Charity volunteering
If you’d like to get hands-on with our work, you can contact us to express your interest in volunteering. While we don’t currently have any ongoing volunteer roles, we will be in touch when a specific project arises.
Past volunteers have contributed in many ways, including:
- Research and writing
- Video production and animation
- Illustration and graphic design
Whether you’re experienced in your field or looking to gain new skills, we’d love to hear from you! Please email your CV and any examples of your work to info@naturewatch.org, telling us a bit about yourself and how you’d like to help.
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Current volunteers projects
- Our eye-catching cotton shopping bag was designed by our fantastic volunteer, Jack Crossley, and is now sold in our online shop, raising crucial funds to support our work.
- One of our volunteers, Alex, has helped write blogs related to our campaigns, including one about ending the greyhound-breeding loophole in Ireland.
- A stunning stamp was designed by a skilled voluntary illustrator, Emma Jayne Designs, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of World Animal Day.
- Our ‘Poet in Residence’, Lis Mcdermott, created a beautiful poem to mark 100 years of World Animal Day and celebrate the theme, ‘Save Animals, Save the Planet’.
Not the right project for you?
Even if we don’t have a current volunteer role that matches your skills, there are other ways you can make a difference for animals:
- Sign and share our petitions.
- Contact companies about their animal testing policies.
- Support our campaigns on social media.
- Write to your local representatives to raise awareness of animal welfare issues.
- Host or attend fundraising events to support our work.
- Shop ethically using our Compassionate Shopping Guide to make cruelty-free choices.
Every action counts, and your support helps us create a kinder world for animals.
Read more about some of amazing volunteers
Jack Crossley
JC is a graphic designer and illustrator with a lifelong passion for wildlife and has been producing work for Naturewatch Foundation since 2021. Their work can be found in their portfolio.
They live in Bristol, have a cat called Daisy and perform in a dinosaur-themed rock band.
Rosie Wood
Rosie is an illustrator and designer based in Cornwall. She enjoys long dog walks on the beach and sea swimming on a warm day. Her passion for nature fuels her creativity and love for her craft. Rosie’s work can be found in her portfolio at rosiewoodillustration.com
Alex Collins
Alex has a strong passion for wildlife and conservation. He has his own YouTube channel, making videos on a variety of topics surrounding wildlife conservation within the UK.
Alex has helped us on a few different projects, most recently our ‘Thinking of Getting a Puppy’ video, available on the Naturewatch Foundations YouTube Channel – which you can watch here.
Emma Jayne
Emma is very passionate about creating illustrations, patterns and colour! People often say that her works bring them joy, She recently designed artwork to celebrate the 100th anniversary of World Animal Day.
Lis Mcdermott
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Fundraising
If you’d like to organise a fundraising event for us, we’d love to have you. Whether you’re an individual, group or organisation, you can help to support our work.
Volunteering
Our dedicated volunteers are a huge help, bringing valuable skills and resources to our projects. Popular roles include design, animation, copywriting and research.
Leave a legacy
As a small charity reliant on public donations, gifts in wills are really important to us. It’s also a chance to make a difference, long into the future.
Recycle old jewellery
Send us your stamps
Charitable Travel
Charitable Travel is a socially responsible travel agent that allows you to donate 5% of the total price of your holiday to charity using JustGiving – at no cost to you. You can feel good and do good at the same time.
