Examples of charity analysis

An excellent mentoring model: Chance UK

• Read NPC's analysis of Chance UK (approximately 20 pages of detailed analysis with a grading grid which rates different aspects of the charity)
• An update (developments in the charity since the long note was written)

In a nutshell
Chance UK provides a structured mentoring programme for disadvantaged children in London. For children, the chance to form caring relationships with responsible adults is often the key to ensuring their development into happy, confident individuals. However, many do not have the chance to form these relationships in their home lives.

Children selected for mentoring by Chance UK have emotional and behavioural difficulties, and are typically from low-income households. They are matched with trained volunteer mentors whom they meet once a week. The mentoring programme ends with a graduation ceremony at the end of the year.

Mentoring is a tricky business, and tough to get right. If the right match between mentor and child is not found, the relationship can do more harm than good. It is important to set expectations for both volunteer mentors and children so that they can get the best out of the relationship. Mentoring is also expensive, so it is important that each match is given as high a chance of success as possible.

Chance UK’s approach to working with young people has been honed over many years, learning from what works and what does not. Part of the strength of the model is its attention to detail. For example, Chance UK has paid a great deal of attention to learning how best to introduce the mentor into a child’s life without alienating his or her parents. It has also learnt what to do in cases where there are significant changes in the child’s life mid-way through the mentoring relationship.

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