Mentoring: Training Tools
for Staff, Volunteers, Mentees, and Parents
Staff
Online Publications
- Assessing Local Community Assets: Finding Opportunities, Making Connections (PDF)
- Building a Sustainable Mentoring Program: A Framework for Resource Development Planning (PDF)
- Effective Mentor Recruitment: Getting Organized, Getting Results (PDF)
- Elements of Effective Practice
- Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring: A Guidebook for Program Development (PDF)
- Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual
- Going the Distance: A Guide to Building Lasting Relationships in Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- How to Build a Successful Mentoring Program Using the Elements of Effective Practice (PDF)
- Hunting and Gathering: Tips for Using the Web to Find Funding Sources (PDF)
- LEARNS Mentoring Toolkit (PDF)
- Local Fund-raising Events and Sponsorship: Opportunities for Building Relationships and Community Support (PDF)
- Making a Difference: An Impact Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters (PDF)
- Making the Grade: A Guide to Incorporating Academic Achievement into Mentoring Programs and Relationships (PDF)
- Marketing for the Recruitment of Mentors: A Guide to Finding and Attracting Volunteers (PDF)
- Marketing Toolkit for Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Mentoring Programs
- Mentoring Children in Foster Care: Considerations and Partnership Strategies for Senior Corps Directors (PDF)
- Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Toolkit for Senior Corps Directors (PDF)
- Mentoring Program Development: A Start-up Toolkit (PDF)
- NMC Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 11 - Fall 2002: Strengthening Agency Capacity (PDF)
- NMC Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 7 - Spring 2001: Program Evaluation and Assessment (PDF)
- NMC Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 8 - Fall 2001: Fundraising (PDF)
- NMC Bulletin, Vol. 2, #2 - July 2004. Theme: Recruiting Male Mentors (PDF)
- NMC Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 1 - Feb. 2004: Marketing and Media Outreach (PDF)
- Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents (PDF)
- Resources for Sustainability Planning and Activities (PDF)
- Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program’s Guide to Screening and Background Checks (PDF)
Ready-to-Use Training Activities and Curriculum
- Creative Recruitment (video)
- Ongoing Training for Mentors: 12 Interactive Sessions for U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- Program Start-Up: The Stakeholder Table
- Stakeholder Table Worksheet (PDF)
- Team Management: What Teams Can Do
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 1: Targeted Mentor Recruiting (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 2: Screening Mentors (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 3: Making and Supporting the Match (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 4: Forming and Maintaining Partnerships (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 5: Measuring Outcomes (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 6: Marketing and Fundraising (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 7: Preparing to Facilitate (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 8: JUMPstarting Your Mentors (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 9: Connecting and Communicating (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 10: Keeping the Relationships Going (PDF)
Technical Assistance Packets
- Technical Assistance Packet #1: The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring (Part 1) (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #1: The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring (Part 2) (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #2: Mentoring Sexual Minority Youth (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #3: Recruiting Mentors: A Guide to Finding Volunteers to Work With Youth (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #5: Training New Mentors (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #6: Supporting Mentors (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #7: Same-Race and Cross-Race Matching (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #8: Measuring the Quality of Mentor-Youth Relationships: A Tool for Mentoring Programs (PDF)
Fact Sheets
- Fact Sheet 1: Promoting Academic Achievement through your Mentoring Program (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 2: Keeping Mentoring Relationships Going Through the Summer Months (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 3: Marketing Your Mentoring Program (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 4: Developing Effective Policies and Procedures for OSDFS Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 5: Getting Started with Program Sustainability (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 6: Involving Parents in Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 7: Peer Mentoring and Academic Success (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 8: Volunteer Motivation and Mentor Recruitment (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 9: Sustainability on the Fly (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 10: Overcoming Relationship Pitfalls (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 11: Managing Risk After the Match Is Made (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 12: Preparing for Tomorrow Today: Reinventing Partnerships to Sustain Your OSDFS Mentoring Program (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 13: Understanding the Youth Development Model (PDF)
Videos(View all LEARNS videos)
Volunteers
Online Course
Online Publications
- Peer Mentoring: Recruiting, Training, and Ensuring Longevity (video)
- Building Youth Literacy in Mentoring Programs (audio)
- Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents (PDF)
- Ready-to-Use Tutoring Activities: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Tips for Motivating Struggling Students: A Toolkit for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Volunteering in Today’s Schools: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Working with Children at Different Stages of Development: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
The Tutor (View all Tutor articles)
- The Tutor (Winter 2007) Connecting With Kids: Effective Communication Strategies for Volunteers Who Work with Youth (PDF)
- The Tutor (Spring 2006) I really can do math!: Developing Mathematical Skills in Elementary Students (PDF)
- The Tutor (Fall 2005) I couldn't put it down: Captivating the hearts and minds of adolescent readers (PDF)
- The Tutor (Spring 2005) Now I Get It! Homework Help Strategies for Volunteers (PDF)
- The Tutor (Fall 2004) Savvy Traveling: Volunteers Engaging With School Culture (PDF)
- The Tutor (Spring 2001) Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension: Using a think-aloud technique to build understanding (PDF)
Ready-to-Use Training Activities and Curriculum
- Creative Recruitment (video)
- Orienting Mentors: What is a Mentor?
- Orienting Mentors: Who Made a Difference for You?
- Seeing Culture through an Unbiased Lens (PDF)
- Self-reflection Questions (PDF)
- Understanding School Culture: Becoming an Effective Border-crosser
- Understanding School Culture: Self-reflection
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 8: JUMPstarting Your Mentors (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 9: Connecting and Communicating (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 10: Keeping the Relationship Going (PDF)
- Ongoing Training for Mentors: 12 Interactive Sessions for U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Programs (PDF)
Fact Sheets
Technical Assistance Packets
- Technical Assistance Packet #4: Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #5: Training New Mentors (PDF)
Videos (View all LEARNS videos)
Mentees
- Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents (PDF)
- Training New Mentees: A Manual for Preparing Youth in Mentoring Programs (PDF)
