What difference will you make?
Are you passionate about families and looking to make an impact? Baby Umbrella is an award‑winning small charity offering breastfeeding and early parenting support to 1,000 families each year in West Kent. We are seeking a new Fundraising Trustee.
Baby Umbrella makes a powerful and long‑lasting impact on families. For too many families, their experience of birth and early parenting is overwhelming and lacking in support. A baby’s first 1,000 days have a huge impact on their ability to grow, learn and thrive, so building family resilience and confidence in those first vulnerable weeks and months is critical. This work begins with supporting families.
We aim for all parents to feel seen, validated and supported in their journey. We have supported over 4,500 families over the past 2.5 years and receive recommendation rates of close to 100%. We make a significant difference in people’s lives at a time where they really need kindness and support.
“Baby Umbrella has been an incredible support to me since having my baby boy. They listened, made me feel confident and reassured which I really appreciated.”
“I am so grateful for the support of Baby Umbrella. I was unable to breastfeed my son and so when it came to my infant daughter, I felt very anxious and unsure about breastfeeding. It was also causing me pain. I attended a 1‑1 appointment with the lactation consultant and it has helped massively! Been breastfeeding my daughter successfully since.”
A few words from previous Trustees
“The world of trusteeship has been new to me, and I have learnt so much and found it fascinating and uplifting to work alongside a group of such inspirational, talented and passionate women.”
“Joining Baby Umbrella as a trustee has been one of the most rewarding, inspiring and exciting things I have ever done and being able to work alongside the other trustees and management team has been a true privilege.”
“After I received brilliant support and care from the team at Baby Umbrella I wanted to give something back. I enjoyed my role as a volunteer, then peer supporter and I felt that my professional experience gave me more to offer.”
What are we looking for?
We are looking for candidates with proven experience in fundraising within the charity sector.
Key areas of responsibility
- Develop and implement a 3‑5 year fundraising strategy to meet our charitable goals.
- Prioritise activities to grow income over the next 3‑5 years, particularly with respect to individual donations, challenge events, community fundraising and corporate fundraising.
- Support the Management Team to invest resources in the fundraising function in order to achieve the greatest impact.
- Embed a culture and practice of philanthropy across the Trustee Board and Management Team.
- Support the development of relationship management tools, in order for Baby Umbrella to develop long‑term, sustainable and meaningful relationships with supporters, sponsors, and partners.
- Monitor and evaluate fundraising activities to assess effectiveness and identify areas for growth.
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What will you be doing?
Baby Umbrella is an award‑winning small charity offering breastfeeding and early parenting support to over 1,000 families each year in West Kent. Our vision is for every family in West Kent to have access to skilled and compassionate support during their parenting journey. We are here to listen, support and empower parents to make the decisions that feel right for them and their babies.
Baby Umbrella was founded in August 2020 and has experienced considerable growth and development in the past 5 years, reaching £100k of income and supporting 1,100 families per year with 1,600 specialist 1‑1 appointments and 600 social visits. We were recognised in 2022 as the Kent Charity Awards Start‑up Charity of the Year, and in 2025 we were a winner in the Kent Wellbeing Awards.
Our Trustees are the guiding light of our charity. Our Board of Trustees’ role is to ensure our charity meets its objectives to provide easily accessible skilled support for postnatal physical and mental health in and around West Kent.
Our board of 9‑12 trustees work together to set our strategic direction, as well as providing individual skilled support to our team within their specific areas of expertise. We welcome applications from those who have not been Trustees before and training will be provided – we have a mix of novice and experienced Trustees on our board, and those with experience in both the charity, commercial and healthcare sectors. We also really value the diverse lived experiences each of our trustees brings.
We are currently looking for a new trustee to sit on our board to lead on fundraising and income generation.
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