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If you're looking for a flexible volunteering opportunity that makes a difference and helps to save lives, becoming a Volunteer Community Fundraiser for St John Ambulance could be right for you! The great thing about the Volunteer Community Fundraiser role is that there are many different ways you can get involved and there's no minimum or maximum time commitment. You could: - Organise your own fundraising events in your community such as a quiz night or bake sale - Join one of our local bucket collections - Give talks about St John to groups in your community - Start a fundraising group, hosting coffee mornings etc in your community - Distribute static collection tins in your local area in coffee shops, pubs etc - and more! We will also reimburse agreed expenses such as bus fares. St John Ambulance responds to health emergencies, supports communities and saves lives. Our clinical expertise and the skills of St John people make us unique. Each year we train over 400,000 adults and young people in first aid, giving them the competence and confidence to step up, give support and save lives. Our volunteers provide first aid within their communities, such as by keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS.
Minimum age: 16+
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As WSE’s Chair of the Board of Trustees (BoT), you will be responsible for engaging the Trustees to support our talented, committed employees to continue growing a sustainable, resilient and agile organisation, capable of delivering an ambitious strategy; developing talent and capability; building successful partnerships and attracting suitable investment/funding. The operation and success of West Smethwick Enterprise is overseen by a capable, dedicated and experienced Board of Trustees and this is led by the Chair. Working closely with their Board of Trustees, the Chair is responsible for ensuring that our WSE leadership team continue to deliver financial stability, strong operational grip, high quality children’s services and apply strong governance to the organisation. The Chair also plays a crucial role overseeing the development and successful delivery of the strategy. The successful Chair will provide mentorship to the Director of Children’s services, who leads the organisation on a day-to-day basis, helping her to continue to create a climate where the wider team can thrive and achieve new heights. The role is perfect for a leader who is an experienced people manager, passionate about supporting young children from economically disadvantaged areas to thrive, and wants to use their skills, professional network and experience for good. It is a voluntary position, with reasonable travel costs and expenses being covered. The Chair position is a central leadership role within WSE, with the successful candidate drawing on their skills and experience to ensure the organisation can develop to meet the growing requirement for high quality, low cost and/or grant funded pre-school education in the Birmingham Ladywood and Smethwick footprint. We are keen to hear from anyone who is passionate about our aims, has time to give and feels able to lead West Smethwick Enterprise through the next chapter of growth.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07769 117789
map Smethwick Council House, High Street, Smethwick, B66 3NT
Spectra seeks Board members to ensure we stay true to our mission and values. From garden installations to interactive performances, our work seeks to create new spaces with people rather than finding ways to include them in exclusive systems. With nature as our constant collaborator, co-creation is our foundation: we use it to dream up new possibilities, disrupt ill structures and manifest the changes we seek. Founded in 2013, Spectra has performed to over 12,000 people and run 525 co-creation sessions. Our work is supported and enhanced by long-term partnerships with creative and community organisations. You might be completely new to governance or have years of experience and want a new challenge. Either way we would like to hear from you. At Spectra we like to lead with care and meeting people where they are at. If you are interested in joining our board please could you provide an Expression of interest that answers the following questions: ● Question 1: What experience do you have in relation to this organisation and role? ● Question 2: What has interested you in the role? You are welcome to write your answers, record a voice note or video, or send your thoughts to us in whatever way is most accessible to you. We will review all expressions of interest and follow up with an in person or online conversation with a member of the Team and a current board member. We will reimburse approved expenses related to volunteering. We look forward to hearing from you!
Minimum age: 18+
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We are looking for volunteer directors with previous experience in one or more key areas: community engagement, dance, and/or business development. The ideal candidate will have a passion for, and experience within, a creative setting and based in the West Midlands region. The role and aims of the Board of Directors are to ensure that the resources of Unique Movez Dance Collective CIC are well managed and applied in the best manner possible to achieve the vision, mission and values. Full details are via the Information Pack: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dZbc7qDZ9ve2OuR0IchS3RHLB4Jzb8fAQgfvK8TTPWs/edit?usp=sharing
Minimum age: 18+
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We need temporary voluntary help to set up a Sage programme during the transition from Excel to Sage with our finance systems. The person would need to know how to set up the system from scratch and to work with our finance office during the change over.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 0121 525 4810
map Town Hall offices, West Bromwich, B70 8DJ
This role is to help us manage our social media platforms and website We are searching for a talented social media volunteer to represent our organisation by further developing our social media presence. You will help support our advertising and drive engagement by creating high-quality original content. You would also help manage our communications by responding to comments and oversee our customer service across all platforms. The role will support us to develop our social media presence with a particular focus on: • Keeping our social media channels updated, ideally a few times each week • Encouraging others to comment on our posts and share them with others • Increasing the numbers of people following our posts on our own website and on Facebook & Twitter • Building the West Smethwick Enterprise brand • Setting, working towards, and reporting on social media objectives and targets. • Engaging with partners and other local organisations to promote projects and activities
Minimum age: 16+
phone 07769117789
As a Trustee of West Smethwick Enterprise (Registered Charity no. 1176750), you would become part of an organisation that has grown from strength to strength, particularly over the past 10 years, and now works with over 300 families each year. We are keen to welcome new Trustees willing to truly work as part of a team to oversee and support the future development of West Smethwick Enterprise (WSE), an independent charity, supporting young children and their families. We feel that individuals who would approach this vital work with professionalism, integrity and openness, would be best suited to leading our charity into the future. We are seeking individuals with relevant and varied life experiences, as well as skills and professional experience within any of the following areas: Business Development, Human Resources, Legal, Governance, IT, Income Generation, Marketing/Communications, Early Years and Education. The invaluable work of our Trustees truly enables us to continue to make a difference to the lives of children, by providing strong leadership and ensuring that our organisation is in the best position to fulfil our vision by working on our long-term strategy.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07769 117789
Every spring, Swifts return to our towns and cities after flying thousands of miles from Africa where they spend the winter. Swifts prefer to build their nests in buildings across our towns and cities, but over time there have become fewer places they can use and their numbers in the UK are down by over half. Urgent action is needed to stop them disappearing from our skies, so we are building a network of volunteer Swift Champions across the West Midlands to raise awareness of and take direct action for Swifts. There are many different ways you can support Swifts. As one of our Swift Champions you can choose to do whichever actions that you are comfortable doing. Options include: -Reporting Swift sightings using our app ‘Swift Mapper’ or doing regular surveys -Building Swift nest boxes -Working to facilitate nesting opportunities at scale through ‘Swift Streets’ -Growing wildlife-friendly plants and encouraging others to do the same -Responding to planning applications to ensure buildings provide for Swifts -Raising awareness of Swifts in your community through walks, talks or workshops If you can spare some time and are interested in making a difference for Swifts in your local community, we’d love to hear from you. Approved expenses reimbursed.
Minimum age: 16+
phone 07834 535382
The role is to manage our social media platform and website. We have a wealth of material and stories to tell to engage our audience.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07710 022561
Sandwell Advocacy is a small local charity operating Sandwell Together, a telephone befriending service. Sandwell Together was set up in response to the social isolation and loneliness felt by many of us during the Covid pandemic. Sadly, social isolation and loneliness continue to be an issue for many people and Sandwell Together is committed to continuing to provide this support. Sandwell Together now has a number of people on their waiting list in urgent need of a telephone befriender. Is this something you feel you could do? We are looking for people with kindness, empathy and good listening skills who would like to make a real difference to the lives of others. In return for giving up a small amount of your time each week to make a call from your own home we will offer full training, the opportunity to learn new skills, make new friends and the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing something really worthwhile.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 0121 520 8070