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Do you live in or near BATH?

Bath Volunteer Centre is looking for volunteers to fulfil the following roles: Events Organiser, Events Assistant, Graphic Designer, Publications and Website Volunteer, Marketing Assistant and Employer Supported Volunteering Researcher.

If you are interested in any of these roles contact us and we’ll put you in touch.

Circus Maniacs in Kingswood is looking for a fund-raiser, preferably someone who has experience of fundraising and organising events. This can be worked from home, although attendance at weekly meeting on a Wednesday afternoon is preferred.

Tin Collections
Are you interested in volunteering but not on a regular basis? Could you help out a charity from time to time by taking part in tin collections at local supermarkets or events? Let us know and we will add your name to our list.

Shopmobility, Yate
is looking for a volunteer who is interested in developing fundraising strategies to help this group maintain its very worthwhile work of loaning motorised scooters to people with disabilities in Yate Shopping Centre.

Help the Aged:
volunteers are needed to spare a few hours between December 1-7th or 13-14th to help out with a tin collection at either Morrisons or B&Q in Yate. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested

Penny Brohn Cancer Care
wants volunteers for a bucket collection in Tesco, Yate on Tuesday 9th December. If you can spare a few hours during the day, please let us know.

Penny Brohn Cancer Care
is also holding a gift wrapping service for shoppers at the Mall Galleries in Broadmead during December. Volunteers wrap presents for donations. If you enjoy wrapping presents this is great fun and gets you in the Christmas spirit. Volunteers take on 4 hour stints.

Edward Jenner Museum, Berkeley
We have new opportunities for several different types of role from gardening to archiving. Please contact us for full details.

The Children’s Society needs
more volunteers to place and collect from collection boxes at local businesses across South Gloucestershire. A role that will help you meet new people and not take up a lot of your time.

The Jessie May Trust is looking
for volunteers to join its friendly team and assist in raising funds from grants and trusts. Involves some database work – great for anyone interested in gaining fundraising experience. Based in Kingswood.

The Jessie May Trust needs
volunteers to assist the fundraising team with updating the database and keeping in touch with supporters by phone.

The Multiple Sclerosis Society
is looking for volunteers with good communication skills, the ability to see ideas through and an interest or experience in fundraising to help develop fundraising opportunities throughout the region. You will need to be able to devote 4-5 hours per week and attend some committee meetings in the Bristol area.

Blue Cross
Britain’s Pet Charity is looking for locally based volunteers to arrange and carry out visits to schools to talk to children under 12 years about pet care. If you have the confidence for delivering talks to groups and have an interest in animals, plus enjoy working with children apply now!

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
is looking for some volunteers to help develop good relationships with volunteers, staff and suppliers ahead of the ‘Walk to Cure Diabetes’ in September. You will also encourage others to take on roles for the event and be able to source donations.

Concert Artistes International, Staple Hill

Volunteers are needed who are outgoing and not afraid to ask for funds!

You would contact local businesses asking for financial backing for this new charity that helps local groups fundraise through providing musical performers for fundraising events.

Cancer Research UK: Volunteer Speaker, Bristol area

Cancer Research UK is looking for enthusiastic and inspirational people to work closely with the local Community Fundraiser to provide information on the Charity’s work to a broad range of supporters locally. Full details on request.

Cancer Research UK: Breast Awareness Ambassador, Bristol area

Volunteers are being recruited to act as local representatives responsible for encouraging local people to ‘think pink’ – work involves building relationships with supporters, businesses and groups, holding a launch event to encourage continued support. Volunteers needed to be able to work proactively and independently, confident and committed to the aims of the charity.

Leukaemia Care: Fundraiser

Whatever level of responsibility you are looking for, from local fundraising, organising events to project managing, Leukaemia Care can help you take your role and turn it into something special. Volunteers should enjoy meeting people, be confident, literate and numerate; happy to handle money and be relatively mobile.

Make-A-Wish Foundation: Public Speakers

If you enjoy public speaking, you could give presentations to groups and businesses about the work of this charity that helps wishes come true for children and young people with life-threatening illness

Wordwide Fund for Nature: Bristol & District

Volunteers help in various ways to fundraise locally such as  helping at events – all you need is lots of enthusiasm!

Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled: Fundraisers

Volunteers can help by organising local events, devise new ways to raise funds or fundraise through sponsorship – such as running a marathon!

Motor Neurone Disease Association: Local Volunteers

Volunteers can help local groups in various ways from helping to design newsletters to chairing meetings, dealing with correspondence; fundraising and raising awareness through social events

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Collection Box co-ordinators are needed to look after collection boxes placed on business premises in local areas: role includes making sure the boxes are emptied and banked regularly and  kept in a tidy and prominent position.

Survive, Womens Aid

 is looking for volunteers to promote the work of this charity amongst stakeholders and local organisations. Volunteers need to be energetic and able to get the message across!

Survive, Womens’ Aid

 needs volunteers to engage in fundraising events and help develop new ideas

Save the Children

 is looking for dynamic volunteers to promote their Schools Link initiative in South Gloucestershire. The project provides primary schools with fun ways of learning about children in other countries. You need excellent communication skills and should be proficient in the use of the internet.

Macmillan Cancer Support:

 volunteers are being recruited to help organise fundraising activities as part of a friendly, local volunteer team

British Red Cross:

 volunteers are needed to help with tin collections in Tesco stores on 28^th and 29^th September. The charity is also looking for volunteers to organise collections and help at fundraising events.

Make-A-Wish: across area

Volunteers are needed to help with fundraising events for this charity that helps make wishes come true for children with life-threatening illness. They are looking for volunteers who can bring new ideas as well as those willing to help with events on an adhoc basis.

Paul’s Place: Coalpit Heath

Volunteers needed to help raise funds for this local social group for people with physical disabilities.

Age Concern: South Glos

Fundraising volunteers needed to attend events to publicise the work of Age Concern and help raise funds

Victim Support: South Glos

Volunteers needed to be involved with developing innovative and fun social events to raise awareness and funds

Breast Cancer Campaign

Local Fundraising Groups are being developed across the UK. Volunteers are needed to represent the charity at events  and to organise and participate in local fundraising

Fundraisers and Campaign Workers

All charities welcome volunteers who have good ideas for spreading the word about their work, are willing to engage in active fundraising or can campaign to help raise their profile. If you would like more information about a particular charity or cause send us an email and we will provide you with information about how you can help.

Meningitis UK

is setting up a team of ‘adhoc’volunteers to help with stewarding and collecting at events. If you have a few hours to spare from time to time,  this is a great way to meet new people.

Kinergy:

this organisation that supports women fleeing domestic violence is looking for volunteers for various roles including promotional work with stakeholders and local organisations.