Fundraising Trustee

As a Fundraising Trustee, you'll play a key role in shaping and supporting Let's Play Project's fundraising vision and strategy. Working with the charity manager and fellow trustees you'll help us build sustainable income streams to support our mission.

What difference will you make?

Having you on Board will allow us to provide and sustain opportunities to grow as an organisation - to expand our services to more families and age groups, so more young people are included and are having fun, allowed to chill and express, have a place where they feel safe and can form friendships.

What are we looking for?

If you have experience in fundraising, marketing, running a business or non-profit organisation, strategic thinking and understanding of income growth and sustainability as well willingness to use your skills, time and networks to make an impact for our pretty incredible team and service, you will be able to add plenty of value.
We play to each other strength and everyone has a lot of transferable skills that are incredibly useful in this setting. Come and meet us, let us share our vision and aspirations - and we guarantee there will be plenty of fun and challenges but equally you will feel how your input makes a difference in the lives of our young people and their families.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide Strategic input on fundraising plans and campaigns
• Support and advise on income generation, donor engagements, and partnerships
• Champion a fundraising culture across the charity
• Use your networks to open doors to new supporters and opportunities
• Ensure the charity complies with fundraising regulations and best practice
• Guide and support staff and volunteers
• Assist in recruitment (when required)

As a member of the Board of Trustees

Participate in quarterly meetings and annual strategy day, to help set Let's Play's strategic direction, goals, and targets, particularly in relation reaching a very challenging fundraising target to ensure the sustainability of our organisation

What will you be doing?

Let's Play Project has started in 2001 by few parents to give their children with special needs an access to the mainstream play and leisure opportunities with support. Since then it has grown into an incorporated charity commissioned by Oxfordshire County Council and regulated by Ofsted and the Charities commission, supporting over 150 families in North Oxfordshire.

Our Mission
Transforming lives through the power of play and friendships

Our Values
Authentic (Credible, Trustworthy and Open), Positive Role Model (Striving to do the best for our young people and families), Team Player (Works collaboratively and builds trust) Conscientious (Do the very best you can), Continuous Improvement (Always finding a better way)

We are looking for a skilled Fundraising Trustee to strengthen our fundraising strategy and diversify our income. Let's Play is run by a talented and committed core staff of 6, supported by a large and diverse team of play workers and a board of Trustees. Young people are at the heart of everything we do. We provide an after school and holiday club which gives so vital play, learning and friendship opportunities for young people with learning and physical difficulties who cannot access the mainstream extra-curricular activities. We aim to provide a safe, fun and inclusive environment for our staff and young people, where everyone is valued, and achievements are celebrated.

If you feel able to share your fundraising expertise and help Let's Play to continue to grow and develop, we'd love to hear from you.

We understand that everyone leads busy lives and some trustees can commit more time than others. We have 4 quarterly meetings a year (2-3 hours) with subcommittees meeting up as required in the interim. This is an incredibly positive organisation stacked with talented, caring, inclusive, passionate and compassionate individuals.