Fundraiser for leading climate and nature action charity

We’re looking for a Volunteer Fundraiser to enable us to engage and mobilise 5000 people in our community to take action to make Henley safer, cleaner and greener in the face of the climate and nature emergency.

What difference will you make?

Your work is absolutely vital in enabling us to implement our strategy (most immediately our 2025 - 2028 Action Plan). Without this funding, we would not be able to implement our plan.

By helping us access funding, you'll enable us in achieving our headline goal of actively engaging 5000 people from Henley and surrounding villages, to take action for a safer, cleaner and greener Henley.

This role is vital to enable us to make meaningful change. We have a trustee board which includes the former Sustainability Director of Marks & Spencer, the Chief Communications Officer from Tottenham Hotspur, the former head of Al Jazeera - and they are working with Greener Henley because they know that change will only come about at national policy level if it is robustly driven bottom up from grassroots, community level. We have an ambitious plan and we want to be able to replicate/scale our activities beyond Henley, but we can only do this with funding. We are already leading the way in community engagement both in our region and nationally.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone who is

• A strong writer and communicator
• Confident researching and identifying funding opportunities
• Familiar with grant applications and/or charity fundraising
• Organised and able to work independently
• Passionate about community, nature, and a safer, cleaner and greener future
• Fundraising experience ideal but not necessary
  
  

What will you be doing?

We're looking for a Volunteer Fundraiser to help secure funding that will power local climate and nature action in Henley. Specifically, we'd love your support in identifying suitable grants from local trusts and foundations, and preparing compelling applications that align with our mission and upcoming programmes.

The key deliverable will be the submission of successful grant applications that support our core work - including our schools programme, nature recovery projects, and community engagement events and partnerships. There's flexibility in how you support us if you have ideas for other creative fundraising avenues, we'd love to hear them.

You'll be working closely with our Executive Director and one of our Trustees, as well as our small, friendly team at Greener Henley. We're collaborative and supportive - and always open to adapting the role around your strengths, availability and interests.

This is a great opportunity to play a hands-on role in helping a grassroots charity make meaningful, scaleable/replicable, visible change in response to the climate and nature emergencies.