Insight in Fundraising Mentoring Scheme - Mentor Form

This scheme is designed specifically for professionals working directly with charity data, research, and analytics. This six-month mentoring relationship provides tailored peer support. Pairs collaborate to define clear goals around technical development, insight-led strategy, or career progression within the data space. Whether you're building out prospect research models or refining digital analytics, this programme gives you direct access to experienced insight leaders.

  • The programme runs for six months, with up to eight sessions. 
  • Frequency of meetings is flexible: e.g. one meeting every four weeks across six months, or more frequent meetings over a shorter three-month period. 
  • Both mentors and mentees are asked to commit approximately 10 hours in total.
  • This includes having a 30-minute chemistry call before the mentoring begins in February.
  • In order to establish personal compatibility, align on goals, and build mutual trust before committing to a formal mentoring partnership.

This mentoring scheme might be right for you if you: 

  • Want targeted guidance on progressing your career in charity data, research and fundraising insight.
  • Need an experienced peer to talk through complex data challenges, analytical models or insight projects.
  • Seeking to deepen your data knowledge, expand your sector network and build confidence presenting insights to leadership.
  • Want tailored, one-to-one mentorship from a senior practitioner working directly in the insight space.


Applications will close on Friday 23 October. Any submissions after this date will not be considered.

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*To help us match you with a mentee, please complete the following section which is based on the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s competency and behaviours framework. Please tick the boxes of the fundraising areas you are most experienced in: