Conference Strategy:

When leaders and volunteers connect, they share ideas and help each other!

 
The conference is part of an ongoing strategy aimed at building connections between the people leading tutor/mentor programs, the people who are volunteers, and the people who provide the money so that high quality tutor/mentor programs can reach more K-12 youth in high poverty neighborhoods in Chicago and other cities.

While we can bring a small number of people together for face-to-face events we can connect thousands of people and ideas via on-line portals like this Debategraph portal.

The goal of the Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conferences is to draw together leaders across many sectors who we meet in on-line networking and learning so they connect and form relationships with each other.  The Conference enables these leaders to network and collaborate toward helping existing tutor/mentor programs get the volunteers, dollars, and ongoing leadership they need to connect with kids in these areas, while also helping new programs form where none exist.

 

 

Goals:

  • Bring together 100 to 150 leaders representing volunteer-based tutoring and/or mentoring programs, foundations, business, media, k-16 education and the faith community.
  • Provide learning that program leaders, volunteers, donors can take back and apply in their own activities, in their own neighborhoods and communities.
  • Share understanding of how volunteer-based non-school tutor/mentor programs are a valuable learning support and a key component of education reform, workforce development, violence prevention, and civic engagement.
  • Increase visibility and idea-sharing so that more tutor/mentor programs have the resources for program improvement that leads to stronger programs as school starts in September 2012.   Links to Chicago programs can be found on the Tutor/Mentor Connection web site.
  • Identify and build commitment for shared actions, such as the August/September Tutor/Mentor Volunteer Recruitment Campaign, that will strengthen existing programs and help build new programs.

Great programs in all neighborhoods, not just a few places.

This map shows locations of different non-school tutoring and/or mentoring organizations in the central part of Chicago. It was created using the Chicago Tutor/Mentor Interactive Program Locator. Attend workshops at the Conference to learn how to use this service to create maps showing tutor/mentor programs and potential partners in your own Chicago area zip code. Learn how you can duplicate this service in your own community.

View 2011 video that describes Tutor/Mentor Connection Year-Round Strategy.  http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/cabrinivideos/191-year

View animated view of T/MC event strategy.
http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/images/flash/eventyear.swf

In the months between the May and November Conferences, we invite you to network with the T/MC via blogs, such as http://tutormentor.blogspot.com and forums such as http://tutormentorconnection.ning.com.
 

Share your story. Share your experience.
 

If you or your organization would like to offer a workshops at a future conference, please email tutormentor2@earthlink.net to discuss your involvement.

No matter what industry or organization you belong to, we encourage you to contribute your own leadership experience by registering or presenting a workshop. To learn more about Conference goals and the mission of T/MC, visit our About the Conference and T/MC pages.