Tutor/Mentor Connection

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Bradley Troast replied to Daniel Bassill's discussion 'How does e-Track, or year-round schooling, affect a tutor/mentor program's delivery of services'
This is what the CPS Track E schedule looks like: http://www.cps.edu/Calendar/Key_events/Documents/Cal_2009-2010_TrackE.pdf The biggest changes are that school starts four weeks earlier and there's a two week break in the fall. In temrs of gettin...
9 hours ago
Daniel Bassill replied to Daniel Bassill's discussion 'Tutor/Mentor Survey - Most important needs of volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs'
Here's a link to an article on the T/MC web site, titled "Youth Mentoring: A good thing?" This is important reading for leaders of tutor/mentor programs, policy makers, and donors. If we don't understand what population of youth can best benefit f...
13 hours ago
Daniel Bassill replied to Daniel Bassill's discussion 'Tutor/Mentor Survey - Most important needs of volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs'
We have been doing surveys of Chicago area programs since 1999. Here's another discussion on Nng with discussion of an earlier survey. Here's a "strengthening non profits" white paper that shows common needs of non profit organizations and strate...
13 hours ago
Daniel Bassill commented on Daniel Bassill's group 'Technology Interns with Tutor/Mentor Connection'
You will need to join their community (free) to see how this works. Here's the page. Crossroads of Learning
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Jonathan Margaluhur commented on Daniel Bassill's group 'Technology Interns with Tutor/Mentor Connection'
Dan...can you give me the links to the crossroads of learning..i want to take a look at it.
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Daniel Bassill commented on Nicole White's group 'Tutor/Mentor Conference Planning Committee'
The Chicago conference was attended by about 155 people. We'll archive speakers and workshops on the Tutor/Mentor Institute site so you can find them once we change the info on the conference site to reflect the May 2010 conference. If you attende...
on Monday
Daniel Bassill commented on Daniel Bassill's group 'Technology Interns with Tutor/Mentor Connection'
At last week's conference, Valdis Krebs and Jean Russell presented information about Thrivable Networks and Social Network Analysis. Valdis is donating 10 licenses to Tutor/Mentor Connection for us to use to map our network. Interns from Loyola wi...
on Monday

Tutor/Mentor Connection History and Tracking System (OHATS)

Since 2000 we have been documenting actions intended to help grow volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs in the Chicago region. These actions relate to

a) gathering and sharing information
b) increasing public awareness and the number who look at the information
c) increasing results for tutor/Mentor programs as a result of the first two steps
d) helping people understand and use the information (training & facilitation)
e) integrating technology in to these goals
f) creating events to help achieve these goals

View the Metrics pages at http://www.vattsystems.com/ohats/Home.aspx and you can see how we show the number of documented actions in each category.

I've set up a group on this ning.com page for discussion of the metrics charts. If you'd like to join the group let me know.

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Daniel Bassill

How does e-Track, or year-round schooling, affect a tutor/mentor program's delivery of services 1 Reply

Started by Daniel Bassill in What are the challenges of operating a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program?. Last reply by Bradley Troast 9 hours ago.

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Tutor/Mentor Survey - Most important needs of volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs 3 Replies

Started by Daniel Bassill in What are the challenges of operating a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program?. Last reply by Daniel Bassill 13 hours ago.

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Tutor/Mentor Programs part of Workforce Development - Are you Aligned?

Started by Daniel Bassill in What are the challenges of operating a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program? Nov 6.

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Cathy Puett Miller

Tips for Tutors

What a great place to connect with others who are helping children (and adults) in many areas of learning. My area of expertise is literacy (children's and family). Feel free to visit my blog for families which alternates between the "snuggle and cuddle stage" and supporting independent readers. I'd love to have you follow and contribute!

Also, there are some great articles for tutors on one of my favorite reading s… Continue

Posted by Cathy Puett Miller on November 12, 2009 at 5:46pm — 1 Comment

Daniel Bassill

There are many on this forum who work directly with youth. How can we combine our message to draw more resources?

During the next six weeks people in the US and the world will be more generous than they are at any other part of the year. How can we combine our messages on this and other forums, so more donors are choosing non profits represented by members of this forum?

One way is to write a blog talking about what you do, and where you communicate your own message to the public. If you link to this forum on those blogs and Facebook pages, then the people you talk to in other forums will come here, and th… Continue

Posted by Daniel Bassill on November 10, 2009 at 10:16am

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Help Tutor/Mentor Connection win donations in America's Giving Challenge

Can you make a $10 donation to help us keep hosting this web site, and the other resources of the Tutor/Mentor Connection? Can you encourage 10 people you know to also make a $10 donation, and to encourage 10 people they know to do so?

We're competing in the America's Giving Challenge on Facebook, where the non profit getting the most donors by Nov. 6 wins $50,000 in addition to the money from those donors.

… Continue

Posted by Daniel Bassill on October 15, 2009 at 10:27am

Lara B Colvin

Programs for at-risk students in Chicago, including matching with jobs, mentors, and counseling

There's funding for programs to mentor and get students off the streets into more supportive environments.
Excerpts from the Wall Street Journal:

"In response to the violence, Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools Ron Huberman last month announced a safety and security strategy that will target nearly 10,000 high-school students identified as at risk of becoming shooting victims. The project will connect some of them with mentors and part-time jobs in hopes of keeping the teens off… Continue

Posted by Lara B Colvin on October 10, 2009 at 10:59am — 1 Comment

Daniel Bassill

Television Shows Promote Volunteering - How does this help you promote your own program?

Television viewers will notice the week of October 19 – 25 that their favorite characters and actors are promoting volunteerism to a level never before seen in the entertainment industry.

The effort is part of a multi-year initiative from the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) titled "I Participate," which will encourage Americans to embrace a new way of thinking about service and aims to persuade millions of people to volunteer regularly. For more information about "I Participate," visit… Continue

Posted by Daniel Bassill on October 5, 2009 at 9:29am

 
 

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