Community Engagement Volunteering

 

Our Organization has 4 years’ experience in community service volunteering our time for a good cause we are frequently are involved in addressing inequality. Projects often target communities perceived to be culturally, economically or geographically disadvantaged.

 

Our Tasks as Volunteers;

 

As a current Community Volunteer, focusing on working with the community to identify their needs and issues, and formulating strategies to address those issues.  Our tasks involved but not limited to identifying community skills, assets, issues and needs ensuring that local people have their say; developing new resources in dialogue with the community and evaluating existing programmes

building links with other groups and agencies; helping to raise public awareness on issues relevant to the community; preparing reports and policies; raising and managing funds for projects; developing and implementing strategies; liaising with interested groups and individuals to set up new services; mediating in matters of conflict; recruiting and training voluntary staff; planning, attending and coordinating meetings and events; overseeing the management of a limited budget; encouraging participation in activities; challenging inappropriate behaviour; general administrative duties.

 

Our Skills

 

• Advocacy and networking skills.

• Good listening skills; A non-judgemental and positive attitude

• Creative thinking and problem-solving ability

• Political, social and negotiating skills and ability in understanding of how public sector bodies work

• Compassion and the ability to empathise with people's life experiences

• Fundraising - at management level there is an increasing need to identify and pursue sources of funding.