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  1. PM Weekly Check-In Template – Program Wrap-Up

    As the end of the school year comes into sight, Program Managers (PMs) and managers continue to focus on pair relationship development and program engagement, but they also begin preparing to end the year strong.  During program wrap-up, this means ...
  2. Step 3: Pitching mentor2.0 to School Partners [Resources]

    This article links to resources leaders can use to plan and execute high quality informational meetings with individual district/school leaders or facilitate group presentations regarding  iMentor's  mission, vision and programming in a way that ...
  3. Adopting a fee-for-service model for school partnerships

    iMentor’s fee-for-service model for school partners has evolved significantly in our 15-year history. We continue to revisit our fee-for-service structure as we refine our organization’s cost-per-pair methodology and our annual fiscal goals. Determi...
  4. Match Intervention Protocol: Decision Tree

    There are three Match Intervention actions across four different scenarios outline in the Match Intervention Protocol .  The decision tree presented in this article is a visual tool to support Program Mangers (PMs) and their managers navigate that ...
  5. 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 ...
  6. July Class of 2020

    July Key takeaways: For some mentees, even the most thought out post-secondary plans may be affected by COVID. This is the perfect time to check in with them...
  7. Pro-Tip: Creating Focus Lists Using Pair Meeting Data

    Since 2013, iMentor has explored the connection between the strength of pairs' relationships and how often they engage with one another over the last several years.  The correlation between pair engagement and relationship strength is more evident...
  8. Working with New Students in Returning Cohorts

    With the start of each school year, there may be a handful of new students that are enrolled in mentor2.0, which will already be comprised of returning students from the prior year. Therefore, Program Managers (PMs) will often need to simultaneously...
  9. Avoiding Match Intervention: Standardized Messaging

    This article presents three standardized email templates to send to mentors that are falling off-track with their mentee.  You can use the hyperlinks below to skip to the desired email template: On-Track to Miss 2 Lessons On-Track to...
  10. Mentor intro call scenarios

    Program coordinators can prepare for introductory calls to mentors by taking a look at these scenarios and discussing any questions with their managers. Managers can also use these scenarios for training PCs and starting a rich conversation around h...