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Switchback aims to give every male
aged 18-30 released from prison in
London a chance to make real and
lasting changes in their life, so that
they can live stable and rewarding
lives.
By combining a personalised, intensive mentoring
relationship with a practical program, Switchback
can make employment a realistic prospect for this
vulnerable group.
Following the conclusion of their mentoring sessions,
Sarah felt that she had been able to improve her
skills and competence within her role because of her
mentoring partnership with Rania as well as learning
how to approach different scenarios, develop her
con昀椀dence and improve her communication skills.
As a result, Sarah feels that she can advocate more
strongly than before for her organisation,which will
ultimately allow bene昀椀ciaries to access an even
stronger and effective service.
Sarah, Delivery Manager at Switchback
“It was an absolute pleasure
mentoring Sarah and seeing
her grow over the last year.
Sarah is an incredible leader
who cares passionately about
people and is 昀椀rmly focused on
making a difference through her
work. Acting as her mentor has
furthered my understanding of
the challenges faced by charity
managers. I enjoyed sharing
my leadership experiences and
hearing Sarah’s progress as
she tried new ways of working
following our sessions. I’ve learnt
a lot from all the mentees I’ve met
through Cran昀椀eld Trust and would
thoroughly recommend others
share their skills and experience
through mentoring.”
Rania, Cran昀椀eld Trust Volunteer Mentor
Funding partnership in action
Following an in depth discussion with Cran昀椀eld Trust
Regional Manager Sue to understand more about
her role, organisation and what she was hoping to
achieve through mentoring, Sarah was matched
with a volunteer that suited her needs, skills, and
interests – volunteer mentor Rania. Rania has been
part of many successful mentor partnerships since
she started volunteering with Cran昀椀eld Trust in
2015. Over the course of a year, Sarah and Rania
had several meetings where Sarah was able to share
the challenges she was facing and Rania was able to
provide advice and support as well as offer another
perspective to Sarah’s situation.
“My mentor, Rania, was a great
listener - empathetic, re昀氀ective
and completely understood
my job and the dynamics
within my role and organisation.
Rania was open, understanding,
challenging and incredibly
supportive. I couldn’t have
got through the last three months
in my job without implementing
her feedback and advice”
Switchback
Switchback’s Delivery Manager Sarah requested
some mentoring through The Triangle Trust 1949
Fund’s Spark programme, which delivers capacity
building services to grantees through a partnership
with Cran昀椀eld Trust. Sarah was looking for mentoring
to enable her to develop her managerial skills and
deepen her knowledge of team leadership. She
wanted to be a steady in昀氀uence on her team and be
able to support them to the best of her ability. Due
to an increase in the number of people that Sarah
was going to be managing within a short amount of
time, she felt that now was the right time to further
develop her existing management skill set so she
could become a stronger leader and be better
able to support the different needs of her team
members.
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