For Mentoring Programs
The following resources were grouped to provide organizations and institutions with quality information to ensure effective and meaningful programming.
The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota’s (MPM) Training Institute offers technical assistance and training support to help start, maintain and sustain quality mentoring initiatives, and to prepare both mentors and mentees to make the most of their mentoring relationships.
Upcoming workshops offered by MPM
The Elements of Effective Practice for MentoringTM (EEP) include measures any mentoring program can implement to offer the best mentoring possible.
Elements of Effective Practice Tool Kit - This resource is comprised of tools, templates and advice that compliment the EEP. The toolkit is available for free download at the link above or from MPM in hard copy format. Contact April Riordan, Director of Training and Community Partnerships, for more information on purchasing a copy.
Best Practices for Mentoring Programs - To find out what works and why, The Evaluation, Management and Training (EMT) Group interviewed 50 mentor program managers throughout California to uncover the practical wisdom they had gained working on the front lines of mentoring.
Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring: A Guidebook for Program Development - Meant to give your program a solid understanding of what it takes to build a successful program, with the expectation that you will build on this foundation by continuing to implement new ideas, apply new mentoring research, and refine your program’s strategies and services over time.
Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual - This resource makes it simple for mentoring programs to create their own customized manual to guide both policy and day-to-day services. Be sure to download the Customizable Template.
Tools For Mentoring Adolescents - Tools for Mentoring Adolescents were developed by MPM in collaboration with the Search Institute to support and strengthen relationships between mentors and mentees.
Partners for Youth with Disabilities - Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. (PYD) is committed to empowering young people with disabilities to reach their full potential for personal development.
Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs - This resource examines effective planning strategies, corporate giving, foundation support, government grants, individual giving campaigns, local fundraising events, and short articles on the ethics of fundraising and increasing board involvement.
Working With Mentors - Recruitment strategies, screening, training, and matching ideas for working with mentors.
Recruiting Mentors: A Guide To Finding Volunteers To Work With Youth - Drawing on effective practices used by volunteer-based organizations and on research findings about mentoring, the following material describes recruitment strategies that programs can adapt to meet their particular circumstances.
Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program’s Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents - This guidebook is designed to help mentoring programs prepare for and deliver initial training sessions for mentors, parents, and youth participants. Many of the concepts and techniques in this book will also be useful for ongoing training situations as your program provides continued support to participants.
Training New Mentors - A comprehensive guide to providing mentors with initial training, complete with over a dozen ready-to-use training activities.
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.
Mentoring Central's Mentor Training Courses - A new web-based mentor's training by Dr. Jean Rhodes and Dr. Janis Kupersmidt. Cost: $25
Handouts from Mentoring for Meaningful Results (published by Search Institute) - The Search Institute, whose 40 Developmental Assets have formed a key component of most youth work today, have made several sections and handouts from their widely acclaimed Mentoring for Meaningful Results guidebook available. These can easily be incorporated into mentor or parent orientations.
MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership - MENTOR’s resource page is added to regularly to keep you up-to-date on the latest in mentoring information.
National Mentoring Center at Education Northwest - Resources on program design, mentor recruitment, participant training, volunteer screening, school-based mentoring/tutoring, relationship support, sustainability and fundraising, and mentoring special populations.
Corporation for National and Community Service/LEARNS - LEARNS is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide training and technical assistance to projects focused on literacy, education, mentoring, and out-of-school time. LEARNS is a partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) and the Bank Street College of Education (BSC).
Youth Empowerment Seminars (YES!) - Based out of Australia, YES! focuses on practices and resources for volunteer adult mentors involved in mentoring relationships; Teachers as mentors of students; and School Peer Mentor Programs, where older students guide and encourage younger students to reach their potential in a safe and secure school environment.
Peer Resources - Peer Resources is Canada's leading organization for mentor research, training, consultation, and program development.
Learns: The Tutor - In-depth articles for tutor, mentor, and other youth-focused programs
First Do No Harm: Ethical Principles for Youth Mentoring Relationships - Article from Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, written by faculty from Boston College, Boston University, and the University of Massachusetts.