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Join the pack. Lend a hand. Change lives. Join your local fundraising group as a volunteer.
Are you looking for a volunteering opportunity where you can meet new people and raise funds that will change lives? Join a Guide Dogs group near you for fun, fundraising and four-legged friends.
Could you use your connections to become a volunteer ambassador for Guide Dogs in your area? You can help distribute our collection boxes to local businesses and groups, helping to raise vital funds for our services.
Are you an enthusiastic leader who could volunteer to help motivate your local fundraising group? You’ll help organise a calendar of events and collections, have lots of fun and make a difference by raising vital funds for Guide Dogs.
Are you a great communicator and motivator? You can volunteer to help keep your local fundraising group informed about all the exciting activities and events on the calendar and encourage everyone to join in the fun and make a difference.
Do you have the skills to help your local fundraising group manage their finances? By volunteering, you’ll help count the money raised and keep accurate records for your team.
Do you have great attention to detail and a flair for retail? You could volunteer to support your local fundraising group by ordering merchandise and designing creative ways to display items to raise funds for our services.
Do you love socialising and meeting new people in your area? You can get involved as a volunteer fundraiser at a range of different events, give as much or as little time as you have to help spread the word about our important work.
We urgently need more volunteer leaders and fundraisers to help our local fundraising groups raise money and awareness for Guide Dogs.
As well as making a huge difference to people’s lives, volunteering with your local Guide Dogs fundraising group is a great way to spend some of your free time and give back.
We appreciate our volunteers’ passion and energy, but we also value your unique skills, perspectives and personalities.
“My experience as a volunteer has been brilliant. I’ve made a whole new group of friends – we all say it’s our Guide Dogs family.
The most satisfying thing of all is to see a working guide dog with its owner and realising how vital our work is.”
You don’t need to have any special skills to get involved as a fundraising volunteer and don’t worry if you don’t have any previous experience. We have a variety of roles to suit everyone and we’ll provide all the training you need when you start.
If you like meeting and talking to people you might enjoy helping out at fundraising events as a volunteer Fundraiser. If you have finance skills you could support the team as the Treasurer, or if you have previous experience of organising events then the Fundraising Group Coordinator role might be right for you. Look at our role descriptions above to find out more about each role.
We have around 400 fundraising groups across the UK.
If you live near two fundraising groups, you can decide whether you want to be a part of one group or share your role with other teams in the area.
Get in touch with us on 0345 1430191 or email volunteer@guidedogs.org.uk and we can help direct you to the fundraising team to discuss the options to starting one up!
We’ll cover any reasonable travel expenses that occur through volunteering for all our volunteers. For our fundraising volunteers, we also cover any reasonable expenses associated with getting supplies for fundraising events.
Our fundraising groups are a team of volunteers who all work together and support each other.
You’ll also have a dedicated volunteer manager who will support you throughout your volunteer role. They’re there to answer any questions, settle any concerns and generally offer you a helping hand.
Before you start, you’ll receive full training and you’ll also be offered the opportunity for any further training that you might need.
You can choose to volunteer as little or as much as you want to. Being part of a fundraising group is quite flexible in terms of time commitment. Roles with a little more responsibility might require more time commitment.
Find out more about other ways you can help raise money for Guide Dogs
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