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    • Organising and attending events such as the Great Guide Dogs Tea Party, Pub Quizzes and collections in your local area
    • Encouraging local businesses, schools and groups to name their own guide dog puppy
    • Building relationships with local networks, socials groups, schools and businesses to encourage them to host their own event in support of Guide Dogs
    • Working as part of Guide Dogs’ fundraising team with staff and volunteers
    • Liaising with Community Fundraiser informing them of events in your area
    • Making sure your fundraising policies and procedures are followed
    • Being a passionate local ambassador for Guide Dogs’ work
    • Ensuring that any information provided by Guide Dogs is cascaded to relevant supporters or volunteers
    • Ensuring income raised from events is banked in a timely manner
    • Home based and working in your local area
    • Able to generate enthusiasm
    • Good communication and team-working skills
    • Able to motivate people
    • Sense of satisfaction in seeing donations generated
    • Work with committed and passionate people
    • Support Guide Dogs to provide guide dogs and other mobility services that enable blind and partially-sighted people to enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else
    • Make a difference in your local community
    • Opportunity to learn new skills
    • Basic induction to Guide Dogs and to the role
    • Regular and ongoing advice and support from Guide Dogs
    • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) training (for Group and Deputy Group Coordinators)
    • Resources to support fundraising, such as stock to sell
    • Payment of out of pocket expenses in line with Guide Dogs volunteer expenses policy
    • This role is managed by the Community Fundraiser/Community Fundraising Development Officer
    • 18 years
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  • Fundraising Co-ordinator

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