Looking Back, Looking Forward: Review of 2012 Collaborative Mentoring

Webinar Series

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Organizers of the 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series

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Sarah Kremer, Friends for Youth

Michael Garringer, Education Northwest

Polly Roach, MP of Minnesota

Celeste Janssen, Oregon Mentors

Meghan Ferns, Oregon Mentors

Dana Gold, MP of SWPA

Marissa Strayer Benton, Mobius Mentors

December Warren, Indiana MPAmber Troupe, Mentor

Michigan

April Riordan, MP of Minnesota

Tammy Tai,MENTOR

Good to Know…

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After the webinar, all attendees receive:

Instructions for how to access PDF of presentation slides and webinar recording

Link to the Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring where we: • Post resources• Keep the conversation going

Please help us out by

answering survey

questions at the end of the webinar.

Participate in Today’s Webinar

• All attendees muted for best sound

• Type questions and comments in the question box

• Respond to polls• Who is with us today?

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Birth of CMWS• Stemmed from desire for continued dialogue in

mentoring field around »Research»Innovation»Practice

• Developed as way to pool ideas and resources among existing mentoring TA providers

Overview of 2012 CMWS• 12 webinars hosted • Average of 179 participants per webinar• Average of 4.1 out of 5 on attendee surveys• Core audience members were experienced

mentoring practitioners (~75% of attendees)• Best attended topics: Closure & Training for

School Based Mentors (~400 attendees)• Combined total of 3,469 registrations

2012 CMWS Topics 1. Cropping the Big Picture: 2011 Meta Analysis 2. Tips for Mentoring High Risk Youth3. Innovative Matching Strategies 4. Youth Engagement & Service Learning 5. STEM Mentoring for Youth with Disabilities 6. Better Mentoring for LGBTQ Youth 7. Preview of the Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring 8. Training Mentors for Relationships within Schools9. Importance of Closure10. Research, Lessons Learned & Impact of P/PV11. Mentoring Disconnected Youth12. Social Media & National Mentoring Month

What worked or didn’t work for you?

Share your feedback via the following polls and prompts

What worked or didn’t work for us!

• Mismatch of topic with format

• Preference for conversation vs. training

• Innovation didn’t always work the way we intended

Looking Ahead . . .

Use the chat box to share some current trends in mentoring that are impacting your program or organization, either positively or negatively

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Looking Ahead: Future of CMWS

Supporting Mentoring Programs and Staff Through Training and Technical AssistanceWorkshop @ the Summit

Our hopes for CMWS1. Maintain pulse on

mentoring field2. Continue to

educate/expose field to research

3. Highlight rising stars and innovative and best practices

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Passing the Torch: MENTOR’s Support of CMWS

Through CMWS, MENTOR is excited to:

• Connect directly to the mentoring field at a national level

• Create a sounding board of new ideas around policy and programming

• Foster time- and cost-efficient shared learning led by technical assistance providers, with increased support from Mentoring Partnerships

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Spirit of Collaborative Work

• Realistic Expectations • Consistency• Communication • Cooperation • Initiative • PATIENCE• Fun!

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Partnership with Chronicle for Evidence-Based Mentoring

Great platform to ...

Continue conversations

Stay tuned to research

Connect with experts

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Future Webinars

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Top 10 Suggested Topics

1. Mentor recruitment2. Training mentors3. Match support, strategies4. Managing and retaining

mentors5. Peer to peer mentoring6. Child safety7. Creative funding sources8. Social media platforms & apps9. Continuing education for

mentors10. Program evaluation/tracking

matches and statistics

Remember…

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After the webinar:

Everyone will get an email with information on how to download the slides/recording

Continue the conversation at the Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring: http://chronicle.umbmentoring.org/

Please help us out by

answering survey

questions at the end of the webinar.

2013 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series

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Sarah Kremer, Friends for Youth Michael Garringer,

Education NorthwestPolly Roach, MP of Minnesota

Meghan Ferns, Oregon Mentors

Dana Gold, MP of SWPA

Thank you for participating today!

Next Webinar is February 21, 2013Topic TBD!

Tammy Tai,MENTOR