International Day of Charity
Think of a countryside organisation.
Got one?
OK, chances are that whether it's big (RSPB, National Trust)
or small (local friends of group) it's a charity. According to the Charity
Commission that is an organisation that is not profit making, not political and
is run for one of 13 defined charitable purposes: the advancement of education,
of animal welfare, of environmental protection or improvement are the most
relevant purposes for most of 'our' charities. Without all these charities our much loved
countryside and its wildlife would, no doubt, look very different. On today's International Day of Charity take
a moment to consider all the charitable organisations keeping our countryside
green and pleasant and perhaps think about how you can give them a helping
hand. The UN established InternationalDay of Charity with the "objective of sensitizing and mobilizing people,
NGOs, and stakeholders all around the world to help others through volunteer
and philanthropic activities".
In the countryside it's volunteers giving their time and
effort, sharing their love for our wonderful landscape with other people either
directly through speaking at events, recruiting new members or more volunteers
or putting in the hard hours carrying out practical countryside management
tasks - doing whatever is needed or what is available in their area, from
surveying butterflies in the brilliant sunshine to slogging away digging out
ditches all through the cold wet winter months.
If you'd like to join them have a browse through our
Volunteers section to find out what help is needed and where, not all needs are
advertised so have a look at organisations in your area as well and contact
them to offer your services in whatever form it may be. Start here with the most recent additions.
Here at CJS we believe in helping our countryside and all
who work in and for its benefit as much as we can; by keeping our costs as low
as possible for everyone, for both readers and organisations, and giving away
as much as we can from free ads to the vast amount of information on the
website all to: "promote countryside careers in the UK & environmental
conservation worldwide " - it's even on the home page.
As part of the promotion every autumn we chose a charity to
be featured over the coming year, giving them the chance to promote their work
and highlight their cause to readers.
This year it's been the Canal and River Trust, read all about them and
their articles on our featured charities pages.
If your organisation would like to be our featured charity in 2020 please
contact us to find out what's involved and what CJS can offer you. Readers you
may nominate your chosen charity as well, we do have a short list in mind but
are always open to suggestions. Email suggestions and requests to Kerryn on Kerryn@countryside-jobs.com