We are delighted to launch a new volunteer role aimed at professionals who want to give back to charity by donating their skills or professional insight.

Lisa Grainger, SensationALL’s fundraising and marketing manager, says: “Volunteers are an invaluable extension to our staff team and the ambassador role is a new flexible role that can be tailored to suit your interests and availability. There are no set hours and many ways to get involved, whether that’s promoting our events, connecting us with local businesses and schools or simply being a public face of the charity.

The role of an ambassador can take many forms; from attending events on behalf of the charity to talk about our services to reaching out to organisations for fundraising support or donations. It’s important to remember that the role can be bespoke to you as an individual too; allowing you to further awareness of the charity in a way that you are comfortable. This is really valuable to the charity as it allows us to reach out to new people, create fundraising opportunities and help create positive awareness among local communities.

The benefits of volunteering

Ambassadors also benefit personally, Lisa adds: “Our volunteers tell us they get a huge amount of enjoyment from their roles as they expand their understanding of neurodivergence, meet new people, add value to their CVs and most importantly, have fun!

Plus, the huge amount of satisfaction in seeing our small, local charity grow and thrive – volunteers can be proud that they’re making a positive difference. Any amount of time people can give is greatly appreciated and will help us achieve our charitable goals of supporting more people across the northeast.” 

Ambassadors in action

Claire Muir, owner of Little Black Dog Media and parent of a SensationALL attendee, is one of the charity’s first ambassadors. She describes why she wanted to get involved:

“As someone who’s seen first-hand how SensationALL supports families, I wanted to give back. But with work and young children, I couldn’t commit to anything regular.

Lisa suggested I help on an ad-hoc basis with copywriting. There’s no pressure, but I’ve already helped a few times and it feels fantastic to support the charity in a way that works for me.” 

Get in touch

Could you be our next ambassador? To find out more about becoming a SensationALL ambassador contact volunteering@sensationall.org.uk