Fundraising volunteers

Based at the FPA London office (near Old Street)
6–14 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Are you interested in learning about charity fundraising? We’re looking for enthusiastic and motivated people to help our busy team raise funds for FPA.

You will need to:

• be interested in helping FPA meet its mission/sympathetic to our cause
  have good organisational skills
• enjoy researching
• have good communication and interpersonal skills
• be able to work as part of a team
• be enthusiastic and willing to learn
• have good computer and database skills
• commit to volunteering for 6 to 14 hours per week on a regular basis.

If that sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you.

Typical tasks

• Researching Charitable Trusts, including previous giving history, details of main contacts, areas of our work they may fund.
• Researching companies, their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) profile, previous giving history, details of main contacts, reasons the work of FPA would interest them.
• Producing regular mailings to Charitable Trusts and companies, keeping records of that activity and of all follow ups/responses.
• Proactively seeking out ideas for new fundraising approaches.

• Approaching potential donors for raffle prizes.

What FPA can offer you

• A working agreement, clearly setting out the boundaries of the work, including what FPA expects from you and what you can expect from FPA.
• Exposure to how a fundraising team operates and how fundraising strategies are developed.
• Opportunities to learn about and gain experience of different types of fundraising – corporate, trusts, events etc.
• A chance to build existing skills and develop new ones.
• Regular support to help personal development.
• Opportunities to participate in free sexual health training.
• Improved job prospects.
• Opportunities to attend FPA events such as our House of Lords reception and annual fundraising dinner.
• Travel, meal and reasonable child care expenses.

• A chance to be part of the wider FPA team.

How to apply

Please complete the application form below and email or post to:

Leila Hancox
HR Administrator
FPA
50 Featherstone Street
London EC1Y 8QU
Email recruitment@fpa.org.uk

Closing date for applications: 30 September 2010

We look forward to hearing from you!