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Brightside Brightside online mentoring programmes

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    We work with a range of beneficiaries, including young people who: - have a Pupil Premium Strategy (PPS) - get free school meals - are in low university participation areas - have a disability - are young carers - are from minority ethnic backgrounds

  • Number of beneficiaries - 100

    We work with corporate partners and bespoke mentee numbers

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Our activities support companies with their ESG/social value outreach work. As well as offering sponsorship packages for our Spotlight schools programme of activities, we have developed and delivered employability programmes such as: Online mentoring programmes to support young people to consider future education and career options, or to complement existing online or face-to-face programmes.

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

8000

We work with corporate partners and bespoke mentee numbers

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£115,000.00

TIMELINE

Jan 2025 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

We support the growth of behavioural skills, like self-efficacy, to build confidence.

We provide the relevant information they need and want to make important decisions about futures.

Mentors increase mentees’ social capital by providing a space to explore interests and options.

Project Activities

  • We survey young people to find those with low social capital who would benefit most from mentoring.

  • We recruit & train mentors with a quality framework to ensure they’re giving mentees what they need.

  • We actively monitor engagement and conversations so rapport is built supportively and effectively.

  • We evaluate projects to identify areas of improvement for delivery and outcome change.

  • We systematically integrate mentee, mentor, and partner feedback for continual improvement.

Resources Needed For The Project

Resource Description Quantity needed When needed How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs)
MONEY We work with corporate partners to deliver new projects, support young people across the UK £10,000 to support 100+ young people and providing volunteering opportunities for 35+ volunteers Flexible Donations and funding means we can deliver a new project for new young people.
NON-SKILLED VOLUNTEERING We need volunteers from a varieity of sectors and roles and with different experiences to be mentors Flexible We need volunteers to mentor young people. For every one volunteer, we can support three to five young people.
Project details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

England: Nationwide

Wales: Nationwide

Scotland: Nationwide

Northern Ireland: Nationwide

IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being UN SDG 4: Quality Education UN SDG 5: Gender Equality UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality UN SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities UN SDG 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

We report termly on mentee feedback data (KPI) and survey mentors and partners to assess experience.

Frameworks

Support for students at local educational institutions