Parity for Disability: Trustee fundraise - Volunteer

Do you want to help govern a charity that is a vital lifeline for people with multiple disabilities? You could be a trustee for Parity for Disability, a Farnborough-based charity that provides services and support for people with multiple disabilities. What do YOU get as a volunteer trustee with our organisation? An opportunity to exercise your strategic fundraising, marketing and engagement skills, probably in a different environment or context An opportunity to influence and collectively‑lead an organisation supporting people with multiple disabilities A chance to expand and implement your understanding of our work with our students A chance to augment your experience of charities A boost to your career and CV, if needed Satisfaction of helping an organisation that supports people with disabilities, thus giving something back to your community What do we get? Your strategic skills, knowledge, understanding and experience Your abilities to influence plans for our charity’s future Enhancement to our overall governance and the Board of trustees; improvement in our charity governance and operational growth Your participation in our collective decision‑making, contributing to all areas of our charity work Your enthusiasm What do our beneficiaries get? The ability to continue our support for people with multiple disabilities A forward‑looking and agile organisation, with a well‑informed and well‑managed Board of trustees What are we looking for? Here is some of what we would expect from our trustees; we appreciate you may want to develop more in some of these areas. Clear commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, valuing differences to make better decisions and deliver better outcomes Understanding of the needs of our beneficiaries is desirable; a strong empathy with them and their needs is essential Strategic vision; good, independent judgement; ability to think creatively, tempered by pragmatism and reality Being capable of a ‘birds‑eye’ strategic view of fundraising is essential Previous recent experience in a senior role in marketing/engagement/fundraising, ideally in a charity or not‑for‑profit environment, is welcome Having sales, marketing or similar qualifications would be welcome, but are not essential A clear understanding of diverse income streams/engagement platforms Ability to work with our senior management and our fundraising team to update our fundraising and engagement strategy; able to collaborate, inspire and motivate others Able to contribute to the development of a strong overall business strategy with long‑term goals and planned steps for pursuing our charitable purpose and achieving our vision (Cf. 2025‑2030 Charity Plan available upon request) Skills to analyse proposals, examine their strategic fundraising consequences and make concise recommendations as part of the trustees’ team Ability to cooperatively work with the team of trustees, bringing impartiality and objectivity to decision‑making Skills and ability to listen, even to dissenting views Willingness to speak your mind and to challenge other trustees and employees with good intent; able to make unpopular recommendations to the Board, if necessary Secure personal access to digital communication and able to competently use those resources Commitment to the organisation; willingness and ability to devote the necessary time you’ll also need to be able to work collectively with other Board members. We are a charity not a business, but we apply business principles to governing our organisation. We want to expand the diversity of our board, in all meanings of the word, and strongly welcome applications from people from less‑represented groups. The focus of a trustee role is strategic, and trustees will not be expected to get involved in the organisation’s operations on a day‑to‑day basis; however, regular contact and liaison with other trustees and employees, especially our fundraising team, is expected. We ask for about eight hours per month, which includes all meetings, discussions, etc. You will need access to digital communications, as much of our charity’s business is run that way. #J-18808-Ljbffr