Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Tuesday Tips: Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series

The National Mentoring Partnership is facilitates a fantastic Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series (CMWS).  Visit Mentoring.org  to view webinars like the ones below.

Mentoring Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care (July 2014)
Panelists:
  • Laurie Powers, Ph.d., Portland State University
  • Summer Pommier, MSW, My Life Program
  • Alice Worrell, Project Manager, Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
  • Ed Cohn, President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio

Positive Youth Development and Mentoring: Putting Assets Into Practice (June 2014)
Panelists:
  • Jim Conway, Search Institute
  • Linda Oto, Connected Kids Mentoring, Northfield (MN) Public Schools
  • Rebekah Holbrook, Virginia Mentoring Partnership


Parents as Partners: Research and Strategies for Engaging Parents in Youth Mentoring Programs (May 2014)
Panelists:
  • Andrea Taylor, Ph.D., Temple University
  • Renee Spencer, Ph.D., Boston University
  • Antoinette Basualdo-Delmonico, Ph.D., Boston University
“Family Involvement” by Andrea Taylor and Lorraine Porcellini in theHandbook of Youth Mentoring (2nd Ed.)
Across Ages mentoring program
CAMP program, which includes the Super Saturdays event
Recording and slides from “Family Engagement: The Secret Sauce for Successful Youth Mentoring Programs,” workshop at the 2014 National Mentoring Summit
Parent engagement strategies shared by webinar attendees

Going the Distance: New Insights on Mentor Retention (April 2014)
Panelists:
  • Molly Frendo, University of Minnesota Extension
  • Amy Pomeranz Essley, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
  • Steve Gibson, Project Leadership
“Self-determination theory: A framework for understanding volunteer motivation and retention” by Molly Frendo, published in the International Journal of Volunteer Administration XXIX (3), 4-12.


Mentor Screening and Youth Protection (March 2014)
Panelist:
  • Sarah Kremer, Friends for Youth Mentoring Institute


Introduction to the National Mentoring Resource Center (February 2014)
Panelists:
  • Jim Antal, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  • Cheri Faunce, Kansas Mentors
  • Tim Cavell, Ph.D., University of Arkansas
  • Kevin Pinkston, Ph.D, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Thaddeus Ruzskowski, FirstPic. Inc.
  • Allison D’Aurora, FirstPic, Inc.



Briefing: New National Report on Young People's Perspectives on Mentoring (January 2014)
Panelists:
  • David Shapiro, President & CEO, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
  • Tammy Tai, Chief Program Officer, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
  • Diane Quest, Director of Marketing & Communications, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
  • Venessa Marks, Vice President, Research, Innovation, and Growth, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
  • Tommy McClam, Director of Mentoring, YouthBuild USA
  • Tarika Barrett, Chief Program Officer, iMentorDavid Shapiro, MENTOR
Visit The Mentoring Effect page on the MENTOR website for the: Press Release, Fact Sheet, Influential Voices, Executive Summary and The Mentoring Effect Full Report
Visit the National Mentoring Month website for template communications tools related to The Mentoring Effect report: Key Message and Social Media Brief, Template Press Release, Template Pitch Letter, Fact Sheet, Influential Voices and The Mentoring Effect Q&A

Did it Work? Evaluating Youth Outcomes in Relationship-Based Programs (December 2013)
Panelists:
  • Tom Drummond, College Dreams
  • Meghan Ferns, Oregon Mentors
  • Michael Garringer, Education Northwest
  • Celeste Janssen, Oregon Mentors
Download a comprehensive list of all resources mentioned on this webinar, including tools and resources related to:
Theory of Change
Measuring mentoring relationships
Making the case for intermediary outcomes


Leveraging National Mentoring Month (November 2013)
Panelists:
  • Tammy Tai, MENTOR
  • Mai-Anh Kapanke, Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
  • Diane Quest, MENTOR
  • Abbie Evans, MENTOR
  • Kristan Allen, Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Group Mentoring: Bridging Research and Effective Practice (October 2013)
Panelists:
  • Gabriel Kuperminc, Georgia Southern University
  • Jerry Sherk, Mentor Management Systems
Read the “Group Mentoring” chapter in the Handbook of Youth Mentoring, Second Edition.
Read Jerry Sherk’s “Designing and Implementing a Group Mentoring Program,” part of the Mentoring Tactics series.
Contact Gabriel Kuperminc at gkuperminc@gsu.edu
Contact Jerry Sherk at sherk@mentorms.com



Men in Mentoring (July 2013)
Panelist:
  • Amber Troupe, Director of Mentor Michigan
Visit Mentor Michigan’s website to access the complete Men in Mentoring Toolkit, along with talking points for the following:
  • Recruiting Younger Men
  • Recruiting Older Men
  • Women Recruiting Men
  • Religious Leader Recruiting Men
  • Recruiter to Employer
  • Employers Recruiting Male Employees
  • After the Application
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Ensuring Program Sustainability (June 2013)
Panelist:
  • Dr. Susan Weinberger


Exploring the Role of Risk in Youth Mentoring (May 2013)
Panelists:
  • David DuBois, PhD, University of Illinois - Chicago
  • Carla Herrera, Consultant
  • Janet Heubach, Washington State Mentors
Read the Child Trends report to which youth in the Role of Risk study were compared, Cumulative Risks Among American Children
Read articles by Dr. David DuBois on depression and mentoring on the Chronicle for Evidence-Based Mentoring, including “Do Mentees Just Wanna Have Fun?” and “How Does Mentoring Benefit Youth? Let’s Count the Ways”
Learn more about the Moods and Feelings Questionnaire referenced in the webinar

Read Renee Spencer’s “It’s Not What I Expected” article

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