GET INVOLVED

How can you help us continue and improve the way we support the vulnerable in our community?

VOLUNTEER

We could not operate without our amazing team of volunteers. We are always grateful for help offered. There are various options:-

Operationally:- there are a number of practical opportunities e.g. sorting food stocks at FoodShare, serving lunches at the Homeless Project, patrolling the streets with the Street Angels.

Skills based:- Additionally there are opportunities for cross charity volunteers with particular skill sets e.g. HR, Marketing, Fundraising, IT, Legal, Logistics, Impact Measurement, managing volunteers

To find out more click through on the links below

1. Windsor FoodShare: click here.

2. Windsor Street Angels: click here.

3. Windsor Homeless Project: click here.

4. Cross charity skills-based: click here.

CORPORATES & BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS

We have opportunities that range from formal long-term partnerships to one-off team building events at our projects – FoodShare, Homeless Project and Street Angels

We design a bespoke package with you that is mutually beneficial. This could include:-

• • Choose Alma Beacon as your official corporate charity.
  • Encourage employees to sign up and fundraise for external volunteering events – half marathon and other races, supermarket drive days, annual Sleep Out
  • Create your own internal fundraising activities – cake bakes, quiz, auction, raffle, walk-a -thon
  • Set up your own company JustGiving page and encourage employees to fundraise on our behalf
  • Involve Alma Beacon in team building days
  • We can provide support at your internal events
  • Set up permanent donation boxes for food donations in your offices
  • Encourage your interns to achieve their charitable goals
  • Can you help us with specialist skills eg HR, Marketing, Fundraising, IT, Legal, Logistics, Impact Measurement
  • Assist with operational volunteering sessions e.g. food sorting, tea serving, patrolling streets

Interested? Get in touch and find out what we can do together! corporate@almabeacon.org

FUNDRAISING

There are many ways you can help us to raise funds for Alma Beacon to support our work across our projects. Sign up and fundraise for events such as the Windsor Half Marathon, supermarket drive days, boxing tournaments, our Sleep Out and Foodshare sponsored walk events.

As well as supporting fundraising activities organised by Alma Beacon you can run your own fundraising events to help raise money to support the most vulnerable in our community. Let us know how we can help you .

Have fun! Gather your friends, family, colleagues together – raise money and enjoy! Here’s a few ideas to get started:-

• • Cake bake sale
  • Coffee morning
  • Dinner party
  • Karaoke evening
  • Film night
  • Fancy dress party
  • Games competitions – tiddly winks, darts, boules ……..

Get fit! Challenge people to raise money at the same time as improving fitness e.g.

• • Sit ups
  • Jogging
  • Grass mowing
  • Dance-a-thon

Harness your hobby: Do you belong to a sports or activity club? Challenge your fellow hobbyists to a fundraising session – feel good and have fun!

• • Tournaments – tennis, golf, bowls
  • Dance evenings – tango, salsa, ballroom
  • Classes – yoga, tai chi, Pilates
  • Book clubs

For help and information contact info@almabeacon.org