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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...
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I attended a High School Drop Out Summit in Illinois this week, and one of the papers I read was a "Birth To Work" white paper. I wrote about it and provide a link on my blog. The co-author was a senior executive of The Boeing Company and he ca...
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I attended a High School Drop Out Summit in Illinois this week, and one of the papers I read was a "Birth To Work" white paper. I wrote about it and provide a link on my blog. The co-author was a senior executive of The Boeing Company and he ca...
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I participate in many forums, where I share ideas and network with people who are not coming to this site, and may never come to this site. One group I've been part of for a few years is at NED.com. Here are three discussions that might interest ...
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I've led a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program for more than 30 years and I use my blog and the http://www.tutormentorconnection.org web site to share what I and others know so that more and better tutor/mentor programs can grow in Chicago and other major cities.
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http://www.tutormentorconnection.org

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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 on November 10, 2009 at 10:16am —

Daniel Bassill

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.

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Posted on October 15, 2009 at 10:27am —

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 on October 5, 2009 at 9:29am —

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Visualizations can help create shared understanding

On my blog at Tutor/Mentor Connection I post graphics like the one below, to help explain concepts that I feel would result in more resources for tutor/mentor programs, thus, more and better programs reaching more kids. The one below illustrates a goal of educating donors and volunteers so they are visiting forums like this, and our web sites, to learn what we do and decide who, and how, to help.

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Posted on October 3, 2009 at 9:18am —

Daniel Bassill

Map your strategy

Below is a strategy map that illustrates our goal of helping kids born in poverty be starting jobs and careers by age 25. You can follow the links on this map and find many ideas that you can use to lead this strategy where ever your may be.

If you share the same goal, I encourage you to create concept maps that provide your vision and blueprint, and il… Continue

Posted on September 20, 2009 at 10:21am —

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At 10:26pm on October 7, 2009, Francis Fatoye said…
Daniel is really nice having you as an e-friend thanks for being there.
At 4:04pm on October 3, 2009, John Clark III said…
Daniel... Thanx for the warm welcome to the group and community. Indeed, we are all blessed with the ability, enthusiasm, and insight to assist others in achieving goals that they have yet to set! Let's DO something with our abilities, enthusiasm, and insight. Collectively, we can move the clouds that only serve to hide the sunnier side of how great life can TRULY be!

At 9:35am on September 15, 2009, Ram Abubakar Hadji said…
Daniel Thank you for the add, hope to interact more with you here.
At 12:30pm on September 7, 2009, Tom Leonard said…
I left a message for you at that number earlier explaining some thoughts I had. I will make efforts to call you in the morning. Tom
At 4:20am on September 7, 2009, Tom Leonard said…
Thanks Daniel. I came upon their site curiously enough just prior to the tutor connection.
At 11:03am on August 11, 2009, Washington Koen said…
Thank you Daniel for checking out the site and sharing your work here. The Beyond the Bricks project was conceived with the goal of promoting the much needed conversation around solutions to helping young people get more engaged in their education, and as you know, this really does take the village. We are presently raising funds and preparing a tour of the film, which will be accompanied by some of the participants in the film and others to speak to diverse audiences about what the issues are and innovative, practical ideas to address this very critical and long standing problem. I have uploaded the trailer for the film, hope to get more folks involved.
At 8:30am on August 1, 2009, stephen bolen said…
Yes, daniel, we did in the past for 1-2 yrs then the local burmese pastors convinced the vol. staff to not push our mentoring approach since they wanted them to work right away without taking any responsibility so they could get their 10% tithe plus a job finders fee. This led me to believe that having volunteers was not the only way to proceed and we will be looking for funding soon to have better control over the organization's direction.
Thanks for your comment Dan..
At 1:34pm on July 18, 2009, Aravinda Tota said…
Thanks Dan. I'd love to use this forum to keep you and others up-to-speed as I develop ideas on Mapping for Justice. Hopefully I'll have something to share by the end of the weekend as I poke around for research and see where I can get people involved.

By the way, I'm very curious to find out how the Golf Benefit turned out -- looks like it was an overall success! Anything you would've done differently? We can connect later -- can't wait to see the pics!
At 7:37am on July 15, 2009, Evan Witalison said…
Hi Dan:

Just wanted to let you know that in the next few days, I will be wrapping up my service as an AmeriCorps*VISTA and will be moving on. I would like to thank you and the Tutor Mentor Connections in being supportive over the last year and helping Mentor Kenosha & Racine grow. I would still like to be active in the Tutor Mentor Connections. Feel free to email me at ewitalison@yahoo.com to keep in contact with me.

Also, even though I am moving on, Mentor Kenosha & Racine will still be very active with your program. Michelle, the new VISTA will be in contact with you and your program.
At 8:47am on July 9, 2009, Arlan Berglas said…
Keep up the great work! Let the PIF Movement know how we can help!
 
 

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