Could you help SSAFA reach more supporters and raise greater awareness of our services through the magic of social media and digital marketing? You don’t need a military background, just some good digital skills, the ability to get on with a wide range of people and good written English. If you have I.T or digital marketing experience, that would be great but not essential. We’d love you to get in touch to find out more. What would you be doing? • As part of a team of volunteers, maintain branch microsites and social media feeds • Look at ways to increase traffic to microsites and improve SSAFA’s digital brand • Keep content current and accurate • Support and maintain the SSAFA brand by consistently using our brand guidelines and tone of voice • Working with the digital marketing team, interpret analytical data to develop local communication plans • Working with local SSAFA branches, build social media channels and integrate on-line and off-line activity to best effect Great role to gain practical experience in the social media world and is great on your CV.

We are looking for a volunteer photographer who would be able to cover some of our events here at the Fraser Centre. For example our youth music night, or one of events

Are you keen to make a difference in the lives of others and support girls in need? Then The’ Walk to Give Her a Voice’ is for you. This health and charity walk is the first of its kind in Scotland, taking place in Aberdeen city, mainly city centre and Aberdeen beach area. It is a bold statement of unity and solidarity for period related diagnosis and issues and providing support for women and girls. The Walk to Give Her a Voice charity event wouldn’t be possible without the help of our amazing network of volunteers – The Champs! Join this fantastic team and help us raise funds to help vulnerable girls in need with first period kits. Take away anxiety and stigma from periods and keep girls in school, whilst having fun, making friends and creating memorable experiences that will last forever. By volunteering with us, you'll be part of a movement dedicated to raising awareness and supporting those affected by period-related challenges. Whether you can lend a hand with event setup, registration, guiding participants along the walk route, or simply spreading the word, your contribution is invaluable. No expertise is needed, just a desire to make a difference, learn, network, have fun, and create memories of a lifetime! Excellent support and relevant guidance is provided to all volunteers. Includes organisation induction and event induction. We also pay any public transport fares and reimburse volunteers every week. If you're ready to make a difference and be part of something meaningful, we'd love to have you on board as a volunteer! To sign up, register now at www.walk4her.theperiodplace.co.uk or please email us at walk4her@theperiodplace.co.uk. Join us in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to speak up about period health and well-being.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a real interest in and knowledge of social media apps (in particular Facebook), to update our page on a regular basis with relevant posts. There is also an opportunity to work with our website such as adding/updating pages as required. Experience of making short videos+ films (basic editing) would be a real advantage.

Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) is the only charity in the UK that provides vital support to the more than 60 types of muscle-wasting conditions. With 110,000 children and adults affected by this life-limiting condition, it is essential to raise awareness with fundraising groups being a key representative in the community. We are looking to build Fundraising Groups across the UK, these groups will consist of 3-8 people who will help us extend our reach by fundraising, attending talks and presentations, creating local networks, building awareness of the charity and understanding how we can help people living with a muscle wasting condition all within their community. The role of the Fundraising Group Coordinator is to work with the Regional Development team to help us get this project off the ground, you will often have catch ups with the team on a one-to-one basis and support with admin tasks to help us gather and collate information needed to ask people to join a group. Along with other staff and volunteers you'll be a core part of the local MDUK community, meeting new people and making a difference to those living with a muscle wasting condition. *As the Fundraising Group Coordinator, you would have the opportunity to: • Meet new people, make new friends and work as part of our skilled and friendly fundraising team. • Do something meaningful for people affected by a muscle wasting condition. • Learn and develop valuable leadership, teamwork, fundraising, organisational skills and communication and people skills. • Make a valuable contribution to the success of the project. • Enjoy a flexible volunteering opportunity that you can fit around your lifestyle. • To take part in relevant training by MDUK. *What you’ll be doing: • Researching communities identified by the Regional Development manager that look good to start a group. • Helping us to get a better understanding of the area by- o Looking at fundraising that already happened in the community. o What community groups are active such as Rotary, WI, church, young farmers etc. o What local opportunities are there such as car shows, fetes, festivals etc. • Collating your research and compiling this for each group that we set up. • Work with your Regional Development managers and the Senior Regional Development manager to discuss findings and next steps. • Make calls/emails to prospective group members to invite them to the initial meeting to find out more about the group opportunities. • Keeping up to date about the news and developments of MDUK. • Be an enthusiastic MDUK ambassador for the project. All help makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated. For more information please contact Jodie Whitham, Regional Development Manager at email j.whitham@musculardystrophyuk.org or telephone 07771374839.

Narture CIC is looking for Bakery Assistants for their Sourdough Bakery in Ayr. If you are interested in gaining customer service skills and learning about baking this could be the ideal opportunity for you. Share your baking skills and contribute to our acclaimed sourdough bakery. Tasks will include: • Assisting bakery team with, weighing, mixing and shaping doughs If you feel the call to contribute your talents to our journey, reach out! Whether you're skilled and ready to share or eager to learn and develop skills for future paid work, Narture welcomes your enthusiasm

Do you have some time to spare helping out your local community? Are you interested in making a difference during the cost-of-living crisis? FDCU currently have a volunteering opportunity for a social media assistant. The post would involve updating our social media platforms and website, it would be beneficial if the applicant could help create newsletters and suggest marketing ideas to promote our ethical financial products to the local community. Benefits to volunteering with FDCU: • Gaining experience and developing skills • Learning new and sharing existing skills • Supporting and making a difference to your local community • Meeting new friends

Are you passionate Gardening or have horticultural knowledge? In this role of Community Gardens Ambassador, you'll play a key part in helping to find gardens to open in your local area. You will be a key ambassador for the charity and a link to the gardens. Key Responsibilities: Community Building: • Inspire individuals to open their gardens to the public, creating a unique opportunity for community engagement. • create connections among community gardens, encouraging the exchange of ideas and collaboration. Event planning and coordination: • help to organise and coordinate Community Garden events that showcase the gardens in your area. • Provide support for garden hosts (you will be provided with resources and support for this), ensuring their success in attracting visitors and generating income. Promotion and marketing: • Use your local knowledge to promote Open Garden opportunities and events, and explain why this is important for Muscular Dystrophy UK • Support the open gardens in their fundraising endeavours.

Could you raise SSAFA’s profile in your local area? You just need patience and the ability to get on with a wide range of people and age groups, some basic I.T skills and good written and spoken English. If you think tis could be he role for you, we’d love to hear from you. Publicity Coordinators work with other branch volunteers to develop a Publicity Plan to raise awareness of SSAFA that reaches potential beneficiaries, volunteers, and funders. This role is about building awareness so beneficiaries know who we are and how they can benefit from and access support, promoting volunteer opportunities and encourage people to raise finds and celebrate success. This means that on occasions, you might need to be present at events. As part of your local branch, you might have access to an office, but you can conduct the administration part of this role form home. What would you be doing? • Working with other branch volunteers to develop a publicity plan. • Publicising SSAFA events. • Work with Marketing/PR staff at central office to develop case studies of clients and volunteers and ensure that SSAFA branding and messaging are consistent. • Develop and maintain networks with local press, TV and radio outlets through providing press releases, interviews, case studies etc. • Keeping a stock of SSAFA publicity materials and distributing them • Liaising with PR staff at central office or on-call in the event of a PR/press situation. • Supporting local and national campaigns to recruit new volunteers. • Being a positive ambassador for SSAFA including all sections of the community in awareness raising • Adhering to SSAFAs policies and procedures at all times, including safeguarding, volunteering policy, equality, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality.

UNIQUE Friends Together is a Community Group based in Ayr in the south west of Scotland. Our purpose is to promote inclusivity and integration for young people aged 16 to 30 with additional support needs. We do this by organising and running safe and accessible social events and activities such as disco, karaoke, games, cinema, trips etc. New people are always welcome to come along to any of our events - we love seeing new faces. The group is run entirely by volunteers and managed by a small committee of five Trustees. Our trustees and event volunteers include parents/guardians of young people with ASN. We are looking for a volunteer who can provide the technical know how to set up equipment for our various social activities and events, for example discos, cinema/movie nights and karaoke. We have regular social events every second Friday evening with occasional activities happening from time to time. These events provide fun, friendship and social inclusion for the young people who come along. We are based in Heathfield Community Centre in Ayr and the events take place there. We need someone with the technical know how and a few hours to spare as a volunteer to help us make sure that we can deliver events as promised. This is a great opportunity to share your technical wizardry and make sure our activities are well set up and successful! Interested? Could this be you? To find out more please email enq.uniquefriends@gmail.com