will contribute to risk management and decision-making processes, ensuring effective governance and sustainability. Through collaboration, mentorship, and engagement with staff, you'll contribute to building a stronger, more resilient organisation that continues to champion perinatal health for years to come.
Before you apply
As a first step, please send your CV and expression of interest which outlines why you think you could be a good fit for Child . org. If we agree that you could be, we will send you a short questionnaire and to arrange an informal interview with the chair of our board. Please send applications via Reach in the first instance.
The next stage will be a formal interview with multiple board members and the CEO. We expect to appoint later in the year, around October, if not before.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At the Inclusive Multi Academy Trust, we believe that ‘happy children learn, happy staff thrive, and happy parents build a community’. As a family of three primary schools in Watford, England, we are committed to creating an environment where every child feels valued, supported, and inspired to reach their full potential.
Trustee Opportunities
The Trust Board is looking to appoint two trustees with strong commercial business experience, specifically in HR and IT or digital skills. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced business or charity leader who is looking to further develop leadership and governance skills.
HR opportunity
As a senior HR leader, you will support the Trust in developing its people strategy to be innovative, and people-focussed. Our Staff are proud to work here and recognise the career progression and coaching opportunities the trust offers. We recognise that we need to do more to adapt our policies to be more flexible and allow us to find creative solutions to enable us to continue to be an inclusive employer and make our aspiration a reality to be the best employer of choice. Your experience as a senior HR leader will help us to strengthen our culture to be more inclusive, develop flexible working policies and address recruitment and retention issues.
IT opportunity
Our recent skills audit highlighted the need to have an IT expert on our board. As a senior leader with an extensive IT background, you will help us shape our digital strategy by providing strategic guidance on the Trust’s digital innovation initiatives. Your strategic advice will help us deliver a tender process for an outsourced IT supplier next year, to enable our children to have better and secure access to technology and our workforce to be more efficient and communicate effectively. You will help us explore and integrate cutting-edge technology such as AI into learning programmes for our children by ensuring the Trust remains at the forefront of educational technology.
Why should you join us?
We believe our schools are vibrant, exciting, and truly special places. Nurturing our community is at the forefront of all we do. Our current board has diverse and strong skills and experience in education, finance, project management, communications, mergers, and acquisitions. Our board meetings boast an informal, relaxed environment where our trustees discuss strategic priorities with a focus on children, staff, and the community. Joining Inclusive MAT as a trustee provides an opportunity to significantly impact the Trust's strategic direction whilst enhancing your leadership and governance capabilities. If you have the necessary experience and a passion for making a difference, we encourage you to apply.
Experience and Knowledge
In addition to one of the above specialisms, you must have
- Experience in a senior HR or IT leadership role, either in a business or charity.
- Experience in developing and implementing strategies as an HR or IT leader.
- Monitoring and evaluating performance in the commercial and/or not for profit sectors.
- Ability to challenge current thinking, the method of governance and management of the Trust in a constructive manner and in the best interests of the Trust
- Ability to evaluate and interpret management information and other data/evidence.
- Ability to play a strategic role to successfully effect change and meet the objectives of the Trust. Eagerness to reflect and learn, even in the role of trustee
- Commitment to the ethos and values of the Inclusive Multi Academy Trust, the education and welfare of children and young people and DEI.
- Adhere to our Board’s code of conduct underpinned by the seven principles of public life as identified by the Nolan Committee: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
Eastside People is supporting Inclusive MAT in the recruitment for these roles.
Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter, which should address the points in the Person Specification outlined in the Candidate Information Pack.
Application is by CV and a covering letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for a Trustee role and how you meet the role requirements.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 3rd July with shortlisting interviews taking place the week after. Interviews with Inclusive MAT will take place early to mid-July.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Boost Up is a new youth homelessness charity that works to help young people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness in London find accommodation and create a safe home. Too many young people experience homelessness as they cannot afford the market rent for housing and are priced out of the market.
Our organisation’s role is to address this in part through providing a ‘Boost Up’ payment, a time limited monthly payment that covers the disparity between the housing benefit rate and the market rate, allowing those who normally lack financial support to live in the city, as well as acting as a non-profit gurantor service. This is especially the case for those who are younger who are only entitled to a very low level of Benefits. We also work with clients to take steps into employment and become financially independent within one year affording the rent themselves.
To join the Board of Trustees you should have a passion to help those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, an understanding of the issues faced by homeless people and the difficulties they experience in accessing services that are fully responsive to their needs. You should have the drive and desire to enable Boost Up to deliver for its stakeholders and drive it forward.
We are looking forward to welcoming up to three new trustees to our board. The Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, its financial health and developing the organisation’s aims, objectives and goals.
We are looking for people to volunteer as Trustees who have an understanding of the challenges around the running of a small and growing charity and who have some of the following skills. This is an unpaid role.
· We are looking for people who have a commitment to the organisation and willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to the role
· A willingness to bring energy, enthusiasm, to listen to others and share your views and opinions, and broaden the diversity of thinking on our board
· An ability to work effectively as a member of a team
· An understanding of and/or experience of working within one of the following roles: Safeguarding, housing or homelessness support, fundraising, financial management, marketing, digital skills, legal or governance.
· Lived experience of homelessness or experience as a service user is desirable but not essential in order to understand the issues and challenges facing clients.
· Experience of being a Trustee, ideally in the third sector, and an understanding of the legal responsibilities and liabilities of a Trustee is desirable but not essential.
Key Responsibilities:
Attend 6 board meetings per year and contribute actively, providing guidance and oversight on the organisation's strategic direction and delivery of its aims and objectives.
Review and approve budgets, financial reports, and fundraising plans.
Support the fundraising efforts of the organisation and act as an ambassador promoting its mission and values.
Ensuring that the organisation complies with its governing document, charity law, company law, employment law and any other relevant legislation or regulations
Why Join us at Boost Up
Make a Positive Difference: As a Trustee, you'll join us in making positive change and supporting young people ensuring they are not marginalised and are enabled to flourish reaching their best potential.
To apply, please send a description of your reasons for applying for the role of trustee at Boost Up and how you meet the skills and experience requirements. Please accompany this with your CV, if you have one.
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We provide life choices for people with learning disabilities.
You can choose to help us improve them.
Options for Life is a dynamic not-for-profit charity based in Sandwell. We are dedicated to empowering adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to boost their confidence, develop valuable skills, and live independently, enjoying the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.
We are committed to supporting our participants in making choices about their own lives.
We provide our services in an area of significant deprivation; the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (2019) ranked Sandwell as the 12th most deprived local authority in England. We own two purpose-built centres and employ 65 staff.
We want to support more people with profound or multiple learning disabilities and to develop new services to provide supported employment opportunities. But to do this we need professionals who can guide and develop the charity’s strategy as Trustees. Many of our current Trustees will complete their terms this year. We particularly value financial and public administration skills and people with lived experience of disability. We believe in the strength of a varied board and welcome applicants from all walks of life, regardless of their previous Trustee experience.
Our Trustees are central to our success, and we need Trustees who share our desire to overcome years of prejudice. The financial situation is challenging, but the rewards are enormous.
Please make a choice to learn more about us.
Our mission is to provide high quality andcoordinated services to all participants which is responsive, flexible and sensitive to their changing needs
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Bodmin Keep is over 160 years old and is the historic home of the Army in Cornwall. This former headquarters of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry houses the museum, with more than three hundred years of military history, a library and meeting rooms. Each of the 12,000 collection items has its own story to tell. Stories about the battles that have been fought, weapons that were used or personal letters that were written on the battlefield.
Our aim is to educate, entertain and inspire a broad range of people of all ages. We want to develop the museum so that it is recognised as a leader in Cornwall and in the nation’s military heritage. We also aim to make a real contribution to the wellbeing and economy of our local community and county, and to our military family.
We are now looking for some new Trustees to join our Board and help us to fulfil these aims and aspirations. The Trustee role can be very rewarding and enjoyable offering an opportunity to serve the community whilst learning new skills. The Trustees role is to focus on the strategic direction of the charity and to ensure effectiveness and accountability. We are particularly interested in hearing from people who are excited about our work and can bring relevant experience/knowledge of the heritage sector, veterans, volunteering, managing finances, income generation or visitor services. For further information about us and how to apply, please download our Information Pack and visit our website.
Trustee with financial experience - ASCape
ASCape is the only charity of its kind dedicated to improving the lives of Autistic and socially anxious children and young adults and their families in West Dorset.
Its mission is to provide a programme of social activities and events, peer support and information for Autistic and socially anxious children and young people between the ages of 4-25 years and their families.
The Charity is looking for a Trustee with financial experience to join its Board.