Training

Becoming A Better Mentor: Goal Setting and Support

Date: October 23
Time: 12-1 PM
Location:  Virtual
Facilitators: Fred Whitted & Tre Gould
Audience: Mentoring & youth-serving professionals, mentors, youth counselors, educators and caregivers

Big dreams start with small goals. From boosting confidence to uncovering new passions, goal setting helps young people discover who they are and what they’re capable of. As a mentor, you have the power to turn “someday” into “today” by guiding your mentee through the ups and downs of chasing their goals. Join us for a hands-on session where you’ll learn how to spark motivation, celebrate progress, and keep your mentee moving toward their purpose.

Sparking Change: How to Recruit Diverse Mentors & Volunteers

Date: November 18
Time: 12-1 PM
Format:  Virtual
Audience: Mentoring programs, schools, and any organization that supports youth

Mentoring programs thrive when their mentors reflect the youth they serve. This session shakes up the old “post a flyer” approach and shows you how to genuinely connect and build relationships with diverse communities. You’ll pick up practical tips to broaden your reach and bring in mentors with all kinds of lived experiences. 

Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series

Monthly on the 3rd Thursday
12 - 1:30 PM CT
Format: Webinar
Audience: Mentoring & youth-serving professionals

This webinar series is hosted by MENTOR National and facilitated by MENTOR and a planning team of MENTOR Affiliates, including MENTOR Nebraska. Through ongoing planning and evaluation of the latest developments in the field, this team delivers a webinar each month focused on strengthening mentoring practice, sharing new resources, and helping the field put research into practice.

MENTOR Nebraska provides capacity building support (called technical assistance) to mentoring programs throughout the state. Our team of mentoring experts can provide up to 50 hours of free consulting based on your program’s individual needs.

Examples include:

• Guidance on mentor recruitment
• Creating a program logic model
• Developing mentor training materials
• Strengthening volunteer screening practices
• Implementing diversity, equity & inclusion practices

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We also contract with youth-serving programs, schools, nonprofits, and government/community organizations across the country to develop custom trainings based on their specific needs.

Recent projects include:

• Nebraska Dept. of Education
• South Dakota Dept. of Labor & Regulation
• Nebraska 4-H
• Latino Center of the Midlands
• My Brother’s Keeper
• Omaha Performing Arts