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Looking Back, Looking Forward: Review of 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Review of 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series. Thursday, January 17, 2013. Organizers of the 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series. Sarah Kremer, Friends for Youth. April Riordan, MP of Minnesota. Celeste Janssen, Oregon Mentors.

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Looking Back, Looking Forward: Review of 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series

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  1. Looking Back, Looking Forward: Review of 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series Thursday, January 17, 2013

  2. Organizers of the 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series Sarah Kremer, Friends for Youth April Riordan, MP of Minnesota Celeste Janssen, Oregon Mentors Michael Garringer, Education Northwest Tammy Tai, MENTOR December Warren, Indiana MP Marissa Strayer Benton, Mobius Mentors Dana Gold, MP of SWPA Meghan Ferns, Oregon Mentors Amber Troupe, Mentor Michigan Polly Roach, MP of Minnesota

  3. Good to Know… Please help us out by answering survey questions at the end of the webinar. • 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

  4. 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?

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 2012 CMWS Topics • Cropping the Big Picture: 2011 Meta Analysis • Tips for Mentoring High Risk Youth • Innovative Matching Strategies • Youth Engagement & Service Learning • STEM Mentoring for Youth with Disabilities • Better Mentoring for LGBTQ Youth • Preview of the Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring • Training Mentors for Relationships within Schools • Importance of Closure • Research, Lessons Learned & Impact of P/PV • Mentoring Disconnected Youth • Social Media & National Mentoring Month

  8. What worked or didn’t work for you? Share your feedback via the following polls and prompts

  9. 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

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

  11. Looking Ahead: Future of CMWS Supporting Mentoring Programs and Staff Through Training and Technical Assistance Workshop @ the Summit

  12. Our hopes for CMWS • Maintain pulse on mentoring field • Continue to educate/expose field to research • Highlight rising stars and innovative and best practices

  13. 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

  14. Spirit of Collaborative Work • Realistic Expectations • Consistency • Communication • Cooperation • Initiative • PATIENCE • Fun!

  15. Partnership with Chronicle for Evidence-Based Mentoring Great platform to ... • Continue conversations • Stay tuned to research • Connect with experts

  16. Future Webinars Top 10 Suggested Topics Mentor recruitment Training mentors Match support, strategies Managing and retaining mentors Peer to peer mentoring Child safety Creative funding sources Social media platforms & apps Continuing education for mentors Program evaluation/tracking matches and statistics

  17. Remember… • 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.

  18. 2013 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series Sarah Kremer, Friends for Youth Meghan Ferns, Oregon Mentors Tammy Tai, MENTOR Michael Garringer, Education Northwest Polly Roach, MP of Minnesota Dana Gold, MP of SWPA Thank you for participating today! Next Webinar is February 21, 2013 Topic TBD!

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