National Mentoring Month January 2018

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1 National Mentoring Month January 2018

2 National Mentoring Month January 2018 Presenters: Denise Marois, Coordinator of School-Based Initiatives Hannah Granfield, Director of Mentoring Services

3 Presenters Denise Marois, Coordinator of School-Based Initiatives Hannah Granfield, Director of Mentoring Services Q&A During the Webinar Type your questions into the chat box. The moderator will respond to you privately if needed, or post the question or comment for everyone to see. Q&A session will be available at the end of the webinar

4 Webinar Agenda Introduction to National Mentoring Month Available Resources Key Messages

5 Introduction January 2018, National Mentoring Month (NMM) will mark its 17th year National Mentoring Summit Large-scale public awareness campaign, which culminates with the annual National Mentoring Summit Led by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with support from the Highland Street Foundation.

6 Resources Available MENTOR s National Mentoring Month 2018 Toolkit Materials from The Governor s Prevention Partnership

7 In Real Life Theme for National Mentoring Month is Mentor In Real Life Mentoring is a critical component in young people s lives o Improves opportunities and connectedness/interpersonal skills o Improves school attendance

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9 New this Year Thank Your Mentor Mentoring Flipped Video Series

10 2018 Campaign Goals The National Mentoring Month campaign aims to: Share critical messages about mentoring s real life benefits Provide tools for engaging new stakeholders in the private sector, education, government, juvenile justice and youth development Inspire people to volunteer as mentors and/or support mentoring

11 Important Dates Mark these dates on your planning calendar! January 4, 2018 I Am a Mentor Day January 11, 2018 National Mentoring Month Kick-off Twitter Chat January 15, 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service January 17, 2018 International Mentoring Day January 25, 2018 #ThankYourMentor Day

12 Online Engagement & Social Media Activation Turn social activism into real life social action! NMM Logos and Graphics In Real Life Videos And be sure to use #CTMentorIRL, #MentorMonthCT, #MentorIRL, and #NationalMentoringMonth #TheGovernorsPreventionPartnership throughout the month.

13 Media Outreach Print and Electronic Media Know and Define Your Key Messages: Who you are What you do (elevator speech) Demonstrate the need for and impact of mentoring Why you do it and what your strengths are What good things result from your efforts

14 Stakeholder Outreach Ways You Can Engage with Companies During National Mentoring Month Public Officials Outreach & Advocacy

15 Tracking and Evaluation SAMPLE MEASUREMENTS OF SUCCESS Phone calls from people seeking information Website traffic New volunteers Donations Sign-ups for list Media impressions Social media hits Frequency of PSAs Number of elected officials demonstrating public support for mentoring

16 Tracking and Evaluation

17 Recruitment and Engagement Training Advanced Mentor Recruitment: March 15, 2018 Elements of Effective Practice Spring Training Series: May 10,

18 To submit a question, Raise your hand by clicking on the face in the bottom right corner and Raise Hand Make sure your audio is enabled

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20 Contact Us! Denise Marois Program Coordinator, School-Based Initiatives Ph: Hannah Granfield Director of Mentoring Services Ph: