The YouthBuild USA National Mentoring Alliance (NMA) Training Institute #4 focused on program innovation and sustainability. The event was designed to gather innovations and lessons learned, highlight the role of mentoring coordinators as champions for mentoring in their programs and focus on building capacity to sustain mentoring at programs.

General Event Files

• Event agenda (PDF)
• Session descriptions (PDF)
• Presenter bios (PDF)

Plenary and Breakout Session Files

Assessment of the YouthBuild Mentoring Initiative - Kathleen Tomberg

• Slides
• Interim Report

Big Talk: Using Social Media to Expand Awareness and Capacity of Your Mentoring Initiative - Kelly Belmonte

• No handouts or slides available

Engaging Mentees: Sharing Challenges and Ideas - Steve Gonzales and Brian Sales

• No handouts or slides available

Great Conversations: Supporting Mentoring Relationships with Social Media - Kelly Belmonte

• No handouts or slides available

Group Mentoring the YouthBuild Way - Jerry Sherk

• Slides
• Build the Ideal Mentor Exercise
• Designing and Implementing a Group Mentoring Program
• CHAMP Instructions
• CHAMP Worksheet
• Good News/Bad News Exercise
• Group Mentoring Activity Template

Help with Financial and Data Reporting - Charles Ciano and Melissa Medina

• Slides

Maintaining Capacity in Challenging Times: Scenario Planning Tips - Janet Forbush

• Slides
• Fact Sheet: High School Dropouts in America
• Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory

Match Support Case Studies - Judy Taylor

• Slides
• Publication: Creating and Sustaining a Winning Match
• Excerpt from the Elements of Effective Practice on Match Support
• Match Support Vignettes

Mentoring Court-Involved Youth for SMART Program Coordinators - Clara Carter

• No handouts or slides available

Nurturing Youth Ambassadors - Susan Weinberger and James Mackey

• Dr. Weinberger's Slides

Overview of YouthBuild Mentoring for New Program Coordinators, Parts 1 and 2 - Judy Taylor and Susan Weinberger

• Slides
• Activity Ideas
• Advisory Council Invitation
• Background Check Information
• Circle Theory of Mentor Recruitment
• Group Mentoring Information
• Match Closure/Termination Forms
• NMA Quality Assurance Standards

Positioning Your Program to Seek Funding - Craig Bowman

• Slides
• Case Study: Why Don't We Like Change?
• Sample Development Plan (Excel)

Recruiting African-American and Hispanic Mentors - Brian Sales and Steve Gonzales

• Slides

Structuring a Mentoring Program for Court-Involved Youth for SMART Program Coordinators - Clara Carter with Abrigal Forrester

• No handouts or slides available

Telling Your Story: Logical and Emotional Appeals - Craig Bowman

• Slides
• Handout: Becoming a Good Storyteller

The National Mentoring Alliance Community of Practice Website and Other Resources for Mentoring Coordinators - Michael Garringer

• Slides