voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Get On Board! A board member volunteering opportunity...
Trustee
with Give a Dog a Bone DunfermlineVolunteer Opportunity No. VO106848 - Created/last updated: 05/10/2026
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OpportunityAbout this opportunity: ‘Give a Dog a Bone… and an animal a home’ is a registered charity, founded in 2013. They seek to expand their Board members, to support future growth. They are a unique and award-winning charity, tackling loneliness for older adults via animal companionship and friendship.
To meet their aims, they offer two projects:
Financial support to the over 60s to adopt a rescue pet companion. It’s a WIN/WIN – the person gets a friend, and the animal gets a home.
‘Companionship in the Community’ operating four community spaces in Scotland: Shawlands, Troon, Alloa and Dunfermline, which provide older adults a safe space to make new friends, learn new skills and mix with our special team of Companionship Dogs.
They are looking for our Trustees to make active and insightful contributions to the Board, using their wide-ranging skills, knowledge and experience, to ensure good governance and the development of future strategy.Takes place: mornings afternoons evenings Mondays 
Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Training provided: They will provide information on the roles and responsibilities of Trustee. This is an open and transparent group and support will be provided. Experience required: They are looking for someone who is passionate about the purpose and goals of Give a Dog a Bone and can demonstrate their commitment and support, has objective judgement and a willingness to speak to their mind, can give adequate time, thought and energy to the role and will act as an ambassador for Give a Dog a Bone. Skills in the areas of either Fundraising and IT are desirable. Restrictions on who can volunteer
No restrictions were specified.Application process: Application Form; Interview; References Travel Details Meetings will take place at their Glasgow City Centre office and/or via Zoom. Trustees are responsible for their own travel arrangements, out of pocket expenses can be reimbursed. What Now?
To enquire/register an interest in this opportunity please call us on 0800 389 6046, e-mail us, or fill out this form: You can print these opportunity details.
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Director, Trustee, Board/Committee member or Governor?!
Organisations have different names for the volunteers who are responsible for the running of the organisation - some are called Board members, some are Committee members, some may use the word Director for example. Broadly speaking, they mean the same thing - the people at the top who are ultimately responsible! These are important roles (for which training and support is available) and without volunteers at board level voluntary sector organisations could not exist.Help and Support
Call us to arrange an appointmentGive us a call on 0800 389 6046 to arrange an appointment to chat with our staff about what opportunities are available - at Board/Committee level as well as operational opportunities. Meetings can be arranged outside of the office in some cases.
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