"Whilst earning on a “performance” basis seemed a bit dubious at first, for me it has proved to be a very beneficial way to work. The income, although not always entirely predictable, is better than many other, much less worthwhile part time jobs I’ve come across. " Jake, Dundee
"As a retired local government officer, I never imagined myself being paid to work for a good cause – especially going from door to door, meeting people on their doorsteps, but the way I was trained to do it makes it easy, enjoyable and financially rewarding." Robert, Aberdeen
“Initially. I was wary of doing this work, as “door knocking” has such a bad reputation. But as soon as people realise that I am not trying to sell them something, they are polite and friendly, even if they are not interested in the cause.” Cynthia, Edinburgh
"This unusual job combines outdoor exercise, job satisfaction, and good earnings for a worthwhile cause" Alan V., W. Sussex
“Frankly, I didn’t really enjoy the work. There’s a lot of walking involved, and I was discouraged that so few people seem interested in protecting our wildlife. Despite this, I did eventually manage to find enough concerned people who wanted to become donors to the charity to make the job financially worthwhile. It really helps to do the job if you are motivated by both a strong interest in what the charity is trying to achieve AND the need to earn the money.” Tracy, Glasgow
"I like the fact that I don't have to "sell" the Trust in order to get good results." Joanne, Blackpool
"It's good knowing that every year we have found hundreds of new members for the Scottish Wildlife Trust, helping wildlife protection in Scotland. That's some achievement!" Janet, Edinburgh
“Finding myself between jobs and struggling to find any interesting work, I spent 7 weeks working on behalf of the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) during October and November 2011. My given area was EH10 –a “leafy”, relatively prosperous area with a mixture of privately owned stone-built houses, mostly pre war + some newer “estate” type houses. The population was a mixture of professional people/families aged 40+, plus quite a few professional retirees. I worked most weekdays for 4 hours between 11.30am and 3.30pm, with approx. 2 hours spent doing 1st Calls and approx.another 2 hours doing 2nd Calls - collecting the booklets and retrying those houses that gave no reply during the previous day’s 1stCalls. On average during each of these 4-hour sessions, I called on 80 houses and found 8 people who wished to consider supporting the SWT. On 2nd Calls, I chased up all the booklets from the previous day(s) and on average found 1 person who wanted to support the SWT by giving on average £6 a month by Direct Debit with Gift Aid. Overall, 13.5% of the booklets that went out to “prospects” during 1stCalls were converted to a Direct Debit. Overall, I did 111 hours, found 29 people who did a Direct Debit to become members of the SWT. I also had quite a few cheque donations.