Volunteers Can Use Talent and Time to Help Inner-City Youth. Can  you help?

The Tutor/Mentor Institute is looking for volunteers to help collect and maintain the information in the Program Locator Directory of Chicago tutoring/mentoring programs, and to help build and maintain web platforms that others can use to find different places throughout the Chicago region where they can help.  Help is also needed to organize the November and May Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conferences.  Visit the Groups section of the Tutor/Mentor Forum and join a group that interests you. 

Volunteer Recruitment Workshop PDF from August 11 ICOVA conference in Chicago.

Since 1995 the Tutor/Mentor Connection has organized an annual volunteer recruitment campaign in Chicago to help all tutor/mentor programs attract volunteers. Review a pdf outlining Recruitment Campaign Goals: Recruitment Campaign. Learn about recruiting talent volunteers, and ways you can make the connection.

Be a donor, and help programs provide support to volunteers and students.  Every program where you or a friend volunteers is also looking for funding to pay expenses of supporting volunteers. Support programs with personal contributions, grants, workplace donations, bequests, et.   Since each program needs to provide support for many years if the goal is to help kids finish high school, repeat your donations each year as long as the web site of the organization demonstrates that they continue to connect youth and volunteers on a continuous basis.

One way you can take part in the T/MC volunteer recruitment campaign is by participating in a Blog Exchange with the T/MC and others who are recruiting volunteers, or by joining in on-line forums, such as http://tutormentorconnection.ning.com

Volunteer Recruitment Training Presentation (pdf).  Watch for Tutor/Mentor Connection on Chicago Access TV, Channel 21 (see slides)

Join the Recruitment Planning Team
During the summer of 2011 the Tutor/Mentor Connection will be splitting from the Cabrini Connections program which has been its partner since 1993. It will need support from peers, volunteers and donors to continue supporting volunteer tutor/mentor program growth.  You can help by joining volunteer-recruitment and conference planning committees on the T/MC Ning Forum. With your help we can build a collective effort that enlists more programs, businesses and churches in helping mobilize volunteers for tutor/mentor programs throughout Chicago and in other cities.