Mentor as Coach and Judge (3 Days)
Organisation
SEED Foundation
Volunteering period
06/02/2026 - 18/04/2026
Location
Online
Application deadline
01/02/2026
Description
Be a mentor to secondary school student teams in a social-focused start-up pitch competition. Read the Mentor Guidebook to understand the event flow, competition mechanism, and SEED Foundation’s mission. Guide students to refine their ideas and pitches through in-person coaching and feedback. There will be AM and PM sessions. In each half-day session, you will meet around 7 teams on Kick-start Day (about 20 minutes per team) or 3 teams on Deep-dive Day (about 50 minutes per team) of 4 students to discuss and refine their ideas. .For the Online Quarter-final Pitch, you will serve as a judge, listening to the shortlisted teams’ pitches, and scoring them against the judging criteria. Provide kind, constructive advice on students’ start-up concepts, problem–solution fit, and basic strategies (e.g. feasibility, impact, presentation). A digital certificate of appreciation will be presented to all mentors after the event
Location
Online
Schedule
Feb 7 (Kick-start Day): 9:30 AM - 5 PM;Mar 28 (Deep-dive Day): 9:30 AM - 5 PM;Apr 18 (Online Quarter-final Pitch): 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Additional Information
Cause
- Children & youth development
- Education
Service recipient
- Children & youth
Volunteer role
- Business, finance & project management
- Marketing, publicity & event
- Mentoring & coaching
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Youth Mentorship
- Coaching
- Pitching
- Mentorship
Language
- Chinese (Cantonese)
- English
Restriction for application
- Open to all volunteers
Remarks
- IdeaPOP! is a startup pitch competition for secondary school students in Hong Kong, designed to inspire creativity, nurture entrepreneurial thinking, and offer hands-on experience in startup pre-incubation. As a mentor, you’ll have the unique opportunity to guide young innovators as they develop their business ideas, refine their pitches, and gain real-world insights into entrepreneurship.Through in-person mentoring on Kick-start Day and Deep-dive Day, mentors work closely with student teams to challenge their thinking, strengthen their solutions, and enhance their presentation skills. Mentors also serve as judges in the Online Quarter-final Pitch, where shortlisted teams present their refined ideas for evaluation and feedback.Participating teams will access a self-learning resource on the LinkedIn Learning platform and receive mentorship to craft professional business proposals. The journey culminates in a series of pitch events where teams present their ideas to industry experts—an experience made even more impactful with your guidance and expertise. We will provide a Mentor Guidebook with an introduction to the programme and a simple framework for mentors to use as reference. Our staff will also be on-site to support you and answer any questions. As a token of appreciation, mentors who participate in a full-day on-site session will be provided with a complimentary lunch.
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