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MBF Publications and Resources

The resources listed below are available either to download or order from MBF. 

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NEW! Funding for mentoring and befriending projects - findings from our 2010 survey

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Report of a survey undertaken with mentoring and befriending projects across England. The findings highlight the uncertainty and pressures that many projects are under as they compete for funding during the recession combined with optimism in seeing an increase both in demand for services and in volunteer applications.

Funding for mentoring and befriending projects: the current picture and impact of the recession (2010)

Commissioners and funders guides

NEW! Promising returns - two guides to investing in mentoring and befriending provision for commissioners or funders

Two guides tailored specifically for commissioners or funders, providing an overview of the range, diversity and positive impact of mentoring and befriending provision, to encourage commissioners and funders to invest in high quality provision:

Download Commissioners guide:
Promising returns – a commissioners guide to investing in mentoring and befriending programmes

Download Funders guide:
Promising returns – a funders guide to investing in mentoring and befriending programmes

Hard copies free to order.

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Transforming Lives: Examining the positive impact of mentoring and befriending

Foreword by Angela Smith MP, Minister for the Third Sector

This report highlights the positive impact that mentoring and befriending can have on people who are facing challenges in their lives.  It also draws on the work of previous research and examines how mentoring and befriending is contributing to government policy and wider social and economic goals.  This report examines evidence across a range of mentoring and befriending settings.  

Read Transforming Lives

Hard copies free to order

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National peer mentoring pilot 2006-2008 dissemination manual

A manual highlighting the good practice and methods used to successfully set up and sustain peer mentoring schemes. Evidence is drawn from the national peer mentoring pilot which was managed by the MBF across 180 schools in England and an independent study carried out by the University of Canterbury.

Download National peer mentoring 2006-2008 pilot dissemination manual

Hard copies free to order


Front cover: Setting up a Successful Mentoring or Befriending Programme

Setting up a Successful Mentoring or Befriending Programme – A Resource Pack for Project Co-ordinators

A guide to help set up, manage and operate your mentoring or befriending programme in accordance with safe and effective practice. Includes practical advice and templates on programme design and planning; management and organisation; operation and practice; monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance.  Includes a CD-Rom.

£50 member; £60 non member
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Lean on me! Primary school peer support resource pack

To assist schools that want to set up a peer support programme in a primary setting. The resource pack takes co-ordinators through the process from initial planning to training and supervising the peer supporters.

£40 member; £50 non member

Free leaflets and packs

Mentoring and Befriending - An introduction
This leaflet introduces the work of the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF), looks at what mentoring and befriending is and the benefits and characteristics that make a good mentor or befriender.

MBF Membership application pack
This pack includes an application form, a leaflet about the benefits of membership and an introductory leaflet to MBF and mentoring and befriending.

Approved Provider Standard leaflet
This PDF leaflet provides a brief overview of the new format of APS.

APS Journey
This PDF document provides a detailed step-by-step guide towards accreditation against the Approved Provider Standard (APS) the national quality standard for organisations running mentoring and befriending projects.

Personal Safety Guidelines for mentoring and befriending programmes working with children and young people
A set of free resources produced by MBF and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to help co-ordinators consider personal safety issues to ensure their volunteers and mentees/befriendees are safeguarded. The set includes:Drugs resources for mentoring and befriending programmes
A set of free drugs awareness resources has been produced by MBF and FRANK to provide essential guidance about drugs-related issues and offer advice on the most effective methods of assisting young people. The set includes:

Guides

A Guide to Effective Risk Management for Providers of Mentoring and Befriending Services
Covers legal issues, volunteer status, insurance, implementing effective risk management plus good practice models, checklists and examples from a range of approaches. It has been compiled with the input of providers of mentoring and befriending services.

Mentoring: A Guide to Effective Evaluation
This guide provides support for individuals and organisations wishing to improve mentoring practice and to gain better outcomes for mentees and mentors. It offers advice that can be applied in a variety of mentoring contexts.
£3 member; £6 non member

Peer Mentoring: A Guide for Schools
This booklet outlines the steps to be taken prior to the introduction of a successful peer mentoring scheme in a school.

Peer Mentoring:  A Guide for Young People
This leaflet explains the concept of peer mentoring to young people with information on the benefits for both mentee and mentor. It can be used to promote the programme to school students.

“…I know someone who can…”
A guide to on-line resources for peer mentors aged 11-25

Peer Mentoring: A Guide for Parents
A booklet giving a brief explanation of schools-based peer mentoring programmes, aimed at parents whose child may be involved in such a scheme.
(This resource is only available online)

ASDAN/MBF Peer Mentoring Short Course Award Booklet
The ASDAN / MBF Peer Mentoring Award accredits up to 60 hours of activities carried out by peer mentors and co-ordinators in many different settings and contexts. 
Find out more about the Award

ASDAN/MBF Peer Mentoring Co-ordinator Award (Pre -16) Booklet
This Award records how you have been involved and recognises the skills and qualities you have developed as a co-ordinator in a range of pre-16 learning environments.  Booklet price:  £5
Find out more about the Award

ASDAN/MBF Peer Mentoring Co-ordinator Award (Post-16) Booklet
This Award records how you have been involved and recognises the skills and qualities you have developed as a co-ordinator in a range of post-16 learning environments including FE colleges, universities, the voluntary and community sector, working with young people in transition and working with young people in vulnerable situations. Booklet price:  £5
Find out more about the Award

Guides for offender-involving organisations (Clinks, MBF)
A series of guides to support organisations that involve offenders as volunteers or provide mentoring and befriending services to offenders and ex-offenders.  Created by Clinks, MBF co-wrote two of the guides. Titles are: Setting up a project, Quality Standards, Managing Volunteers and Demonstrating Effectiveness. Free to download

DVDs

Friends in Deed
An inspiring documentary that follows the fortunes of five very different mentoring and befriending relationships, each of which have changed lives for the better. The DVD contains a 4 minute, 8 minute and 45 minute version.
Free
Watch a 3 minute extract on our website here

Talking quality standards
Find out what funders and projects have to say about the benefits of achieving APS in this short promotional film.
Watch the 6 minute film here


Resource packs

Setting up a Successful Mentoring or Befriending Programme – A Resource Pack for Project Co-ordinators
A guide to help set up, manage and operate your mentoring or befriending programme in accordance with safe and effective practice. Includes practical advice and templates on programme design and planning; management and organisation; operation and practice; monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance.  Includes a CD-Rom.
£50 member; £60 non member

Training for Mentoring and Befriending Volunteers– A Resource Pack for Trainers
This resource pack is packed with over 20 hours of interactive learning activities, exercises, skills practice and role play to train your volunteer mentors and befrienders. Aimed at scheme co-ordinators with little or no experience of delivering training and can be tailored for use in a variety of mentoring and befriending settings.  Includes a CD-Rom. 
£40 member; £50 non member 

Peer Mentoring: A Resource Pack for Pre-16 Practitioners
This resource pack aims to assist practitioners to design, plan and introduce a peer mentoring programme for pre-16 students. It provides training resources that can be adapted to include the primary and tertiary sectors and includes a CD-rom.
£40 member; £50 non member

Lean on me!  Primary School Peer Support Resource Pack
This resource pack assists schools that wish to set up a peer support programme in a primary setting. It takes co-ordinators through the complete process from initial planning, to training and supervising the peer supporters.
£40 member; £50 non member


Research

Community Cohesion Report - Mentoring and Befriending: A case study approach to illustrate its relevance to cohesion and cross cultural issues
MBF Strategic Development Group, April 2008
Explores how mentoring and befriending relationships can play a major part in bringing about social cohesion and reducing tension among communities. Many examples of research and case studies are included to support this view.
(This resource is only available online)

Mentoring for Looked After Children Dissemination Manual
Outlines the learning from the Department for Education funded national mentoring pilot for Looked After Children (LAC) which the national charity Rainer, MBF and the Prince's Trust, led on.
Details of other pilot resources available to download (Rainer website)

A Synthesis of Published Research on Mentoring and Befriending
Dr Kate Philip and Jenny Spratt, University of Aberdeen, July 2007
Commissioned by MBF, this review brings together evidence about research and practice in youth mentoring and befriending in the UK. It explores findings from academic literature and highlights both positive and negative findings on the value of these interventions. 
Order your free copy now
Read the Executive Summary here
Download the full report here

MBF Funding survey reports:

Funding for mentoring and befriending projects: the current picture and impact of the recession (2010)
Findings of a survey undertaken with mentoring and befriending projects across England. The report highlights the uncertainty and pressures that many projects are under as they compete for funding combined with many projects seeing an increase in demand for their services as well as a increase in volunteer applications. (Only available as a PDF file)

Funding for mentoring and befriending: challenges and opportunities (2009)
Report of the findings of a survey undertaken with mentoring and befriending projects across England to give a snapshot of the current funding climate and key challenges and opportunities facing mentoring and befriending projects.
(Only available as a PDF file)

Front cover of Rapport magazine, Issue 11, May 2009

MBF magazine - Rapport

Rapport
Published three times a year, the MBF magazine offers in-depth articles and features on mentoring and befriending, news and events, publication reviews and case studies.
Free member; £3.50 non member
View back copies and latest issue here




How to order

The resources listed above are available either to download or order from MBF. 
Order items by:

- Downloading the order form
- Telephoning 0161 787 8600
- Faxing 0161 787 8100
- Emailing info@mandbf.org.uk
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