Role Details
As a leadership volunteer, you will be part of our committees of volunteers who will work over the months to help us organize our fundraising events. Depending on the needs in your community, available roles could include committee lead, logistics, community outreach, volunteer lead, and social media.
Description
In this role, you will be supporting the efforts of the Canadian Cancer Society to raise critical funds to change the future for those living with cancer and beyond. The Canadian Cancer Society is looking for our volunteer Friends and Family Outreach Co-Leads to support our newest event, “Trivia Night.” Volunteering with the Canadian Cancer Society is more than just a task or experience – it has a real impact. The Canadian Cancer Society is actively recruiting Friends and Family Outreach Co-Leads to join our team.
Brief Overview: Working in partnership with the CCS Staff Partner and the Committee, the Friends and Family Leads will provide recruitment, stewardship, and fundraising coaching support for our Friends and Family teams. This role involves working collaboratively to help share the strategic direction of the “Trivia Night” event which includes identifying opportunities for event growth and success.
Why we need you
Be part of a group of people who, like you, want to make a difference in the lives of those touched by cancer.
What we're looking for
Our successful Friends and Family Outreach Lead is:
- A confident salesperson: willing and able to use digital, phone, and in-person opportunities to talk to prospective participants and promote the event.
- Strong leader, effective communicator with strong organizational skills.
- A team player who can motivate others.
- Interested in planning events and working with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds.
- Committed to the confidentiality of all CCS records, business, and intellectual property.
- Able to dedicate 1-5 hours per week working on this event (with peak season taking place between December and April). This time commitment is flexible and will vary week-to-week. One week you may be attending events to promote the event, while the next week you may only be responding to emails.
- Bonus if you LOVE trivia!
Our Investment
As a valued CCS volunteer, you will:
- Become a member of a successful team helping to create a society to take on cancer.
- Gain leadership, event management and networking experience.
- Have a positive impact in your community.
- Training and learning opportunities to strengthen personal skills.
Your commitment
As a Friends and Family Outreach Lead you can expect to work on the following:
- Recruit friends and family teams to participate in the 2024 All Cancers Trivia Event.
- Build a recruitment strategy, identifying where and how to recruit Friends and Family teams to the event.
- Contact and recruit teams through phone, email or in person meetings by sharing event details, how they can sign up and why supporting CCS is so important.
- Attend events as a CCS Representative with the objective of recruiting participants.
- Self-monitor progress towards goals.
- Support Friends and Family engagement by building relationships with the teams you recruit to the event, providing coaching to help them reach their fundraising goals.
- Be on site for event day to assist with set up and take-down.
- Works closely with CCS staff partner
- Flexible to jump-in where needed on committee tasks
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