• To give talks when requested to local organisations and groups within a 15 mile radius of the your home • Keeping up to date with Guide Dogs news and key messages • Talks should be natural and enthusiastic, tailored to the audience and following guidelines on current key messages • Passing any donations given for talks to the Mobility Team as per guidelines • Attending cheque presentations when requested by the local Mobility Team • Informing your Mobility Team Support Worker of any requests to do talks using the speaker cards supplied • Encouraging local organisations and groups to volunteer or fundraise on behalf of Guide Dogs

What does the role involve? You will have the chance to take part in some or all of the following: • Street collections on ‘flag’ days • Help on stalls at local events • Take Collection Boxes to local businesses • Attending local events organised by Branches or Community Fundraiser and keeping track of what we sell on our stalls (including the cuddly toys!) • Count donations • Fundraisers are usually members of the local fundraising group

What does the role involve? • Working as part of Guide Dogs’ fundraising team with staff and volunteers • To help with coordination of a group to raise money through events or other activities, meeting with volunteers in your team as required, to help with booking venues for events • Welcoming new members • Liaising with Community Fundraiser informing them of your group’s work and the people involved • Making sure your group follows policy and procedure when fundraising • Being a passionate local ambassador for Guide Dogs’ work • Co-ordinating your branch in raising money through events or other activities, delegating tasks to other volunteers in your team as required, e.g. booking venues for events • Branch Chairs only: lead a branch with a constitution and should hold an AGM

In this role you will support a person with sight loss to get out and about in their local community, building self-confidence, increasing social interaction, and promoting independence. What you’ll be doing We rely on volunteers like you to help us improve the lives of people with sight loss. In this role your support will include: · Delivering sighted guide assistance, using skills provided in our training, on a regular basis to someone with a visual or vision impairment to help increase their confidence, varying from 3 months to 12+ months. · Meeting at agreed times/location based on the mutually agreed activity plan. · Maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to safeguarding procedures. · Providing regular feedback on partnership progress and highlighting any issues that may arise in the partnership to your key contact.