Fundraising Volunteer
Fundraising Volunteer
The National Trust of Australia (Queensland) Fundraising team was created to secure the future of our local wildlife by raising funds for our charitable causes.
- Currumbin Wildlife Hospital - the hospital and its vital work treating sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife for release back out into the wild.
- Currumbin Wildlife Research and Conservation programs.
Our Fundraising Volunteers enable people who want to support our causes by engaging with them, answering questions, providing information and thanking them when a donation is received. Fundraising Volunteers also play a crucial role in supporting fundraising activities and events.
Key Tasks
- Reading and responding to emails and phone calls.
- Ending thank you messages and providing a tax-deductible receipt to donors.
- Engaging with the community to understand how people like to support our causes.
- Writing 'thank you' notes, cards, and emails.
- Providing donors with examples of case studies and stories of impact.
- Calling and Emailing donors to update details.
- Recording details in CRM.
- Creating certificates, for example, thank you certificates, winner certificates - vouchers, etc.
- Assisting with managing donation programs such as Walkways for Wildlife, Tree to Me, and Friends of the Hospital.
- Preparing 'Charity of Choice' packs before an event.
- Attending fundraising events to set up, sell raffle tickets, and engage with attendees.
Selection Criteria
- Being friendly, welcoming and efficient - in person and on the phone.
- Good computer skills, communication skills (grammar and spelling), and friendly, professional phone manner.
- Ability to confidently interact with members of the public, team members, corporate partners, and stakeholders.
- Somebody who loves and cares for animals, is comfortable in a natural environment and being near wildlife.
- Comfortable attending events and engaging with people.
- An understanding of the importance of philanthropy to support our community and to save our environment and its precious creatures.