Tutor/Mentor Connection/Institute, LLC hosted Leadership and Networking Conference in Chicago every six months from May 1994 to May 2015. Conferences have not been held since due to lack of financial support, but we continue to attempt to engage people in on-line networking and idea sharing using social media and forums like this.  

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  • Daniel Bassill February 27, 2015 at 6:43am

    As you know, I send out a monthly email newsletter with ideas I hope people use to build and sustain tutor/mentor programs in Chicago and other cities. This is the Feb issue. http://tutormentorconference.org/newsletters/TMI_feb2015.htm

    This is really a study guide, for people to do deeper learning to understand where well organized youth serving programs are most needed, as well as how to build and sustain a flow of resources to help each program constantly improve.

    I've been hosting a Tutor/Mentor Conference in Chicago every six months since May 1994. The next is May 8 at the Metcalfe Federal Building in Chicago, where I’ve held the past few conferences.

    If you're in the Chicago region, and would you be interested in organizing a workshop, the web site is http://www.tutormentorconference.org/present.asp

    If you're not in the Chicago region, continue to connect and share ideas via social media and this forum. I’ll look forward to hearing from you.

  • Daniel Bassill November 20, 2013 at 4:56am

    This is the photo album from the Nov. 4, 2013 tutor/mentor conference in Chicago. https://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/photo/photo/slideshow?albumId...

  • Daniel Bassill March 16, 2012 at 3:52am

    2957729182?profile=RESIZE_320x320Videos from the Jan 30, 2012 Mentoring Panel Discussion are now available. Find link at http://tutormentor.blogspot.com/2012/03/mentoring-panel-video.html

  • Daniel Bassill January 13, 2012 at 6:35am

    Mentoring leaders in Chicago are encouraged to attend a Jan 30 panel discussion to be held at from 7 p.m to 8:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church in Hyde Park, 5650 South Woodlawn, Chicago, Il. (corner of 57th and Woodlawn). See Invitation at Jan%202012%20panel%20discussion.pdf


    The Panelists are:
    Daniel Bassill, Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC

    Monique Cook-Bey, Chicago Youth Programs

    Janet Marcus, Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project


    Laura Matthews, Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project


    Kelly Fair, Polished Pebbles

    Moderated by Jordan Hesterman, Becoming We the People

  • Daniel Bassill September 10, 2011 at 5:41am
    I encourage you all to look at thisTedx conference web site from Australia. We could be doing something like this on-line around the Chicago May and November conferences, or in August before school starts. Or in January/February during or after National Mentoring Month. Just need manpower to think this through and organize it.
  • Karina Walker May 2, 2011 at 5:39am

    See the conference website, www.TutorMentorConference.org for updated information about workshops and times.

    Also note these workshops/keynotes that have been added to the agenda:

    • Social Networking for NonProfitsParts I and II, presented by Jacquita Smith of Camp of Dreams (a series of two workshops for participants of different levels)
    • Reducing Truancy, presented by Ed Bates of PASS, Lake County Regional Office of Education
    • What is Mentoring? Cultural Aspects of Mentoring in Immigrant and Refugee Communities, presented by Maya Gumirov of Jewish Child and Family Services
    • THURSDAY CLOSING KEYNOTE: Collective Action, presented by Daniel F. Bassill of Tutor/Mentor Connection

    (and thanks for the encouragement, Bradley!)

  • Bradley Troast April 28, 2011 at 6:58am
    It's nice to see all of these workshops coming together. Great job, Karina!
  • Karina Walker April 27, 2011 at 9:18am

    Additional Workshop:

    • "Encouraging Civic Engagement and Empowerment," presented by Jordan Hestermann of Becoming We The People
  • Karina Walker April 25, 2011 at 12:12pm

    Workshops added to conference agenda:

    • "Serve Illinois: Partnering to Mobilize Volunteers," presented by Scott McFarland of Serve Illinois Commission
    • "Financing Higher Education," presented by Annette Phillips of Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

    REGISTER NOW at www.tutormentorconference.org

  • Karina Walker April 21, 2011 at 5:53am

    Announcing Friday Afternoon Keynote and More Speakers!

    Friday Afternoon Keynote: Senior Pastor Andrew D. Singleton, Jr., Victory Apostolic Church

    Thursday Workshop Added: "Sing Your Own Blues Tune for Tutors," presented by Bonni McKeown and Miss Taj, Teaching Artists at Chicago School of Blues

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Participation in past conferences, 1994 - 2014

Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conferences have been held in Chicago since May 1994, hosted by the Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC), which was formed by a small group of volunteers in 1993. In spring 2015 a group from Indiana University looked at attendance lists from all conferences, 1994-2014 and created this map, which can be seen in this blog article. In January 2016 the same information was use to create this map of conference participation.  Open the link and you can see that…

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Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference held in Chicago, May 8, 2015

We hosted two Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conferences in 2014 at the Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 W. Jackson, in Chicago. The next conference will be Friday, May 8, at the same location. The agenda for the November 7th conference can still be seen at http://www.tutormentorconference.org/agenda.asp Before, during and after the conference you can use hashtag #TMConf_Chi to connect on Twitter. Thank you to Jordan Hesterman of Becoming We the People for helping to organize this…

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Ideas Workshop Presenters can use to draw participants to their conference workshop

We have a great slate of workshops for the next Tutor/Mentor Conference. Now we need to attract participants so 10-20 people attend each workshop. I've been trying to coach presenters to use their social media, blogs, email to reach out to people they know, as this graphic suggests. Here's an idea I'm going to share in an email today.  Create a message (based on your workshop topic) that says: If you're a xxxx (communicator, etc) at a Chicago area NonProfit, come to my workshop at the…

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New Maps showing conference participation

I've used maps to show where tutor/mentor programs are needed and where existing programs are located. Now I've found a way to show participation on interactive maps. Visit this page on the conference site to see a map of the November 1998 conference and the November 2008 conference. In the first part of 2013 I plan to create maps for about a dozen past conferences to demonstrate how much we've been able to connect people from different parts of the city, suburbs and region.

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