Fundraising - Board of Trustees

ROLE DESCRIPTION

About Us

ParaPride has endeavoured to meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ and disabled communities through a variety of complementary activities. The global pandemic led us to shift much of our work to have a digital focus. We continued to shine a spotlight on the lives of these intersectional communities, as well as providing opportunities to raise awareness and promote broader consideration of the challenges that they face in their lives.

ParaPride’s charitable objectives as follows :

(a) Creating education and awareness around the need for greater visibility of the communities we serve within the wider LGBTQ+ and disabled communities;

(b) Creating and promoting online and offline activities and events to foster understanding of the experience of being LGBTQ+ and disabled people and to bring the communities we serve together;

(c) Working with other organisations to further educate and expose the wider public to the challenges faced by the communities we serve and opportunities that are presented when including them; and,

(d) Commissioning or conducting research to substantiate the prioritisation of issues impacting the communities we serve.

ParaPride looks for a wide range of opportunities to achieve these objects, including producing inclusive digital events and working with venues and other social spaces to produce events. The COVID-19 global pandemic led to an increasing focus on digital activities, events and collaborations.

We also promote information, resources and awareness training for better consideration of the obstacles faced by these intersectional communities.

As a relatively new charity, we will be developing our approach over the next couple of years to further our charitable objects and to serve the LGBTQ+ and disabled communities in the most effective way.

The Role : Fundraising Trustee

We are currently recruiting for a Trustee with expertise in fundraising. We encourage applicants to submit an application with a CV covering relevant experience and a short covering note on why they are interested in joining our Board of Trustees.

Objectives

• To work with the rest of the Board of Trustees, to continue and to sustainably develop the charity’s work supporting the disabled LGBTQIA+ community
• To support the Board in shaping and delivering ParaPride’s fundraising strategy to ensure the charity’s financial sustainability
• To provide strategic guidance and oversight on income generation activities, including grant applications, corporate partnerships, and donor / trust / foundations engagement

Responsibilities

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Time commitment

Person specification

In terms of skills that will support the organisation’s mission, we would particularly prioritise candidates with :

ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

At ParaPride, we are committed to ensuring that all of our engagements are as accessible and as inclusive as possible. These include applying for and interviewing for roles. Whilst we understand that we can never be fully accessible as everybody's needs are different, we strive to be proactive with thinking about accessibility requirements.

When applying for a role at ParaPride, if you would like to get in touch to talk about any access requirements, please contact us using the details below and we will arrange a date and time to have a conversation with you.

We offer several diverse ways of applying for a role. These include :

CONTACT US

If you are interested in applying for this role, please email your CV and covering note to : board@parapride.org

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