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What is Mentoring by Business?
Mentoring by Business is a programme that facilitates local businesses to support the borough's voluntary and community sector (VCS). We work with businesses to maximise their employees' volunteering provision and support their corporate social responsibility in five simple steps.
1. We support community groups and smaller charities to identify key areas for development necessary to build the capacity of their organisation.
2. We help local businesses collate employee skills that they are happy to share with the community and voluntary sector.
3. We match a community group or charity with one of your business employees who can mentor them in the area they need to develop.
4. We facilitate workshops between your business employees and their matched group. For example, this could be up to 12 hours worth of individual sessions over a three month period depending on need and availability.
5. We support all parties with feedback and help everyone involved feel valued and benefit from this shared experience.
By taking part in our Mentoring by Business programme you will be actively supporting the strategic and leadership development for the voluntary and community sector (VCS). We aim to help them in building capacity, stability and resilience; to encourage leaders and emerging leaders to grow and realise their potential.
Become a Mentor
Join this new and exciting programme to give back to the community with other professionals from the business industry
We will do the rest and match you with a mentee
👉 All you need to do is complete the form below (Employee Skills Questionnaire) with your skills
Please note, you will be offering your time free of charge
Under 'VCS materials' on the right-hand side, you will find examples of the kinds of documents you will receive from us detailing the needs of the group you are matched with
💡 Spotlight: Windsor Horse Rangers
Windsor Horse Rangers are a charity that run workshops educating children about horse riding and care. They are keen to get started with upskilling from business employees like you!
How much time is involved?
You can choose to commit as little or as much time as you wish. We have some FAQs that we recommend you take time out to read.
We recommend 12 hours maximum across a three-month period, which will be agreed with the VCS group depending on their needs.
Do I need special skills?
Anyone can be a mentor! We encourage you to log any skills you have, as a wide variety will be useful for the VCS.
Most of us have informal mentoring skills such as speaking and listening. Our programme is based on developing skills within the charitable sector, you really just need time available to give. This can either be face-to-face or virtually.
How can I participate?
Windsor Horse Rangers
Are you a business?
👉 Register your interest in the form titled "RBWM Businesses" below
👉 A member of the RBWM Communities Team will then be in contact to get you set up
Are you an employee of a business?
👉 Register your interest in the form titled "Employee Skills Questionnaire" below
👉 A member of the RBWM Communities Team will then be in contact to get you set up
Mentoring by Business is a programme that facilitates local businesses to support the borough's voluntary and community sector (VCS). We work with businesses to maximise their employees' volunteering provision and support their corporate social responsibility in five simple steps.
1. We support community groups and smaller charities to identify key areas for development necessary to build the capacity of their organisation.
2. We help local businesses collate employee skills that they are happy to share with the community and voluntary sector.
3. We match a community group or charity with one of your business employees who can mentor them in the area they need to develop.
4. We facilitate workshops between your business employees and their matched group. For example, this could be up to 12 hours worth of individual sessions over a three month period depending on need and availability.
5. We support all parties with feedback and help everyone involved feel valued and benefit from this shared experience.
By taking part in our Mentoring by Business programme you will be actively supporting the strategic and leadership development for the voluntary and community sector (VCS). We aim to help them in building capacity, stability and resilience; to encourage leaders and emerging leaders to grow and realise their potential.
Become a Mentor
Join this new and exciting programme to give back to the community with other professionals from the business industry
We will do the rest and match you with a mentee
👉 All you need to do is complete the form below (Employee Skills Questionnaire) with your skills
Please note, you will be offering your time free of charge
Under 'VCS materials' on the right-hand side, you will find examples of the kinds of documents you will receive from us detailing the needs of the group you are matched with
💡 Spotlight: Windsor Horse Rangers
Windsor Horse Rangers are a charity that run workshops educating children about horse riding and care. They are keen to get started with upskilling from business employees like you!
How much time is involved?
You can choose to commit as little or as much time as you wish. We have some FAQs that we recommend you take time out to read.
We recommend 12 hours maximum across a three-month period, which will be agreed with the VCS group depending on their needs.
Do I need special skills?
Anyone can be a mentor! We encourage you to log any skills you have, as a wide variety will be useful for the VCS.
Most of us have informal mentoring skills such as speaking and listening. Our programme is based on developing skills within the charitable sector, you really just need time available to give. This can either be face-to-face or virtually.
How can I participate?
Windsor Horse Rangers
Are you a business?
👉 Register your interest in the form titled "RBWM Businesses" below
👉 A member of the RBWM Communities Team will then be in contact to get you set up
Are you an employee of a business?
👉 Register your interest in the form titled "Employee Skills Questionnaire" below
👉 A member of the RBWM Communities Team will then be in contact to get you set up
Please fill in the following form to register your business' interest for RBWM Knowledge Bank. A member of the Communities Team/Economic Growth Team will be in contact to get you set up
If you are employed by one of our partner businesses and are interested in participating in Mentoring by Business, please fill in the following form to log your skills
A member of the RBWM Communities Team will be in touch shortly to start the matching process
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