A fundraising officer oversees a club’s fundraising strategy. A club often requires additional funds, especially if it is saving up for a new project or setting up a new team or a junior section. The role often spans organising fun, social events to completing grant application forms to negotiating sponsorship deals with local businesses.

What you’ll get out of it:

• Sense of self achievement and fulfilment
• Sense of giving back to the community
• Meeting lots of people from different backgrounds
• A chance to learn new skills and develop existing ones

Who will I be responsible to?

• The Treasurer

Ideally, you’ll need to be:

• Confident and approachable
• Enthusiastic with a good knowledge of the club’s activities
• A strong communicator
• Persuasive
• Interested in or experienced in generating additional income

What you will do:

• Identify sources of funding in association with the club’s development plan
• Talk to / build a relationship with local businesses and funding providers
• Develop sponsorship proposals
• Organise innovative fundraising activities to generate income

How much time will it take?

• Approximately two hours a week, though there will be times where nothing will be required of you while other weeks would require much more commitment (eg, in the weeks leading up to a fundraising event).