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Includes resources you can use to ensure that your mentoring program is managed effectively.

Management Resources

Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual

This resource makes it simple for mentoring programs to create their own customized manual to guide both policy and day-to-day services. Be sure to download the Customizable Template version in Word format as well.

Mentoring, Policy and Politics

Strategic Planning Resources

The Community Toolbox, University of Kansas

The toolbox contains a multitude of resources related to community builiding including: sections on leadership, strategic planning, community assessment, grant writing, and evaluation.

Board Development Resources

Banishing Your Expectation of Board Fundraising

Considering how specialized fundraising has become, why is it inconceivable that a board might choose to delegate the accountability for revenue generation to highly trained professionals rather than inexperienced volunteers?

Financial Management Resources


	FAQs on Nonprofit Accounting Internet Nonprofit Center FAQs on nonprofit accounting issues.
	FAQs on Nonprofit Audits Internet Nonprofit Center FAQs on nonprofit audits and annual reports.
	FAQs on Nonprofit Budget & Finance Internet Nonprofit Center FAQs on nonprofit budget and finance issues.
	Managing Your Organization's Finances This article discusses financial sustainability and financial management for nonprofit organizations.
	State Filings for Nonprofits Incorporating Your Nonprofit Organization in Your State
	What's Involved in Financial Managment? Online resources for assisting nonprofits achieve sound financial management.

Marketing Resources

Marketing for the Recruitment of Mentors: A Guide to Finding and Attracting Volunteers

This resource applies marketing strategies to volunteer recruitment, examining strategies for developing effective ads, creating brand equity, testing marketing messages, and exploring the wide variety of print and broadcast media available to local programs.

Staff Development Resources


	Basic Management Skills Series of articles on Basic Management Skills which appeared in IEE Engineering Management Journal bimonthly from Oct 1991 until Apr 1993. Includes Teams and Groups; Presentation Skills; Time Management; Managing People; Project Managing; and others.
	Human Resources: Managing and Developing Your Most Important Asset This series of articles discusses human resource development, its components, and its critical role in improving organizational performance.
	One Step Further: Volunteer Services and Agency-wide Education by Susan J. Ellis It is clear that orienting and training volunteers are key elements of a successful volunteer program. But if we focus only on training volunteers, we miss the opportunity to facilitate education for our entire organization.
	Recognition and Reward for Youth Development Workers This resource identifies some of the benefits of recognition and rewards programs, lessons from the field and steps to consider when creating your own program.
	Staff Characteristics and Professional Development Characteristics of effective professional development

Raising Funds Resources


	A Guide to Federal Sources for Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives This guide details finding federal funding and financial strategies for out-of-school time and community school initiatives
	Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling of Corporate Funding Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling of Corporate Funding
	Compass Point Resource Directory / Genie.org Free, fast and practical these FAQ’s were written by leading experts from around the country. Originally developed through the California Management Assistance Partnership (CMAP) under a grant through The California Endowment.
	Council on Foundations The Council on Foundations is a Washington, DC, area-based nonprofit membership association of more than 2,100 grantmaking foundations and corporations. The Council on Foundations provides the opportunity, leadership and tools needed by philanthropic organizations to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good.
	Don Griesmann's Grant Opportunities Don Griesmann's Grant Opportunities
	FAQs on grants and funding Frequently asked questions on grants and funding for mentoring programs.
	Finding Resources to Support Mentoring Programs and Services for Youth This brief highlights three strategies that leaders and stakeholders can use to finance and sustain mentoring programs and services for youth. These strategies include building partnerships with businesses and foundations, conducting community fundraising to generate revenue and maximizing public revenue. In addition, it provides information on 25 federal funding sources that can be used to finance and sustain these programs.
	Funding for Grassroots The Grassroots Fundraising Journal helps nonprofit organizations learn how to raise more money to support their important work.
	Grant Writing Tools for Nonprofit Organizations Includes basic steps in writing grant proposals, such as a letter of inquiry, cover letter, budget, responding to public and private RFPs, sample proposals and links to other grant writing resources.
	Grants and Funding: Deborah Kluge, Grant Resources Sample grant proposals, grantwriting resources and more by Deborah Kluge, consultant
	Grants and Funding: Raising Money through Volunteer Labor: By Susan J. Ellis (Energize, Inc.) What are your thoughts about the practice of a corporation offering to give money to a nonprofit, but only after volunteers do something to help the business?
	Grants and Funding: TGCI The Grantsmanship Center: TGCI's Grantsmanship Training Program covers all aspects of researching grants, writing grant proposals and negotiating with funding sources
	Grants and Funding: The 10 Rules of E-Philanthropy Every Nonprofit Must Know: Simple rules on effective online fundraising for nonprofits
	Grants for Nonprofits--Children and Youth Michigan State Universities Library compilation focusing primarily on grants or funding sources for nonprofit organizations.
	Hasbro Funds programs that improve the emotional, mental, and physical well-being of children from birth through age 12. Programs that provide health, education, and social services may apply for grants.
	Marywood University Grant Writing Glossary of Terms In the world of grants, writing proposals, securing a grant and operating under grants, there are special words, numbers and acronyms. This guide will help you translate them.
	Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation National foundation whose goal is to make Changes for the Better for the one-out-of-five Americans of student age who have physical, mental, or learning disabilities.
	Non-Profit Fund-Raising Demystified Non-Profit Fund-Raising Demystified
	Securing a Line-Item Earmark: A Roller Coaster Ride Worth Taking By: Mark D. McIntyre In February 2003, Congress finished its work on the FY03 spending bills, ending the longest appropriations year in the history of our Republic and the ugliest appropriations year in memory.
	Show us the Money! Fundraising for Mentoring Programs by Barbara E. Webster, M.N.A. Effective fundraising is the key to ensuring the future of our mentoring programs. This interactive, problem-solving workshop is designed to give you the skills, techniques and knowledge you need to sustain your mentornig program into the future.
	SRAInternational GrantsWeb The Grant Resources page is a great resource for researching available public, private and Government grants.
	The Foundation Center A great resource for finding foundations and grants available.
	The New Volunteer Article exploring the concept of volunteers as donors.
	The Target Stores Community Giving Program Supports nonprofit organizations in the communities where the company's stores are located.
	Tony Poderis Fund-Raising With A Net: the Internet The excitement surrounding Internet fund-raising and its hoped-for windfall of support for non-profits reminds me of when direct mail and telefunding were new to the fund-raising scene.
	Tony Poderis, Annual Campaigns: Once a Year Every Year Tony Poderis discusses the importance of having yearly fund-raising campaigns.
	Tony Poderis, Cultivate a Grass-roots Fundraising Campaign for Your Organization Fund Raising Forum discusses grass-roots fundraising ideas.
	Tony Poderis, Endowment Funds Go On Forever--An Endowment Campaign Should Not How to organize a successful endowment campaign.
	Tony Poderis, Sponsorships and Underwriting Campaigns: Would You Please Fund Our _____? Article with tips on securing sponsorships and underwriting campaigns.
	U.S. Bancorp Foundation Supports organizations and programs that advance the funding priorities and that are located in a community with a U.S. Bank office. Mentoring is a funding priority.
	U.S. Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is providing about $36 billion this year to states and school districts, primarily through formula-based grant programs, to improve elementary and secondary schools and meet the special needs of students.
	Understanding Financial Terms From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Glossary, this glossary defines financial terms for RWJF grantees.
	Useful Web links for Grant Writers VCU Library Grants Informaiton Page of useful web links for grant writers.
	Writing a Mentoring Proposal by Dr. Linda Phillips-Jones Are you trying to gather support and funding for a new or revised mentoring program? Most decision makers want to see a written proposal.
	Youth Development Funding Resources Information on youth development funding and grant opportunities as well as tips, awards and scholarships, and links to other resources.
	Youth Service America Awards and Grants List of service-learning mini-grants available from a variety of sources.

Volunteer Management Resources


	askNCVO - Volunteer Management askNCVO is a UK-based organization devoted to the nonprofit sector. Contains numerous articles on the management of volunteers and volunteering strategy.
	Online Discussion Groups and E-Mail Lists for Volunteer Managers These are USENET newsgroups, e-mail-based discussion groups, web-based bulletin boards and updates via e-mail for and by volunteer managers/service leaders.
	Technology and Volunteer Management Turning a Gift into a Powerful Tool: The Internet's Impact on the Volunteer Field by Susan J. Ellis
	The Volunteer Application Form by Susan Ellis Excerpt from Proof Positive: Developing Significant Volunteer Recordkeeping Systems, 21st Century Edition, Susan J. Ellis and Katherine Noyes Campbell
	Volunteer Supervision and Evaluation A list of articles and resources on General Volunteer Management, Management and Ethics, Volunteer Screening, Recruitment and Supervision by Casanet

Collaboration / Partnership Resources

Strengthening Sustaining Relationships Between Schools and Youth Development Organizations

Report on a forum of education and youth development organizations about how to re-establish strong links between schools and communities to improve student achievement.

Resource Development Resources


	Guide For Building a Sustainable Mentoring Program This guide provides a framework that mentoring programs can use for developing and implementing a comprehensive resource development plan.
	Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs This resource examines effective planning strategies, corporate giving, foundation support, government grants, individual giving campaigns, local fundraising events, and short articles on the ethics of fundraising and increasing board involvement.
	Using CDBG to Support Community-Based Youth Programs This brief aims to provide policymakers, stakeholders, community leaders, and program developers working in or with community-based youth programs with a basic understanding of how the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is structured, how community-based youth programs fit into CDBG purposes and activities, and how communities nationwide are using CDBG to support youth initiatives.