NSPCC and how you can help

What is your role at NSPCC?

I am the Community Fundraising Manager for Bristol, Bath, North Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire: supporting volunteers and supporters across this patch holding events and fundraising activities - whether they are Branch and District committee groups, individuals, small businesses or clubs and associations. If anyone wants to support the NSPCC, I'll be there to support them. 

My role brings our volunteers together from across communities and the aim is to bring together our communities from across different generations and cultures within our fantastically diverse region. We are an organisation working hard at promoting equality, diversity and inclusion through our services, campaigns, and volunteering opportunities.

What’s the best part about your job?

No two days are the same at NSPCC, therefore there’s no “typical day”, however this is what makes it an exciting and enjoyable role. A Community Fundraiser wears many hats – one minute you’re filling in as the bingo caller at a volunteer’s event, next you are pitching at a major stakeholder meeting! It’s a challenging role, not just because it’s so varied but fundraisers have high targets which rely heavily on relationship management and the good will of people. As we know, it’s a tough economic climate now and everyone is under immense pressure. However, we must keep going to ensure children continue to get the help they always need.

Swindon rowing team 2022 with NSPCC Swindon Branch Chair

How many volunteers does NSPCC Wiltshire have?

In our Community Fundraising directorate in Swindon and North Wiltshire we have a Branch committee group of around 25-30 volunteers. In Salisbury and South Wiltshire we have around 25 volunteers. Across the county as a whole in excess of 50. 

What roles do the volunteers provide?

They are our bread and butter. Without these groups of volunteers we wouldn’t be able to reach new corners of the community and raise awareness of our services and also vital funds to continue our work. We wouldn’t have a facility in Swindon either without our volunteers, our Swindon Business Board sought the funding to purchase a building - they are the reason we are there and have since built up a direct services programme.

What are the biggest challenges you’re facing at the moment?

An ageing volunteer family and people have fewer hours to give these days. We need to reach new generations, new audiences and diversify how we raise vital funds. The cost of living crisis and recent pandemic have also had a huge impact on volunteer numbers and the ways in which people can donate their time as well as money.

How can businesses like ours help?

• Provide support to spread the word about what we do
• Corporate volunteering programmes
• Choose us as your charity of the year
• Take on a challenge/ become volunteers 

To discuss ways in which you can support NSPCC, chat to Emma at [email protected] / 07818 511657.


About the NSPCC

The NSPCC is the leading children’s charity fighting to end child abuse in the UK and Channel Islands. Using voluntary donations, which make up around 90 per cent of our funding, we help children who’ve been abused to rebuild their lives, we protect children at risk, and we find the best ways of preventing child abuse from ever happening. When a child needs a helping hand, we’ll be there. When parents are finding it tough, we’ll help. When laws need to change, or governments need to do more, we won’t give up until things improve.