A mentoring conversation should aim to provide less experienced organisers with:
- guidance and encouragement from more experienced community organiser and an opportunity to ask questions
- insight into effective listening conversations and a chance to reflect on how to handle challenging conversations
- strategies to build organisation and how to ensure leaders, volunteers and the wider membership maintain both engagement and activity
Our experienced community organisers have provided 1000s of hours of mentoring and support, both in person and online and can therefore act as the perfect mentors.
For more information on how we can support your community organisers and team working on the frontline of communities get in touch
EXAMPLE: AVON WILDLIFE TRUST
Avon Wildlife Trust recently appointed new community organisers to engage with people around nature and wildlife in the Somer Valley. To train and support these individuals, we provided one to one mentoring to help educate them in the principles and practice of community organising, helped them develop a strategy and create a power analysis. We then went out into the community with them to demonstrate how to engage with people on the doorstep and give them feedback on their listening approach. This personalised support helped them grow in confidence, hone their practice and better understand their role.
