Are you passionate about making a difference?
Do you love being an active member of your community, and passionate about ensuring your community is a safe place to live where people thrive.
Then this could be the opportunity for you.
FearFree is a Domestic Abuse charity based in the Southwest. We have staff linked to every GP surgery in Devon- as well as delivering Employment, Education and Volunteering one to one support across the geography.
As an organisation we support individuals experiencing: Domestic Abuse and Sexual violence. We work with children as young as 5 who are living in homes where Domestic Abuse is or has been present. We deliver programmes to people who cause harm to become accountable for their behaviours, understand why they may behave this way, and strategies to behave differently moving forward. We work with all genders- across all contracts.
We are looking for enthusiastic Volunteer Fundraisers to help raise vital funds by engaging with their local community and organising small-scale fundraising activities. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys meeting people, wants to work around their own schedule, has good organisational skills and wants to make a positive difference to their community.
Volunteer Fundraisers will plan, organise and manage community fundraising events ranging from quiz nights and coffee mornings, to cake sales, jumble sales and other creative activities.
Key responsibilities
- Engage with the local community to build support for our cause.
- Plan, organise and deliver small fundraising activities and events.
- Promote events locally (e.g word of mouth, social media posts)
- Manage basic event logistics such as venues, materials and volunteers.
- Handle fundraising monies responsibly and in line with guidance.
- Work with our team to share ideas, feedback and fundraising results.
Examples of activities
- Organising a quiz night at a local pub or community venue.
- Running a cake sale, coffee morning or tabletop sale.
- Coordinating a jumble sale or charity stall at local events.
- Leading a community challenge or themed fundraising day.
Skills and Experience
- Friendly, approachable and confident communicating with others.
- Well organised, with the ability to plan and manage small activities.
- Enthusiastic, reliable and self- motivated.
- IT skills helpful- but certainly not essential.
- No previous fundraising experience required- just a desire to make a difference.
Training and Support
FearFree will provide induction training and appropriate training to the role. This role offers the opportunity to develop skills and make an incredible difference to the people we support. This role offers opportunity to develop speaker and presenting skills, develop a strong knowledge of domestic abuse and sexual violence and to work with and engage community groups. We will support reference requests after 3 months of active volunteering.