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Resources
We produce a range of resources to support you in setting up, commissioning or developing your mentoring or befriending service.
All our publications and resources reflect the good practice that we promote via the Approved Provider Standard (APS) and cover many areas of planning, operation and management including: setting up a scheme, training your mentors and befrienders, managing risk and personal safety issues, developing matching guidelines, measuring outcomes, making a sound investment plus research and impact reports to help you make the argument for funding your programme or expanding it
For our complete list of resources see our A-Z list or browse by our key subject areas:
- Design, planning and funding
- Management and organisation
- Staff, volunteers and service users
- Safeguarding
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Quality and development
- Impact and evidence
Many of our resources are free to download – such as our comprehensive range of information sheets on a range of issues. To access most of them and to buy our other resources you will need to become an MBF network member. Some of our toolkits are free if you attend the associated training course.
How to order
All our resources can be ordered online - use the shopping basket icon located next to each resource. You can choose to pay by credit card or request an invoice. Alternatively, telephone us on 03300 882 877.
