Hello, june126-ga!
I have compiled a list of sites dedicated to online mentoring. While
most are focused on children or teens, I included a few which cater to
adult professionals as well.
iMentor
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http://www.imentor.org/home.jsp
"iMentor matches young people from underserved communities in New York
City with adult volunteers. Mentors & mentees email one another
regularly, meet in-person a few times each semester at
iMentor-sponsored events, and collaborate on-line on projects designed
to improve students' reading, writing, research, and technology
skills. Young people develop relationships with caring adults while
gaining important skills; schools & youth agencies use technology in
new ways to help their students; and adults have a flexible and
meaningful way to volunteer with youth!"
Achievement Advocates
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http://www.achievementadvocate.org/default.asp
"The Achievement Advocate Online Mentoring Community was founded in
2000 by Student Achievement and Advocacy Services, a nonprofit
501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping students maximize their
potential. The Achievement Advocate program is staffed by educators
experienced in distance learning and curriculum development. The
program is built on the belief that barriers to student success are
often more than financial. Help us break patterns of failure for
children who simply need extra support and encouragement to succeed!
Each student enrolled in the program is assigned an on-line adult
mentor. This personal coach joins with parents and teachers to create
a team dedicated to building the life skills each student needs to set
goals and achieve their dreams."
http://www.achievementadvocate.org/aboutus.asp
Connecting to Success
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http://ici.umn.edu/ementoring/
"Connecting to Success is an electronic mentoring program, begun in
1999, designed to promote successful transition of youth with
disabilities to adult life. Electronic mentoring, also called
e-mentoring, uses a combination of e-mail and face-to-face meetings to
facilitate mentoring relationships between young people and caring
adults."
Gem Set
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GEM-SET stands for Girl's Electronic Mentoring in Science,
Engineering, and Technology. This is a program designed to connect
young women in highschool with professional women in the science,
engineering, and technology fields.
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/index.htm
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/gem-set/welcome.htm
icouldbe
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http://www.icouldbe.org/start.asp
"icouldbe.org mentors the next generation through the Internet.
icouldbe.org is an award-winning 501(c)3 non-profit that steers
underserved teens toward careers they never imagined and toward their
futures - by linking teens electronically to mentors in a wide range
of careers."
Net at Two Rivers
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http://www.n2r.net/
"NET at TWO RIVERS, (N2R) was formed in 1995 by twenty-five
organizations, including the U.S. Department of Commerce, state and
local government, hospitals, libraries, k-12 education, higher
education, nonprofits, and computer user groups. N2R is a 501 (c) (3)
non-profit corporation dedicated to serving youth in disadvantaged
areas using the power of the Internet. We provide a secure virtual
classroom called "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" Telementoring - FYBR -
where volunteers mentor youth from disadvantaged areas and improve
their lives."
Science Buddies
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http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/participate.shtml
"The Science Buddies Online Mentoring Program is a peer e-mentoring
program for middle and high school students involved in science fairs.
The hands-on program is structured with a schedule, deliverables, and
a final goal of completing a science fair project and entering it in a
science fair. Top high school science students (Mentors) are matched
with less experienced students (Investigators) and take the lead
mentoring role on a science fair project. The Investigator does the
actual work; the high school Mentor offers guidance and feedback.
Adult Advisors, usually professional scientists, complete each team
and back up Mentors when they need it."
E-Buddies
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http://www.ebuddies.org/about/index.html
"e-Buddies is one of the six programs offered by Best Buddies.
e-Buddies fulfills the mission of Best Buddies by facilitating e-mail
friendships between children and adults with intellectual disabilities
and their peers who do not have intellectual disabilities. Individuals
are matched in e-mail friendships based on age, gender, geography, and
similar interests. e-Buddies never matches individuals that reside in
the same state. We ask members to e-mail each other at least once a
week. e-Buddies provides individuals with intellectual disabilities an
opportunity to develop new friendships while acquiring much needed
computer skills. The benefits of that are immeasurable."
International Telementor Program
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http://www.telementor.org/?CFID=795059&CFTOKEN=96848270
"The International Telementor Program provides academic mentoring
support from professionals of ITP sponsor companies. All
student/mentor communication is project focused and facilitated by a
teacher or parent. We welcome students from public, private, home ...
more"
Electronic Emissary
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http://emissary.wm.edu/index.php?content=project_overview.html&menu=For%20Mentors
"The Electronic Emissary is a Web-based telementoring service and
resource center that helps kindergarten through grade 12 teachers and
students with Internet access locate mentors who are experts in
various disciplines, for purposes of setting up curriculum-based
electronic exchanges among the teachers, their students, and the
mentors. In this way, the interaction that occurs among teachers and
students face-to-face in the classroom is supplemented and extended by
electronic mail, Web forum, chat, and teleconferencing exchanges that
occur among teachers, students, and volunteer mentors. These
project-based online conversations typically range in length from 6
weeks to a full academic year, as students' needs and interests
dictate."
Digital Heroes
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http://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/barrie/en/Home/Programs/digitalheroes.aspx
"The Digital Heroes program is an electronic version of the
traditional Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program. The
one-to-one, regular contact between the mentee and the mentor has been
proven to have a very positive impact on school attendance, grade
achievement, motivation and self-confidence.Through the Internet,
e-mentoring provides young people with unequalled access to volunteer
mentors in a convenient communication which is appropriately monitored
and evaluated."
In2Books
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http://www.in2books.org/about_us/how.htm
"Learning can be tedious or fun. A program called In2Books is helping
make it fun by plugging in an online pen pal to help students. The
program works with a teacher guides what's going on, but there's an
outside push from mentors, adult pen pals who write students about the
books, and their lives, using the Internet."
Read more... From "Mentor program get kids 'In2Books'."
http://www.wndu.com/moms/022005/moms_40432.php
Mentorship Online
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http://www.mentorshiponline.com/?id=13
"With the click of a mouse, MentorshipOnline provides professionals
and managers with the opportunity to chat in real-time with
experienced mentors and industry leaders via the Internet to help
solve work related issues."
Some additional sites for adults:
Canada InfoNet
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http://www.canadainfonet.org/mentoring%20program/default.asp?s=1
"Relocating and launching your career in a new country presents many
challenges. Although newcomers are welcomed in Canada, many feel
isolated, uninformed and frustrated once they arrive. That s where
CanadaInfoNet can help. Our interactive, Web-based forum is a
community of newcomers and potential newcomers, skilled in
professions, business and trades, who are looking for relevant work in
Canada. The CanadaInfoNet Mentoring Program is a powerful networking
strategy connecting successful Canadians with newcomers and potential
newcomers to help them achieve their occupational goals.
CanadaInfoNet s Mentoring Program bridges the distance between
successful Canadians and newcomers by incorporating a variety of
Internet forums that are fun and easy to use. These on-line forums
create matches between like-minded individuals in order to establish a
mentoring relationship that respects members privacy in a safe
environment, while accommodating busy
schedules.http://www.canadainfonet.org/mentoring%20program/default.asp?s=1
Women in Coaching
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http://www.coach.ca/WOMEN/e/mentor/
"Many women coaches, particularly those in sports that have few women
in coaching positions, feel isolated and unsupported. The Women in
Coaching Online Mentor Program is designed for women coaches at all
levels who want an opportunity to receive feedback from and exchange
ideas with an experienced coach."
Split Rock Art Program Mentoring for Writers
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http://www.cce.umn.edu/mentoring/
"Split Rock connects writers with outstanding mentors to provide
individually tailored, constructive assistance with literary fiction,
poetry, or creative nonfiction. Our goal is to enable you to
strengthen and sustain your writing, and complete your projects....As
long as you have a specific project on which you want to work, Online
Mentoring for Writers may benefit you. Thanks to our easy-to-use Web
technology, you can work from the convenience of your home in flexible
time frames that allow you to incorporate your writing into your life
in sustainable ways."
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I hope the above references are helpful!
Sincerely,
umiat
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