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'Sooty' Charity Box Home Finder (Fundraising)

Brief description:
Find a home for Sooty and make a difference in your local community, by giving our iconic Sooty collecting box the best spot in the house.

Full description:
Using our database you will identify locations for Sooty collection boxes. You will visit new locations, talk to the shop owners, managers and landlords etc and negotiate the best spot in the house for Sooty. Accurately record details of new locations and feedback to the community fundraising manager (CFM). Regularly review database for potential new locations. Did you know that £700,000 was raised from loose change last year? This helped produce 1.6million talking books be delivered to 40,000 blind and partially sighted people and over 2,000 new books to be transcribed to our library.

Skills Required:
Good communication skills, a full driving licence with use of own car would be an advantage but not essential, good knowledge of the local area, an interest in market research, friendly, confident and outgoing, to be able to encourage support for blind and parially sighted people by promoting the value of Sooty. Use your own initiative and fell happy working on your own whilst knowing you are part of a team.

Minimum age: None specified

Takes place:
Flexible hours to suit the volunteer.

Training and Support
Welcome pack with general induction to RNIB. Understanding Sight Loss DVD Ongoing support and supervision from volunteer manager.

Expenses
Out of pocket travel, subsistence, stationary etc. Production of receipts eseential.



What Now?
Contact us to find out more detail and we'll ensure this opportunity is best suited to your skills, ambitions and availability.

This is opportunity number 395 - please quote this when contacting us, it will save time since some opportunities have similar names!

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Unit 6, The Courtyard, Callendar Business Park, Callendar Road, Falkirk, FK1 1XR

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