Great opportunity to develop leadership, writing, communication, management and marketing skills and to be part of the vibrant community of young theologians and to make a contribution to the enterprise that matters! We need your help in: • Maintaining effective internal communications within the organisation • Coordinating events • Planning and implementing promotional campaigns • Overseeing the social media strategy • Fundraising A fantastic opportunity to assist a brilliant group/charity. All help makes a difference and is greatly appreciated. For more details please contact Dr. Olga Sevastyanova, Chairperson at email connect@orthodoxresearchgroup.com or tel.: 07884971624.

Volunteers have the opportunity to shape the delivery of the international Universal Basic Income conference (BIEN Congress), hosted virtually in Glasgow.

The 70/30 Campaign is aiming to reduce child abuse and neglect by 70% by 2030. As a 70/30 Ambassador you will be empowering your local community to protect our children by spreading awareness and gaining support to prevent child abuse and neglect from happening in the first place. You will gain new skills, and be part of a large network of volunteers and professionals, while making a real difference in your local community and across the UK. The role is very flexible and depends on your skills and on the needs in your local area, but you can take part in a range of activities, such as: spreading awareness with people you know and on social media; fundraising; organising events; engaging with MPs, MSPs, AMs and councillors; engaging with local press; expanding your local 70/30 group. Ambassadors will take part in a training session with a member of the team and are invited to join the monthly national conference call with other ambassadors across the country. Ambassadors usually give 2 or more hours of their time a week, but get in touch if you are interested and don't have much time available as there is always some way you can help! Please visit our website and complete the form to become an ambassador today at www.70-30.org.uk or contact Isobel Dawson, 70/30 Ambassador Aberdeen at E Mail: idawson@wavetrust.org

Passionate about a fairer, greener, healthier and more democratic food system? Become a Good Food Nation Ambassador! Scottish Government has committed to new legislation on Scotland’s food system – but it was delayed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. We need your help to fight for this new law to drive change in our food system. Scotland boasts an incredible larder of food and drink – but what is the truth behind the marketing? The Scottish Food Coalition and A Greener Hawick believe that our food system needs to be fairer, greener healthier and more democratic – that our capacity to feed ourselves should not be compromised for private profit. At the start of the new parliament we are recruiting a Good Food Nation Ambassador to engage with the Hawick community, increase awareness and momentum and campaign for brighter future for Scotland’s food system. Contacting candidates via phone, email or social media and ask them what they will do to address the challenges in our food system. Organising workshops to support local people to helping to ‘debunk’ questions, and supporting people to get their voices heard. Collecting stories from your community to illustrate the change we need to see in our food system. Working with existing local networks, with support from the Scottish Food Coalition, to publicise issues and recommendations locally, via social media, websites, press etc.

Young Humanist Ambassadors play a vital role in representing the charity online and at local events and functions, speaking about our work and the importance of our campaigns. We expect most events to take place online, eg. via Zoom. You can help to further Humanist Society Scotland’s aims; grow our youth membership and engage young people in a meaningful way; enable young humanists to meet socially and discuss relevant issues; and help promote national campaigns and fundraising initiatives.

Can you navigate well in a changing environment? Are you eager to gain more experience or use the skills you already have? Are you enthusiastic about delivering real change? Xchange Scotland is seeking to appoint new enthusiastic, skilled and committed members to our Board of Trustees to help drive the organisation forward in a post-Covid, post-Brexit Scotland. We have historically supported young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to have fully and partially-funded intercultural learning experiences by offering short, mid and long-term volunteering opportunities abroad, hosting international volunteers in Scotland and delivering non-formal education workshops. To do this, we have been working in close partnership with an established network of international and local organisations based both in Scotland and overseas. This is an exciting opportunity to re-set the strategic direction of the charity, oversee our development and policy, and ensure our financial health. To register your interest please send a CV and a max A4 covering letter stating why you are attracted to this opportunity and what you think you could bring to the organisation to board@xchangescotland.org with the subject line ‘Board Member Application’. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please drop us an email and we will be happy to tell you more. Closing date is Thursday 29th July 2021.

We rely on volunteers to become involved in fundraising and to promote the work of Pet Fostering Service Scotland, either in person or helping our advertising campaign.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is NOT based out of the Forth Valley adoption centre. It is a part of the Community Neutering Project and will take place around the Forth Valley area where needed. https://twitter.com/_neuteryourcat Unfortunately thousands of cats each year are abandoned or have strayed and rely on charities like Cats Protection for help. Becoming a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) volunteer is one way you can make a real difference to cats in your local area. Our TNR volunteers help reduce the number of feral cats by raising awareness of our TNR programmes, setting humane traps to safely capture cats, taking them to local vets to be neutered, and hopefully returning them back to their territory. Local TNR programmes are crucial, as feral and abandoned cats present a huge challenge for communities across the UK. What can you expect to be doing? - Trapping cats using humane methods - Taking the trapped cats to local vets to be neutered - Returning cats to their territory where they were trapped The role might also include: - Regular feeding of feral cat colonies - Promoting neutering by building relationships with farmers, land owners and local businesses - Liaising with vets to promote and arrange neutering

PLEASE NOTE: This role is NOT based out of the Forth Valley adoption centre. It is a part of the Community Neutering Project and will take place around the Forth Valley area where needed. https://twitter.com/_neuteryourcat Do you live in Falkirk, Stirling or Clackmannanshire? Do you love animals? Do you feel passionate about helping cats and want to make a difference? Apply to become a Community Cat Champion now! Cats Protection are currently recruiting individuals in the Forth Valley area to become Community Cat Champions and help with community neutering projects across Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannan. - Training will be provided - Flexible, casual hours - Assistance with filling out the application form can be provided (please call for more information) - Volunteers with car are preferable for this role (but not essential) At Cats Protection we strongly believe that neutering cats before they can breed is an essential part of cat ownership. Unfortunately some people have misconceptions about neutering, for example, that female cats should have one litter of kittens before being neutered. Our Community Cat Champions play an important role in helping promote neutering in local communities. They build relationships with members of the public, encourage people to neuter their cats, dispel myths about neutering and ultimately help prevent unwanted cats in the future. What can you expect to be doing? - Talking to members of the public day-to-day and at events - Promoting neutering campaigns and offering advice - Linking with community groups to share neutering messages - Attending community events to promote neutering campaigns - Helping arrange transport for people to get their cat to the vet to be neutered

Dundee Greenpeace is looking for a social media coordinator to play a key role in the coordination team of the local group. The local group runs Greenpeace global campaigns focusing on protecting the natural environments we depend on, advocating for solutions to the climate emergency and building a people power to achieve these things. In the Dundee local community, this involves organising many events for both campaign impact and community engagement. As a social media coordinator you would be responsible for managing the facebook, instagram and twitter accounts for the local group, creating and posting relevant content and managing these channels to ensure as many people as possible see the groups activities and events and people who want to get involved in the group are communicated with in a friendly way to encourage them to get involved. Key tasks - Ongoing management social media accounts (twitter & facebook) - Attend monthly meetings - Take part in online Greenpeace campaigns via social media accounts, following detailed briefings