Program Management
Ensure the program is well-managed.
Form an advisory group:
- Define the advisory group roles and responsibilities
- Recruit people with diverse backgrounds to serve on the group
- Facilitate the advisory group meetings to improve programming and management
Develop a comprehensive system for managing program information:
- Manage program finances
- Maintain personnel records
- Track program activity, such as, volunteer hours and matches
- Document mentor/mentee matches
- Document program evaluation efforts
Fundraising:
- Hold special events
- Solicit individual donors
- Seek corporate donations
- Apply for government funding
Design a system to monitor the program:
- Review policies, procedures and operations on a regular basis
- Collect program information from mentors, mentees and other participants
- Continually assess mentor/mentee relationship