How to Build & Sustain Corporate School Mentoring Partnerships

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1 How to Build & Sustain Corporate School Mentoring Partnerships

2 Featured Presenters Delia Hagan Program Director MENTOR Daniel Horgan Senior Director of Corporate Engagement MENTOR

3 Session Objectives Share how MENTOR is closing the mentoring gap and increasing the quantity and quality of mentoring programs across the U.S. Highlight tactics and tools to support the building, management and sustainability of corporate school partnerships Fill your mentoring program toolbox with activity ideas and no-cost resources Answer your questions and follow up where needed 3

4 Overview of MENTOR

5 MENTOR Overview MENTOR s Mission is to fuel the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for America s young people and to close the mentoring gap for the one in three young people growing up without this critical support. Nationally recognized field leader with more than 25 years of experience Demonstrated results and impact grounded in a community responsive approach Proven ability to help unlock new public and private dollars and engagement in mentoring Successful cross-sector and collective impact convener Member of the Social Impact 100, America s 100 top-performing nonprofit organizations 5

6 MENTOR s National Program Network 6

7 MENTOR s National Footprint MENTOR Affiliate Expansion Priority 26 affiliates serve as catalysts of the state/local mentoring movement 7

8 MENTOR s Public/Private Partnerships 8

9 The Need for Mentoring 46 Million All young people ages Million Young people with no risk factors 15 Million Had a mentor 2.4M structured 12.6M informal 7 Million Never had a mentor 24 Million Young people facing risk factors 15 Million Had a mentor 4.5 M structured 10.5M informal 9 Million Never had a mentor 9

10 The Mentoring Effect Research has consistently shown that mentoring has a positive effect in improving outcomes for young people with mentors versus those that do not. 10

11 Building, Managing & Sustaining Partnerships

12 Building Intentional Partnerships 12

13 Building Intentional Partnerships Asset-mapping can help schools: Find assets to mobilize to address community needs. Engage talented and experienced individuals/partners whose skills are valuable but underutilized. Encourage a community to take pride in and responsibility for school concerns and improvements. Strengthen existing relationships and build new ones to promote future program development. The Community Toolbox provides a great guide to Identifying Community Assets and Resources, and UMaryland created a guide specifically for schools and districts. RHIHub,

14 Trends in Corporate Partnerships Employees Impact Expansion Storytelling Advocacy 14

15 Prioritize Your Wants & Needs Establish clarity on your focus, strengths and needs Trunk = Mission Roots = values, target audience, program goals Branches = give (strengths) and get Ensure consistency with internal stakeholders School board and administration Teachers and staff Parents Students Transparently communicate progress and gaps Board meetings Staff meetings Parent meetings Student organizations School communications 15

16 Map and Rank Potential Partnerships Industry alignment (i.e. who has a business interest in the education field) Corporate giving alignment (i.e. who is investing in education) Employee engagement alignment (i.e. service days; skill-based volunteers; working groups or advisory committees; diversity networks) Workforce alignment (i.e. talent recruitment; diversity and inclusion; skill building) Customer alignment (i.e. where do your students, teachers, parents shop) Community Goals Brand alignment (i.e. who shares your core values; how can you support brands) Geographic alignment (i.e. neighborhood focus; multiple school coordination) Network alignment (i.e. existing relationships) School Goals Business Goals 16

17 TOOLBOX: Filter Your Potential Partnerships Their Value Add Your Value Add Partners Your Needs Your Wants Their Needs Their Wants Our Filter Priorities Marriott Event space Job shadowing Diverse talent Brand lift Aramark Career mentors Food Entry level jobs Seasonal talent Contracts $ + Talent Network Expansion Relationshipdriven 17

18 Make Connections Identify decision makers AND influencers (i.e. senior leadership, emerging leaders) Research existing sponsorships, grantees, and community leadership roles Learn the basic business model and language Leverage networking opportunities and tools (i.e. industry events, conferences, LinkedIn) Establish a social media connection 18

19 Make Connections (cont.) Secure an internal introduction Ask existing partners to make an introduction for you Build multiple relationships cultivate several champions Lead with how you add value giving, not getting 19

20 TOOLBOX: A Continuum of Engagement Review resumes Host job shadowing Hire youth interns Introduction Synergy Mock interviews Project-based mentoring Onsite volunteer project Angel tree donations Adopt a program Introduction Synergy Host supply drive Monthly mentoring 20

21 Mentoring Program Toolbox

22 Tools to Align Your Program with Mentoring Best Practices

23 Elements of Effective Practice 23

24 Seeks to enable safe and healthy students by disseminating evidence based practices and building and facilitating communities of practice to help students attend every day, be engaged in school, and succeed academically, so that they graduate high school prepared for college, career, and civic life. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education s Office of Safe and Healthy Students Access customized mentoring resources for schools, including: A mentor training curriculum on trauma-informed mentoring A guide to providing support and resources to mentors via text Recorded and live webinars, including an upcoming webinar on May 23 rd on Mentor Recruitment Join us for the May 9 th and 10 th National Convening in Baltimore, MD on Early Warning Systems and Success Mentors Sign up for the listserv here.

25 What is the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC)? Goal is to improve the quality and effectiveness of youth mentoring across the country through increased use of evidence-based practices and sharing practitioner innovations. Comprised of a comprehensive resource center website, a Research Board, and training and technical assistance for youth mentoring programs across the U.S. This project is funded through a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and managed by MENTOR, making it available at no-cost for programs.

26 NMRC Website Model/population reviews Program reviews Research Board-reviewed resources Practitioner blog Other tools and resources, including the Measurement Guidance Toolkit Content rotates monthly Sign up for our e-newsletter to find out more!

27 Mentoring Model & Population Reviews Find out what the research says about program models like group mentoring and e-mentoring. Learn how to customize your program to the unique needs and assets of specific communities of youth, including youth facing the incarceration of a parent, or youth in foster care.

28 Program Reviews Review the research about rigorously evaluated mentoring programs and ratings of their currently demonstrated level of effectiveness. Insights for practitioners help you apply this research to your own practice in meaningful ways.

29 Reviews of Mentoring Practices Find out what the research says about specific mentoring practices you may be using in your program, like: Mentor-Mentee Activity Guidance Family Engagement Mentor Retention Strategies Mentor Training for Cultural Competence

30 Implementation Resources Why reinvent the wheel? Access ready-to-use resources created by mentoring programs and reviewed by our Research Board for alignment with best practices. Some examples: Mentor Guide: Supporting Young People in the Wake of Violence and Trauma Mi Hermana s Keeper Toolkit Tools for Mentoring Adolescents The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring

31 NMRC Practitioner Blog Highlight your program on a national platform for practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders Stay current on innovative program practices, new research and funding announcements. Contact Blog Editor Merlyne Pierre at mpierre@mentoring.org if you re interested in writing a post!

32 Tools to Strengthen Match Support and Closure A suite of tools for youth mentoring programs to address proper support and eventual closure of matches. These tools were inspired by research related to the strategies programs use to strengthen and support matches, and practices that facilitate a hopefullypositive closing to each mentor-mentee match (and the negative consequences of mishandling closure).

33 Measurement Guidance Toolkit Mental and economical health Social emotional skills Healthy and prosocial behavior Problem behavior Interpersonal relationships Academics Risk and protective factors 33

34 NMRC Technical Assistance Receive guidance and consultation to: Develop high-quality mentor training materials Improve mentor recruitment and screening plans Assess program performance Improve match support processes Customize your program to specific youth and family needs

35 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series Join us for a new webinar each month focused on strengthening mentoring practice, sharing new resources, and helping the field put research into practice. Register for our upcoming webinar, held on the third Thursday of each month, or view past webinars here.

36 Mentoring Connector 36

37 Mentor & Mentee Activity Ideas

38 Growth Mindset Toolkit 38

39 Growth Mindset Toolkit: Sample Activity 39

40 Finding the Greatness Within 40

41 Building Relationships through Activities and Traditions Activities and traditions can help you and the youth you mentor explore their strengths and celebrate their perspectives and values. There are tons of ideas for one-on-one and group activities like this available here in this guide by MENTOR NY and NYC Young Men s Initiative. 41

42 Brag Bag! 42

43 Building Relationships through Activities and Traditions NYC Department of Youth & Community Development, n.d. FUN: Activities Catalog for Mentors and Mentees. Retrieved from: nts/article/157/funcatalog.pdf 43

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45 Thank You! Delia Hagan Daniel Horgan