The problem
Young people often know what they want in the future, but they do not know how to get there. They have big hopes for their education or career. When they try to write these down, the goals are too broad and lack a clear path forward.
Without a plan, time passes and nothing changes. A big goal feels too heavy to start. They need help breaking a large wish into small, real steps they can take this week or this month.
How organizations usually handle it
Youth organizations often run group workshops on setting goals. A speaker tells a room full of young people to be ambitious and write down their dreams. This brings a quick burst of energy, but the young people go home alone. When they face the first small hurdle, the energy fades and the paper goes into a drawer.
How mentoring solves it
Mentoring means an experienced person meets one young person regularly, over months, with a clear goal. The mentor listens to the big dream and helps cut it down to size. They look at the path together and decide what needs to happen first.
Because they meet again and again, the mentor can ask how the first step went. If it was hard, they adjust the plan. The young person learns how to plan their own future, and they have someone cheering them on as they complete each step.
How it works on Mentornity
Finding the right guide
Young people and mentors apply through your own forms. Matching rules and Mentornity AI propose a mentor for each young person, and your team approves every match.
Figuring out the future
Mentors can send the Possible Selves tool. The young person writes down who they want to become, and what they will do about it.
Turning goals into steps
With the Development Plan tool, the mentor and the young person turn big goals into clear activities with dates.
Scoring the progress
Goals are scored at the start, the middle and the end of the program. Change is counted only for people who answered both times.
Or a mentor pool, with rules
Not every program needs fixed matches. In a pool program, mentors open their free hours and young people book them themselves. Rules still decide who sees whom: for example, a young person sees only mentors from their own city.
What you can measure
Your team sees which young people meet their mentor regularly.
You see how goal scores change from the start to the end of the program.
Progress reports show medians and ranges, and hide groups smaller than five.
Questions
Can we use our own application forms?
Yes. You design your own application forms with custom fields. You can have a separate form for young people and for mentors.
How do we know if meetings are happening?
The Coordination Center shows the meetings of every match. You see a list of matches that have not met for 21, 30 or 90 days.
Can a mentor and a young person meet on video?
Yes. When they book a meeting, both sides get a calendar invitation with a link. They can use the built-in video room, Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet.