Iowa Mentoring Partnership January Newsletter

JANUARY 2017

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QUARTER 2 REPORT DUE JAN 31

The IMP quarterly report for certified programs is available here. Thank you for your data and input.

JANUARY IS NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH

Celebrate mentoring and the positive effect it can have on young lives.
Raise Awareness!
Recruit Mentors!
Recognize Partners and Mentors!

Time to start planning for National Mentoring Month 2017!

RESOURCES

IMP National Mentoring Month Peer Sharing Call Listen here
National Collaborative Webinar for National Mentoring Month listen here
National Mentoring Month website
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EXCELLENCE IN MENTORING AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Nominate an outstanding mentor for the Excellence in Mentoring Awards. The award honors mentors who have been mentoring for at least two years and go above and beyond in their role. Mentors and their mentees will be recognized in a ceremony on April 26 at the Volunteer Iowa awards ceremony. Nomination forms are available here and are due January 16, 2017.

HOST A VISTA
Does your program need to reassess its recruitment or fundraising plan, but you don't have the time and people to get it done? Do you need a comprehensive communications strategy, but lack the time to create it? Or, do you need an extra trainer or program coordinator? Consider hosting an AmeriCorps member this year to strengthen and empower your organization. Learn more here.

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Race: The Power of an Illusion Learning Exchange
January 19, 9 am- 4 pm, no charge, Ames
https://www.iowamentoring.org/document/race-power-illusion-training-january-19-2017

Everyone's An Asset Builder
January 20, 8 am-Noon, Burlington
Presented by Cassie Gerst, Burlington Schools Club M Mentoring Program

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MARVELOUS GRANDMA

“You have to be a lot of things to be grandma,” Grandma Marvel says. She lists attributes like “flexible, have a sense of humor, nurturing, ability to praise, good listening. Need to encourage and praise them.” She emphasizes the last two, listing them more than once. Telling children what they are doing right and where they are excelling is just as, if not more, important than telling them where they can improve.
“It’s fun,” Grandma Marvel says kindly. “You never get enough of them.”
Read more here.

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NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH

January 1 IMP Quarter 2 report open

January 4 NMM Kick-off Twitter Chat, 2 pm

January 12 IMP Peer Share Call: SELF CARE, 2 pm

January 12 I Am A Mentor Day #IAmAMentor

January 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

January 16 Excellence in Mentoring Nominations Due

January 19 Nurturing Social Emotional Growth Webinar, noon

January 19 #ThankYourMentor Day

January 31 IMP Quarter 2 report due.

UPCOMING

February 28 IMP/Volunteer Iowa Day at the Capitol

April 26 Excellence in Mentoring Awards

Monthly Advocacy Tip: Find your legislators in your area here and invite them to IMP's Day at the Capital, February 28th. A toolkit will be provided soon, but in the meantime, try to learn as much about legislators as you can in order to eventually have a conversation, speak to their interests, and share why mentoring is relevant to the policies they care about.

Monthly Marketing Tip: Share materials from IMP's Facebook and use the hashtag #NationalMentoringMonth. Be sure to use the dates above to structure and inspire your content creation for this month, whether you're posting on a blog, Facebook, Twitter, or elsewhere!

RESEARCH

Mentors can be helpful during college transition period for young adults,research shows
Compared to their more privileged counterparts, college students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, those from unrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups, and first-generation college students face a number of unique... Read More

Warm glow theory of giving to others
According to the “warm glow” theory —people may not be giving merely because a program’s mission aligns with their values. There is also the positive “glow” that one feels for being the kind of person who is helping the world in some way. Read More

RESOURCES

Perfect for the New Year! Goal Setting Toolkit

Support for Match Closure and its accompanying Practitioner Insights

The Wisdom of Age: A Handbook for Mentors applies research about intergenerational mentoring to provide hands-on training tools for mentors over the age of 50.

Be a Part of Impact 2017!

Do you have expertise or experience to share with afterschool providers? Do you have youth that have something to say? Consider being a presenter at the upcoming 2017 Impact After School Conference or bringing youth to perform at the conference.
Call for Presentations