We're a charity that supports children with Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia (NKH), a rare and terminal metabolic disorder. We're looking for a Collection Tin Coordinator volunteer to help manage our collection tins within your local community.
This means:
- Contacting local businesses, either face-to-face or over the phone to find suitable locations to place our collection tins.
- Developing strong relationships with the collection tin sites.
- Deliver collection tins to the agreed locations and ensure necessary paperwork is completed.
- Keep records of where all tins have been placed.
- Follow up on the placed collection tins every 3 months to assess whether they are full and need collecting and replacing.
- Collect, empty, count, bank and record donations from the tins.
- Sending collection tin sites a thank you letter with the total they have raised each year.
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Minimum age 18
- Access to a vehicle (or access to well connected public transport) is needed to carry out the role
- Time commitment: flexible to fit in with your life commitments
- There will be a necessity for travelling and parking in unknown places to begin with
- Able to physically access shops and other popular locations. Access to sites will vary.
- Lifting and transporting collection tins will be required.
- This role requires considerable interaction with the public
- An ID badge or letter will be provided and must be worn/carried while carrying out your role
- This role is year-round, but collection and tin returns should take place every three months.
If you're into ), are able to commit to a few hours every three months metabolic disorders, biomed based research or helping with rare disease, this is the volunteer position for you!
You’ll love this role if you enjoy being out in your community and making a real, visible difference. If you're an introvert who can talk to anyone, from any walk of life, and find connection - this is a role for you. Every collection tin you place helps raise vital funds to support children and families affected by NKH. The role is flexible, rewarding, and allows you to see the direct impact of your efforts while representing a small charity where every donation truly matters.
This role is ideal for someone who…
- Enjoys meeting people and approaching local businesses
- Is friendly, reliable, and organised
- Is happy working independently and managing their own time
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Wants to support a meaningful cause in a practical, hands-on way
No fundraising experience needed - just enthusiasm and a willingness to help.
- Real-world experience you can add to your CV
- Confidence communicating with the public and local businesses
- Transferable skills in organisation, record-keeping, and time management
- Experience representing a charity and supporting a meaningful cause
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Insight into how fundraising and community outreach work in practice
Great for students studying business, marketing, social sciences, healthcare, or education.
- Volunteers must be 18+
- Someone who is friendly, approachable, and confident when speaking to the public
- Comfortable approaching strangers with an ask
- Reliable and organised, with good record-keeping skills
- Happy working independently and managing your own time
- Comfortable with light physical activity (lifting/transporting collection tins)
- Access to a vehicle or public transport to reach local collection sites
- Enthusiastic about supporting a meaningful cause - no prior fundraising experience needed
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