Woking Community Fund Panel Member

The Community Foundation for Surrey is an independent charitable foundation that brings together local Donors with voluntary organisations, addressing the many challenges within our communities.

We believe in a stronger fairer Surrey enabling everyone to support organisations who are making a positive difference to our communities so that no one is left behind.

We work with individuals, families, businesses, and charitable trusts who want to make a real and lasting difference within Surrey, by connecting them with charitable projects that are providing vital support to local people across the county. Local Donors can establish a bespoke Fund with the Foundation, or contribute to one of our Collective Funds, supporting a growing programme of grant-making. We are proud to manage more than £15M in endowments and provide meaningful support to over 400 community projects each year.

Our Woking Community Fund was established in 2012 and has so far granted over £107,000 to local charities in Woking.

More information can be found at: https://www.cfsurrey.org.uk/fund/woking-community-fund/ as it is one of a family of local area funds that is looked after by the Community Foundation for Surrey.

We are currently looking for 2-3 new Panel Members to join the volunteer Panel that oversee the operation of this fund. 

What skills do I need?

What are we looking for?

we are seeking to recruit 2-3 enthusiastic new Fund Panel members.

The Panel Member role is a voluntary position, open to all applicants resident in Woking, or with a clear link to the local community.

We are particularly looking for Panel Members who can help us to ensure that our Panel is as diverse as the local community that it serves in order to ensure a range of opinions and lived experience on our Panel.

We are particularly looking to expand the following skills areas on our Panel:

o   Knowledge of the local business community

o   Fundraising experience

o   Event organisation skills

Able to attend 4 Panel meetings per year (1 – 2 hour each). Offices are in Woking, and all meetings are hybrid to support remote attendance

Panel Members are appointed for an initial three-year term of office, after which they may be re-elected for a further 2 consecutive terms of three years.

Panel Members are voluntary positions, but expenses incurred in their duties may be reclaimed from the Foundation.