2006-07 Mentor Recruitment

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What is Required of Volunteers?

Be at least 21 years old

Live or work in the NYC metropolition area

Be able to make a one year commitment

(two, three, and four

year matches are also

available)

Be able to commit to a minimum of one weekly

email and one monthly

meeting at an iMentor

sponsored event

98% of mentors

would reccomend

volunteering with

iMentor to a friend or

coworker

85% of mentor-

mentee pairs wanted

to continue their

relationship after

completing the iMentor

program

What is iMentor?

iMentor is a youth-mentoring organization that is changing the face of New York City mentoring. iMentor is able to connect working professionals to youth in New York City's most underserved, isolated and low-income communities by capitalizing on a technology-enriched mentoring model. iMentor works. Every year, hundreds of lives are changed when iMentor aligns mentee career aspirations with mentor work and life experience, providing mentees with access to new perspectives and opportunities.

What is the New Connections

Mentor Recruitment Drive?

Based on the recent success of iMentor's programming and demand from schools across the city, we are increasing our enrollment for the 2006-07 program year to 800 mentor-mentee pairs. The New Connections Mentor Drive is a way for current mentors to invite their friends, family, and coworkers to become a part of the iMentor team.

Check out testimonials from our volunteer mentors!

Mentors to-Date

500 Mentors

iMentor Goal

700 Mentors

Volunteer Timeline

Step 1: Complete iMentor's Online Application Sign-up now!

Step 2: Participate in mentor screening:

Telephone interview
Employment verificaiton
Reference checks
FBI background check

Step 3: Attend a two-hour training.

Please check out the calendar on our web site for dates.

Step 4: Be matched with a mentee based

on shared career and personal

interests.

Step 5: Kickoff - Begin emailing and attending events Start in Oct!

with your mentee!

Spread the Word

Tell a Friend About

iMentor's New Connectons Mentor Recruitment Drive

*Your First Name:
*Your Last Name:
*Your Email Address (example: iMentor@aol.com):
*Enter up to 5 friends to email:
*Create Your Greeting (your comments will appear before the iMentor message below):
I'm sending you this information about iMentor, an innovative youth mentoring organization that you might like to become a part of! iMentor is a youth-mentoring organization that is changing the face of New York City mentoring. We make it possible for even the busiest NYC professionals to volunteer as mentors by providing a flexible and meaningful way to work with high school students from underserved communities in New York City. iMentor matches adult volunteers one-on-one with students based on shared career or personal interests. Mentors and mentees correspond weekly via email, utilizing iMentor's curriculum and writing prompts. Pairs also meet in person at iMentor-hosted events such as Mets' games, MoMA tours and theatre tickets. As this program year comes to a close, we are gearing up to recruit 800 mentors for the 2006-07 school year. We need YOU! I encourage you to check out iMentor and help make a difference in the lives of NYC's youth! To find out more about becoming a mentor, please visit the iMentor website: http://www.imentor.org/get_involved/new_connections/ Many thanks from iMentor!

Email Communication

Mentors and mentees exchange weekly emails using iMentor's writing prompts

In-Person Meetings @ iMentor Events

Mentors and mentees meet in-person once a month between October and June. At no costs to particpants, iMentor hosts 40 events each year including sporting events, museum visits, Broadway shows, community service projects, etc.

EVERY mentor-mentee pair works together to:

Create a resume

Create Personal, College, and Career Action Plans

Research and discuss career & internship options

Research and discusses potential colleges