Who is Goodsted?
Goodsted's vision is to empower collaboration for social and environmental progress. We are a platform that connects individuals who want to share/volunteer their skills & expertise with non-profits and impact organisations. Through our digital platform, projects and organisations can post skilled based volunteer needs and find the right person to support their project. It is an open community platform with the aim to nurture collaboration to progress causes we all care about. With this post, we're looking to reach out to individuals interested in volunteering and grow our volunteer community.
Which organisation will you be supporting?
Symbiosia aims to transform the residential social care model in the UK, by providing a financially viable, and fun for all generations alternative to traditional nursing homes, carbon negative. Their mission is to disrupt the social care industry by creating a fun based new concept which tackles significant challenges, such as affordability, staff retention, and intergenerational disconnect. Symbiosia will act as a community hub, designed to foster interaction among residents, staff, and visitors, and to diminish the societal stigmas surrounding nursing homes. Their vision is a residential social care facility like never seen before: a carbon-negative structure enveloped within an eco-friendly leisure park.
What do they want to achieve?
They would like to grow and not miss out on collaborations.
Organised work flow with other occasional volunteers/students.
Improved data collection.
What do they need help with?
Esther Wiskerke, the Founding Director of Symbiosia Community Interest Company, is juggling many plates. Symbiosia are losing opportunities as not all leads she makes can be followed up.
They are looking for someone (on a virtual, part-time basis) to assist Esther in day-to-day operational tasks. They are open to work with your preferences, but here's an indication of the things they need help with:
Coordination of activities linked to their events.
To assist in gathering data and insights pertinent to their ongoing feasibility exploration and community programmes.
Coordinating the newsletter and social media outreach to update their growing community of supporters.
Fundraising support: Help in crafting grant applications and coordinating with donors to secure funding for Symbiosia’s pilot phase and subsequent scaling.
Be a part of a ground-breaking Maverick project aiming to transform how UK society views and manages residential social care.
What do they have in place?
They have Calendly, Mailchimp and other software packages.
Time Commitment
This role requires a time commitment of 10 hours.
Click on the link here to volunteer: https://app.goodsted.com/opportunity/b4b43j4gfz1bzalxsgmew6ill
Please note: You will need to apply directly through the link provided above and not through the Apply button on this job description.