Volunteer Call for Trustees - WWOOF UK

What will you be doing?

As we move into springtime we’re starting the search for several new Trustees to join our current Board. We welcome interest from anyone who believes WWOOFing can help make a better, fairer and greener world. You don’t have to be (or have been) a member but you do need to have energy and commitment to help us grow and make WWOOFing the ‘go to’ organisation for people to experience and learn about sustainable ways of living and growing. Think you can help? Read on…   Being a Trustee of WWOOF UK (voluntary / unpaid position) We are looking for several new Trustees to join our current Board. We welcome interest from anyone who believes WWOOFing can help make a better, fairer and greener world and has the energy and commitment to make WWOOFing the ‘go to’ way to experience and learn about sustainable ways of living and growing. 

What are we looking for?

What kind of people are WWOOF UK Trustees? They have:

experience of being a WWOOF member and want to give back to the organisation / or; specific skills e.g. IT, fund-raising, promotion, social media, finance, legal and / or; life or work experience that would be useful to the organisation (e.g. a previous role as a Trustee or working in another charitable organisation)

They are people who:

want to make a difference and give a positive contribution to the world are open-minded enjoy and are good at working in a team can bring ideas to the group because they are in touch with what’s going on in the wider world and, more specifically, the world of low impact living and growing can abide by group decisions are comfortable with hearing, celebrating and representing the diversity of opinion from the WWOOF UK Board, staff, membership and other interested parties e.g. minority groups we want to engage with

We are particularly keen to hear from people with relevant experience in legal issues and safeguarding. The Board is also ready to develop potential new directions for WWOOF UK, so we are interested to hear from people with fresh ideas, project management skills and fundraising experience. This said, we welcome interest from anyone and believe that diversity and balance will make our organisation stronger. 

What difference will you make?

We welcome interest from anyone who believes WWOOFing can help make a better, fairer and greener world and has the energy and commitment to make WWOOFing the ‘go to’ way to experience and learn about sustainable ways of living and growing.    What do WWOOF UK Trustees do?

steer the direction of the organisation (strategy) monitor progress against the strategy ensure WWOOF UK fulfils its legal, financial and moral obligations to members, staff and reporting bodies like the Charities Commission lend personal expertise gained in other areas of life get involved with specific projects act as an ambassador for WWOOF UK and foster kinship with like-minded organisations