Remote Volunteer Roles

About Us

Yala studios (YS) is yet to be registered as a charity. It currently exists as a concept of an organisation that will support black women and girls facing socio-economic disadvantage to improve their quality of life in the present. Once established, YS will conduct and use independent research to develop programmes under its four pillars: 

• Time - we aim to implement programmes that permit black women and girls to address time poverty. By doing so we anticipate seeing improvements in income and wealth, dignity, and connection and wellbeing.

• Income and Wealth - programmes under this pillar will aim to support black women and girls to increase income and wealth while also increasingly divorcing income from time exhaustive labour and activities.

• Safety, privacy and dignity - programming that address or mitigate the impact of lack of dignity, physical and psychological safety for black women and girls in work, education, and while engaging with public sector organisations.

• Well-being - accessible programmes that encourage and enable increased physical and psychological well-being at individual and collective levels.

What does the role involve:

You’ll be joining YS’ board to help get this organisation off the ground. Board members will participate in all areas of the charity’s governance and work with the founder to set the strategic direction of the charity in accordance with the governing document and regulatory guidelines. 

We want to create a diverse board of 5 with experience across the charity and private sectors. We would particularly welcome board members with experience conducting primary research, experience developing an organisational or divisional strategy, accounting or operations management experience, providing immigration related advice or services, managing corporate partnerships and/or with lived experience.

Why join the Studio:

• Develop your skills and experience in charity governance.

• Help launch an innovative charitable organisation getting right to the heart of the challenges people have been facing for a long time.

• Make a real and tangible impact.

We anticipate that trustees will be asked to hold office for one three year term initially. 

Please note this is a voluntary position.

How to apply: Please send your CV and a Covering Letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role by the listed closing date on this advert.

At St John Ambulance, we are looking to develop our volunteering offer and become an even more integral part of our communities through delivering community first aid and education. 

We need people who have a passion for helping others, care about their communities and want to make a difference, supporting them to become safe and more resilient by sharing your first aid skills and knowledge. As a Community First Aider, you’ll deliver first aid to those in need through local events, as well as provide education to the public so that the ripple effect of First Aid grows.

Through supporting the growth of community partnerships, you will bring people along to our cause, growing our membership and fundraising base and spreading the message that First Aid Saves Lives. 

Through volunteering as a Community First Aider, you’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride delivering an essential service. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time. 

We will make sure you will have access to a proper induction to volunteering with SJA and the training you need for the role you take on. We will also provide you with a supportive environment while you are volunteering with us. Information about our volunteer roles are included in the role descriptions. What you can expect from SJA, and what we expect from those who volunteer with us, is included in the volunteer charter.

If successful, interviews will be held on 23rd February 2025.

We are looking to run a volunteering selection session on: 18/02/2025 - 03/03/2025.

If you are successful you will need to undertake induction & training for role at these dates:
Welcome Event (Induction) - 02/04/2025 - 10/05/2025.
Training for role details of course including dates, time & venue to be confirmed. 

Closing date for these opportunities is: 17/02/2025

Trustees are responsible for the leadership of United Social Ventures, including ensuring the charity is carrying out its mandate, managing resources responsibly, and complying with legal requirements. The management team reports to the board of trustees and executes its decisions. This role involves participating in board meetings, advising on key decisions, and supporting the organization’s mission. The Board Trustee position is remote and requires a commitment to helping young entrepreneurs in Uganda.

Skills We're Seeking

• Strategic planning and decision-making skills
• Experience in charity governance and oversight
• Fundraising
• Knowledge of social entrepreneurship and impact-driven business models
• Communications and marketing
• HR Management

Requirements

• Passion for social entrepreneurship
• Reliable attendance at quarterly trustee board meetings over Zoom (2 hours each) and ability to commit approx. 1 hour a week to the charity.
• Join all trustees in making an annual personal financial contribution at a level that is meaningful to me; and participate in fundraising, advocacy and stewardship activities for USV.
• Stay informed about USV’s activities and policies to be able to uphold their practice and work in good faith with staff and other board members as partners toward USV achieving its purposes.
• Learn more about the general entrepreneurship support and investment ecosystem, interpreting the needs and values of other actors and speaking out for their interests and holding USV accountable towards its altruistic vision.
• Champion USV and represent its work and values to stakeholder groups and communities, inviting others to get involved.

The Treasurer role is to oversee the financial planning and management of the charity. This includes becoming a signatory of our bank accounts, ensuring the processes in the financial management policy are being followed, and working with management on budgets and bi-monthly reports on the charity’s financial health.

Trustees are responsible for the leadership of United Social Ventures, including ensuring the charity is carrying out its mandate, managing resources responsibly, and complying with legal requirements. The management team reports to the board of trustees and executes its decisions. 

Contract: Voluntary Role, no allowances

Commitment: 2 hours per week

Location: Virtual

Reports to: Board of Trustees

Main Responsibilities: 

• Actively participate (asking questions, requesting information, and taking responsibility for making decisions on issues, policies, and other matters; not staying silent where there are questions or concerns) in all:

1. Quarterly trustee board meetings over Zoom (2 hours each)
2. Bi-monthly committee meetings over Zoom (1 hour each)
3. Quarterly Financial Management meeting over Zoom (2 hours each)

• Track financial management in Zoho Books and sign off on financial reports prepared by the management team for each trustee board meeting and for the annual returns and audit. 
• Become a signatory to United Social Ventures' bank accounts and authorise transactions in a timely manner. 
• Annually review our financial management policy and procedures.
• Stay informed about USV’s activities and policies to be able to uphold their practice and work in good faith with staff and other board members as partners toward USV achieving its purposes.
• Learn more about the general entrepreneurship support and investment ecosystem, interpreting the needs and values of other actors and speaking out for their interests and holding USV accountable towards its altruistic vision.
• Champion USV and represent its work and values to stakeholder groups and communities, inviting others to get involved. 
• Join all trustees in making an annual personal financial contribution at a level that is meaningful to me; and participate in fundraising, advocacy and stewardship activities for USV. 

Trustee – Sussex Cancer Fund 

Since 1991, the Sussex Cancer Fund has been working together with the NHS to help make life better for cancer patients in Sussex, by providing equipment, facilities and services that make a tangible difference for patients who are often on a difficult and stressful journey. We also selectively fund and enable Sussex based cancer research programs that contribute to the understanding of cancers and to improved outcomes for patients.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join our top-quality leadership team and to contribute to achieving our strategic goals and delivering on our annual plans to invest in the NHS cancer units across Sussex. 

This is a voluntary position, with reasonable travel expenses paid. It is expected the successful candidate will live in Sussex and bring a wealth of experience as a leader, in for example, the medical, care, retail or hospitality sectors, focusing on providing outstanding service to patients / clients / customers.

Experience in the ‘Not for Profit’ sector is welcome but not essential. We value transferable governance and leadership experience from a range of sectors. We are looking for a trustee who will bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to this key role. 

The Sussex Cancer Fund is an equal opportunity charity – all applicants will be considered without paying attention to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or disability. 

Our charity is entering an exciting phase, we are looking for a bid writer to generate more income to support our families of neurodivergent children and children affected by trauma, can you support our small charity?

Barefoot and Free are seeking a passionate Bid Writer to join our team.

The primary responsibility of the Bid Writer will be to research, apply and secure funding opportunities to support our Charity that provided much needed funded staycations to families of Neurodivergent Children and children affected by trauma, we also fund breaks for parent/carers to get a break from their caring duties. This is a crucial role with responsibilities that include identifying grants, matching them to our objectives and writing funding applications to contribute to the growth and sustainability of our organisation. Commitment is vital in this role as the charity relies soley on funding to operate.

What are we looking for?

• Passionate about the Charities missions and goals.
• Experience in bid writing in the non-profit sector.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and enjoy networking.
• Strong research and analytical abilities.
• Familiarity with funding sources relevant to what our charity offers.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Meet funding deadlines and all reporting deadlines.
• Maintain a database of funding applications and outcomes.
• Research and build a database of national, regional, and local funding opportunities. 
• Self motivated with goals

What difference will you make?

By securing funding through successful bids, you will be supporting Barefoot and Free towards building a more sustainable and resilient organisation. Your input will be instrumental in establishing long-term sustainability, ensuring that our vulnerable families are supported over time. Families are often stretched to the limit with carer roles, supporting vulnerable children and young people without breaks or respite, by securing suitable funding you will be supporting them and the long-term sustainability of the organisation's efforts with the ultimate goal of profoundly improving the quality of life for our families.

This is your chance to flex your creative muscles, build your portfolio, and be part of something awesome! 

Perks:

• Free to search out and start to finish bids
• Build experience with a purpose 
• Inspire a community and support vulnerable families
• A chance to join a warm welcoming small team where your impact will be appreciated and felt.

International Aid for the Protection & Welfare of Animals (IAPWA) is a UK-registered animal welfare charity dedicated to creating a better future for animals in need.

Our first project, established in 2009, is based in Borneo where we provide a lifeline to thousands of dogs and cats every year in need of veterinary care and support. Our companion animal projects and support programmes for other species have since developed in other parts of the world, including Romania, Penang Island, the Philippines, and Tanzania.

Join Our Team as a Volunteer Social Media and Facebook Group Coordinator and Make a Difference!

Are you passionate about animal welfare and looking for a flexible, rewarding volunteer role? Help us raise vital funds for our cause by managing and growing our Facebook group where we host monthly fundraising auctions!

As a Social Media and Facebook Group Coordinator, you’ll be at the heart of our online community, creating engaging content, highlighting auction items, and helping raise awareness for our charity. Your work will directly support our efforts to provide care, rescue, and rehoming for animals in need.

What You'll Do:

• Manage and grow our Facebook group: Keep the group active by posting engaging content that promotes our auctions and other fundraising initiatives.

• Create and schedule posts: Highlight auction items, share updates from our main charity page along with engaging relatable content to keep the group active. 

• Design eye-catching graphics: Use Canva to create appealing posts and event graphics to attract attention and engage followers.

• Engage with the community: Respond to comments, messages, and encourage group interaction to build a supportive environment. Share our group with relevant community pages and work to increase followers. 

Why Volunteer with Us?

• Make a real impact: Your contributions will directly support our mission to improve the lives of animals in need. Every post you create, every auction you promote, helps us raise funds for vital care and rescue operations.

• Flexible commitment: You can volunteer from home and work around other commitments. We’re looking for around 1-3 hours per week, and while some tasks may be time sensitive the majority of the role will be flexible. 

• Support & Training: Join a small, friendly volunteer team who share your passion for animal welfare. We provide guidance and support to help you succeed in the role.

International Aid for the Protection & Welfare of Animals (IAPWA) is a UK-registered animal welfare charity dedicated to creating a better future for animals in need.

Our first project, established in 2009, is based in Borneo where we provide a lifeline to thousands of dogs and cats every year in need of veterinary care and support. Our companion animal projects and support programmes for other species have since developed in other parts of the world, including Romania, Penang Island, the Philippines, and Tanzania.

Join Our Team as a Volunteer Auction for Animals Fundraising Champion and Make a Difference!

Are you passionate about animal welfare and looking for a rewarding way to contribute? Become a key part of our monthly fundraising auctions and help raise vital funds for our cause!

As a Fundraising Champion, you'll play a crucial role in collecting items for our online auctions, which take place in our Facebook group each month. The funds generated help us continue our important work, supporting animals in need.

What You'll Do:

• Engage your network: Reach out to friends, family, and colleagues to gather preloved items for auction. You’ll help give things a second life while raising funds for animals in need!

• Connect with your community: Tap into local Freecycle groups, social media, and even your neighborhood to find exciting items to auction.

• Spread the word: Share the auctions within your network to encourage bidding and excitement around the cause.

• Admin support: Organise and help to maintain our donation inventory, ensuring that all items are properly cataloged, stored, and ready for auction or sale.

• Make a direct impact: Every item you help secure means more funds for our charity, which go toward animal care, rescue operations, and rehoming programs.

Why Volunteer with Us?

• Make a real impact: Your efforts help raise essential funds to save and care for animals in need.

• Flexible commitment: You can volunteer from the comfort of your own home and set your own pace. We are looking for around 1-3hrs per week. 

• Support & Training: You’ll join a small friendly volunteer team and we will provide guidance to help you succeed in your role. Experience of Google Workspace and previous fundraising roles is desirable but not essential. Just a passion to help is all that's required! 

About Us

Youth Advantage UK is a charitable organization that uses a research-led approach to inform policy work and projects
that aim to promote and further the human rights of young people aged 11 to 25 across the United Kingdom.

Overview

We are looking to recruit a Specialist Fundraising Trainer who is able to grow and develop our fundraising team, supporting the organisation to get the funding it needs to operate and be successful.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide training sessions to new fundraising volunteers
• To teach others how to complete grant applications
• To equip volunteers with the skills and knowledge to carry out fundraising for the organisation
• To support the development of skills and knowledge within the fundraising team aiming to support those who have non or limited experience in fundraising

​Requirements

• To have at least 3 years in charity fundraising
• To have the ability to guide and support others
• To have good spoken communication skills
• To be able to deliver training sessions to groups
• To be able to use remote working systems
• To be familiar with grant fundraising and sponsorship

What We Offer

• An opportunity to make an impact in our mission-driven organization.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• A supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Professional development opportunities.

The Legal Trustee will participate in all areas of the charity’s governance with a special interest in the legal implications of the strategy, governance and support with the Board’s understanding and interpretation.

We are particularly interested in applicants who have experience or knowledge of Health & Safety to join our Health and Safety Committee.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, developing the CLAPA’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines.

You would be joining our board at an exciting time, as we create and implement our new 5 year strategy for 2025-2030.

Volunteer Role Description

Light Touch Volunteer

Responsible to: Volunteer Coordinator

Time commitment: Minimum 3 hour’s a week

Location: Home

About the service

North East Wales Mind is a progressive mental health organisation that supports people experiencing mental health difficulties to flourish. The aim of our work is to help people build on their strengths, overcome obstacles, and become more in control of their lives. We have faith and optimism in our clients and so the services we deliver are built around their needs. We support the people of Flintshire and Wrexham to discover their own resources to ‘recover’ from periods of poor mental health, and to live life independently with their mental health condition.

Purpose of role:

To provide phone support to service users from home/ office. This role is flexible (you can make calls anytime between 5-7pm and requires you to call a client for up to half an hour a week for a period of up to 3 months.

Must have access to the internet and a phone that can switch to private setting or NEWMIND can provide them with a phone, or use of office equipment.

Main tasks:

· Providing emotional support via phone

· Assessing surrounding support

· Advising them with available provisions and services locally

· Providing practical support such as learning activities, wellbeing practises and links available to service user from home

· Writing records of dates and times and phone discussions

· Reporting back to the Volunteer Coordinator via email and phone for any extra available support

· Report any safeguarding concerns immediately to a member of staff.

What we are looking for:

· Confident and effective communication

· Understanding of professional boundaries

· Caring nature

· Knowledge of local services is desired.

· Lived experience of mental health difficulty desirable

· Understanding of, or experience of caring for someone with mental health difficulty, can be helpful but is not essential.

· Good listening skills, non-judgemental attitude, and empathy

· Ability to motivate.

· Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner.

· Commitment for a minimum of 6 months

· Volunteers must be aged 18 and over.

What we can offer you:

· All volunteers will receive training in mental health awareness, confidentiality, boundaries, risk management, plus on-going training relevant to the role.

· Regular supervision with the Volunteer Coordinator

· Volunteer expenses

Our vision for volunteering

Volunteering is and always will be at the heart of Cats Protection. It is joyful and inclusive. As a charity, working in partnership, together we transform the lives of cats, people and communities.

The difference you will make to cats and people

At Cats Protection we help thousands of cats each year and the majority of these success stories are thanks to the dedication and effort of our passionate volunteers. Our recruitment support volunteers help local volunteer groups and teams by promoting volunteer roles, matching passionate cat loving volunteers to roles and informing potential volunteers about the variety of volunteer roles available at Cats Protection.

You can expect us to

• Make you feel welcome, included and respected in line with our values and behaviours
• Support you in having a positive and impactful experience at Cats Protection
• Cover agreed out-of-pocket expenses in line with our Expenses Policy
• Provide you with access to learning, development and engagement opportunities

What we need from you

You’ll be:

• Identifying opportunities for volunteer involvement
• Planning volunteer recruitment campaigns
• Managing volunteer recruitment by advertising and promoting roles
• Overseeing the volunteer application process
• Meeting potential volunteers and providing information about roles
• Matching potential volunteers with suitable roles
• Promoting a culture of volunteering best practice

Time expectation 

Our recruitment support volunteers usually spend 2 to 3 hours per week in this role, which is flexible and can be shared by more than one volunteer if needed. 

You may be just the volunteer we’ve been looking for!

We are committed to building a diverse, compassionate and inclusive organisation where everyone can be themselves and do their best. We are courageous and compassionate in our purpose of helping people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together, we can make a difference. Together, we are all for cats. Join the UK’s leading cat welfare charity and help make a better life for cats, because life is better with cats.

About Yoga Stops Traffick

Yoga Stops Traffick (YST) is a global yoga campaign to raise awareness and funds to combat human trafficking. YST supports the work of Odanadi Seva Trust, an organisation in India dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and empowering survivors of human trafficking.

Role Overview

We're looking for a Volunteer Web Designer experienced in WordPress to help enhance our online presence.

Responsibilities

• Website Updates: Maintain and update the Yoga Stops Traffick website (built on WordPress) to ensure content is current, visually appealing, and user-friendly.
• Design Enhancements: Propose and implement design improvements to align with our branding and campaign goals.
• Troubleshooting: Address any technical issues on the website, ensuring smooth functionality and navigation.
• Content Integration: Assist with uploading blogs, event details, images, and multimedia content.
• SEO Optimization: Ensure the website is optimized for search engines to increase visibility.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience designing and managing WordPress websites.
• Strong understanding of web design principles, UX/UI, and responsive design.
• Familiarity with basic SEO practices and tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical website issues.
• Self-motivated, reliable, and able to work independently.

What We Offer

• A chance to use your skills to make a tangible impact in the fight against human trafficking.
• Collaboration with a global network of passionate volunteers and changemakers.
• Flexibility in working hours and location (remote role).
• The opportunity to enhance your portfolio while supporting a meaningful cause.

If you’re interested in joining our team as a Volunteer Web Designer, please send a message via Reach which includes

1. A brief introduction about yourself and why you’d like to volunteer with YST.
2. A link to your portfolio / examples of WordPress projects you’ve worked on.
3. Your availability 

now-u is a non-profit that aims to inform, inspire and empower people to help tackle pressing social and environmental issues, in partnership with charities. People can often feel overwhelmed by large-scale problems and powerless to help, but all of us have huge power to drive change. This is where now-u comes in.

We connect people looking for ways to make a difference with impactful organisations and actions, enabling regular learning and action to tackle key local and global issues. By combining the actions of each of us, the now-u community can play a huge part in driving positive change.

The role

What we are looking for

• Ability to write engaging and persuasive copy

• Strong interest in social and environmental causes

• Experience researching and writing articles or blogs (or other similar formats)

• Skill in writing nuanced, well-researched pieces

Your role

• Helping now-u’s copywriting needs, primarily blogs, but could also include other formats such as newsletters, press releases and website copy

• Writing materials that are aligned with our style guide and organisational tone of voice

• Working alongside the marketing team to create engaging content that grows the now-u audience and user base

• Keeping track of now-u’s copywriting requests and helping to review and update pieces as required

This is a project-based role where your primary focus will be on creating blog articles for the 2025 content calendar, to be delivered in the first quarter of the upcoming year. You will be tasked with writing articles on various topics and causes, all to be finished within the set timeline. The deadline for this post can be extended if necessary. If this volunteer opportunity piques your interest, we would love to hear from you. Please send us your CV along with a cover letter or a brief message explaining why you would be an excellent fit for this role.

Experience and skills needed

Essential: copywriting experience at an entry/senior level
Desirable: marketing experience and a diverse portfolio of written work also at an entry/senior level

This is an opportunity to provide really important support to a new project that we hope could really make a positive difference in the world. You would also become part of a small friendly volunteer team who would love to work collaboratively on any other ideas you may have regarding the app.

We look forward to hearing from you!