All volunteers should have 3 years practical and professional experience in one of these skills areas and only opportunities where 3+ years professional experience are essential will be accepted. More on our criteria
We currently accept opportunities and volunteers with skills in the following areas.
Can’t find a skill? This article on picking the right skills might help.
Communications and Marketing
- Campaigning
- Copywriting / Journalism
- Event management
- Marketing strategy
- Public relations
- Social media marketing
Creative Services
- Film / video production
- Graphic design
- Illustration
- Photography
Digital and IT
- Database / CRM development
- Digital and IT strategy
- Digital Trustees
- Network / system management
- Project management / Product owner
- SEO and analytics
- Software and web development
- Web design (including UX/UI)
Finance
- Accountancy / Auditing
- Bookkeeping
- Financial management
Income generation
- Business development / Sales
- Commissioning / Contracting
- Fundraising events
- Fundraising research / Bid writing
- Fundraising strategy
Leadership
- Governance
- Public speaking
- Strategic development and planning
- Strategic mentoring / coaching
Legal
- Legal
Management
- Change management
- General / operations management
- HR
- Management consultancy
- Office and Administration Management
- Project / programme management
- Volunteer management
Organisational policy
- Data protection / GDPR
- Health and safety
- Safeguarding
Property
- Architecture / Surveying
- Property management
- Rural and town planning
Research and analysis
- Business advice / analysis
- Data analysis
- Market research
- Research (qualitative / quantitative)
- User research
Service design
- Service design
Support and training
- Advice / Advocacy
- Mentoring / Coaching
- Social care / Counselling
- Teaching / Education
- Training
If you can't find your skill, please read this article on picking the right skills. If you still think that we are missing a skill that would fit well with our mission, we’d love to hear from you. Please let us know by completing this 1 minute survey. We aim to review our list of skills twice a year.
