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Presented October 18, 2012 - Part of 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series Education Northwest/National Mentoring Center, Friends For Youth, Indiana Mentoring Partnership, Kansas Mentors, Mentoring Partnerships of Minnesota and of Southwest Pennsylvania, Mentor Michigan, Mobius Mentors, Oregon Mentors and other partners are working together in 2012 to deliver this free monthly webinar series for mentoring professionals. For updates about upcoming webinars, subscribe to the Chronicle of Evidence Based Mentoring forum: http://chronicle.umbmentoring.org/category/forum/ and at MENTOR/The National Mentoring Partnership.
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Growing the Evidence Base for
Mentoring The Research, Lessons Learned,
and Long-Lasting Impact of Public/Private Ventures
Oct. 18, 2012
2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series
2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series
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Webinars are held monthly on the 3rd Thursday. • 10-11:15am Pacific
• 11am-12:15pm Mountain
• 12-1:15 pm Central
• 1-2:15pm Eastern
Sarah Kremer,
Friends for Youth Michael Garringer,
Education Northwest
April Riordan, MP of
Minnesota Celeste Janssen,
Oregon Mentors
Meghan Ferns,
Oregon Mentors
Dana Gold, MP of
SWPA
Marissa Strayer Benton,
Mobius Mentors
December Warren,
Indiana MP
Good to Know…
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After the webinar, all attendees receive:
Instructions for how to access PDF of
presentation slides and webinar
recording
Link to the Chronicle of Evidence-
Based Mentoring where we:
• Post resources
• Keep the conversation going
Please help us
out by
answering
survey
questions at the
end of the
webinar.
Participate in Today’s Webinar
• All attendees muted for best
sound
• Type questions and comments in
the question box
• Respond to polls
• Who is with us today?
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Today’s Webinar
1. Looking back at Public/Private Ventures’ legacy of mentoring research
2. Talk about the art of evaluating youth mentoring programs
3. Looking forward to new research needs and unanswered questions
Q & A throughout the presentation (use the Q & A panel)
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Our Panelists
Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr. is director and organizer of the nationally acclaimed Amachi Program, a national faith-based mentoring model for children of incarcerated parents. Dr. Jean Grossman served as senior vice president of research at P/PV, and is currently a Lecturer at Princeton University and a Senior Fellow at MDRC. Dr. Carla Herrera served as a senior research fellow at P/PV and is perhaps best known for her groundbreaking work on school-based mentoring.
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Looking Back at P/PV’s Work
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1995 BBBS Impact Study
• First concrete evidence of the
impact of youth mentoring
• Spurred major growth in the field
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Examining School-Based Mentoring
• Differentiated school-based from
community-based
• Highlighted several strengths
and challenges for SBM
• Carla: “I think school-based
mentoring is a bit of a different
animal.”
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High School Students as Mentors
• Explored the differences
between HS and adult
mentors
• Highlighted several additional
supports and considerations
for peer mentors
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Amachi: A new solution to an old problem
• Amazing example of P/PV’s
development of model
programs
• Spurred the trend toward
targeting mentoring at
specific high-risk groups of
youth
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Group Mentoring
• Investigated a new approach to
mentoring
• Provides context for understanding
these programs in relation to on-
on-one programs
• Examined three programs to paint
a broad picture of practice
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Good Advice for Funders
• Tips on what to look for in a
mentoring program
• Aligning funder mission and values
with the right program model
• Potential impacts and challenges
• Red flags for identifying risky
investments
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The Art of Evaluating Mentoring Programs
• Tips from P/PV’s experience
• Choosing measures and
overall design
• Reviews common mistakes
that programs make
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Jean Grossman
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Carla Herrera
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Wilson Goode
Future Webinars
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Upcoming Topics:
• November 15 –
Disconnected/ Opportunity Youth
• December 20 –
National Mentoring Month
Registration at:
http://www.mpmn.org/Training/MPMTRAINING/WebinarSeries.aspx
Good to Know…
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After the webinar:
Everyone will get an email with information on how to download the slides/recording
Continue the conversation at the Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring: http://chronicle.umbmentoring.org/
Please help us
out by
answering
survey
questions at the
end of the
webinar.
2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series
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Thank you for
participating today!
Sarah Kremer,
Friends for Youth Michael Garringer,
Education Northwest
April Riordan, MP of
Minnesota Celeste Janssen,
Oregon Mentors
Meghan Ferns,
Oregon Mentors
Dana Gold, MP of
SWPA
Marissa Strayer Benton,
Mobius Mentors
December Warren,
Indiana MP