Mentoring and Volunteer programmes
that transform lives
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Be part of 150 community impact projects
Join the National Citizen Service (NCS) as a mentor and help underserved young people create change in their communities. Guide and inspire the next generation to step up, lead, and make a difference.
Help Care Leavers Build Bright Futures
Become a mentor and support young Care Leavers as they transition to independence. Offer guidance, stability, and opportunities to help them navigate challenges and achieve their potential.
Create Your Own Mentoring Programme
Tailor a mentoring programme or mentor training for your organisation or community. Let us help you achieve your ESG, Inclusion Strategies, or Social Value targets with impactful, bespoke solutions.
What Makes Our Programmes Exceptional:
Expert Volunteer Recruitment
We excel in identifying, vetting, and training over 1,000 mentors annually, ensuring the right people are ready to fulfil programme needs with skill and dedication.
Unparalleled Safeguarding
Our bespoke technology pairs mentors and mentees without exchanging contact details, offering the highest level of safeguarding while enabling secure, private, and monitored interactions.
University-Certified Training
Our training, developed in partnership with leading universities, equips mentors to deliver exceptional support and provides an opportunity to earn a university certificate in mentoring.
Innovative Programme Design
We design bespoke mentoring programmes tailored to your organisation’s needs, helping businesses meet ESG, inclusion, and social value goals, while creating meaningful, measurable impact.
Data-Driven Impact
We measure success in real-time using cutting-edge technology that tracks engagements, monitors frequency, and evaluates the effectiveness of every mentoring relationship.
Thriving Stakeholder Communities
We build dynamic communities of mentors committed to continuous learning while collaborating with local stakeholders to offer mentees additional opportunities, from work placements to skills workshops.
Recognition and Advocacy
Our programmes inspire mentors to become champions for change, raising awareness and creating a ripple effect of social impact in their workplaces and communities.
Proven Track Record
Trusted by high-profile clients like the Mayor of London, our award-winning programmes have been recognised with honours including the European Diversity Award 2024 and the National Mentoring Award.
Why Goal 17 Mentoring?
Engage & Retain The Best Talent
Our programmes are proven to increase retention rates, helping you hold onto your most valuable asset; your people. More than that, we create a structured form of mentoring that ensures the highest levels of progress and engagement.
Increase Diversity & Inclusion
Academic studies have proven that mentoring is the most effective intervention to increase diversity and inclusion within an organisation. Our programmes not only help Mentees achieve, but also bring diversity of thought and understanding to Mentors.
Create Social Mobility & Shift Mindsets
Our flagship EMBED Programme pairs our Mentor Trainees with Charity Beneficiaries to accelerate and deepen learning. At the same time this shifts perspectives and removes unconscious bias; creating the environment for true social mobility.
Demonstrate Social Value to Win Contracts
We are a social enterprise and create real social value, specifically though our EMBED Programme. Alongside the learning benefits, many of our clients use our programmes to demonstrate huge social impact in public and private sector bids.