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  • Best Practices for Mentoring Programs. (1999). Jerry Sherk, M.A., The EMT Group, Inc. www.emt.org/userfiles/BestPractices.pdf

  • Elements of Effective Practices. National Mentoring Partnership. http://www.mentoring.org/common/effective_mentoring_practices/effective_mentoring_practices.adp?
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  • Five Step Program Development Plan. (c) Jerry Sherk, (2003). sherk@mentorms.com.
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  • Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring: A Guidebook for Program Development. 
    Written for program administrators, board members, mentoring staff, and others interested in establishing or improving youth mentoring programs, this 110-page guidebook lays the foundation for a mentoring program's long-term success and the safety and well-being of the youth they serve. The guidebook identifies five critical foundations of successful youth mentoring and delivers specific guidance on how to optimize them in new and existing mentoring programs. Includes self-assessment questions, listings of other key resources, detailed checklists, and planning timelines. http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/foundations.html

  • Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual. National Mentoring Center.
    This new resource should help any program streamline operations, address risk management issues, and ensure quality and consistency of services. The Generic Mentoring Program Policy & Procedure Manual has been designed to be applicable to just about any mentoring program. The guide covers the importance of establishing strong policies and the benefits of having effective procedures in place to guide your operations. It offers everything your program will need to create a sustainable set of program rules, guidelines, and procedures. http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/policy_manual.html

  • Goal Setting for the New Year. Mentoring Institute, Newsletter: Connections. http://www.homestead.com/prosites-ffy/files/Winter2003.ind.PDF

  • How To Develop An Operations Manual. Jerry Sherk, M.A. .
    The Operations Manual is based on the ten Recommended Best Practices for Mentor Programs for Youth Mentoring Programs. Experienced program managers understand that the Recommended Best Practices for Mentor Programs are vital in creating safe and effective programs. Essentially a framework for best practices, these standards are also recognized as a valuable tool for promoting mentee safety and personal growth. www.emt.org/userfiles/MentoringProgOperationsManual.PDF

  • How To Start A Nonprofit. Download file

  • Mentoring Essentials: Risk Management for Mentoring Programs. (2002).
    Dustianne North, M.S.W. and Jerry Sherk, M.A., The EMT Group, Inc.      
    The Risk Management for Mentoring Programs workshop will present a six-hour comprehensive approach to risk management that utilizes curricula based on the book More Than a Matter of Trust: Managing the Risks of Mentoring, written by the Nonprofit Risk Management Center in Washington D.C. The workshop will cover the six-steps of risk management, and it will help program managers and administrators to not only evaluate safety and liability issues in their program, but to institute an ongoing risk management plan. www.emt.org/userfiles/RiskManagement.pdf

  • Sample Job Descriptions and Duties in a Mentoring Program. Mentoring Institute, Article. http://www.homestead.com/prosites-ffy/files/Job_Descriptions.pdf

  • Starting a Mentoring Program. (2002). 
    Dustianne North, M.S.W., Jerry Sherk, M.A., and Judy Strother Taylor.     The EMT Group, Inc. www.emt.org/userfiles/StartMentWeb.pdf

 

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