Volunteer
What's the process?
We're a really big organisation spread all over the country, so we've set things up so everything is consistent and straightforward for everyone.
We think it's really important to make sure our volunteers know what's expected, how to use our system, and who to ask for help.
When you click the registration button below, it will take you through a super quick sign up process, and then you'll get an email with some more specific information about how your chapter works.
If it all feels comfy for you, the next step is our induction which takes about 25 minutes.
Once you've finished that bit, you'll be able to log in to our rostering system which is where you set when and how often you like to bake/drive and then, tick, you're done!
So what's involved?
We generally expect all our GBs to be available for at least one spot on the roster each month.
Each month, you’ll set up your preferences in our system for how often and which days of the week you are available to bake or do deliveries, (or both depending on your chapter).
You can update this as often as you like, including if you’re going away or want to take a break for a while.
If you’re a baker, we’ll provide cake boxes to put your baking into and ingredients flyers so you can list what's in your treats and add a personal note so recipients know the baking is from a real person (and to make sure we don’t accidentally cause an allergic reaction).
If you’re doing deliveries, usually you’ll pick up from several bakers and drop off to two locations but this varies across chapters.
Check out our chapter pages to get an idea of what happens where you are.
When do we bake? And what...? And how much..?
This will depend on your chapter. Some have set days for baking, others have bakes available throughout the week. It’s all based on what our recipient organisations need.
All baking is good baking. You decide what to bake and you don't need to be a patisserie chef or have a big budget. The only common ingredient is care for the people you're baking for and all our Good Bitches always put lots of this into everything they're baking.
Just make one batch of baking for each box. A batch is a cake, or a slice, or a batch of scones or cupcakes – you don’t have to fill the box to bursting. Our recipients tell us how many boxes they need for the people they work with so if you do heaps extra, it may get wasted.
When you click the registration button below, it will take you through a sign up process, and if it all feels comfy for you, the next step is our induction which takes about 25 minutes.
Who is the baking for?
We deliver baking to organisations that work with or support people who are having a tough time. Our recipients include boarding houses, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, food banks, hospital wards, hospices, refuges, mental health support services, and many more.
We don’t have a fixed interpretation of ‘tough time’ and we definitely don’t judge why anyone is in whatever situation they’re in.
We don’t provide baking for individuals or families directly, or for fundraisers or community events.
Good Bitches Baking is all about spreading a bit of kindness in our community by giving a moment of sweetness to people going through a tough time.
Anyone can be a Good Bitch – it’s a very admiring and gender-inclusive term. Good Bitches are people who want to help and like to just get stuff done. You don’t have to be a master baker, because it’s your kindness that matters the most.
As an aside, we know that life is very expensive these days and sometimes the idea of something extra in the budget is a barrier to being part of something amazing. If this is you, please have a look at our Cup of Sugar fund.