Arts and heritage charity Invisible Palace seeks trustees

Arts and heritage charity Invisible Palace seeks trustees

Trustee/Governor
J99580
At a glance

Skills

  • Fundraising strategy
  • Strategic development and planning
  • Project / programme management

Where

London, SE19 1HB
Mainly at home
Travel limit? No specific limit, though knowledge of local area essential

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
1-3 hours / week
Time involved being a trustee: ● Quarterly trustee meetings arranged either in person or on zoom ● Reading minutes and committee documents before

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Welcome to Reach Volunteering. We are a community and registered charity that connects people, skills and good causes.

To apply for this role, and any other on our platform, you need to be based in the UK, have at least three years of experience using the skills you wish to volunteer in a professional capacity or have lived experience (for trustee roles). Read more about our criteria.

Invisible Palace invites people to come together through shared interests for collective activity.

Can you support us with skills in one of the following: finance, fundraising, volunteer management, policy and procedure?

What will you be doing?

Invisible Palace creates accessible and welcoming activities where a broad range of people can come together through shared interests for collective activity. We believe in a place where arts, heritage, and green activities are available, affordable and accessible to everyone.

Invisible Palace works in an inclusive way therefore the board of trustees should reflect the range of identities and experiences that make up communities in our local boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham. We welcome applications from all parts of our local communities. Applicants with lived experience of wellbeing through arts, heritage, and collective activity are encouraged to apply. The board is seeking to recruit people with skills in one or more of the following areas:  finance, fundraising, volunteer management, policy and procedure

What are we looking for?

Can you support us with skills in one of the following: finance, fundraising, volunteer management, policy and procedure?

First time trustees are welcome to apply, induction training will be given.

Applicants with lived experience of wellbeing through arts, heritage, and collective activity are encouraged to apply.

Knowledge of the local area through living or working in one of our neighbouring boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, or Southwark could be an advantage.

We are keen to work with trustees who take and interest in the work that Invisible Palace does.

What difference will you make?

A trustee role gives you:

  • Involvement in decision making and strategy
  • Influence over how things are run
  • A chance to develop new skills
  • Opportunity to work as part of a small team
  • Help to create a place where arts, heritage, and green activities are available, affordable and accessible to everyone

Before you apply

Please apply through the Reach volunteering platform stating the skills you can offer Invisible Palace and why you would like to get involved with us.

Causes
  • Arts
  • Black, asian and minority ethnic groups
  • Children / families
  • Environment
  • Gardens and parks
  • Learning disabilities / difficulties
  • Local / community
  • Museums / heritage
  • Older people / later life
  • Young people
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    Invisible Palace is a charity based in South East London which brings people from a whole range of backgrounds together through shared interests for collective activity. Working across the five...