For Businesses
The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (MPM) collaborates with the Minnesota Business Partnership (MBP), a member-based organization that represents CEO's leading 110 of Minnesota's largest employees, through a partnership called the MBP Connections. The goal to increase the number of Minnesota youth involved in positive mentoring relationships with employees of MBP member companies and the broader business community. The program, established in 1996, has grown from an initial pilot project involving six MBP member companies to an initiative that now includes 70 companies with at least 9,500 employees reaching more than 27,000 young people across Minnesota.
Leadership
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Joellen Gonder-Spacek, Executive Director, MPM
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Charlie Weaver, Executive Director, Minnesota Business Partnership
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MBP Connections Task Force composed of community affairs professionals from MBP member companies.
View which MBP companies are involved in youth mentoring and where they rank in terms of number of mentors.
MPM is proud to support the business community by assessing employee volunteer involvement, providing training, tools and technical assistance, and connecting companies with quality mentoring programs.
MPM K-12 Journey Map - This online tool is Minnesota's first interactive outline mapping major milestones for youth as they prepare for post-secondary education. The map included links to resources that support the milestones, from taking a career interest finder to finding ways to pay for college. The MPM K-12 Journey Map is sponsored by GE and the University of Minnesota.
"Where was this tool when I was growing up? It's a great tool and would have been really helpful when I was in high school!" - Wired for 2020 Event Participant
MPM Training Institute - Check out upcoming trainings and workshops that focus on building and sustaining quality mentoring programs and initiatives.
"I spoke with one of my mentors yesterday and he told me that MPM's mentor training on Sunday was very helpful. I have had calls from tutors who want to know when you will have the next one!" - Mentoring Program Coordinator