Be a Volunteer
Community Fundraising Volunteer
Fancy doing something amazing with your spare time? We’d love you to join our friendly and enthusiastic volunteer team to help with vital fundraising. Get involved with community-based tasks such as helping at hospice events, circulating donation tins, researching local businesses for raffle prizes… whatever suits your interest and skillset. This volunteer role is super flexible; whether you have a few hours a week or just now and then, we’d love to have you onboard making a real difference!
What you’ll be doing
This role is incredibly flexible, allowing you to pick activities that appeal to you and often at a time that suits.
Love driving? Volunteer to collect and distribute our collection tins to local businesses.
Love to chat to others and be out and about in the local community? Help run a stall promoting Nottinghamshire Hospice at an event!
There are a variety of responsibilities to suit everyone!
You could support in ways such as:
- Researching community groups, schools, local businesses in your local area and identify possible fundraising opportunities
- Assisting with raffles and tombolas at events
- Collecting donations
- Contacting companies to source raffle prizes
- Collecting and dropping off raffle prizes, collection tins at local businesses and community groups, and fundraising resources to supporters
This role is very flexible and you can pick when, where and how often you would like to help. We will inform you of when community groups are available and when events take place.
This is a unique role that allows you to volunteer in an ad hoc way, fitting around other commitments at a time that suits you.
Who we’re looking for…
We welcome applicants with different skills and experience, however some of the following attributes will help you succeed in the role:
- Essential to have access to transport
- Desirable to be able to drive and have access to a car
- Be 18 years old or over
- A passion for supporting the work of Nottinghamshire Hospice and inspiring others to do the same
- Confidence in handling money
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Enthusiasm and a positive outlook
- Friendly and approachable
- Organisational skills
- Flexibility
What you’ll get out of it
- Make a difference in your community and give something back
- Get to know and support the local community
- Do something valuable and rewarding with your free time
- Meet new and like-minded people
- Increase self-esteem and confidence
- Develop new and enhance existing skills
- Promote employability through gaining experience
- Out of pocket expenses covered
To apply for this role, please fill in the form below or get in touch on:
0115 910 1008 option 4 or email volunteering@nottshospice.org
You’ll need to be aged 18 or over and undergo a clear DBS check, prior to you starting. This will be explained when you apply.
Nottinghamshire Hospice is fully committed to supporting and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion best practice within our staff and volunteer teams, as well as with our patients and supporters. We warmly welcome those from all backgrounds – this diversity is important for our journey and values and enriches the services we offer.
We particularly welcome applicants from minoritised ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities, applicants under the age of 40, applicants with disabilities, and male applicants for clinical roles, as they are currently under-represented within our team.
