Student volunteering and fundraising

Barnardo’s Student Programme provides volunteering and fundraising opportunities for students across the UK.

Working as a student volunteer or fundraiser with the UK's biggest children's charity will look great on your CV and you will also be helping to support disadvantaged children.

Read our fundraising ideas and tips >>

Find our more about volunteering in one of our shops, offices or projects >>

Student volunteering opportunities

There are loads of student volunteering opportunities at Barnardo's including volunteering at one of our shops, offices or children's projects or starting a 3 month volunteer internship with us.

Different roles provide different challenges but any student volunteer role will help you to develop your CV, meet new people and help our work to tranform vulnerable children's lives.

Setting up a Barnardo's Society could be the way forward for you or there are plenty of exciting opportunities to fulfill course requirements through our projects, like Design for Life.

Student fundraising ideas and tips

Here at the Barnardo's Student Programme we've come up with some great fundraising ideas and challenges.

Get sponsored to take part in one of the 3 different kinds of skydive we provide or test yourself with a firewalking challenge.

Or perhaps you could:

• organise a pub quiz
• take part in one of our Mega Raid fundraising collections
• display your business acumen with our One Green Paperclip challenge

Or come up with your own completely brand new idea. Contact us and we can provide advice about getting started and making your event a success!

If you thought getting invloved with Barnardo's was just about volunteering or giving us your money you were very wrong! We have loads of exciting competitions designed specifically for you students to show us what you're made of.

• If you fancy yourself as a bit of an Alan Sugar, why not prove your entrepreneurial skills and get stuck in with Onegreenpaperclip? This concept is based on Kyle McDonald's bright idea of swapping the paperclip holding his CV together for a house! So, if you've got what it takes to turn one tiny green paper clip into something fantastic, get involved and help raise vital funds for some of the UK's most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. This competition will commence on 21 November as part of Social Enterprise week 2008 and, will be run throughout the academic year.

Fundraising doesn't have to be boring or tiring!

• Ever fancied becoming famous? Break a world record for Barnardo's and you could be just that!
• Or how about organising your own event? We've got loads of ideas to get you started and will support you through the whole thing. Have a look at a few of our event suggestions here.
• Are you part of a University sports team? If so, you could Be a Sport for Barnardo's and impose a personalised 'fine system' on the rest of your team and raise lots of dosh for us.
• Alternativley you could take part in one of our rag raids, mega raids or tours we have going on across the UK.

If you want a successful career, you can't afford not to volunteer. Luckily for you volunteering with Barnardo's couldn't be more fun, easy or rewarding. Why not volunteer in one of our shops, offices, or directly with children. Find out why you should get involved.

If you want a career in branding or marketing then this is the volunteer role for you. On top of the experience you will be gaining, you also will have the opportunity to work towards the Chartered Institute of Marketing Award. Find out more and apply for the role.

If you want experience in events and to help vulnerable children across the UK, then become a Student Event Fundraiser. Not only will you be putting on live events at your University or College, you will also be elligible for the Chartered Institute of Marketing Award. Read more about this role and how to apply.

Left the world of study (and beans on toast)? There's loads of ways for you to get involved with Barnardo's whatever the size of your pay packet!

For info on what Barnardo's does and a range of resources on all aspects of the charity, including our advertising campaign, check out the resources section.

We offer a range of placements and opportunities for courses relating to

• Events
• Media
• Retail
• Fashion and Design
• Business
• PR/Marketing
• Childcare and Social Work
  

We've added this section for you to have a bit of a laugh. We've found the funniest Youtube clips, made a list of our favourite things and thrown a few quizzes in there for you to try. Enjoy!

Putting faces to the Student Programme team. Meet the people who make magic happen!

Barnardo's Student Programme, Four Gables, Clarence Road, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 4LB

Tel: 0113 393 3259

Email: student.programme@barnardos.org.uk