Website Volunteer

Web copywriting: Create engaging content for our website that adheres to SEO and brand.
Case study writing and storytelling: Help communicate our impact via stories and case studies that we can use on our website, in marketing materials, or in our annual report.
Use any images we have to further support the copy.

Strong writing and editing skills
Understanding of use of, and ability to write for, different mediums and formats (print copy vs web copy)
Ability to write with SEO [web writing tasks only] and brand at front of mind using our existing voice and style
Accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to quickly understand the needs of our organisation
Can ask key questions to enable us to clarify requirements
Understands the resource constraints of a small charity and is able to work with these.
Can understand and follow guidelines and work to deadlines.
Be flexible in your approach.

8 Brookside
Avenue
Crook
DL15 8LB

Approximately 2 hours per week, but this is flexible

Reasonable travel expenses will be paid in accordance with our Expenses policy.

Support and training will be provided.

Blind Life in Durham could not operate without our volunteers. Our volunteers allow us to provide social and sporting events to people with sight loss and severe sight loss.

As well as being a charity, Blind Life in Durham is also registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee and therefore our trustees are also directors. The members of the charity also may have other conditions in addition to their sight loss and the board take these into consideration as well.

The charity has been running since 2004 and have around 20 volunteers whose input is vital. You would be joining the team as a volunteer who would provide a vital service to our members at a variety of events throughout each month.

You will also be welcome to participate in any of the events, if you choose to and opportunities for presenting new idea’s which will benefit members and volunteers alike.

Opposite the Brookside MOT & Service Centre
New Road
Crook

Blind Life in Durham could not operate without our volunteers. Our volunteers allow us to provide social and sporting events to people with sight loss and severe sight loss.

As well as being a charity, Blind Life in Durham is also registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee and therefore our trustees are also directors. The members of the charity also may have other conditions in addition to their sight loss and the board take these into consideration as well.

The charity has been running since 2004 and have around 20 volunteers whose input is vital. You would be joining the team as a volunteer who would provide a vital service to our members at a variety of events throughout each month.

You will also be welcome to participate in any of the events, if you choose to and opportunities for presenting new idea’s which will benefit members and volunteers alike.