Become a LandAid Ambassador

Being a LandAid Ambassador is an amazing way for professionals, often in the early stage of their career, to play a vital role in supporting young people at risk of homelessness. You will also be driving forwards social value within the property sector, aligning with industry-wide ESG objectives.

The LandAid Ambassador Programme gives you the chance to volunteer your time and skills for an important cause and be part of a network committed to making change happen. You’ll help LandAid by increasing awareness of our valuable work in your business, by raising funds and helping to increase our impact through pro bono activity.

The scheme is intended to encourage independent and innovative thinking to complement your career and personal development, building your CV, making you more visible in your organisation and raising your profile in the industry.

Being a LandAid Ambassador makes a real difference to the lives of young people who are either experiencing or at risk of homelessness. With levels of youth homelessness continuing to rise, help is needed now more than ever.

You can become part of both a national and regional community. Wherever you are based across the country, the programme brings together like-minded professionals to work towards a collective cause.

The Commitment

By signing up to the programme, you’ll be committing to support LandAid to achieve our mission – to end youth homelessness.

To become a LandAid Ambassador you will be required to watch a short induction video where you will learn more about LandAid and how the programme works.

Once committed, you’ll be connected to your best LandAid go-to contact. This could be someone in your local area or someone who looks after the programme nationally.

We understand that you have busy careers. Things change, promotions happen. To ensure that we create the most impact through the programme, whilst allowing for flexibility, we ask for your commitment for at least one year. At this stage you can make your own personal choice about whether this is still the right commitment for you.

You should also keep LandAid updated with any changes in your career path and your contact details.

What is involved?

To be a LandAid Ambassador you will need to be an independent thinker and committed driver of activity amongst your organisation and wider network. This will ensure that you can get the most value out of your commitment and create heightened impact for our cause.

This does not however mean that you will always be working alone. You will also be connected with your current fellow Ambassadors across your organisation, region and the wider UK through varying virtual meetings and in-person events.

For Ambassadors based outside of London, there is an opportunity to attend regular catch ups with other local Ambassadors where you will be collectively working towards an aim, project or event set by your nearest regional board.

All Ambassadors also have the opportunity to come together in-person at LandAid events throughout the year, encouraging your colleagues to also come along. Highlights include the annual LandAid SleepOut, challenge events around running, cycling and trekking, dinners, quizzes, and varying networking opportunities.

We understand the motivation of our Ambassadors to learn, grow and develop. All LandAid Ambassadors have the opportunity to attend bi-monthly virtual lunch and learn sessions. Topics and speakers vary, from LandAid activity and events, prominent property figures, deepening understanding around youth homelessness, ESG, and social value, and more information on how the property and charity sectors are coming together in innovative ways to creative change. All sessions are recorded and shared to allow you to learn around your personal schedule and workload.

Lastly, you will receive regular communication from your key LandAid contact. You will be informed about LandAid’s upcoming activity and strategic priorities which will enable you to set clear focuses for each month of how best to support that are bespoke to you.

What kind of things could you get involved in?

Our Ambassadors are all different. You come with different skills, wants and motivations and that’s why we have a range of activity that you can get involved in at LandAid. Where your focus and time is spent is up to you. Whether you want to use your voice to amplify our message, you love getting your teeth into a crazy fundraising challenge, or you want to get on the ground supporting our charity partners through pro bono work – there is something for you.

Some key areas of focus for the Ambassador Programme include…

Fundraising

Without vital funds, LandAid can’t end youth homelessness. Through promoting our events and putting on your own, you’ll be helping to fund vital accommodation for young people experiencing or a risk of homelessness.

Profile

As the property industry charity, we have big ambitions to be supported by every organisation from the real estate industry, being seen as the solution to the ‘S’ in ESG. But we need your help to raise our profile. By talking about LandAid to your networks and supporting in marketing Ambassador events, you’ll be helping to spread the word about LandAid – within your organisation and the wider industry.

Pro Bono

We give out grants and provide pro bono support for exceptional front-line charities all across the UK. Getting your teeth into and advertising and supporting with connecting our active pro bono opportunities with charities is another way you can support.

What are the benefits of being a LandAid Ambassador?

Learn new skills

Volunteering as an Ambassador helps to develop leadership skills, organisation, and build both professional and personal confidence.

With our lunch and learn sessions you will also have the opportunity to hear from a range of speakers and topic to grow your knowledge of the cause and wider impact the property industry is and can be having.

Make new connections

At LandAid we see our Ambassadors as the leaders of the future. The programme will give you an opportunity to make connections with other like-minded individuals in a community across both the industry and the country through events, campaigns and key moments.

Enhance your CV and profile

Volunteering is a fantastic asset Ambassadors can add to their CV and can improve their employment prospects and raise their profile within the industry.

Make a local difference

We have six hub regions: the South West, North West, West Midlands, Scotland, Yorkshire and the Eastern region, alongside London. So, no matter where you are located, we’ll keep you updated on what LandAid is doing to tackle homelessness in your part of the country.

Want to know more?

Get in touch with the LandAid Team at ambassadors@landaid.org