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Collaboration
Making the Grade: A Guide to Incorporating Academic Achievement Into Mentoring Programs and Relation
Author: Amy Cannata, Michael Garringer, Patti MacRae, Dennis Wakeland, NWREL. Published by U. S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, 2005 -
Making the Transition to Middle School
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, September 2008 -
Partnership Growing Pains: Creative Solutions for Strengthening School-Community Collaborations
Author: Patti MacRae, Beth Senger. Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, April 2008 -
Play Well With Others: Leveraging Local Partnerships for Program Success
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, May 2009 -
Strengthening Sustaining Relationships Between Schools and Youth Development Organizations
Sponsored by National Collaboration for Youth, Coalition for Community Schools, and Institute for Educational Leadership -
The Community Toolbox
Published by University of Kansas -
Using CDBG to Support Community-Based Youth Programs
Author: Roxana Torrico. Published by The Finance Project, January 2008 -
Evaluation
2002 National Poll
Published by MENTOR -
An Evaluation Study of Mentoring Programs in Connecticut
Published by The Governor's Prevention Partnership, 2007 -
Articles on Volunteer Program Evaluation and Assessment
Published by Energize, Inc. -
Basic Guide to Program Evaluation
Author: Carter McNamara. Published by Free Management Library -
Crossing the Tracks: Building Relationships Across Socioeconomic Differences
Author: Barbara E. Webster. Published by The EMT Group, 2000 -
Data Collection for Program Evaluation
Published by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 2011 -
Evaluating Your Program: A Beginner’s Self-Evaluation Workbook for Mentoring Programs
Author: Elizabeth Mertinko, Laurence C., and James Lange. Supported by U.S. Department of Justice, November 2000 -
Evaluation Instrument Toolkit
Published by Oregon Mentors -
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs): What Are They, And Why Are They Important?
Author: Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew, Ph.D., Tiffany Allen, M.S.W., and Krystle Joyner. Published by The Atlantic Philanthropies, February 2008 -
Measuring the Quality of Mentor Youth Relationships
Author: Linda Jucovy. Published by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, August 2002 -
Mentoring in America 2005: A Snapshot of the Current State of Mentoring
Published by MENTOR -
National Cross-Site Evaluation of High-Risk Youth Programs
Published by Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration -
Online Evaluation Resource Library
Supported by the Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation. -
Outcome Measurement in Nonprofit Organizations
Authors: Elaine Morley, Elisa Vinson, Harry P. Hatry. Published by Independent Sector and The Urban Institute, 2001 -
Quasi-Experimental Evaluations
Author: Kristin Anderson Moore, Ph.D. Published by The Atlantic Philanthropies, January 2008 -
Random Assignment Evaluation Studies
Author: Kristin Anderson Moore, Ph.D., and Allison Metz, Ph.D. Published by The Atlantic Philanthropies, January 2008 -
Summertime Program Tune-Up
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, June 2008 -
The America Learns Network
Supported by America Learns -
The Role of Adolescent Connectedness in Demonstrating Mentoring Impact
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, May/June 2009 -
Volunteer Program Evaluation Series
Supported by MBA Publishing -
Finances
Managing Your Organization's Finances
Published by Management Sciences For Health, 2006 -
State Filings for Nonprofits
Supported by the US Government -
Fundraising
A Guide to Federal Sources for Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives
Supported by The Finance Project, 2005 -
Council on Foundations
Supported by Council on Foundations -
Finding Resources to Support Mentoring Programs and Services for Youth
Published by The Finance Project, January 2008 -
Fund-Raising Forum Library
Author: Tony Poderis, David Patterson, Joyce Braun Poderis. Published by Fundraising Non-Profit Fund-raising Resource -
Funding for Grassroots
Published by Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training -
Grants and Funding: Raising Money through Volunteer Labor
Published by Energize, Inc. -
Grants and Funding: TGCI
Published by The Grantsmanship Center -
Grants for Nonprofits--Children and Youth
Published by Michigan State University Libraries, 2006 -
Grants Web
Published by SRA International -
Show us the Money! Fundraising for Mentoring Programs
Author: Barbara E. Webster. Published by The EMT Group -
Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs
Published by The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence and The National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, September 2007 -
The Foundation Center
Published by The Foundation Center -
Useful Web links for Grant Writers
Published by Virginia Commonwealth University -
Youth Development Funding Resources
Published by SparkAction -
Youth Service America Awards and Grants
Published by Youth Service America -
Marketing
Marketing for the Recruitment of Mentors: A Guide to Finding and Attracting Volunteers
Author: Linda Ballasy. Published by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, November 2004. -
Match Activities
A Year's Worth of Mentoring Activities
Adapted from California Governor’s Mentoring Partnership -
College Tool Kit
Published by SparkAction -
Discovering the Possibilities: "C"ing Your Future
Published by Mentoring Partnership of Long Island, 2010 -
Engaging Matches in Volunteer Service
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, January 2008 -
I Couldn't Put It Down! Captivating the Hearts and Minds of Adolescent Readers
Author: Rändi Douglas. Published by LEARNS at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Fall 2005 -
Keeping Matches in Touch Over the Summer Months
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, March 2008 -
Mentoring Resource Center FACT SHEET: Engaging Matches in Volunteer Service
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, January 2008. -
Motivating Reluctant Adolescent Readers
Published by LEARNS at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Winter 2000 -
Match Closure
Avoiding Early Match Termination
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, July 2007. -
Mentoring Relationships: Seven Tips For Coming To Closure
Published by Mentoring & Protégé, Fall 1999 -
Match Support and Supervsion
Helping a Grieving Mentee: A Mentor’s Ultimate Expression of Caring and Support
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, January 2009 -
Managing Risk After the Match Is Made
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, August 2006 -
Overcoming Relationship Pitfalls
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, July 2006 -
Providing Summertime Contact in School-Based Mentoring Programs
Author: Michael Garringer. Published by National Mentoring Center at Education Northwest, April 2008 -
Redefining Your Success: The Role of Adolescent Connectedness in Demonstrating Mentoring Impact
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, May/June 2009 -
Supporting Mentors
Author: Public/Private Ventures. Published by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, June 2001 -
Matching
Creating and Sustaining a Winning Match
Author: Dustianne North and Jerry Sherk. Published by The EMT Group -
Mentoring and Diversity
The Mentoring Group -
Same Race and Cross Race Matching
Author: Public/Private Ventures. Published by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, May 2002 -
Policies and Procedures
Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual
Author: Linda Ballasy, Mark Fullop, and Michael Garringer. Published by The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence and The National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, September 2007. -
How to Develop an Operations Manual for your Mentoring Program
Author: Jerry Sherk. Published by The EMT Group. -
Strengthening Mentoring Opportunities for At-Risk Youth (Policy Brief)
Author: Timothy Cavell, David DuBois, Michael Karcher, Thomas Keller, and Jean Rhodes. February 2009 -
Recruitment
Big Brothers Big Sisters: A Study of Volunteer Recruitment and Screening
Authors: Phoebe A. Roaf, Joseph P. Tierney and Danista E.I. Hunte. Published by Public/Private Ventures, Fall 1994. -
Changing Work Patterns
Author: Judy Esmond. Published by Energize, Inc. -
Decide Needed Roles and Set Recruitment Goals
Published by Energize, Inc. -
Effective Mentor Recruitment: Getting Organized, Getting Results
Author: Michael Garringer. Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 2006 -
Finding Daytime Volunteers
Author: Susan J. Ellis. Published by Energize, Inc. -
Making the Most of Volunteers
Authors: Jean Baldwin Grossman and Kathryn Furano. Published by Public/Private Ventures, July 2002 -
Marketing for the Recruitment of Mentors: A Guide to Finding and Attracting Volunteers
Author: Linda Ballasy. Published by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, November 2004. -
Mentor Recruitment Postcards
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools -
Mobile Volunteers
Author: Susan J. Ellis. Published by Energize, Inc., June 2005 -
Online Volunteer Resources
Published by ServiceLeader.org -
Putting the "Men" Back in Mentoring
Author: Michael Garringer. Published by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, July 2004 -
Recruiting Male Volunteers: A Basic Guide on Exploratory Research
Author: Stephanie T. Blackman. Published by Corporation for National Service, July 1999. -
Recruitment Maxims
Author: Susan J. Ellis. Published by Energize, Inc., March 2005 -
Recruitment Tips for a Mentoring Program
Author: Sheryl Nefstead and Scott Nefstead. Published by University of Minnesota, 2005 -
Targeted Mentoring Recruitment
Published by The National Mentoring Partnership -
The Virtual Volunteering Guidebook
Published by ServiceLeader.org, 2000 -
Volunteer Motivation and Mentor Recruitment
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, March 2006 -
Volunteer Recruitment Campaigns
Author: Steve McCurley. Published by National CASA Association, 1995 -
Volunteer Recruitment: Tips from the Field
Author: Sarah Jane Rehnborg, PhD. and Betsy Clubine. Published by ServiceLeader.org -
Your Circle of Resources
Author: Susan J. Ellis. Published by Energize, Inc. -
Research
Mentoring, Policy and Politics
Author: Gary Walker. Published by Public/Private Ventures, October 2007. -
One-on-One and Group Mentoring: An Integrated Approach
Author: Edith C. Lawrence, Melissa Levy, Nicky Martin, and Judy Strother-Taylor. Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, May 2008 -
Research and Practice: The Role of Evidence-Based Program Practices in the Youth Mentoring Field
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, September 2009 -
Research Corner
Published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership. -
Research in Action Series
Published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership. -
Resources and Studies
Published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership. -
The Role of Risk
Mentoring Experiences and Outcomes for Youth with Varying Risk Profiles -
What Works for Older Youth During the Transition to Adulthood
Author: Alena M. Hadley, M.S., Kassin Mbwana, M.P.P., and Elizabeth C. Hair, Ph.D. Published by Child Trends, March 2010 -
Risk Management
Helping Nonprofits through Difficult Times
Author: Pamela E. Davis. Published by Insurance Journal, November 2002 -
Mentoring Essentials: Risk Management for Mentoring Programs
Author: Dustianne North & Jerry Sherk. Published by The EMT Group, June 2002. -
Nonprofit Risk Management Center Publications
Published by Nonprofit Risk Management Center -
Risk Management Brief: Federal Law Protects Nonprofit Volunteers
Author: Don Kramer. Published by Energize, Inc. -
Understanding the Volunteer Protection Act
Published by Public Entity Risk Institute -
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997
Published by Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, 1997 -
Volunteer Risk Management Tutorial
Published by Nonprofit Risk Management Center -
Volunteering Is Inherently Risky
Author: Susan J. Ellis. Published by Energize, Inc. -
Screening/Background Checks
Barriers to Preventing Abuse
Author: John Patterson with Charles Tremper and Pam Rypkema. Published by Energize, Inc. -
Checking Criminal Histories: Considerations Before You Begin
Published by Nonprofit Risk Management Center -
Child Sexual Abuse Risk Exposure Matrix
Published by National Collaboration for Youth -
National Sex Offender Registry Search Engine
Supported by U.S. Department of Justice -
SAFE (Screening Applicants for Effectiveness)
Published by Friends for Youth Mentoring Institute -
Screening Volunteers
Published by The National Mentoring Partnership -
The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Screening and Background Checks
Authors: Barbara Oliver and Patti MacRae. Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, September 2006. -
Volunteer Screening Excerpt from "Running a Safe and Effective Mentoring Program"
Authors: Elsy Arévalo and Rebecca Cooper. Published by Friends for Youth Mentoring Institute, 2002. -
Special Youth Populations
AFC Mentoring / Adoption and Foster Care Mentoring
Published by Adoption and Foster Care Mentoring -
Amachi in Brief, P/PV
Author: Chelsea Farley. Published by Public/Private Ventures, February 2004. -
Amachi: Mentoring Children of Prisoners in Philadelphia, P/PV
Published by Public/Private Ventures, June 2003. -
Best Practice Guide, Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Published by Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc., September 2005. -
Best Practice Guidelines for Foster Care Youth Mentoring
Published by the New York City Administration for Children's Services. -
Building from the Ground Up: Creating Effective Programs to Mentor Children of Prisoners
Published by Public/Private Ventures, July 2005. -
Bullying Prevention and Intervention: The TeamMates Mentoring Program, Lincoln Public Schools
Author: Michael Garringer. Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, June 2008 -
Delivering Culturally Competent Mentoring Services to Low-Income Latino Youth
Author: Nicole Taylor. Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, July 2008 -
Family & Corrections Network National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated
Supported by National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated -
Foster Youth Mentorship Training for Program Managers
Author: Dustianne North and Brenda Ingram. Published by The EMT Group. -
Mentoring Children in Foster Care: Considerations & Partnership Strategies for Senior Corps Director
Published by The Corporation for National & Community Service -
Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents
Published by The Corporation for National & Community Service, June 2008 -
Mentoring Children of Prisoners Bibliography
Supported by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -
Mentoring Children of Prisoners: Caregiver's Choice
Published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership -
Mentoring Formerly Incarcerated Adults: Insights From the Ready4Work Reentry Initiative
Authors: ShawnBauldry, Danijela Korom Djakovic, Laurie Kotloff, Wendy S. McClanahan, and Jennifer McMaken. Published by Public/Private Ventures, January 2009. -
Mentoring Gang Members
Published by The EMT Group. -
Mentoring Immigrant and Refugee Youth: A Toolkit for Program Coordinators
Published by Mentoring.org, 2009 -
Mentoring Sexual Minority Youth
Author: Linda Jucovy. Published by Public/Private Ventures, December 2000. -
Paving the Way to Work: A Guide to Career-Focused Mentoring
Published by National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability -
Supporting Families With Incarcerated Parents: Strengthening Families
Published by Family Strengthening Policy Center (FSPC), National Human Services Assembly. -
The Mosaic of Faith-Based Mentoring
Author: Mark Fulop. Published by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Summer 2003 -
The Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care
Supported by Georgetown University Public Policy Institute -
Youth Development and Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Published by ETR Associates -
Staff Development
Basic Management Skills
Author: Gerard M. Blair. Supported by University of Edinburgh -
Human Resources: Managing and Developing Your Most Important Asset
Published by Management Sciences For Health, 2006 -
One Step Further: Volunteer Services and Agency-wide Education
Author Susan J. Ellis. Published by Energize, Inc., August 2003 -
Recognition and Reward for Youth Development Workers
Published by National Youth Development Learning Network, July 2006. -
WINGS Listen Lab
Published by WINGS for kids. -
Starting a Program
Building an Effective Advisory Committee (Fact Sheet)
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, April 2008 -
Building Effective Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools: An Introductory Guide
Author: Michael Garringer & Patti MacRae. Published by Mentoring Resource Center, 2008 -
Delivering Quality Mentoring Services in Rural and Tribal Settings
Author: Michael Garringer -
Designing and Implementing a Group Mentoring Program
Author: Jerry Sherk, Mentoring Tactics Newsletter, April 2006. Published by Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS) -
Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™, Third Edition
Published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership -
Elements of Effective Practice™ Toolkit
Published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership -
Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring: A Guidebook for Program Development
Published by The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence and The National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, September 2007. -
Guide For Building a Sustainable Mentoring Program
Author: Patti MacRae and Dennis Wakeland. Published by the Mentoring Resource Center, 2006. -
Mentoring Program Development: a Start-up Toolkit
Author: Mark Fulop. Published by National Mentoring Center, 2003. -
Putting Youth Development Principles to Work in Mentoring Programs
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, February 2007 -
Starting a Mentoring Program
Authors: Dustianne North, Jerry Sherk, and Judy Strother. Published by The EMT Group. -
The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring
Author: Linda Jucovy; Revised by: Michael Garringer. Published by The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence & The National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, September 2007 -
The Positive Effects of Mentoring
Published by The National Dropout Prevention Center and MENTOR -
Yes, You Can: A Guide for Establishing Mentoring Programs to Prepare Youth for College
Author: Andrew Lauland. Published by U.S. Department of Education, October 1998. -
Training
A Mentor's Guide to Youth Development
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, April 2007 -
Building Lasting Matches Through Quality Training and Support
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, June 2009 -
Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors
Published by The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence and The National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, September 2007. -
Community Mentoring for Adolescent Development Trainer’s Manual
Originally Published by Baylor University. Revised and updated by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership -
Designing and Customizing Mentor Training
Author: Elsy Arévalo. Published by Center for Applied Research Solutions, Inc. for the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, June 2004. -
EMT Online University
Supported by EMT Online University -
Enriching the Mentoring Through Ongoing Mentee Training
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, July/August 2009 -
Evaluation Management Training -- The Youth Development Approach: Looking for What's Right With Adol
Published by The EMT Group, 1998. -
Foster Youth Mentorship Training for Program Managers
Author: Dustianne North and Brenda Ingram. Published by The EMT Group. -
Guide to Help Prepare Participants for Mentoring
Author: Amy Cannata, Michael Garringer, Judy Taylor, and Elsy Arvalo. Published by Mentoring Resource Center in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 2006. -
Guide to Mentoring for Parents and Guardians
Customizable Word Template. Authors: Patti MacRae and Michael Garringer. Published by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 2006. -
Involving Parents in Mentoring Programs
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, September 2005 -
Learn to Mentor Toolkit
Published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership. -
Ongoing Training for Mentors (National Mentoring Center)
Author: Amy Cannata. Published U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 2006 -
Orient and Train Mentors
Published by Serviceleader.org -
Preparing Parents for the Mentoring Journey
Published by The Corporation for National & Community Service -
Questions Frequently Asked by Mentors
Author: Dr. Linda Phillips-Jones. Published by The Mentoring Group -
Talking it Through: Communication Skills for Mentors
Published by Education Northwest -
The Cyberbullying Toolkit for Tutors and Mentors
Published by America Learns -
Training New Mentees: A Manual For Preparing Youth in Mentoring Programs
Author: Judy Strother Taylor. Published by National Mentoring Center, 2003. -
Training New Mentors
Published by The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence and The National Mentoring Center at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, September 2007. -
Web-based Tutor Training
Published by The Corporation for National & Community Service and LEARNS Project, 2004 -
Wisdom of Age: A Handbook for Mentors
Published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership -
Wisdom of Age: A Handbook for Staff
Published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership -
Volunteer Recognition and Retention
More Than Saying "Thank You": Comprehensive Approaches to Mentor Retention
Published by U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, March 2009 -
National Volunteer Week Ideas!
Published by Energize, Inc. -
Online Discussion Groups and E-Mail Lists for Volunteer Managers
Published by Serviceleader.org -
Recruitment and Retention
Published by VolunteerToday.com -
Technology and Volunteer Management
Susan J. Ellis. Published by Energize, Inc., July 2003 -
The Volunteer Application Form
Author: Susan J. Ellis and Katherine Noyes Campbell. Published by Energize, Inc. -
Volunteer Recognition
Published by Energize, Inc. -
Youth Development Resources
A Framework for Resource Development Planning: Building a Sustainable Mentoring Program
Published by Mentoring Resource Center, February 2007. -
Going the Distance: A Guide to Building Lasting Relationships in Mentoring Programs
Author: Dr. Susan Weinberger, Michael Garringer, Patti MacRae. Published by U. S. Department of Education Mentoring Resource Center, 2005 -
HandsOnScotland
Published by HansOnScotland -
Making a Difference in the Lives of Youth
Published by National Youth Development Information Center -
Mentoring Resource Center FACT SHEET: Gender-Specific Approaches to Mentoring
Published by U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, June 2007. -
Understanding the Youth Development Model
Published by Mentoring Resource Center, January 2007.
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