Social Impact Mentors
Share your knowledge and expertise to support the growth of the impact sector.
Why mentor with Social Impact Hub?
Mentoring will provide you with the opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise to support the growth of an ambitious, impact-driven individual or social enterprise. In doing so, this mentoring role will enable you to build the capability of the purpose-driven sector while also building your own leadership capability. Specifically, mentoring benefits include:
Peer & Mentor Community
Join a community of Australian social enterprise and impact investing professionals.
Give Back
Be a part of the movement to support the social enterprise and impact investing sectors and grow the pipeline of changemakers in the impact ecosystem.
Professional Recognition
Receive an official Social Impact Hub Mentor title with hands on mentoring and coaching experience to develop your leadership skills in another setting.
What is a mentor?
Mentors are people with a track record of integrating purpose into their work who can provide time and expertise to support individual changemakers and/or social enterprises. Mentoring will be tailored to the needs of the individual or enterprise and can be delivered in different ways to support their growth. This may include:
Being a sounding board for ideas and decisions;
Exploring options and guiding on the way forward;
Making introductions within the social enterprise and/or impact investing sectors.
The ideal mentor
To provide the best experience for all involved, the Social Impact Hub is looking for mentors who meet the following criteria:
Have considerable experience working with social enterprises and/or impact investors.
Have a demonstrated capacity to develop others and an interest in further developing these skills.
Be willing to devote time to support Social Impact Hub’s social enterprise capacity building initiatives and/or fellowship programs.
What is the time commitment?
The time commitment for a mentor varies depending on the support you provide but is a minimum of three 1 hour mentoring calls or face-to-face meetings (approximately 1 meeting/month).
We’re happy to explore options with you so please don't hesitate to contact us.
How do I become a Social Impact mentor?
If you are interested in becoming a Social Impact mentor, please reach out to us. The Social Impact Hub team will contact you to discuss the opportunities available. If you are an existing Professional Impact Network member, please just email our Client Experience Coordinator, Kasia Brulinksi, to let her know you are willing to be a mentor.