The State of Mentoring in Michigan

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The State of Mentoring in Michigan

• Report on the Mentor Michigan Census Wave I,
  Fall 2004

Robert W. Kahle, Ph.D. Kahle Research Solutions
Inc.Ferndale, MI 48220(248) 541-6200
rwkahle_at_KahleResearch.com October 22, 2004
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Organization of This Presentation

• I. Background and Introduction- Objectives- Defi
  ning Mentoring- Conceptual OverviewMentoring
  Funnel- Methods Used to Conduct the Mentor
  Michigan Census

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Organization of This Presentation (Contd)

• II. Key Findings- Overview of Key Funnel
  Measures- Mentee and Mentor Demographics- Organi
  zational Profile- Michigans Mentoring Gap
• III Strategic Challenges- QA and Discussion

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Mentor Michigan Census Objectives

• 1. Identify, count, describe and track-
  Mentoring organizations- Mentoring programs-
  Matches, Mentors and Mentees
• 2. Understand program components, processes,
  resources and needs
• 3. Encourage and support program evaluation

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Defining Mentoring

• Mentoring is a structured and trusting
  relationship that brings young people together
  with caring individuals who offer guidance,
  support and encouragement aimed at developing the
  competence and character of the mentee.
• (National Mentoring Partnership)

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Defining Mentoring

• Responsible mentoring can take many forms
• Traditional mentoring (one adult to one young
  person)
• Group mentoring (one adult to up to four young
  people)
• Team mentoring (several adults working with
  small groups of young people, in which the adult
  to youth ratio is not greater than 14)
• Peer mentoring (caring youth mentoring other
  youth)
• E-mentoring (mentoring via e-mail and the
  internet)

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The Mentoring Funnel

• Recruitment

MentorPreparation andSelection
Mentoring
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The Mentoring Funnel

• Awareness
• Interest
• Inquiry

Application Background Checks Training
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
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The Mentoring Funnel
Awareness Interest Inquiry
Application Background Checks Training
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
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The Mentoring Funnel
Awareness Interest Inquiry
Application Background Checks Training
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
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Outcomes for
Children
Adults
Mentoring Organizations
Communities
State of MI
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Method
Mentor MI Registry
156 Organizationsas of Oct. 1
Mentor MI CensusWave I
Wave II Spring 2005
105Complete
Wave III Fall 2005
Wave IV Spring 2006
Wave V Fall 2006
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Special Thanks

• BBBS of the Lakeshore
• BBBS of Clinton and Ionia Counties
• EightCap, Inc. Foster Grandparent Program
• Muskegon River Valley BBBS
• BBBS of Gratiot and Montcalm Counties
• Child and Family Services of Western MI
• Central Michigan University
• Winn Area Activity Center
• Women in Community Service
• YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids

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Method

• On-line survey
• Data collected between September 9 and September
  29, 2004
• Data collected at both organizational and
  program levels
• Mentoring organization representatives involved
  in design and pre-test
• Special focus in Wave I on mentoring
  organizations

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Context and Comparison

• Three key sources of roughly comparable data

National Mentoring Partnership online survey of
Michigan Organizations (2003)
National Mentoring Partnership National
Prevalence Study (2002)
National Mentoring Partnership National
Prevalence Study (2000)
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Overview of FindingsKey Funnel Measures
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How Many Inquiries?Applications?

• 5,823 New inquiries in 2004
• 3,976 New written applications received from
  potential mentors
• 2,017 Mentors on waiting lists
• 2,345 Children on waiting lists

Awareness Interest Inquiry
Application Background Checks Training
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
2003 NMP survey showed 475 mentorsand 2661
children and on waiting lists
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Mentor Background Checks?
Awareness Interest Inquiry
Criminal Background
89
Application Background Checks Training
Personal Interviews
86
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
83
Written Application
Character References
79
70
75
80
85
90
Background checks up from 61 in 2003 survey,
comparable to national norms
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Mentor Background Checks?
Awareness Interest Inquiry
Drivers Lic./Driving Record
Application Background Checks Training
64
Sex Offender Registry
60
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
Child Abuse Registry
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Credit
Do None ofthe Above
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Mentor Training Required

• Percent of Organizations Requiring...

Awareness Interest Inquiry
Application Background Checks Training
None
11
25
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
1-2 Hours
23
2-4 Hours
4-8 Hours
14
Only 75 require training, but up from 59 in
2003
9 Hours
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Other/DK
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How Many Children Served?How Many Mentors?

• 16,574 Young people mentored in 2004
• 9,108 Active mentors
• 22,500 Estimated active mentor/mentee
  relationships in MI as of fall 2004

Awareness Interest Inquiry
Application Background Checks Training
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
This compares to 17,710 young people mentored as
counted in 2003 online survey and 3,711 from
2000 NMP prevalence study
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More or Less Mentoring?

• 45 Organizations reporting an increase
  in matches in 2004
• 14 Organizations reporting a decrease in
  matches in 2004
• 2,195 increase in new matches in 2004
• - 848 decrease in matches in 2004
• 1,347 net increase in matches in 2004

Awareness Interest Inquiry
Application Background Checks Training
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
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Number/Percent of Children Served by Mentoring
Type
Peer 121,714

• One to one mentoring is most common and accounts
  for more than half of all active matches

Team 192,778
E-mentoring lt1 72
Proportion of one-to-one mentoring is down from
2003 and below national norms
Group 172,511
One-to-One 527,696
1,803 matches not categorized by respondents
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Reported Minimum Weekly Mentoring Intensity
Awareness Interest Inquiry
No MinimumTime Required
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Application Background Checks Training
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1 Hour per Week
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
23
2 Hours per Week
10
3-5 Hours per Week
Intensity has increased slightly since 2003
4
6 Hours per Week
0
10
20
30
Dont know/no answer not shown
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Reported Average Match Duration
Awareness Interest Inquiry
Avg. Match Duration lt5 Months
7
Application Background Checks Training
Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
Avg. Match Duration6-12 Months
48
Avg. Match Duration 12 Months to 5 Years
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Match duration has increased since 2003 and is
well above national norms
0
10
20
30
40
50
Dont know/no answer not shown
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Mentor Tenure

• Only 57 of organizations track tenure of mentors

Awareness Interest Inquiry
2nd Year(1229)
1st Year(1789)
Application Background Checks Training

• Referral from existing mentors is most effective
  recruitment approach 44 of organizations
  indicate referrals work best. A distant second
  is college-based recruitment (11) and third,
  faith-based recruitment (9).

Mentoring Duration Intensity Repeat Refer
29
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3rd Year(338)
8
7
4
10
4th Year(278)
6 Years(453)
5th Year(169)
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Evaluation

• Process

Outcome
Yes -Internal
Yes -Internal
57
49
Yes - External
7
21
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Yes -Combination
Yes -Combination
6
23
16
Yes - External
No/DK
No/DK
Reported evaluation is up significantly from2003
and comparable to national norms
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Mentee and Mentor Demographics
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Mentee Profile
Mentee Gender
44Male
56Female
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Gender of Mentees and Mentors
Mentor Gender
Mentee Gender
34Male
44Male
66Female
56Female
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Mentee Profile
Mentee Age
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Age of Mentees and Mentors
Mentor Age
Mentee Age
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Mentee Profile
Mentee Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian44
African-Am.47
Other lt1
Arab-Am. lt1
Hispanic 5
Native Am. 2
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Race of Mentees and Mentors
Mentor Race/Ethnicity
MenteeRace/Ethnicity
Caucasian76
Caucasian44
African-Am.22
African-Am.47
Hispanic 2
Native Am. lt1
Other lt1
Arab-Am. lt1
Arab-Am. lt1
Hispanic 5
Native Am. 2
Other lt1
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Organizational Profile
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Mentoring Organizational Profile

• Non-profit organizations account for most
  mentoring organizations

Business 1
Other 4
High Ed.4
Faith Based 6
Gov't. Orgs. 9
Distribution is similar to national
Schools 17
Non-Profits59
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Role of Mentoring Within Organizations

• About half of the organizations see mentoring as
  their primary or a major part of their purpose

Major Part11
Primary40
Small Part 13
One of Several36
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Budgets of Mentoring Organizations

• Three of ten programs operate with less than
  25K annually
• 17 operate with more than 300K annually

0-5K
19
11
5-25K
25-100K
21
100-300K
21
9
300-500K
8
500K
11
Don't Know
0
5
10
15
20
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Organizational Experience With Mentoring Programs

• Nearly half of the organizations have more than
  10 years experience
• Fewer than one in ten is in its first year of
  operations

1 year or less9
1-2 years9
10 years46
2-3 years 9
3-5 years 9
5-10 years 20
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Board Roles and Degree of Involvement
Board Involvement
Very
21
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Board of Directors
22NO
6
78YES
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31
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Somewhat
Mentor
Planning
Fundraising
Recruitment
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Organizational Needs from Board

• Boards are actively involved in fundraising, but
  programs want more board help with mentor
  recruitment

Fundraising
50
Mentor Recruitment
45
Program Planning
14
ProgramEvaluation
7
Mentor Training
7
Match Supervision
4
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Michigans Mentoring GapMichigan Population
10,050,446
Recruitment
Potential MentorsAdults 22 6,913,793
PreparationandSelection
Mentoring
22,500 Estimated Matches
U.S. Census Bureau population estimate, 2002
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Michigans Mentoring GapMichigan Population
10,050,446
Low Risk 50
Potential MenteesYouth Age 10-17 1,205,047
90 NotCandidates
Moderate Risk 25
Candidates
High Risk 15
Candidates
NotCandidates
Very High Risk 10
Estimated Michigan youth in need of a Mentor
602,524
U.S. Census Bureau population estimate, 2002
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Michigans Mentoring GapMichigan Population
10,050,446
Potential Mentors
Potential Mentees
GAP 580,024 children who are good candidates for
mentoring and are not currently matched
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Strategic Challenges

• Q A
• Discussion

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