A Campaign KickOff

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A Campaign Kick-Off

• December 14, 2007

A partnership serving Southeast Wisconsin
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Context

• Why start a mentoring campaign?
• Mentor Kenosha Racine Origins
• UW-Parksides Role

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Context

• Funding Partners

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Context

• Mentor Kenosha Racine
• Advisory Board Members
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Racine and Kenosha
• Kenosha Unified School District
• Professional Services Group
• Racine County Workforce Development Center
• RIC Sacred Ground
• United Way of Kenosha County
• United Way of Racine County
• UW-Parkside Office of Multicultural Student
  Affairs

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Mission Goals

• Mission To build social capital by fostering
  meaningful mentoring relationships among
  individuals in Racine and Kenosha counties.
• Vision A thriving mentoring community where
  trusting and supportive relationships are valued
  and championed

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Mission Goals

• Recruit Mentors
• Mentor Training
• Staff and Volunteer Professional Development

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Community Roles

• Mentor Service Providers Participate in training
  and professional development opportunities.
• Certified Mentor Program Partners
• Go through certification process and qualify for
  mentor recruitment component. Assist in
  developing training for staff and volunteers.

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Community Roles

• Mentor Kenosha Racine Advisory Board
• Provide guidance for the campaign, oversee
  certification process, and assist in determining
  training agenda.
• Mentor Recruiting Partners
• Become sites for mentor recruitment. Become
  community champions for mentoring.
• Mentors
• Become active in certified mentoring partner
  sites.

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Community Roles

• Certification Criteria
• General organization well-being
• Mentoring program design and planning
• Mentoring Program Management and Operations
• Mentoring Program Evaluation

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Community Roles

• Mentor Recruitment Partners
• Gold Level
• A signed letter of endorsement, a web link to
  campaigns website, and campaign materials for
  employees.
• Platinum Level
• Gold level plus providing mentor incentives and
  in-house recruitment campaign.

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Next Steps

• Enjoy the conference
• Review criteria
• Check out the Mentor Kenosha Racine Website
  (mentorkr.org)
• Contribute to the blog
• Invite potential mentoring program partners and
  recruiting partners to join
• Spread the word, build a movement