This major training event prepared new NMA programs for success, addressed challenging programming areas, and assisted in integrating mentoring into the core components of their YouthBuild program. All existing NMA Mentoring Coordinators were required to attend the event.

• Visit the event reflection post in the Forums

General Files

• Event agenda (PDF)
• Session descriptions (PDF)
• Presenter bios (PDF)
• Coaching assignments (DOCX)

Plenary and Breakout Session Files

Beginning Your YouthBuild Mentoring Program - Dr. Susan Weinberger and Judy Taylor

• Slides - Recruiting Mentors (PDF)
• Slides - Training Mentors and Mentees (PDF)
• Slides - Monitoring Matches (PDF)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Additional handout - Match closure forms (DOCX)

Building Connections with Youth to Keep the Mentoring Relationship Going - Clara Carter

• Slides (PDF)
• Handouts (PDF)

Creative Recruitment - Dr. Susan Weinberger

• Slides (PDF)
• Handouts (PDF)

Data Collection Update - Tommy McClam and Melissa Medina

• Slides (PDF)

Help with Financial and Data Reporting - Tommy McClam, Melissa Medina, and Charles Ciano

• Slides (PDF)

Leveraging Social Media - Craig Bowman

• Slides (PDF)
• Resources on using social media in mentoring mentioned in the session (Mentor Michigan website)
• Discuss the use of social media in the Forums

Moving Towards Sustainability - Craig Bowman

• Slides (PDF)
• Handouts (PDF)
• "Why We Don't Like Change" Case Study mentioned in the session (PDF)
• Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool mentioned in session (DOC)
• Sustainability guide mentioned in session (PDF)

NMA Community of Practice Updates - Michael Garringer

• Slides (PDF)

Preparing, Training, and Supporting Mentees - Judy Taylor and Mary Starks

• Handouts (PDF)
• Additional handouts from session (PDF)

Ramping Up for Year 2 - Nicky Martin

• Slides (PDF)
• Handout (DOCX)

Recruiting African-American and Latino Male Mentors: Gaining More "Man" Power for Mentoring - Clara Carter

• Slides (PDF)
• Handouts (PDF)

Sharing What We Know: Using the YouthBuild Mentoring Alliance to Build Stronger Matches - Christian Rummell

• Slides (PDF)
• Dr. Jean Rhodes' Pathways of Influence Mentoring Model, discussed in the session (JPG)

Supporting Matches: Exploring Ways to Recognize, Retain, and Reinvigorate YouthBuild Mentors and Mentees Through High-Quality Match Support - Christian Rummell

• Slides (PDF)
• Group ideas from session (DOCX)

Telling Your Story: The Basics of Program Evaluation for YouthBuild Mentoring Programs - Michael Garringer and Janet Forbush

• Slides (PDF)
• Handouts (PDF)
• Blank Logic Model Template (DOC)