Volunteer board members or trustees as we are sometimes called play a part in ensuring that the charity meets its stated objectives and that it is a financially sustainable. They are responsible for the charity's governance and strategy, and for making sure that the charity is administered effectively. They must account for its activities and outcomes. To ensure that our board has capacity going forward we are looking to recruit new members to our board.

Fundraising groups are the local face of Muscular Dystrophy UK, raising vital funds and constantly raising the profile of the charity so that they can reach more people and their families affected by a muscle wasting condition. They need you to help them; they are asking for your skills and enthusiasm to help grow their fundraising groups! They need people to join with like-minded people in your local area and make Muscular Dystrophy UK better known in your town by collecting for the charity and planning activities to raise awareness. With that, you’ll: -Meet and work with new and inspiring people -Developing your communications, fundraising, PR and organisational skills -Add to your CV -Develop your leadership skills -Making a difference to your local community by raising funds and the profile of MDUK in your community -Have fun, share your enthusiasm and get to enjoy something new

There are 110,000 children and adults with muscle-wasting conditions in the UK, and Muscular Dystrophy UK needs you to help raise awareness. As an Ambassador you will be a representative for Muscular Dystrophy UK. You will use your influence and contacts with local small businesses and individuals in your local area to help build Muscular Dystrophy UK networks and fundraising partnerships. You will learn to be confident in speaking about the cause and the work of the charity; developing relationships with key supporters and individuals as part of the process. Raising awareness of who they are and what they do is very important to the charity so they are looking for a proactive volunteer who will seek out speaking opportunities and make asks on behalf of the charity to attend events where further awareness can be raised.

Muscular Dystrophy UK raises money to fund research to find the causes and cures for muscular dystrophy and to support those who have suffered from any form of muscular dystrophy. They would love you to help them make a difference to those in your local community! Be the local face for MDUK, and get more collection tins out in the community. As a Volunteer Collection box Co-ordinator you will support the Regional Development Manager in your region to raise awareness and funds for the charity by placing and managing collection boxes within businesses in your local area. It can be hugely satisfying to see your collection tin in more of the places you visit, and it doesn’t just help raise money, but people seeing their logo out there are more inclined to look at ways to support the charity.

We are looking for new members of the charitable society, and in particular students with an interest in finance, architecture, construction, planning, law or website design and construction (or those working in any of these fields) who could help us in the next stages of this project while building up their CVs with relevant experience. However, anyone with an interest in furthering our cause to build a much-needed hub in the Waterside area would be welcome, whatever their experience and interests. We also put on community events, for which we always need helpers.

Do you want to be part of a dynamic team supporting people living with dementia? Alzheimer Scotland would love to hear from you. Their Day Care, on Thursdays and Fridays from 10.00 am - 3.30 pm, support people living with dementia to relax and enjoy themselves in the tranquil setting of our Dementia Resource Centre. You would help their Team set up the morning refreshments and activities. After lunch, you would help set up and participate in an activity which can be anything from a quiz, a singalong or something crafty. As a volunteer you are part of this small team offering person centred, individualised support that meets the needs of each person who attends. Communicating and closely interacting within a small group setting or individually where required is a key part of this volunteer role.

How would you like to join the shop team to raise much needed funds for the Salvation Army? This will help them to do their work in our community. You could be processing donations, getting them ready for sale, merchandising all the goods on the shop floor to make them look appealing to the customer, providing good customer service. You'll get to be part of a team of volunteers who enjoy the wide variety of tasks within a happy retail environment. Come along and see for yourself how you can help make a difference. Travel expenses for the local area reimbursed if you volunteer at least 4 hours in a day.

Volunteer Befrienders are urgently required for the leading visual impairment charity in Fife. Seescape (Fife Society for the Blind) supports people living with visual impairments in Fife to enable them to live as independent a life as possible. This includes social support and connecting with their community. We are looking for volunteers who are people orientated, get a great deal of satisfaction with engaging with others and can provide a friendly listening ear as a Volunteer Befriender. The role is incredibly rewarding and makes a huge difference to a person living with visual impairment. All you need is an hour or so every week or so to call your match, who will be carefully chosen for you, to build a befriending relationship. The role involves telephone calls, visiting the befriendee and travel within Fife, to share a cuppa and a blether or take part in an activity, agreed in advance with Seescape. Full training and support is provided.

Friockheim Community Hub is the former Eastgate Primary School and is a fully inclusive project involving the whole community which is owned, managed, and operated by the community itself as a registered charity. The Hub aims to support all age groups and to provide a place for residents to get together socially and groups/clubs to meet (Young People, Elderly, Disabled, Mother & Toddlers, Pre-School, & Children). We are currently looking for volunteers to help us cover our reception desk within the Hub at Eastgate, angus DD11 4TG. This role involves answering and directing telephone calls, meeting, and greeting visitors to the Hub and some general administrative tasks such as booking rooms. Role Purpose: The role of the Receptionist is to provide a welcoming and informative face within Friockheim Hub – to help with clients/visitor’s enquiries & help support the overall running of the Hub on a day-to-day basis. Specific task would include: - Meeting & Greeting all visitors and directing them to the correct areas (café, business rooms, sensory room & fitness suite) - Light Admin Duties – updating paper-based information to OneDrive, Shredding Documents, updating information onto Social Media Platforms, using our online booking system to confirm bookings for both the Fitness Suite & Sensory Room. - Scanning in & Out Evri Parcels to customers. We are looking for a couple of amazing volunteers who could help spare a couple of hours on days we are open. Monday to Friday – from 10am til 4pm Saturdays – from 11am til 2pm

Would you enjoy promoting good ethical research by joining an NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC)? NHS RECs protect research participants and facilitate ethical research by reviewing research applications for approval. They make up the UK-wide ethics review system regulated by the Health Research Authority (HRA). We currently have exciting opportunities for more members to join our NHS Research Ethics Committees (RECs) and contribute to our work. Committees are made up of volunteer members who give their time to make a difference. Their work is varied but includes some of the biggest challenges we face in health and social care today, from cancer to dementia, and more recently COVID-19. REC members are a mixture of experts (registered healthcare professionals, clinical trial statisticians, data and population sciences and other experts in research) and lay members with an interest in health research ethics. Despite having different roles and experiences all members have a shared goal; to ensure research is ethical and fair. Being a REC member offers more than just the chance to shape and improve health and social care research. We provide regular training and support our members’ development, both professionally and personally. REC members develop their knowledge and are kept up to date on the latest developments in research and ethics. Our clinical members also earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for their work with us. Our Committee meet virtually, via Teams. Our members join from the clinic, the office or home. We offer role sharing that you can join with a colleague and share the workload. As a REC member you will gain: understanding of research ethics understanding of relevant legislation increased knowledge in research including methodology and statistics specialised knowledge of specific types of research (e.g. clinical trials, paediatrics, medical devices, qualitative research etc.) enhanced committee skills: summarising, debating, evaluating and decision-making access to Health Research Authority and other expert-led training and development opportunity to train for the role of a REC Officer i.e. Chair or Vice Chair. Commitment & Workload: attending full REC meetings virtually via Teams monthly (minimum 6 meetings per year) full REC meetings last 3-4 hours and require five to six hours of reading in preparation meetings are virtual currently; however, any travel costs for REC work will be reimbursed taking part in sub-committee work with two hours reading for each sub-committee reviewing research applications and amendments electronically through our members’ portal or email induction training within your first six months of appointment, equality, diversity and human rights training within your first year of appointment (can be done through your own employer) a minimum of four hours training related to research ethics for each year as a REC member. We require all prospective candidates to attend a REC meeting as an observer. This is the most effective way of understanding what REC Committees do.