Mentor a London Youth Charity

Empower a small London youth charity through Media Trust’s Communications Building Programme, in partnership with John Lyon’s Charity! Mentor them in communications, marketing, and fundraising to amplify their voice and increase their impact. This initiative supports 20 London youth charities annually, strengthening their strategic communications, digital skills, knowledge and ultimately benefiting the young people they serve.

Volunteers mentors will meet with their assigned charity online or in person twice a month, for a total of up to 4 hours. Mentors will be introduced to the charity they’ve been paired with at our virtual ‘Meet and Greet’ event on Thursday 30 April 2026, 12:00 – 13:00. The event will kick off the mentoring relationship. 

Your skills will help the charities enhance their support for youth through projects related to integration, inclusion, education, the arts and other local community causes. Additionally, this is an excellent way to gain strategic and leadership experience for your CV.

The impact

Last year, Alex Marks mentored HvH Arts, supporting the CEO Debbi Clark and the Youth Ambassador team on newsletters, website updates, branding and impact reporting.

Of the experience, Debbi said “Alex supported our team to write a monthly newsletter, advised on updating our website, and worked with us to develop and create our impact report, which has proven invaluable to our resourcing as a very small team. Alex has now become a trustee on the board of HvH ARTS and is an integral part of our charity’s marketing and strategy planning. He has also supported me as CEO, giving me the confidence and time to plan more efficiently!”

The deadline for applications is 5PM on Thursday 16th April 2026