Program Partners

Welcome to our program partners section of the website! This section provides tools and resources for you, as part of Mobius’ support of Chittenden County Mentoring Programs. Please make use of what you find on these pages, and make suggestions if there is anything that you feel is missing.

Chittenden County Mentoring Programs agree to the following:

To collaborate with other partner programs, in as much as possible, on the following mutually beneficial areas: recruitment, fundraising, public awareness, idea sharing, training, professional development, marketing, recognition, and event planning.

• To be a willing and active participant of the network by:

–> coming to quarterly meetings
–> signing a letter of commitment
–> becoming involved in at least one event per year given a range of choices

• To provide quality programs that Mobius can recommend and refer potential mentors
• To comply with Elements of Effective Practice
• To develop and use a quantitative tool to evaluate their program
• To enjoy and support each other

In accordance with the National Mentoring Partnership Website, it is suggested that participating mentoring programs:

• establish a clearly defined mission;
• establish goals, objectives and activities;
• create clearly defined operating procedures and member roles;
• form a public relations/communications plan; and
• ensure that the collaborative efforts are valued by all.