Current Volunteer Opportunities

"Unheard": Be the Voice That Saves a Life

Communication problem:

"Unheard" will be a short film that tackles the devastating consequences of silence surrounding mental health. The film highlights how missed opportunities for connection and a lack of understanding can push individuals struggling with suicidal thoughts further into despair.

Skills needed:

We need passionate individuals with skills in:

• Filmmaking: Capturing raw emotion and translating a powerful message to the screen.
• Storytelling: Crafting a compelling narrative that deeply resonates with viewers.
• Sound design: Using audio to heighten emotional impact and convey the character's isolation.
• Editing: Weaving together visuals and sound to create a seamless and impactful viewing experience.

Impact:

• Public: "Unheard" will raise awareness, challenge stigma, and encourage people to be more attuned to the struggles of others. It will inspire empathy and empower individuals to reach out and offer support.
• Volunteers: This project provides a platform for volunteers to contribute their skills to a vital cause. Volunteers will gain valuable experience in filmmaking while making a tangible difference in the fight against suicide.

Join us in creating "Unheard" and help break the silence that surrounds mental health. Together, we can be the voices that save lives.

Mini Project: 9-12 hours

Mental Health | Creating | Remote or Face to Face

The communication problem: Suicide and self-harm remain shrouded in stigma, preventing open conversations and hindering people from seeking help. This silence has devastating consequences.

We need your creativity: We're searching for a talented filmmaker to help us create a powerful short film that will:

• Showcase Harmless' vital work: Highlighting their achievements and vision for the future through interviews, visuals, and powerful testimonials.
• Give voice to the struggles: Sharing insights into the challenges faced by those affected by suicide and self-harm.
• Inspire hope and action: Delivering a compelling call to action, encouraging viewers to support Harmless and break the silence.

Impact:

• Public: Raising awareness, challenging stigma, and encouraging help-seeking behaviour.
• Volunteers: Contributing to a life-saving cause and gaining experience in filmmaking and advocacy.

Join us in creating a film that amplifies voices, inspires change, and ultimately saves lives.

Focussed Help: 5-8 hours

Mental Health | Creating | Remote or Face to Face

We have a large group of regular supporters who are Boomers and are ageing rapidly. To grow our donor base we need to reach out to younger audiences through social media. We have a good following to start from on Facebook and Linkedin but no engagement on Instagram and no TikTok at all. We need someone to help us to reach and engage this new audience! Are you up for a challenge?

Mini Project: 9-12 hours

Children and Young People | Creating | Remote or Face to Face

We are looking for support to update our website www.aafp.uk so that businesses can see the work we do and support us, not only with funding but sharing with their customer and clients. This can have a significant impact on the funds we raise, as donors can see how their contributions are being used. We have not been able to regularly update the website and this has had an impact on the work we do.

Action Against Food Poverty is still very small but with the right support, we hope to increase the work we do to support more people.

Mini Project: 9-12 hours

Housing and Homelessness | Creating | Remote or Face to Face

Charity Hall is a new initiative that aims to collect and archive the incredible stories for the social pioneers that shaped civil society. Inspired by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, each year we will induct individuals that have had a substantial impact in the community, both art and present, with the aim of building a living archive that can inspire future community changemakers.

We need someone to help us create social content utilising the branded templates that we have in Canva, to help us encourage submissions for our recently announced call for nominations, and to showcase the inductees which we will announce early next year.

In depth Project: 13-16 hours

Heritage | Creating | Remote