Have you considered Employer Supported Mentoring?

Reflections on the Volunteer Canada Leading with Intention report Volunteer Canada recently put out a report Leading with Intention: Employer Supported Volunteering in Canada which is a must-read for mentoring agencies interested in building partnerships with businesses in your community. You can download the document here. While many mentoring organizations often look to corporations for friendraising and fundraising, Employer Supported …

Alberta National Mentoring Symposium Youth Forum Application 2016

Are you passionate about mentoring? Would you like to have your voice heard by mentoring experts from across Canada and the United States? The National Mentoring Symposium is looking for engaged, enthusiastic youth who would like to have a say in what the future of mentoring should look like in Canada! Overview of the Forum The National Mentoring Symposium 2016 …

Mentoring Girls – Alberta Mentoring Partnership Webinar

Welcome to the Mentoring Girls webinar hosted by Michael Janz with the Alberta Mentoring Partnership and Samantha Cochrane with the Canadian Women’s Foundation. This webinar was based on the Girls Group Mentoring toolkit done in Collaboration with the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Your homework is as follows: Please visit and explore the Girls Group Mentoring toolkit at  mentoringgirls.ca. This Toolkit pairs …

Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada – Featuring the AMP Ch. 6

The Alberta Mentoring Partnership is featured in the Funding Policies and the non Profits Sector in Western Canada book authored by Peter R. Elson, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Community Prosperity at Mount Royal University and an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria. Visit http://www.utppublishing.com/ to learn more. About: …

Welcome AMP's New Partnership Engagement Manager

Michael Janz is excited to join the Alberta Mentoring Partnership team as our new Partnership Engagement Manager. Michael has extensive experience in public policy, education, and mentoring. He is passionate about public education and continues to serve as Board Chair of the Edmonton Public School Board in his second term as elected trustee (2010-2017). Prior to holding elected office, Michael …

The Alberta Teen Mentoring Toolkit

Visit the toolkit now! Download and Share the One Page Toolkit Overview & Promotional Postcard What is the Teen Mentoring Toolkit? The Teen Mentoring Toolkit is a no-cost online resource that provides schools and community agencies with the opportunity to build or enhance quality mentoring programs. Teen Mentoring engages junior and high school aged youth as mentors to younger students …

Mentoring is Good for Business

It is said that employees who mentor can build their business acumen through the management and development of talent and improving their own communication skills; according to a recent article titled How Mentoring Builds Business Insight posted to forbes.com by Deborah K. Holmes. The article was written during the National Volunteer Week in April 2015 and was to showcase how businesses can …

The Benefits of Mentoring on Health

The Mentoring Effect on Health is a document created by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, which highlights that mentoring is beneficial through several broader health outcomes. This improves overall health in ways such as highlighted by the WHO constitution, who say that health is a combination of factors, such as our physical, mental and social well-being. A part of Health Canada’s mandate …

Out of School Time Conference – Edmonton AB June 2015

Inspiring Creativity: Out of School Time Conference SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015 INFORMATIVE AND PRACTICAL SESSIONS TO BUILD STAFF/ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY FOR SUMMER PROGRAMMING This conference is for people who work with children and youth in out-of-school programming that might not otherwise have access to professional development. It is a fun way to share stories from the field, build practice, gain new …