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Adding volunteering skills

Do I need to include skills? What's the best skills category?

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Skills Article

Do I need to add skills to my opportunity?

If your volunteering opportunity doesn’t require any specific skills, you can simply select Practical and hands-on as the only activity type in the Basics section. These kinds of opportunities often include on-the-job training or support, and are just as valuable and meaningful as skill-based roles. Example tasks include:

  • Chatting with someone over the phone to brighten their day

  • Planting trees in your local park

  • Helping set up a community fair

  • Marshalling at a fun run

  • Knitting hats for a winter appeal

  • Packing care parcels

💡 Top tip

If you only select Practical and hands-on, you won’t be asked to add any skills in the About the role section.

However, if you choose Practical and hands-on alongside any other activity types, we’ll ask you to include the skills needed for the role.

Not sure which category fits best?

Take a look at some example corporate skills under each one to help you decide. These aren’t exhaustive lists, but click the arrow and they’ll show you an overview of what’s included.

Marketing

Digital marketing, SEO, paid ads, B2B marketing, content creation, PR

  • Digital marketing strategy

  • Content creation & strategy

  • Email marketing

  • Social media

  • Conversion rate optimisation

  • Google ads

  • Comms and media

Finance and money management

Fundraising, grants, access to capital, accounting, bookkeeping

  • Income Generation

  • Access to capital and grants

  • Managing expenses and cash flow

  • Accounting and bookkeeping

  • Taxation

  • Export Trade

  • Accepting Online Payments

Sales, service and e-commerce

B2B sales, CRM, customer service, e-commerce

  • Sales strategy

  • Customer support

  • Customer retention

  • Prospecting & lead generation

  • E-Commerce websites

  • Online store management

  • Entering online marketplaces

Leadership and strategy

Trustees, leadership advice, business strategy, public speaking

  • Trustee Responsibilities

  • Leadership development

  • Mentoring and coaching

  • Change management

  • Board development

  • Networking

Sustainability

Net zero, responsible business, cost reduction, process efficiency

  • Carbon accounting/ Reduction/Net zero

  • Green products

  • Responsible business strategy

  • Diversity, equity & inclusion

  • ESG reporting

  • Reducing costs and inefficiencies

Security and data protection

Cyber security, risk management, GDPR, compliance

  • Security Policies

  • Risk and governance

  • GDPR compliance

  • Data protection

  • Regulatory compliance

Business operations

Project management, HR, legal advice, policies, training

  • HR

  • Legal advice

  • Project management

  • Organisation policy

  • Wellbeing, support & training

Technology

Digital transformation, cloud computing, management software

  • Digital and IT

  • Management software implementation

  • Software selection,

  • Custom software development,

  • AI & machine learning advice

Data analytics

Analysis, data infrastructure, reporting

  • Google Analytics

  • Data dashboards

  • Reporting

  • Impact measurement

  • Data Visualisation

  • Data collection

  • Data insights

Product development

Market research, UX design, A/B testing

  • Product lifecycle management

  • Product research

  • New product innovation

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