Our Mentors
Mentors in the Mini Grants programme have been actively involved in community, public or organisational life for years. With their knowledge, skills and experience, they are able to pass on valuable tools to help them implement their initiatives, as well as to strive for a lasting impact on the community in which they operate.
Julia Zając
Principles of good communication and teamwork
Student at the Jagiellonian University, President of the Management Board of the Na Nowo Polska Foundation, organiser of the 16th Congress of Polish Students in the UK, ward of the Institute of Cultural Organisation Research at the Jagiellonian University, where she is carrying out her first research work.
Jaśmina Kasenko
Principles of proper project accounting
Graduate of the University of Warsaw and the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, where she also worked as a university teacher. She also graduated from the European Academy of Diplomacy. Co-founder of Squeezers of Potential, a foundation promoting educational development among young people.
Julia Biernacka
Cooperation with local media
Student at the University of Warsaw and Kozminski University, PR Coordinator at Our Future Foundation. I am in charge of media relations and acquiring media patronage.
Jadwiga Mizerska
Cooperation with local media
Student of Applied Psychology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Supervisor of the Youth Council of Krakow. Chairperson of the ninth term of the Youth Council of Krakow. Councillor of the Children and Youth Council of the Republic of Poland for the fifth term of office at the Ministry of the Economy and National Heritage. Initiator of a resolution on the establishment of the Youth Assembly of the Lesser Poland Province as part of the "Lesser Poland for Youth" project. Coordinator for Youth Councils at the Polish Council of Youth Organisations. Councillor of the Youth Climate Council of the Ministry of Climate and Environment.
Jakub Jura
Inclusive leadership and project management
Founder and president of the School Job Exchange Foundation, where he is responsible for strategic planning and project coordination of the development of the SzGP platform. He has been socially involved in many projects and organisations over the years. He also gained experience working with the Krakow City of Startups foundation.
Anna Lipiec
Organisation, logistics and preparation of the conference
Social activist with an interest in the wider third sector. On a day-to-day basis, she runs her own initiative in the Warsaw area and also completed several leadership and project management training courses. She is also active in NGOs such as Our Future Foundation and the Academy of Civic Knowledge.
Michał Krasowski
Organisation, logistics and preparation of the conference
At Our Future Foundation he is responsible for the logistics, and the technical part of the events. Organiser of many events, e.g. Warsaw Science Slam.
Michalina Popko
Running social media
Michalina is a 19-year-old first-year student of media marketing and PR at the University of Warsaw. Social entrepreneur, volunteer, marketing and social media specialist. Currently, all her time is taken up with developing the Honour the Body Foundation, where she is Managing Director. In recent years, she has been involved with the Our Future Foundation, where she was responsible for running social media, as well as marketing and creative issues.