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Your guide to the 2015/16 RAG adventure portfolio and how to apply via www.upsu.com/volunteering/rag
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Reduced fundraising target! Depending on how many people you recruit to your challenge your fundraising target will be significantly reduced. Stand out from the crowd! This is a fantastic experience to add to your cv, with marketing, recruitment, volunteer management, organisation and team building the skill you will gain from being a RAG Adventure Leader will set you apart. Challenge of a Lifetime! Being a challenge leader isn’t all about leading your team – you’ll also be tackling the challenge yourself. Of all the things you’ll do at university, there’s not much as challenging as this, and trust us – you’ll remember it forever Meet some awesome people! You will be recruiting a team of 20 students and alongside that working with the wider RAG committee. You’ll make some lifelong friendships though our RAG Adventures.
Quotes from past Adventure Leaders
Past adventure leaders thoughts…
What I enjoy most about volunteering with RAG is knowing that we are
making a difference to some brilliant charities. I have made many good
friends through RAG too! I wish that more people had the confidence to
get involved with RAG early on in their degrees because the experience
is invaluable, and the pride you feel after being involved in something
that raises money and awareness for such amazing charities is
unparalleled.
Dean Cogger, Kilimanjaro Adventure Leader
Being chosen as an Adventure Leader for the Everest trek with RAG is,
without a doubt, one of the most positive things that has happened to me
during my time at university. Not only has it been a hugely rewarding
project to be involved with, allowing me to meet some incredibly inspiring
people, but I've gained so many practical skills - particularly in marketing
and team leading - that I believe will be just as beneficial to me when I
graduate as my degree itself.
Elise Downing, Everest Base Camp Adventure Leader
I've most enjoyed the adventure leader aspect, working closely with
Harry has been fun and getting to know a new group of people and
helping them raise thousands of pounds for Dementia UK has definitely
felt good. I feel like taking a leadership role has really helped improve my
confidence- a year ago and I probably wouldn't have even considered
the role and now I love it. This whole experience this year has actually
made me think about pursuing a career in charity work when I graduate
and I only wish I had got involved properly, sooner than my final year.
Charlotte Coventry, Great Wall of China Adventure Leader
Training
• You must attending training for your role, including any
away days and training sessions put on by your charity
partner and/or challenge company. Where possible
expenses will be covered.
• Your training will included how to run an effective
marketing & recruitment campaign, good team work
skills, volunteer management, fundraising event
planning and any necessary training needed when on
the challenge.
On the challenge
• You will be expected to keep up team morale and
communicate any messages from the challenge
company to your team.
• You will need to be available for to take part in your
challenge in August/September 2016. Except for
Skydive & Jailbreak challenges which are term time.
Communication
• You will be the main point of contact with the selected
charity partner. You will receive constant support from
your charity partner and in return you must update them
on the progress of your team.
• You will be the main point of contact for the RAG
Adventures Officer who will report back on your team’s
progress to the rest of the RAG committee. You will be
required to attend an adventures team meeting every
couple of weeks.
• You will also be the main point of contact for the UPSU
fundraising coordinator and the adventure company
partner.
• You will need to be an efficient communicator, making
sure your team know of all the fundraising opportunities
and updates. This will be through the team facebook
group and emails mainly.
Recruitment
• You will have a target of 20 students to recruit to your
challenge team.
• During Freshers week you will be expected to run a stall
with RAG at the Freshers Fayre and the
Volunteering/Fundraising fayre to promote your
adventure.
• You will arrange an information meeting for your
adventure in conjunction with the charity partner and
RAG adventures officer.
• In the week leading up to your information meeting you
will be expected to put a significant amount of time into
marketing & promotion (with the assistance of the RAG
committee).
Team work
• For most RAG Adventures you will be working as part of
a team of leaders on your challenge.
• You are expected to foster a happy social atmosphere in
your team. You will be expected with the other
adventure leaders to organise regular social events.
• Along with your adventure, you will be expected to
support general RAG committee activity. It a big team
that are there to help each other raise lots of money for
charity.
Hiking across the Atlas Mountains is a side of Morocco that
tourists rarely see, this hike through valleys and an ascent
up to the summit of Mount Toubkal North Africa’s highest
peak at 4167m), this astounding mountain range that runs
over half the Mahgreb and is located south of Marrakech.
Morocco is a country rich in culture and offers something
different for every traveller. At a mid-range fundraising target
of £1200 this is a sweet little challenge to get your teeth into
and is also a brand new challenge for the RAG portfolio. A
really exciting new opportunity! We will be supporting Make
A Wish for this challenge.
Hike, climb and canoe your way through forests and
jungles, across lakes until you reach the last wild mountain
Gorillas in the world. Since these treks have begun not one
Silver-back Gorilla has been shot by poachers. As part of
this amazing project you will get to raise money for an
amazing charity East African Playgrounds and get to see
where your money is going and actually get to help build
your playground and see how much happiness your
fundraising has brought. A great RAG Adventure at a
fundraising target of £1200 each for your team.
By being a part of this amazing adventure you will join
thousands of other likeminded people on Cycle from the Big
Smoke in England, through the rural fields of France until
you reach Paris! By fundraising for London 2 Paris you will
support Breast Cancer Campaign, a fantastic charity. Breast
Cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, every year
over 49,000 women are diagnosed and over 10,000 die
from this disease in the UK. This challenge is suitable for all
abilities, led by experience guides you will cycle
approximately 300 miles over four days. The sense of
achievement you experience will be one you’ll treasure
forever! With a target of £995 this is easy peasy for your
participants.
A marathon is an amazing test of your physical,
psychological and mental endurance. Adventure leader will
have a choice from 8 European cities, including Athens,
Barcelona, Budapest and Amsterdam. Each city has a
unique thrilling atmosphere, and you will bet with cheering
crowds. The ultimate personal challenge, will be an
experience you will never forget. The RAG Marathon
Adventure Leader will be involved in picking the charity and
the location of the marathon with the RAG Adventure Officer
& Presidents.
Want to be able to say you climbed the highest free-
standing mountain in the world? Standing 5,895m high,
above the clouds, watching the sunrise? Then Kilimanjaro is
for you and is an incredible experience you will remember
for the rest of your life. By raising money for Meningitis
Research Foundation, you will be contributing towards their
vision of a world free from meningitis and septicaemia. Our
longest standing a most successful challenge, you will be
helping your team raise £2990 each.
Want to trek to Inca Trail and experience the amazing
preserved ancient city of Machu Picchu? On your search for
the lost City of Inca, you will hike over the high pass of the
Salkantay Mountain while travelling through a wide diversity
of terrain. After a rewarding judge trek, setting your sits on
this breath-taking architectural achievement will leave you
speechless. Whist raising money for Dementia UK, you will
be helping them provide Admiral Nurses who give
specialised care and support to patients and families. One
of our top fundraisers at £2990 each participant.
36 hours and £0 to race against other teams from Plymouth
University to see who can get the furthest! Last year the
winning team got to Croatia. A fantastic hitching challenge,
you will be recruiting students to raise £150 for the RAG
nominated charities. You and your fellow Adventure Leader
will be responsible for organising the challenge and
monitoring our students whereabouts. At a low fundraising
target, this is a great challenge that you get to have control
of.
Falling through the sky from 14000 ft, you will be able to
seeing both Dorest and Cornwall from this height. Definitely
a challenge for the super brave! As RAG Adventure leader
you will be recruiting a team to jump out of a plane at the
Honiton sight. Raising £500 for the RAG nominated
charities this is a nice little challenge to organise.
Quotes from past Adventure Leaders
Applications will be open until Friday 13th March.
Casual interviews with the RAG Adventures Officer and
RAG Presidents will be between the 20th – 27th March. RAG
is also able to accommodate skype interviews for those on
placement years.
You must be a full time Plymouth student in 2015/16
academic year to apply for one of these roles.
Any questions please email [email protected]
Apply now at www.upsu.com/volunteering/rag