What our members say…

"What a great platform this is ... you are making a great difference"

There is a real buzz around Samaritans about the Charity Mentoring Network, and having got started, Fran, Learning and Development Advisor, says… “I’m really enjoying getting to know my mentee…what a great platform this is, keep going, you are making a great difference.

Fran, Learning and Development Advisor, Samaritans

"Mentoring ultimately leads to better and more impactful programmes and services"

Mentoring is important to the charity sector as it connects experienced professionals with those who are new or less experienced, transferring knowledge, skills and experience, which is especially important to smaller charities with limited training budgets, and where lack of expertise within the organisation limits potential.  Mentoring ultimately leads to better and more impactful programmes and services.

Tania Hummel, Director of People and Engagement, Whizz Kidz

"It provides cost-effective training and development to our employees"

 Mentoring provides learning and development opportunities to both mentors and mentees to enhance their skills, build confidence, and focus on particular career goals. It also provides cost-effective training and development to our employees. As a not-for-profit organisation, our spending is limited.

Milena Todorova, HR business partner, CIPS

"I feel more equipped to do my job and can say I am proud of what I do"

The Charity Mentoring Network has matched me with an excellent mentor who has given me the encouragement and guidance to achieve my objectives. They have great listening skills and lead by example in sharing their experiences, empowering me to be more confident in my abilities as well as developing skills that I would not otherwise have been focused to do. I feel more equipped to do my job and can say I am proud of what I do.

Jo Bayford, HR Manager, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust

"Mentoring is an absolute saviour for the charity sector."

Mentoring is an amazing development opportunity to offer to any employee in any sector. Social learning has been found to be one of the most effective ways of developing knowledge, skills and mindsets, and mentoring is very much an excellent social learning opportunity. The charity sector attracts a community of employees are very dedicated to serving the cause of their organisation as well as the wider community, including through collaboration with other charities, companies and institutions. These are the individuals who will gladly support fellow counterparts in other charities, firstly coming from that place of serving and helping others, and secondly, out of empathy to the fact that the charity sector is also often limited in resources that can be dedicated to staff development. Thus, being a lower-cost and effective option, mentoring is an absolute saviour for the charity sector.

Margarita (Palmer-) Stanelik, Head of People, University of Southampton Students’ Union

"Mentoring is the perfect vehicle for sharing knowledge, skills and experience"

Organisations across the charity sector share similar values and exist to make a difference in the lives of many people but we also face similar challenges. Mentoring is the perfect vehicle for sharing knowledge, skills and experience across the sector to help maximise our impact, build our workforce and overcome some of those challenges.

Rich Broadway, Organisational Development and Learning Specialist, Alzheimer’s Society

"We loved the idea of giving back to the charity sector and the Charity Mentoring Network enabled us to do that"

I led the sustainability effort across the UK and Europe at Millennium Hotels and Resorts. We loved the idea of giving back to the charity sector and the Charity Mentoring Network enabled us to do that. It provided our employees with an opportunity to mentor employees and volunteers in the charity sector.  It is like the Tinder for mentoring, easy to use and very flexible. I highly recommend corporates to reach out to the CMN.

Ally Chow, Vice President of special projects, Millennium Hotels and Resorts

"Mentoring allows people to tap in those nuggets of wisdom"

There is only so much you can teach people through training and content. People who develop and progress effectively develop constructive relationships across the organisation. Mentoring allows people to tap in those nuggets of wisdom from people who have demonstrated why these learning points are key to success.

Paul Wells, Head of Learning and Development, St Mungo’s