The problem
Foundations want their scholars to succeed, not just receive funds. But when a student moves to a new city or faces a hard class, they often struggle alone. They do not want to bother the foundation team, so they stay quiet.
By the time the foundation sends a yearly survey or asks for grades, it is too late to help. The team spends weeks emailing students just to find out how they are doing, and many never reply.
How organizations usually handle it
Programs usually try to fix this with group check-ins or long feedback forms every few months. Students fill them out in a rush, and the team has to read hundreds of answers to find the few people who actually need support right now.
How mentoring solves it
Mentoring means an experienced person meets one student regularly, over months, with a clear goal. An older student or an alumni member knows exactly what the scholar is going through. They talk about classes, life changes and future plans.
Because they meet often, the mentor notices when the student is stuck long before a survey would. The student has a safe place to ask for advice, and the foundation knows someone is looking out for them.
How it works on Mentornity
All meetings in one place
The Coordination Center shows the meetings of every match. Your team sees who is meeting regularly and who has not started yet, without asking anyone.
Find the quiet matches
A list shows matches that have not met for 21, 30 or 90 days. You know exactly which students might need a gentle push.
Draft emails in seconds
When a match goes quiet, Mentornity AI drafts a follow up email. Your team reads it, approves it and sends it to get them back on track.
Check the relationship
Mentors can send a Relationship Check-in tool. Both sides score their goals, way of working, feeling heard and progress from zero to ten.
Or a mentor pool, with rules
Not every program needs fixed matches. In a pool program, mentors open their free hours and scholars book them themselves. Rules still decide who sees whom: for example, a scholar sees only mentors who work in their field of study.
What you can measure
Your team sees exactly how many meetings happen each month across the whole program.
You see which matches have stopped meeting and need your attention.
Goals are scored at the start, the middle and the end of the program to show real change.
Questions
Does the team have to read every message between the mentor and student?
No. The team sees that a meeting happened and what the next steps are, but private conversations stay private. You track the rhythm, not the words.
How do we know if a student is happy with their mentor?
The Relationship Check-in tool asks both sides four clear questions about their progress and how they work together.
Can we see progress for different branches separately?
Yes. You can set custom admin roles. A branch or partner can see and run only its own program, while the main team sees everything.