Speaker Volunteer
Organisation role · Flexible hours
Flexible location
FundraisingEvents & festival
People with disabilitiesHealthWellbeing
Contact person
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Canine Partners
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Summary
Inspire others as a volunteer speaker! Raise awareness of Canine Partners by giving talks about our life-changing assistance dogs in your local community.Detailed description
About the opportunity
This role involves providing talks to a variety of groups, schools and organisations within your local area, raising awareness and promoting our fundraising activities.
There is no minimum commitment for this role. Times can vary, and you can choose which talks you attend. Talks primarily take place during the week, with some evenings. The length of each talk will vary depending on the group’s requirements.
You will be provided with speaker training before beginning this role. Talk requests are handled by the Canine Partners fundraising team; however, we would encourage you to secure your own talks within your local area.
What’s involved
- Giving talks about the charity to groups, schools and organisations in your local area
- Raising awareness of Canine Partners and what we do
- Promoting fundraising activities
- Attending cheque presentations
- Handing out literature, taking donations, and directing people to our website
- Passing on any leads to the Community Fundraising team
Role requirements
- Age 18 or over
- Attendance at the Speaker Training session
- Access to your own transport with flexibility to visit different locations
- Polite, confident and personable manner
- Experience in public speaking or delivering presentations to small groups
- Comfortable using PowerPoint presentation and showing YouTube videos
- Excellent customer service skills
- Most opportunities require standing for the duration of the session and/or being in a busy environment. Please advise us if you have any concerns about this, and we will do our best to support you.
Support and Training
- Speaker Training
- Canine Partners presentation provided
- Public Liability Insurance
- Reimbursement of expenses
- Volunteer clothing and ID badge
- Dedicated point of contact in the fundraising team
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costsAbout Canine Partners
At Canine Partners, we transform lives by partnering disabled people with amazing assistance dogs.
We train dogs to bring greater independence and quality of life to people with physical disabilities across the UK. They offer practical help with everyday tasks and provide psychological and social benefits, including increased confidence, social interaction, and self-esteem.
We train dogs to bring greater independence and quality of life to people with physical disabilities across the UK. They offer practical help with everyday tasks and provide psychological and social benefits, including increased confidence, social interaction, and self-esteem.