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  1. Templates for mentor orientation invitation and follow-up emails

    The following email templates can be used to send potential mentors an invitation to mentor orientation, a reminder to mentors who have attended training about next steps, and a reminder to mentors who were no shows at training. Feel free to adapt ...
  2. Mentor scenarios to use in Mentor Orientation

    The following are two mentor training scenarios that are used during Mentor Orientation. Feel free to to use them as is during your training or adapt them for your specific program's needs. For the Mentor Orientation presentation, click HERE . ...
  3. Email for male mentor recruitment

    Recruiting male mentors can be challenging. Below is some helpful text to use when emailing potential male mentors. Email Subject: : Male Mentors Needed for the School Year , an innovative youth mentoring organization in ...
  4. Email to applicants with unfinished mentor application and/or screening

    Sometimes mentor applicants do not complete their application and/or screening and thus cannot become ready to be matched (RTBMed). If you have reached out to these mentors but they have not completed their application or screening, you may need to ...
  5. Info session follow-up email

    Below is a sample email sent as a follow-up to anyone who attended an info session at a corporate partner. Attendees names and emails are collected through a sign up sheet. We've found that briefly restating the common goal and clearly pointing atte...
  6. Information session email to confirm logistics

    It is important to confirm logistics for upcoming info sessions to make sure everything runs smoothly. Find out the number of expected attendees, the technology set up, time dedicated to the presentation, and preferred contact info of your point pe...
  7. Email to reference who expressed interest in becoming a mentor

    Sometimes while interviewing references that a mentor applicant provides, the reference might express interest in learning more about the program. Below is a template that can be sent to these individuals, sharing more information on the program and...
  8. General email to affinity group

    Affinity groups are made up of people who share a common background or interest.  Working through partnerships with affinity groups can be an effective way to get to a large group of people who have an interest in your work.  Below is template lang...
  9. Email from mentors to their personal networks

    At iMentor, we recruit the majority of our mentors through word of mouth. We have found that current mentors can be incredible advocates for the program and so we will sometimes ask them to reach out to their network on their behalf. Here is an ema...
  10. General email to blogger

    The following is a general outreach template to bloggers related to volunteerism, philanthropy, etc. Feel free to edit this template to suit your own purposes.  Hi [name] , I’ve been an avid reader of [blog name] and your pos...