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NEWS IN BRIEF
BBOWT is looking for new trustees
Ever thought of being more involved with your local Wildlife Trust?
BBOWT is looking for new trustees to play an active role in the development
of its wide-ranging activities. With exciting opportunities and challenges ahead,
this could be your chance to help lead our organisation and gain new skills and
experience in the governance of a forward-looking environmental charity.
Trustees play a vital role in all aspects of BBOWT’s work, meeting six times a
year and taking part in site visits and events. There are opportunities to get more voice. A gratifying 91% felt that BBOWT was performing well or really well
involved too if you have a particular expertise.
We are keen to have Trustees of all backgrounds on our board, and this year
we particularly need people with experience in HR and health and safety and/
or farming and agriculture. For more information, see the role description on
our website www.bbowt.org.uk. If you would like to be considered, please
send your CV with a short email to Ellie Considine, PA to the Chief Executive at
ellieconsidine@bbowt.org.uk by Friday, 7 May.
New trustee Mike Packer, a Director at Global Canopy Programme, is looking
forward to helping the Trust develop ways to achieve wider conservation benefits
and secure new types of income. (Laura Parker)
Work for your local wildlife
Thanks to members like you we’re able to do so much to protect our precious
wildlife, but there is a great deal still to do. We’re always looking for more
members to join us, and we’ve found the best way to find these new members is
to ask people, face-to-face.
Our friendly team of membership recruiters visits pre-booked venues and
events, such as garden centres and county shows, to encourage people to
become members. Membership recruiters also visit people’s homes, promoting
our work and raising further support.
This recruitment role suits anyone who wants a flexible part-time job, who
enjoys getting out and about, and who is looking for good earning potential. You
don’t need to be a wildlife expert but you do need to be passionate about the
work of the Wildlife Trust.
We are very keen to increase the number of membership recruiters, which
is why we’re asking you to consider whether you know anyone that might enjoy
this role, or even if you yourself would. For more information, please contact
hr@wildlifefundraising.org
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College Lake, one of BBOWT’s nature reserves that welcomes thousands of
visitors each year. (Helen Walsh)
Members’ questionnaire
Thank you to all those who completed our Members’ Annual Questionnaire. We
had a really great response, with over 1,200 received so far!
The majority of you agreed that what interests you most about BBOWT’s
work are its reserves, protecting local species and habitats, and giving wildlife a
for wildlife.
Almost all would recommend one of our reserves to a friend, and it was a
60/40 split between those who felt it was important to them to visit BBOWT’s
reserves and those who felt it of lesser importance.
Ninety-three percent say they read Wildlife News thoroughly or at least scan
it for articles of interest. And nearly half visit our website at least once a month.
Just under half had attended an event of some sort and overwhelmingly rated
them highly.
Some of you also joined our Online Readers’ Panel and some expressed
interest in becoming a volunteer. Nearly a quarter told us you’d consider leaving a
legacy to BBOWT in your will. If we haven’t been in touch already to thank you or
tell you more, we will soon.
We really appreciate you taking the time to let us know what you think. It is
so helpful to know a bit more about you and how you view us.
Subscription increase
Every so often the Wildlife Trust increases minimum membership subscriptions to
keep pace with rising costs. From April the annual subscription will be increased
by £6, or 50p a month. The last time we did this was six years ago.
If your subscription is below the new minimum you will have received a letter
from us in the last month. If you joined us very recently we’ll contact you after you
have been a member for 12 months. For more details please see the membership
pages www.bbowt.org.uk/members. Thank you all for your continuing support
of local wildlife.
Recruiting
face-to-face for
new members.
(Laura Parker)
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