Engagement and Fundraising
Explore roles in Communications, Fundraising, Community Partnership, and Volunteer Management to amplify social agencies’ impact.
Last updated 10 October 2025
Overview
Be a part of a team dedicated to reaching out to and engaging funders, donors, corporate and community partners, as well as volunteers for agencies.
Job roles & key responsibilities
In the social services sector, engagement and fundraising includes roles in Communications and Marketing, Fundraising, Community Partnership and Volunteer Management. Ultimately, your work can help garner more support and resources that will widen the impact of the social service agency’s work.
Communications and Marketing
In Communications and Marketing, you formulate marketing strategies and awareness programmes or campaigns that target potential donors, sponsors, partners, volunteers and the media to help promote the work of the agency.
Fundraising
In Fundraising, you conceptualise and implement effective fundraising strategies, ensure that fundraising complies with regulatory requirements, and build long-term relationships with both corporate and individual donors.
Community Partnership
In Community Partnership, you develop and execute strategies for fundraising and corporate engagement, and collaborate and build relationships with stakeholders for outreach and public education efforts.
Volunteer Management
In Volunteer Management, you develop policies to manage volunteers for the social service agency, and you are responsible for the recruitment, engagement, training and retention of these volunteers. You also plan activities to help recognise their efforts.
Possible workplaces
All social service agencies
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