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Tim Lilley Fundraising

Charity/Not for Profit/Fundraising

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Tim Lilley Fundraising is an organisation that raises funds for charities. They are an independent agency which specialises in gently persuading people to part with their money for good causes.

Although Tim Lilley Fundraising uses a face-to-face approach to raising funds for charities, they pride themselves on the fact that they never put people under pressure to donate. That is why they have built up a strong reputation over a long period of twenty years as an effective, yet non-aggressive fundraising agency.

The organisations they have fundraised for reads like a Who’s Who of the charity sector.

They have helped Amnesty International, Friends of the Earth, Shelter, Save The Children, The Woodland Trust and Womankind Worldwide to secure long term income. At the same time they place great importance on giving the potential donators they meet face-to-face the time and space required to decide whether to contribute or not to any specific cause.

The great news for students and graduates is that Tim Lilley Fundraising recruits on a regular basis through the E4S website. And, in addition to a fulfilling sense of helping out good causes by boosting their coffers, a student job with Tim Lilley Fundraising also pays quite handsomely too. Wages can be in excess of £8 an hour once and bonuses can make these student fundraising jobs even more attractive. Fundraisers are also entitled to seven weeks paid holiday every year.

The other reason that Tim Lilley Fundraising is an interesting proposition as a student job is that the work is quite flexible. Typically, a working week can be less than 25 hours with the bulk of the fundraising being carried out face-to-face in the evenings. Usually, there is just one weekly daytime session for training and support, but that is quite easy to fit in for the majority of students.

The initial training by Tim Lilley Fundraising spans six weeks and covers key legal points that govern the practise of fundraising. It also takes candidates through the techniques involved in being successful in a fundraising job. As a student of fundraising, you would learn about how to approach people to establish their interest in your cause.

As well as making that initial contact with potential donors, you will also learn how to sustain their interest to build a long term relationship between the donor and the charity.

The initial and ongoing training from Tim Lilley Fundraising is designed to make sure that fundraisers are well-informed, sincere, friendly and sensitive to members of the public.

Managers at Tim Lilley Fundraising are committed to training new fundraisers so that both they give the fundraiser the best possible opportunity to earn money for themselves while raising substantial amounts of funds for the charities they are working on behalf of.

Whenever possible, Tim Lilley Fundraising tries to place fundraisers with the charities they are actually most passionate about. This ensures the greatest chance of success and fulfilment for both the fundraiser and the charity.

There are also fantastic opportunities for advancement at Tim Lilley Fundraising. Successful fundraisers are encouraged to move into management roles at the company in what can become a very rewarding long term career.

If you are interested in fundraising as a student or graduate job, then Tim Lilley Fundraising have vacancies all over the United Kingdom, so you have a great chance of being able to do this work in your own area.

If you can demonstrate to Tim Lilley Fundraising that you are an intelligent, committed, self-motivated individual with great communication skills then apply for any fundraising positions that are advertised below.

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