How much time do organisations spend agonising over their ‘straplines’? And how much of an impact does a strapline really have? The strapline for Charity Mentors Oxfordshire is ‘clarify, explore, plan’. These 3 words, and the order in which they appear, sum up our approach to mentoring and the time spent by us agonising over […]
Celebrating 150 projects at our Charity Mentors breakfast in July, we hear from 3 previous mentees on why they engaged a Charity Mentor, how the experience went and what advice they would give to a future mentee. Find out if there were any surprises…John May interviews previous mentees: Jill Edge, Manager at The Sunshine Centre, […]
In each issue, we will introduce you to one of our Mentors by telling you a bit about their experience and giving you their answers to 3 questions, to include their own ‘top time-saving tip’. Annette Mountford Annette was originally a health visitor. Her work in mainly deprived areas led her to recognise the huge […]
‘Wow, this is really going to make a difference!’ That was the reaction of Chair, John Hullet, and Centre Leader, Amy Spicer from The Red Kite Family Centre after their first meeting with a Charity Mentor. The Red Kite Family Centre in Thame, is one of the 150 mentoring projects completed by Charity Mentors over […]
We’re busy analysing our feedback and other data to produce the next Charity Mentors Oxfordshire Impact Report (coming soon!). We’ve already noticed that a common issue that crops up for our Charity Mentors is that of financial resilience. Many charities and voluntary organisations feel their situation is quite the opposite – an almost permanent state […]
Ruth and Richard Kennell set up SOFEA (South Oxfordshire Food & Education Alliance) in 2014 to help disadvantaged young people aged 14-24. In only 5 years, they have helped 200 young people back into full-time education or progress to full-time employment and grown SOFEA to reach a turnover of £1 million. Charity Mentors’ Roz Warren […]
In each issue, we will introduce you to one of our Mentors by telling you a bit about their experience and giving you their answers to 3 questions, to include their own ‘top time-saving tip’?! Jens Tholstrup Jens is Managing Director of Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION), Development Director SQW Group and Senior Advisor, Oxford […]
“Things are changing so fast, an organization needs to be nimble and pick up on opportunities. A strategy can stifle innovation.” “We’re a small organization. We rely on a couple of key funders. We’re very focused on what we do and what we provide. We have limited resources and we’d rather use them to deliver […]
CEO of HENRY, Kim Roberts was one of our first mentees. Here, Kim talks to Roz Warren about how strategy helped secure the future of HENRY, at a very critical time. HENRY is a preventative health charity. It works with parents to help them give their children a healthy start in life and reduce the […]
In each issue, we will introduce you to one of our Mentors by telling you a bit about their experience and giving you their answers to 3 questions, to include their own ‘top time-saving tip’?! Sam Clarke Sam has been an active mentor, a previous Trustee and is now Chair of Charity Mentors. His main […]