Mission Include

November 2024 cohort now launching

Mission Include is delivered in partnership with multiple leading DE&I campaigns, including: The 30% Club, Change the Race Ratio and Age Irrelevance, among others (watch this space for updates!), this pioneering, high-impact programme is helping to create change on a global scale. 

Mission Include is an award winning and thriving cross-company mentoring programme, founded in 2018 with the aim to support and advance under-represented talent. This programme is unique both for its cross-company, cross-sector principles but also its cross-diversity strand approach. Each year organisations and their respective participants embark on a nine-month mentoring and development programme, expertly delivered by Moving Ahead.  

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During the Mission Include 2022 - 2023 programme,
we saw the following:

47% of mentees have been promoted, expanded their responsibilities or moved roles since the programme began
Mentees are increasingly confident in their skills and decisions - 70% of mentees agree their mentor has boosted their confidence
78% of participants say programme events have taught them new things that will change their behaviour
45% of mentors now vocally advocate for DEI in the workplace, and a third of mentors contribute to internal mentoring or sponsorship initiatives

*This is against the control of 24% on average

Mentees are those who identify as being from an underrepresented group and are at all levels of the career pyramid.

Mentors are senior leaders (mid manager up to Board level) from another organisation.

At a glance: 

  • Structured, cross-company mentoring programme 

  • Career and DEI development learning content from both Moving Ahead and our partner campaigns, providing unrivalled opportunities to gain deeper understanding of diversity strands 

  • Expertly matched pairs, where mentors and mentees both benefit  and learn 

  •  Each organisation selects equal numbers of mentors and mentees 

  •  World-leading speakers delivering thought provoking and  educational content 

  •  Mentoring training via events and online learning to ensure the  opportunity to participate is maximised 

  • An unrivalled opportunity for organisations to network and  build new relationships

  • 10 pairs: £10,500 (for every additional ten pairs, the contribution is £10,000)

To date, Mission Include has supported more than 3,000 participants from 111 organisations.
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We’re delighted to be growing the impact of this phenomenal programme and look forward to welcome even more changemakers to our amazing Mission Include community.  

Contact us to find out more and plan your participation for April 2024.

Ollie Thorn 
Head of Partnerships

Ayanna Allen
Client solutions partner