Volunteering
Volunteering, is good for you
All sorts of people volunteer for many different reasons, but one thing that unites them all is that they find it challenging, rewarding and varied.
Volunteering can add a great deal to your life and the lives of those for whom you volunteer. It offers you a chance to become involved in a project or with an organisation you really care about as well as an opportunity to meet new and like-minded people. It also gives you the chance to try out something different to your ‘everyday’ job, which may lead on to new career options.
Community groups and organisations benefit from the input of volunteers by gaining a new and valued perspective on their work as well as the precious resource of time. Even a small commitment can have a lasting effect on an organisation and the people it represents.
We have a number of roles below which may be of interest. Please contact us for more information on them.
Volunteer Drivers
We are dependent on our volunteer drivers, and we are always looking for new volunteers (who receive specialist training) to join our team, currently more than 20 strong. A typical volunteer time commitment is two days a month. Even if you can only offer one morning or afternoon a month, whatever fits your commitments will help us to provide a great service to those that need it. Interested in learning more about Volunteer Driving please contact us.
Fundraisers
Behind the frontline care and services provided by The Chilterns Dial-a-Ride lies the fundraising department, feverishly generating cash below the surface to ensure the smooth operation of the CDAR work. Roles are available as both part-time and occasional fundraisers, with the latter seeing you thrown into the deep end on high streets up and down the county.
As a part-time, career-based fundraiser, don’t expect to work any less hard or face less rejection, but expect much higher targets, way more autonomy and even more goodwill flowing into your karma bank. Please contact us if you are interested in this area, we would love to hear from you.
In this regard, public relations and marketing are vital in ensuring that media outlets are constantly being reminded of the charity’s actions and that the charity’s brand is consistently implemented to help keep its aims and needs in people’s minds. Either of these roles are available , do you think you could help CDAR to be here for another 25 years to help our aging population if so contact us now.
PR/marketing
The Chilterns Dial-A-Ride are putting renewed effort into fund raising and publicity in. Most charitable organisations live or die by their public perception – the better known a charity is, the more likely it is to maintain those all-important fundraising contributions at a level that allow it to continue its good work.
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