The charity sector needs to market itself just as effectively as the business community. If you have good advertising ideas and understand the media world then your skills would be invaluable to many community groups.

If you have design skills there are opportunities to get involved with newsletters, marketing campaigns, leaflet design and image design. With the internet being used more by charities, volunteers who have web authoring and website maintenance skills are increasingly needed.

People who have an interest in music and radio could get involved with the hospital radio stations at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge. There are opportunities for broadcasting, working in the record library and collecting music request from the patients. Some people who started as volunteers in the hospital radios now work for independent radio stations.

Volunteers who have photography or video skills can get involved by maybe being an organisations photographer, going to events and recording the event.

Some organisations have opportunities for volunteers to give presentations and talks to other groups, to raise awareness and gain publicity.

Fundraising is vital to all not for profit groups. Volunteers can get involved with sponsored events, raffles, lotteries, Fun Days and jumble sales. Volunteers can also get involved in researching funding sources and increasingly needed is help applying for funding to Trusts, Government and Europe or creating business links for corporate sponsorship. Training for various aspects of fundraising is available if needed through Wirral CVS.

 

Call Nikki on 0151 644 7577 for more information