Regional Fundraising Volunteer

Vast Services: Investing in communities; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Rethink Mental Illness as a Regional Fundraising Volunteer to support local fundraising initiatives and community engagement. This home-based role offers the chance to make a significant impact while gaining valuable experience in the mental health sector. You'll receive training and support, helping to inspire others and raise awareness of mental health issues.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses

Gain a reference

Enhance your CV

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of the local community.
• Passionate about making a difference.
• Ability to inspire and motivate others.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist in organizing local fundraising events.
• Help with event logistics and participant engagement.
• Promote regional fundraising activity.

Skills

Event organization

Inspiring others

Communication

Creative fundraising ideas

Job description

Location: Home-Based Role, North Staffordshire and SoT, City-wide

Area of interest: Supporting Adults, Sharing Existing or Learning New Skills

View all volunteer opportunities Regional Fundraising Volunteer Organisation: Rethink Mental Illness Location: Home-Based Role, North Staffordshire and SoT, City-wide Area of interest: Supporting Adults, Sharing Existing or Learning New Skills Description:

Your role

Amazing, giving, and inspiring are just a few words we would use to describe our volunteers. Our volunteers play an integral part in the services we provide and the people we support. If you are looking for a rewarding role where you will really make a difference whilst gaining experience along the way, then join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

About the role

As a Regional Fundraising Volunteer, you will support Rethink Mental Illness in generating income, raising awareness, and building community engagement through local fundraising initiatives. The role will involve event planning and support, and public engagement to help achieve regional fundraising goals.

You will play a major part in bringing to life regional fundraising activities in line with our “Rethink in the Community" concept and increase regional awareness to generate much needed additional income and amplify the impact of the work Rethink Mental Illness do.

You will receive training and regular supervision to ensure you feel confident in your role.

Regional locations

Our Fundraising Team works across the following regions: North East & Yorkshire, North West, North East of England, Midlands, London, South East, South West. Whilst this is a home based role, you will occasionally attend events within your region.

What you will be doing as a Regional Fundraising Volunteer:

• Support and assist in organising and participating in local fundraising events.
• Help with event logistics, set-up, and participant engagement to ensure smooth delivery.
• Take part in local initiatives acquiring donors and do it yourself fundraisers.
• Increase awareness of the organisation’s work by helping to promote regional fundraising activity.
• Represent the organisation at schools, community groups, and public events, delivering presentations to inspire support.
• Communicate with supporters via phone, email, and face-to-face interactions.
• Attend and contribute to meetings with the fundraising team and supporters to share updates and ideas.

What will make you a great fit for this role?

You will have good knowledge of your local community and be passionate about making a difference to those severely affected by mental illness. You will also have:

• The ability to organise events and activities
• The ability to inspire and motivate others
• Good communication skills
• Creative ideas to promote diverse fundraising activities
• Dedication to our cause

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission:“A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer statusand are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider -and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in ouranti-racist statement.We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in ourRace Equality Action Planwhich demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

What do we value?

• Passion We are passionate about leading the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
• Commitment:We work tirelessly to provide support for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
• Hope: We offer hope of a better quality of life for all those severely affected by mental illness.
• Expertise We constantly use our expertise to provide practical and personal support for people who are severely affected by mental illness.
• Understanding People who are severely affected by mental illness are at the heart of everything we do in our organisation – our membership, our governance and our workforce.
• Equity We believe that in a world where discrimination and disadvantage exist, treating people with equity is critical to ensure justice and fairness for all.
• Openness We are open and transparent in all our work with beneficiaries, supporters, partners and the public to achieve change for people severely affected by mental illness.

Why volunteer with Rethink?

We understand that people volunteer for many different reasons and whatever your reason is for volunteering we’ll be there to support you every step of the way. You will receive an induction to ensure you feel confident in your role as well as regular supervision.

Other benefits of volunteering include:

• Training and development opportunities
• Have a positive impact your own mental health as well as on others
• Meet new people and increase your self-confidence
• Enhance your CV and boost your employability
• Gain a reference too
• Find a passion
• Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses

Our volunteers say "I was able to gain valuable experience in the mental health field which has helped me to kick-start my career. Overall, the befriending experience is definitely one I would recommend. It has helped me to expand on skills, to make a difference in people’s lives, and has opened up opportunities for me to progress in my career."

"I am a lived experienced volunteer for Rethink. The thing I find amazing is that my lived experience which includes addiction, prison, and mental health all of which helped me get the role which makes me feel that all the suffering I've gone through has meant something and that makes me feel I'm respected. The reason I do this role is every time I help someone, I feel I'm one step away from the person I was to the person I'm meant to be, I'm very grateful to Rethink as they helped me to become the best version of myself."

Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we, therefore, encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To register your interest please click here If you have already registered with us and are also interested in this role, or if you would like more information please contact us