Community Wish Maker (North West)

Right now, 136 children in the North West are waiting for their life changing wish — part of a much bigger picture of children across the UK still waiting for theirs. You can help make that happen, from as little as one hour a month.

Help Make Wishes Come True

Every pound you help raise goes directly towards granting wishes for children facing critical illnesses, creating hope, joy, and unforgettable memories for families who need it most.

What Makes This Role Different?

This is a flexible, ad hoc, volunteer-led role that fits around your lifestyle and commitments. There are no set fundraising targets or fixed weekly hours. You decide how you'd like to support Make-A-Wish and how much time you can give.

Fundraising is at the heart of this role and is driven by your own ideas, local connections, and enthusiasm. 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. We'll provide guidance, resources, and support along the way.

How You'll Get Started

Getting started as a Community Wish Maker is simple. Within your first few months, you'll choose a fundraising activity from our Community Fundraising Toolkit or create your own fundraising idea.

You can:

Organise an activity independently

Fundraise with friends, family or colleagues

Team up with other local Community Wish Makers

Support 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

We'll provide resources, guidance and support to help you succeed.

What We're Looking For

You don't need fundraising experience—just enthusiasm, initiative, and a desire to make a difference.

We're looking for people who are:

Confident building relationships and engaging others

Self-motivated and proactive

Creative in finding fundraising opportunities

Organised and reliable

Positive, enthusiastic, and passionate about helping others

What we will do for you:

You will induction training

Community Fundraising Volunteer Toolkit to help you get started

A one-to-one introductory phone call with a member of our team

Materials to get you started in your role

A dedicated Volunteer manager

Access to connections & networks in your region

Make-A-Wish email address / ID Badge / Letter of Authority to help with your fundraising

Help & support you with ideas and steward you as much as you would like

Regular volunteer newsletters with updates, opportunities, and useful information

Commitment

Aged 18 or over

Commitment of at least 12 months

If you're passionate about making a difference and enjoy bringing people together to raise funds for a great cause, we'd love to hear from you

What skills do I need?

Confident building relationships and engaging others

Self-motivated and proactive

Creative in finding fundraising opportunities

Organised and reliable

Positive, enthusiastic, and passionate about helping others

When do I need to be available?