Job Description

Fundraising Volunteer (Unpaid Role)

About SLTH:

Strength & Learning Through Horses provides mental health and education support to some of London's most vulnerable young people through offering equine-assisted therapy and alternative education programmes. The organisation's ability to deliver excellence in its service quality is dependent upon a skilled and competent workforce where learning and continuous improvement is a fundamental aim. Central to this role is the ability to work according to the organisation's core values of:

Ambition:

?for young people, SLTH and ourselves as individuals

Curiosity without judgement:

about human and equine behaviours

Embrace difference:

a variety of perspectives & life experiences are essential

Embrace difficulty:

it's where the learning happens

Commitment to always improving:

?& owning areas that improvement is required

Respect

Strength & Learning Through Horses has been in operation for over 10 years and has grown year on year in terms of income, number of young people reached, and number of services we offer. We have 7 full-time contracted staff members, 18 freelance staff members, and work with numerous volunteers. 400 - 500 young people per year benefit from our life-changing services; our hope is that this will increase to 700+ per year from 2027 once the building project at our site is complete. We have ambitious longer-term plans for growth.

We have been operating in North London for over 10 years from a small stables. After our lease sadly came to an end in January 2023, we moved to our long-term home. This was a derelict stable owned by the Council which we have secured via a 25-year lease. In 2022-23, we raised 300,000 to get the site usable as an equine therapy centre, although it is still very run down with much of it boarded up and derelict. We now have full planning permission to develop the site and build a purpose-built equine therapy centre which will allow us to double the number of young people who access the space.

We are seeking a?Fundraising Volunteer?to support us in writing funding proposals, completing funding applications to trusts and foundations, and contacting corporates for sponsorships for events and one-off projects to bring our vision into a reality and fund the life changing work we do. You will work remotely or from our charity based in Barnet, North London to help raise funds for our events and organisation in the long term.

Your Key Responsibilities will include:

Assisting with researching and approaching corporate entities, both national and international, for event sponsorships, partnerships, and donations from corporate foundations. Assisting with writing and delivering compelling presentations and proposals for funding to trusts, foundations and other institutions. Writing emails and speaking with potential partners over the phone about the work of Strength and Learning Through Horses with the aim of securing funds for the Charity.

You will have the following skills and experience:

A good level of written and oral communication. Experience of writing funding proposals and working in fundraising would be an advantage. Knowledge of corporate fundraising techniques including Charity of the Year, sponsorship, donations and marketing would be an advantage. An ability to present and engage potential partners/sponsors in a compelling way.
We are seeking a motivated and talented volunteer to support us in this role.

Working in a small team, you will be supporting the Rosie Bensley and will have responsibility for assisting corporate, major donor and other fundraising activities.

The ideal candidate must have good written communication skills, experience of writing funding proposals would be desirable but not necessary. The main thing is that you are motivated to help us raise the funds to change young people's lives for the better.

Further, you should be able to work under your own initiative. We provide a wide array of training, development and guidance for our volunteers. Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to support development projects to improve the quality of life of marginalised people. If you are passionate about personal development, mental health, and equine-assisted activities and keen to gain valuable, hands-on experience, then we would like to hear from you. Please note that this is a voluntary, unpaid position, with a possibility of contributing to the cost of travel from your home to our site/yard.

Don't meet every single requirement?

Strength and Learning Through Horses values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at SLTH and we'd welcome an explanation as to how you believe you would develop the skills required with training.

Please note due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to all applicants, hence only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Types: Volunteer, Internship

Benefits:

Casual dress On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Barnet EN5 2AQ