Nonprofit Australia
Executive Mentoring Service providing support to Australia's non-profit leaders
Orijen in partnership with
Nonprofit Australia developed the Nonprofit Australia’s
Executive Mentoring Service to enable nonprofit leaders and senior executives to access executive mentoring. The service is designed to provide support Non- profit organisations through providing their executives with a mentor with extensive experience in business. Orijen matches the non-profit leaders with some of Australia’s top past and current executives and Executive Directors who share their knowledge and experience over 12 month mentoring period.
Following from the success of the pilot program launched in Sydney
in February 2007, programs for non-profit executives have begun in
Melbourne and Canberra in addition to a second Sydney program.
Non-profit organisations represented include Red Cross NSW, Ted Noffs Foundation, Musica Viva and Australian Business Arts Foundation. Mentors include current and past senior executives of some of Australia's best known and well respected companies, including Hewlett Packard, Sunbeam, Dimension Data, LAN Systems and Zurich Financial Services.
“Mentoring is increasingly the
executive development program of choice for Australia’s leading
companies. In my experience it delivers results because it provides
executives with peers who can appreciate their professional challenges,
and provide them with an opportunity to hone and extend their skills
and performance in a supportive environment. For me it’s a chance to
support a program I believe in.”
John Hannelly, former Human Resources
Director, Hewlett Packard
Program Mentor
“It
is extremely difficult for executives in all sectors to make the time
for their own learning and development. This program provides enormous benefit by matching
nonprofit executives with someone independent to their organisations
who can act as an experienced sounding board on ideas and strategies.”
Lewis Kaplan,
Executive Director for Red Cross NSW
Program Mentee