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| | The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (MPM) builds and supports mentoring programs to ensure that every child and volunteer has a quality experience.  |
Gain access to valuable resources, including new tools, grant announcements, event information, and mentor recruitment opportunities. Register your Minnesota youth mentoring program today! |  | Complete the Quality Mentoring Assessment Path (QMAP®), developed by MPM to help mentoring programs validate and build their programs based on nationally recognized quality standards and research & evidence. Learn more.
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Mentoring is one of the most significant ways that you can impact the life of a young person. Search and find a Minnesota mentoring program or volunteer opportunity. Learn more.
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Visit the Training Institute to register for popular workshops and networking opportunities or to learn about customized training and consultation.
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Every other year, MPM measures the collective impact of mentoring on Minnesota youth through a statewide survey known as the "State of Mentoring." With this data from mentoring programs, MPM is able to provide an in-depth assessment of youth mentoring in our state, articulate the need for increased support of Minnesota mentoring programs and advocate for pro-mentoring policies at all levels. The latest survey was conducted in summer 2012, which captured a full year of program data from 2011. After extensive data gathering and evaluation of the State of Mentoring survey results, MPM is excited to share a snapshot of what mentoring looks like in our state. Learn more.
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The Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring recently featured a piece by BBBS of America Researchers, Marc Wheeler & Salem Valentino, on how infographics were used to effectively translate evaluation evidence in the organizations 2013 Youth Outcomes Report. Learn more.
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MPM is looking for mentoring program staff to serve as advisors through the Program Services Council (PSC). PSC members help assess new initiatives and opportunities, provide feedback on support for mentoring efforts, and act as a voice for the needs of mentoring programs in our state. Learn more.
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Do you know a young person who might qualify for a $50,000 Peace First Fellowship? If you do, simply go to the Peace First website and follow the instructions to nominate a candidate. Learn more.
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MPM is working with other mentoring organizations across the country on the 2013 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series, which brings you a FREE webinar every month focusing on practice, research and innovation in the youth mentoring field. The topic for the June 20th webinar is "Ensuring Program Sustainability."
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The Elements of Effective Practice training covers best practices for mentoring program design, management, operations and evaluation in an efficient two-day format. The next training will take place September 12-13, 2013.
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MPM's Executive Youth Board decided MPM should provide resources and a place to share ideas for preparing mentees for successful mentoring relationships, so they developed a five-minute video, and this free resource was born.
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This new, free guide from the Harvard School of Public Health provides mentors with information and guidance on how to make healthy eating and physical activity natural parts of the mentor-mentee relationship. The guide is also now available in a Spanish language version. Contact MPM for your own copy. Want more resources for mentors? Check out this collection from MPM.
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Because research shows that discovering and nurturing teens' sparks helps them succeed, MPM and Search Institute collaborated to create new tools and training to help mentors become sparks champions.
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MPM regularly posts new funding opportunities on the News and Funding Announcements page. Log in for access. Are you from a Minnesota youth mentoring program that doesn't have a registration ID and password yet? Register to receive access.
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