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Volunteering Opportunity: VO106282
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Community Wish Maker
Created/last updated: 15/07/2026
with Make-A-Wish Foundation UK.About this opportunity: This is a flexible, volunteer-led role that fits around your lifestyle and commitments
• You decide how you'd like to support Make-A-Wish and how much time you can give
• Whether it's organising a community event, engaging local businesses, securing donations, or encouraging others to get involved, you'll help generate the funds needed to grant wishes
• They'll provide guidance, resources, and support along the way
• Getting started as a Community Wish Maker is simple
• Within your first few months, you'll choose a fundraising activity from their toolkit or create your own
• This could be organising an activity independently, fundraising with friends, family or colleagues, teaming up with other local Community Wish Makers, or supporting an existing Make-A-Wish fundraising campaign or event
• Whether it's a bake sale, quiz night, sponsored challenge, workplace fundraiser, school activity or local business partnership, you'll be helping raise the funds needed to grant more wishes
•Takes place: mornings afternoons evenings Mondays 
Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Minimum age: 18 Maximum age: 100 Training provided: No details were provided about the training made available to volunteers. Please contact us to find out more. Out of pocket expenses paid?
Yes - Travel expenses can be reimbursed up to 30 miles.Experience required: Make-A-Wish are looking for people who are confident building relationships and engaging others; self-motivated and proactive; creative in finding fundraising opportunities; organised and reliable; and positive, enthusiastic, and passionate about helping others. Restrictions on who can volunteer
No restrictions were specified.Application process: Application Form; Interview; References Taster available? No, not for this opportunity. Travel Details This is a remote role that takes place in the volunteer's local community. Saltire Award This opportunity is compatible with the Saltire Awards for volunteers aged 12-25.