National Mentoring Center Publications
Providing Quality Youth Mentoring in Schools & Communities Series
The NMC has recently updated and resived several of its key publications, made possible with generous support from the Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence at the George Washington University and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention . The Providing Quality Youth Mentoring in Schools and Communities series offer practitioners a research-based model for designing and implementing a successful youth mentoring program. The series provides both general program development tools, as well as specific resources to address key areas such as training volunteers and planning for program sustainability. The six revised titles in the series can be downloaded (in PDF format) by clicking the links below:
- Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring. Our cornerstone resource for developing all types of youth mentoring programs across a variety of settings. It is a useful resource for start-up efforts and established programs alike.
- Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual. This resource makes it simple for mentoring programs to create their own customized manual to guide both policy and day-to-day services. Be sure to download the Customizable Template version in Word format as well.
- The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring. This newly revised version incorporates the latest research from Public/Private Ventures and other mentoring leaders into a guide for school and community partners.
- Training New Mentors. A comprehensive guide to providing mentors with initial training, complete with over a dozen ready-to-use training activities.
- Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors. This resource is a great mentor training supplement, providing mentors with ten simple tips for effective relationship development.
- Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs. This resource examines effective planning strategies, corporate giving, foundation support, government grants, individual giving campaigns, local fundraising events, and short articles on the ethics of fundraising and increasing board involvement.
Other NMC Publications
- Marketing for the Recruitment of Mentors: A Guide to Finding and Attracting Volunteers (2004) This resource applies marketing strategies to volunteer recruitment, examining strategies for developing effective ads, creating brand equity, testing marketing messages, and exploring the wide variety of print and broadcast media available to local programs. http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/marketing.pdf
- Training New Mentees: A Manual for Preparing Youth in Mentoring Programs (2003) Features age-appropriate agendas and training activities. http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/training_new_mentees.pdf
- Mentoring Program Development: A Start-up Toolkit (2003) This brief program start-up guide offers tips and additional resources for starting a youth mentoring program. http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/startup_toolkit.pdf
- Technical Assistance Packet Series:
- #1: The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring (2000)
See above for the newly revised version of this publication. - #2: Mentoring Sexual Minority Youth (2000)
http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/packtwo.pdf - #3: Recruiting Mentors: A Guide to Finding Volunteers to Work with Youth (2001)
http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/packthree.pdf - #4: Building Relationships: a Guide for New Mentors (2008)
See above for the newly revised version of this publication. - #5: Training New Mentors (2008)
See above for the newly revised version of this publication. - #6: Supporting Mentors (2002)
http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/packsix.pdf - #7: Same-Race and Cross-Race Matching (2002)
http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/packseven.pdf - #8: Measuring the Quality of Mentor Youth Relationships: A Tool for Mentoring Programs (2003)
http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/packeight.pdf - NMC Bulletins:
- Vol. 2, No. 5 - January 2006: Looking Back at the JUMP Initiative
- Vol. 2, No. 4 - July 2005: Recent Mentoring Research
- Vol. 2, No. 3 - November 2004: Looking Towards Mentoring's Future
- Vol. 2, No. 2 - July 2004: Recruiting Male Mentors
- Vol. 2, No. 1 - Feb. 2004: Marketing and Media Outreach
- Vol. 1, No. 12 - Summer 2003: Faith-based Mentoring
- Vol. 1, No. 11 - Fall 2002: Strengthening Agency Capacity
- Vol. 1, No. 10 - Spring 2002: Program Diversity
- Vol. 1, No. 9 - Winter 2002: Using Technology
- Vol. 1, No. 8 - Fall 2001: Fundraising
- Vol. 1, No. 7 - Spring 2001: Program Evaluation and Assessment
- Vol. 1, No. 6 - Fall 2000: Mentor Training & Support
- Vol. 1, No. 5 - Summer 2000: School-based Mentoring
- Vol. 1, No. 4 - Winter 2000: Work-based Mentoring
- Vol. 1, No. 3 - Fall 1999: Working With Special Needs Populations
- Vol. 1, No. 2 - Summer 1999: Minority Mentoring
- Vol. 1, No. 1 - Spring 1999: Introduction to the NMC
- NMC Training Curriculum (2000):
- Module 1: Targeted Mentor Recruiting
- Module 2: Screening Mentors
- Module 3: Making and Supporting the Match
- Module 4: Forming and Maintaining Partnerships
- Module 5: Measuring Outcomes
- Module 6: Marketing and Fundraising
- Module 7: Preparing to Facilitate
- Module 8: JUMPstarting Your Mentors
- Module 9: Connecting and Communicating
- Module 10: Keeping the Relationship Going
- Mentor Recruitment Postcard A generic recruitment postcard (PDF format) that programs can download, print, and use as part of a campaign in which current mentors recruit friends and family members to volunteer.
Instructions on using the postcard: (I will need to create this from the existing page) http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/postcard_instructions.pdf
Postcard front: http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/front.pdf
Postcard back: http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/back.pdf
