Bake a Difference Ambassador
Organisation: Muscular Dystrophy UK
Location: Remote
Time Commitment: Minimum 2 hours per week
Duration: Until the end of December 2023
About the Role
Bake a Difference Ambassadors play a key role in supporting Muscular Dystrophy UK’s annual fundraising campaign, Bake a Difference, taking place on 9 November 2023. As an ambassador, you will help recruit and support volunteers to take part in bake sales and coffee mornings, raising vital funds and awareness for people living with muscle-wasting conditions.
What You’ll Get from the Role
The opportunity to meet new people in your community and work as part of a skilled and friendly fundraising team
A flexible volunteering opportunity that fits around your lifestyle
The chance to make a positive difference for more than 110,000 people living with muscle-wasting conditions
Relevant training provided by Muscular Dystrophy UK
Ongoing support from your local Regional Development Manager
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Bake a Difference Ambassador, you will:
Act as a representative of Muscular Dystrophy UK in your local area
Recruit volunteers from your friends, family, workplace, and wider community to take part in Bake a Difference
Encourage and support volunteers to hold coffee and cake events that can help fund vital research into muscle-wasting conditions
Raise awareness of the Bake a Difference campaign and help increase engagement with bake sale events
Confidently talk about the cause and the work of the charity, helping to raise its profile
Build and maintain positive relationships with supporters, volunteers, and community contacts
Specific Tasks May Include
Promoting small business involvement in Bake a Difference, including outreach to cafés, libraries, bakeries, and local businesses
Speaking about muscular dystrophy and the charity’s work to fight muscle disease
Identifying opportunities to share contact details and develop ongoing relationships
Providing feedback to help improve and develop campaign activity
Reporting back to the Regional Development Manager on events, key contacts, and follow-up actions
What You’ll Bring to the Role
A welcoming, friendly, and approachable manner
Good verbal communication skills, both over the phone and via email
Confidence in delivering key messages clearly and enthusiastically
A proactive and adaptable approach to identifying volunteering and recruitment opportunities
An understanding of, and commitment to, disability issues, equal opportunities, and diversity
A willingness to engage new audiences and build strong relationships
The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Further Information
To learn more about the Bake a Difference 2023 campaign, including its origins and impact, visit:
https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/bakeadifference
You can also register your interest in taking part and be in with a chance to receive a free Bake a Difference tea towel.