WORKSHOP PRESENTERS

NOVEMBER 15 AND 16, 2004 TUTOR/MENTOR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WORKSHOP LIST
held at City Colleges of Chicago, 226 W. Jackson, Chicago, Il.


One goal of the T/MC Conference is to create a community of people who learn from each other, network, and collaborate to help volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs grow in all places where they are needed.  We encourage all workshop presenters, conference participants and interested supporters, including business and foundation leaders,  to visit the DISCUSSION Section at http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/Partner/CC/egroups/egroups.htm where you can join one or more groups in this community. 

If you would like to do a workshop at future conferences, email the T/MC at tutormentor2@earthlink.net   

This is a list of workshops scheduled for the November Conference.    Visit this Link to review speaker biographies 

Monday: Nov. 15 

9:15 to 10:35 am

The Importance of Summer Learning Opportunities, presented by Audrey George, Horizons for Youth (Chicago) 
Research shows that while all students lose academic skills over the summer months, those from low-income communities lose three months more knowledge than their middle-income counterparts. Studies also demonstrate that the cumulative effect of this annual loss can be considered responsible for a significant portion of the academic gap between low-income and high-income students by the time they complete school. This workshop will detail the reasons for conducting an academic summer program and outline the steps necessary to establish one. A local program will be used to model how a summer program could be organized, to introduce possible resources, and to demonstrate the academic achievements that students make by participating in such a program. Contact audrey@horizons-for-youth.org

Marketing to Motivate You, Volunteers, and the Community, presented by Rosemary Walter, Mosaic Marketing Management, Inc.  
In this fun, fast-paced, hands-on seminar you’ll learn about why marketing is critical to you successfully delivering services to your community. We’ll show you how you can get started and where to target your efforts. The workshop format will equip you with knowledge, experience, and take home worksheets that you can use the next day.

Among other things you’ll learn:
    ·        Three reasons why you should market your organization
    ·        How and where do you should start
    ·        The ONE marketing mistake you don’t want to make – ever!
    ·        The ABC’s of Web marketing

Feel free to send or bring current marketing materials and/or questions to the moderator prior to the event. She’ll be glad to talk to you before the program about them.  This workshop is for Beginners and people who are just beginning to think of how to market their tutor/mentor program.  Sign up for MOSAIC's MONTHLY MARKETING TIPS at www.MosaicMM.com Contact Rosemary at  rgw@MosaicMM.com 

Fostering the Development of Youth Mentoring Relationships,  presented by Thomas Keller, Ph.D.,  and Julia Pryce, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, 
In this session, we will discuss important developmental stages during the course of a youth mentoring relationship.  We also will examine how parents and agency workers as well as program policies and practices contribute to the success of mentoring relationships.  We will illustrate these ideas with case examples from recent research. The session will encourage discussion of conceptual models, relevant research, and practical suggestions for mentoring professionals. We will present information based on our recent research projects and publications (e.g., “The Stages of Mentoring Relationships,” and “A Systemic Model of the Youth Mentoring Intervention”).  After providing an overview, we will use case studies from our research to give concrete examples of the concepts. We will develop interactive exercises to encourage audience discussion of the issues.  Throughout the session, we will emphasize the practical implications for mentoring programs and offer concrete suggestions.  The session should be appropriate for program staff as well as mentors. Contact Thomas Keller at tkeller@midway.uchicago.edu

Mapping your Network, presented by Maryann Durland,  Durland Consulting, http:www.durlandconsulting.com  
This workshop presents a conceptual framework for advancing the practical work of linking mentors, mentoring sites and support systems. The presentation illustrates the complex network available through the Tutor Mentor Connection, community resources, volunteers, organizations and donors; and demonstrates how the complexity of matching resources to services might be strengthened and simplified by developing a process based on identifying the strengths of the existing network and by closing areas of weakness.  View Maryann's presentation from May 2004 conference: SNA Overview (Power Point).
Contact Maryann at MDurland@aol.com  

9:15 am until Noon -- Planning and Conducting Useful Program Evaluation, (canceled) visit  http://www.akouo.org
to learn more about evaluation strategies. Look for this workshop in the May 2005 conference. For examples of workshop materials and comments from prior workshop participants, please visit
http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/Resources/Eval/Evaluation.htm   

10:40 am to Noon

Starting & Building Your New Mentoring Program, presented by Russ Frazier, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Siouxland
Whether its day one or year two starting a new mentoring program can be difficult. However with the right support and guidance success will come. Attendees will walk through a fifty-point checklist of issues to consider during the start-up process. Leaders and volunteers will receive valuable start-up ideas and checklists to use right away in their new programs. Ranging from insurance to volunteer screening to staffing and caseloads this information is usable on the first day back in the office.
frazier@bigbrothersbigsisters.com

Team Building Skills for Youth: an Interactive experience, presented by Kenneth  King, President, New Concepts
This workshop will focus on Team Building activities that can be use to strengthen student and volunteer relationships.
Newking2@aol.com

Volunteer Recognition and Attraction using the Jefferson Awards for Public Service, presented by Jonathan Peters, Jefferson Awards for Public Service.  This workshop will show organizations how the Jefferson Awards can help you
honor your top volunteers, attract new volunteers and use the power of the local media further the goals of your organization.  
http://www.jeffersonawards.org/

Working with Youth  in Juvenile Justice System, presented by Marcus Spencer, Program Officer, Mentoring Network for Juvenile Court Wards, Circuit Court of Cook County, Juvenile Justice Department.   
This session will provide information for volunteers and programs who work with youth on probation, or who have a history of at-risk behaviors. 

Facilitating Collaboration Between Tutor/Mentor Programs, Donors, Supporters in Distributed Environments
Presented by Paul Collins (Jordan-Webb, Chicago, IL) 
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Does your organization use the web for meetings with other programs, volunteers, donors, staff or board, etc.? Do you network with programs in other neighborhoods, or other cities?  The internet provides a way to connect participants distributed anywhere in the world for same time meetings. This hands-on session will show the difference between Web Conferencing that allows leaders to broadcast presentations or share application controls and Web Collaboration that allows leaders to facilitate groups through collaborative activities such as problem solving, decision making and strategy planning. As small non profits struggle for public attention and critically needed resources, collaboration with dozens of similar programs can create greater awareness and a larger pool of resources. For additional information http://www.jordan-webb.net


1:30 pm to 2:50 pm

Working with Hard to Reach Young People, presented by Rev. Lorainne Bogan
Understanding and learning how to reach at-risk young people using faith-based principles. The SAFE Over-Comers Drama Squad, who once participated in violent and criminal behaviors, will present a skit of their experiences and explain how they have overcome their adversities.

Career Mentoring (canceled-speaker ill) , presented by Jeannine LaSovage, REACH OUT!, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI. 
How can we help our children and teens learn more about themselves - their talents, gifts, and skills? At the same time, how can we support them in exploring the wide range of careers that are possible for them? Career Mentoring is a unique program to encourage youth to embrace and plan for their futures while at the same time helping them see the relevancy for doing well in school. This workshop will let you
* Focus on your ideas, hopes and goals for career mentoring,
* Explore many ways to get business, community, and college people involved,
* Learn about training and support for one-on-one and small group mentoring,
* Check out strategies to organize and communicate resources such as workplace tours, research lab tours, and job shadowing providers
* Examine strategies to connect career mentors with other adults in the lives of our children- parents, teachers, and counselors
Learn more at www.reachoutmichigan.org 

Fund Raising Fundamentals, presented by Cindy Yang, Vice President, Associated Colleges of Illinois, 
Want to make fund raising easier? Having a hard time identifying prospects?  Need help in creating proposals?  Want to have more repeat donors rather than one time gifts? This is the place for you to learn a process for fund raising and how to implement that process in your organization to achieve these goals. Fund raising can be fun!
Cindy Yang <cyang@acifund.org>

Illinois Juvenile Justice Systemic Reforms, presented by Betsy Clarke, President, Juvenile Justice Initiative
Illinois is leading the nation in juvenile justice system reforms - learn about new alternatives to incarceration, hearings to look at youth tried as adults, juvenile correctional reform and the Children's Mental Health Partnership. Contact: Bcjuv@aol.com

No More Throw-Away Children: Integrating technology into a peer tutoring program, presented by Calvin Pearce, Time Dollar Institute 
The workshop will describe how to set up peer tutoring program, teach children how to help themselves improve their math and reading test scores and how to provide children with an internet ready computer to take home.  Contact:  Calvin Pearce calvinpearce@sbcglobal.net 

3:00 pm to 4:20 pm

Basic Strategies for Implementing a New Mentoring Program, presented by Nathan Miller and Jody Reecer, ARC Mentoring Program, Cookeville, TN 
The focus of this presentation will be to educate and inform those wishing to begin their own mentoring program of the obstacles involved in development and implementation.  The information will revolve around the strategies, pitfalls, and successes of an infant program in its first year.  The presentation will use power point technology and group discussion to assist in gaining information necessary to start a new endeavor or receive tips that might improve on an already existing mentoring program.   Nathan Miller" nathan@arcdiversified.com, "Jody Reecer" nathan@arcdiversified.com

Managing and Facilitating Effective Youth Groups. presented by Annette Kelly, President of FOUS Consulting Service
This workshop is to help youth workers manage group dynamics in their youth programs. The benefit will be increased positive youth participation.  This workshop is intended for, but not limited to anyone (volunteer or paid staff) who provides direct service to youth. In addition to those who are looking for ways to build program capacity. The participant will gain knowledge of; group life stages, group roles and forms of youth participation. Contact:  akelly2@enc.k12.il.us 

The Seven R’s of Volunteer Management,  presented by Linda Dean, Director of Training and Volunteer Management, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.   As a result of attending this workshop, participants will 

1)   be able to describe the Seven $'s of Volunteer Management: Reflection, Research, Readiness, Recruitment, Retention, Recognition and Resources;   2)   create a plan to implement at least two volunteer management strategies from this course in your organization. 

Student-Alumni Youth Panel. Young adults who were tutored and mentored as youth return to share their thoughts on how these services effected their development. This moderated panel will discuss services and activities that were most and least helpful, and give suggestions to current program leaders from the consumer perspective. Moderated by Renee Tucker,  Associated Colleges of Illinois, rtucker@acifund.org 

Tuesday Workshops: Nov. 16

9:15 to 10:35 am 

 A Framework for Annual Giving Programs, presented by William R. Conrad, Jr, President of the Institute For Voluntary Organizations (IFVO). .  LIMIT 15 Participants (on a first come basis).
Annual giving is the key to all nonprofit fundraising programs. An effective annual giving program involves all of the constituencies of a nonprofit organization and forms the basis for involvement in other funding programs. This is not a "how to" workshop. It will not deal with proposal writing, prospect research, etc. It will deal with something much more important: "what to do." The workshop will present a wide spectrum of "what to do" possibilities. There will be many handouts including the Contribution Continuum and the monograph A Framework for Analyzing and Planning an Annual Giving Program for Operating Funds. A copy of Bill Conrad's popular book, The Effective Voluntary Board of Directors will be raffled off.

Mr. Conrad founded IFVO in 1975. He has provided effective consultations and workshops throughout the United State and Canada. He has written 23 monographs on nonprofit Leadership and Management. Ohio University press has just published the 3rd edition of his popular book, "The Effective Voluntary Boards of Directors: What it is and How it works".   www.ifvo.org

Holistic” Approaches to Youth Development, presented by Tomas Menses, Executive Director, JHP Community Center  
This session will focus on “holistic” approaches and system of teaching developed by the JHP Community Center that focuses on the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of youth development. All activities are driven by one process which provides a natural environment where youth are engaged towards the service of others. The JHP Community Center (JHPCC) offers a comprehensive community and  school based curriculum called the A-CLASS Learning System Series based on a unique system of instruction using martial arts as the foundation of teaching physical fitness and health, academics, art and life skills, technology related activities, and counseling in collaboration with local health providers, school teachers, social workers, and counselors to promote the social, creative, physical and cognitive development of youth.  

The workshop is for anyone involved with youth development such as Leaders, Mentors, agency facilitators, and volunteers are encouraged to attend. The uniqueness of the program is the use of martial arts as the teaching system that drives every single activity in the JHPCC after school program, and how this system of teaching provides the foundation for youth to develop life and leadership skills in order to help themselves as well as others.  Lessons that may be learned from workshop include methods to positively change disruptive behavior, engaging youth towards service, how to change your agencies environment towards a more conducive atmosphere for learning, evaluative methods and performance measurements used in the program. Web: http://www.jhpcommunitycenter.org Contact: TOMAS MENESES tom7@sbcglobal.net

Connecting With Youth Through Visual Art: Creating A Meaningful Art Experience, presented by Maggie Leininger, Outreach Manager, Marwen Foundation  www.marwen.org  
Studies have shown that youth becoming engaged in the arts are able to develop cognitive skills that can enhance academic learning.  Additionally, the arts can provide a venue for youth who are experiencing a wide range of emotions during puberty who are seeking a way for themselves to be heard and recognized as an individual.  The arts provide a form of expression that is inherently unique to each individual as well as providing youth with options of choice for these expressions.  During the educational process, most often students are not given choices or opportunities to think on their own and solve problems as they arise.  Visual art is a successful way to engage youth in the cognitive skills that fulfill these needs present today.  This workshop will allow educators, youth workers, mentors and others who work with youth to understand the need for visual art activity and provide a strong introduction into developing a meaningful art experience. Contact Maggie Leininger mleininger@marwen.org

Training Highly Qualified Tutors for At-Risk Youth, presented Dr. Kelly Brock, TutorTrek 
This workshop will provide participants with a framework for understanding the unique challenges tutors/mentors face when working with urban youth. Topics will include motivating the unmotivated youth, understanding the power of tutors/mentors and strengthening the home bond.  Participants will learn about:
  * Indicators of poor student self image
  * Teaching behaviors that improve student achievement
  * Student activities that enhance self image
  * Mentoring behaviors that improve student motivations
Five (5) reproducible checklists will be distributed at the workshop.  
This is a vendor sponsored workshop. Learn more about TutorTrek at www.tutortrek.com    Contact Dr. Brock at kbrock@tutortrek.com

Hospital / Health Care Networking with Tutor/Mentor Programs
This workshop is intended for people who lead youth development, diversity, career mentoring, violence prevention and similar programs in hospitals or  health care organizations, as well as for those who already operate tutor/mentor programs supported by hospitals, health care organizations or health insurance companies.  The purpose is to discuss ways of building a Hospital Tutor/Mentor Connection that links organizations, shares ideas, builds relationships and partnerships within the hospital community and leads to greater support and partnership with tutor/mentor programs operating in the neighborhood surrounding inner city hospitals. The result of such partnership over many years should be to lower the health care costs associated with poverty by increasing the educational and career success of youth living in these neighborhoods.

This workshop will be facilitated by Sherard Jones of the Sinai Mentoring Program. Sinai Mentoring Program (SMP) is a school-based mentoring program targeting school-aged children grades 4th - 8th in the North/South Lawndale community of Chicago.  The mentoring program links professionals from Sinai Health System and other members of the Chicago community with youth from two Lawndale elementary schools, Melody Elementary School and Chalmers Specialty School. The program offers mentees opportunities to engage in organized activities that expose them to varied socio-economic and culturally diverse settings. Learn more at  http://www.sinai.org/who/sci_programs/mentoring_program.asp

10:40 am to Noon

Using Outcome-Based Research For Community Impact & Funding, presented by Russ Frazier, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Siouxland 
Find measurable data in your program to achieve valid outcomes. This workshop will show methods for developing baseline criteria, establishing evaluation timetables and making comparisons. We will also discuss effective use of outcomes for funding sources, parents & volunteers and members of the community. Leaders and program staff will work to identify within their own programs measurable data points. They will also use/learn basic statistical processes for creating outcome reports and methods of communicating good data and ways to use unfavorable data. National data reports and statistics on mentoring and tutoring will also be discussed.  Contact:  frazier@bigbrothersbigsisters.com> 

Panel of Program Leaders, led by Erin McPartlin, Cabrini-GreenTutoring Program (www.cabrinigreentutoring.org).  Including Barbara Cole, Maywood Youth Mentoring, Inc., Stacy Jackson, Partners in Education, 4th Presbyterian Church, and Kim George, YMCA of Chicago.  Panel members will provide brief description of their own programs, then talk about what works well (and what they did to make it work well) and what challenges they face (and how they are trying to overcome those challenges.  The participants of this workshop will be encouraged to share their own experiences, as part of this group learning experience.  Contact Erin McPartlin"<emcpartlin@cabrinigreentutoring.org

Engaging Faith Based Communities, presented by Rev. Deborah Elandus Lake, Senior Consultant, Pease Lake Associates, Rev. Lake  will lead a discussion on how public service organizations can connect with religious organizations to develop and utilize a base of volunteers. Some of the questions we will discuss are: how religious organizations can participate in a volunteer program without engaging in active proselytizing. How public service organizations can help train the volunteers they need
when they are motivated by religious incentives. How to approach religious leaders and communities to solicit their help through volunteering. What are some of the ways that religious leaders can work together to provide volunteers when needed? I will also leave room for people to come with their questions, concerns, and wisdom to share. 
http://www.peaselake.com Contact Rev. Lake at DeborahELake@aol.com

Retaining and Motivating Volunteers, presented by Katie Markuns & Mary Reynolds, Program Director & Program Coordinator, East Village Youth Program
What motivates volunteers to stay with an organization? They don't get any money, they can't use top-of-the-line facilities, students don't always cooperate, and resources are often lacking... why do they keep coming back for more? This is the key question we will explore in this workshop. Understanding who your volunteers are and how best to recognize and motivate
them is essential to building a solid, committed community of volunteers. Participants will leave this workshop with a concrete volunteer retention plan, including creative, inexpensive recognition strategies. This workshop is intended to serve anyone who works with volunteers.  Website: www.evyp.org Email: kmarkuns@evyp.org

School Based Academic Mentoring (canceled-speaker ill), presented by Jeannine LaSovage, REACH OUT!, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, 
How can we recruit, train, and support college, university, and high school students to be committed mentors with our children? A virtual army of support is available in many of our communities to help our children become successful academically. Come learn about Ann Arbor, Michigan's Scarlett Middle School model. In the last three years, over 200 volunteer mentors have made serious and long term commitments to more than 210 children. This workshop will provide an overview of this effective academic mentoring model including:
* Recruiting strategies for mentors, children, teachers, and parents,
* Orientation and ongoing training provided for all mentors,
* Typical roles of mentors with their children, parents, and teachers,
* Family events and outings to foster parent and family involvement,
* Methods to embed mentoring into the life and structure of the "school."
 Learn more at www.reachoutmichigan.org 

1:30 pm to 2:50 pm

How to develop and design out of state College Retreats (including funding ideas), presented by Ken Rodgers, Y.A.M., In this workshop you will learn how to design set-up a out-of-state college retreat. How to research colleges, have students to work together, how to get students thinking to about college, items needed & required to do a retreat retreat. how the working of students directed project can improve self-esteem & leadership skills Kenneth Rodgers, <krodgers@greeley-hansen.com

Volunteer Recognition and Attraction using the Jefferson Awards for Public Service, presented by Jonathan Peters, Jefferson Awards for Public Service.  This workshop will show organizations how the Jefferson Awards can help you
honor your top volunteers, attract new volunteers and use the power of the local media further the goals of your organization.  
http://www.jeffersonawards.org/

Mentoring 101 – Fundamentals for Training Youth Mentors, presented by Gail Augle, Training, Education and Outreach Coordinator , Chicago Mentoring Institute/Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
Volunteer Mentors require some form of orientation to the particular program in which they are participating.  Ideally, such an orientation is designed to capture the program's mission and goals, describe its operating procedures and guidelines, and address a variety of key factors that are essential to safeguarding youth and promoting positive mentoring relationships.   Mentoring 101 outlines the key components that typically comprise a Mentor Training Program, and will be of value to program staff who wish learn more about how to prepare mentors to be successful in their roles.  The workshop includes an exploration of various mentor training topics and activities, including: mentor roles, responsibilities and expectations; establishing relationships and understanding appropriate boundaries; ensuring child safety; developing communication skills; and exploring the life cycle of a match.

Fund Raising Tips and Stategies, presented by Kevin Hogan, Manager of Grants, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago 
The goal of this workshop is that  attendees walk away with two to three "usable" ideas to help with fund raising, such as
a) tips on effectively communicating the strengths of their program/organization to funders;
b) ways on effectively using their website, volunteers, newsletters, etc., to promote their program and organization and in turn, entice funders;
c) additional ways to effectively showcase their program/organization to funders and the best way to use the organizational resources that are available to assist in this process.

3:00  pm to 4:20 pm

Getting Youth Motivated(canceled), presented by Diane Latiker, Kids off the Block
How do we get youth excited about Education as a whole? What will it take to make learning an enjoyable and memorable event? This generation of youth is accustomed to "everything now". We as parents, teachers, mentors, must give them a reason to believe that education is the "now thing" to do. They have heard how a good education is what they need, and why, but what they want to know is how will it benefit them now. Working with at-risk youth is just what it is. Because they are at-risk, they live for today and not tomorrow. We must show them that everyday they go to school is a victory today. Each day that they learn is a goal that they have accomplished, and that the reward is today, not ten years later.
Contact <dianelatiker@sbcglobal.net>

Collaboration Strategies using GIS maps to Connect Programs, Businesses, Churches in a neighborhood with each other, presented by Daniel F. Bassill, President, Tutor/Mentor Connection.
Bassill will lead a wrap-up brainstorming session, based on the community-building strategies piloted by the Tutor/Mentor Connection. The presenter will show how GIS maps can be used to connect programs in city, or neighborhood, with each other, and with local businesses, churches, hospitals and schools. In an environment where small tutor/mentor programs struggle for public awareness and a consistent flow of volunteers and operating dollars, the presenter will lead a discussion focusing on ways programs can work together to increase the resources available to all programs serving youth.  These discussions will show how programs and networks in many other cities can collaborate in public awareness and resource building strategies.  The goal of the workshop is that this type of collaboration builds during the months following the conference. Participants should be program leaders, media, business partners who want to work together as part of a strategy of improving their own efforts.  Visit the Tutor/Mentor Institute at www.tutormentorexchange.net for background reading prior to the conference.