13 STEPS THAT HELP DEFINE A QUALITY MENTORING PROGRAM
https://albertamentors.ca/8500/13-steps-that-help-define-a-quality-mentoring-program-do-you-complete-all-13-steps/
From the Alberta Mentoring Partnership web site: "Quality mentoring is mentoring that produces significant, lasting, positive outcomes for mentees. It is responsible, ethical, effective mentoring. Mentoring programs come in all shapes and sizes but there are some key components that help to ensure quality and that the needs of the mentee, volunteer mentor, organization and community are fulfilled." Take time to review and include these in your program planning and development.

AFTERSCHOOL TRAINING TOOL KIT
https://sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits/homework/pr_study_skills.html
This site offers ideas volunteers in tutor/mentor programs can use to be more effective in working with student learners.

ARTICLE ABOUT RESEARCH ON BUILDING MENTORING SUPPORT SYSTEMS
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01488376.2018.1472174?
This research paper is titled The Mentoring FAN: A Promising Approach to Enhancing Attunement within the Mentoring System and talks about building a support infrastructure that aids mentors, parents, youth and staff in organized volunteer-based youth mentoring programs. 

BECOMING A BETTER MENTOR - NEW RESOURCE FROM MENTOR
https://www.mentoring.org/resource/becoming-a-better-mentor/
This new 2022 resource from the National Mentoring  Partnership aimed at helping mentors build stronger relationships with mentees.  

CARS MENTORING - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CALIFORNIA MENTORING PROGRAMS
http://www.carsmentoring.org/main.php
From the web site: "In order to assist mentoring programs in the state of California, we provide customized technical assistance and training. The Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS) administers the Mentoring Technical Assistance contract that is funded through the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP)."

CENTER FOR TEACHING & LEARNING - TEACHING RESOURCES
https://teaching.washington.edu/
This University of Washington site "promotes student learning by supporting and strengthening the UW teaching community."  The site has a wealth of resources for teachers that tutors and mentors from around the country could also use.

CHRONICLE OF EVIDENCE BASED MENTORING
https://www.evidencebasedmentoring.org/
From the web site: "The Chronicle is an online source for sharing new findings and ideas about youth mentoring.  The goal of the Chronicle is to encourage active dialogue around evidence-based practice in youth mentoring in ways that improve the practice of youth mentoring." Browse the site to see the wide range of resources that are available.

EDUCATION NORTHWEST RESOURCES FOR MENTORING AND TUTORING
http://educationnorthwest.org/areas-of-work/youth-community
From the web site: "For nonprofits and community-based organizations serving youth, we provide professional development and a wide range of capacity-building support through the Institute for Youth Success at Education Northwest. Services include training and technical assistance, research, and consultation for mentoring, tutoring, and out-of-school time programs."


GROWTH MINDSET TOOLKIT FOR MENTORS
https://www.mindsetkit.org/growth-mindset-mentors
From the web site: "Developed in collaboration with MENTOR. This toolkit can help mentors understand growth mindset and how to apply growth mindset strategies to many of the challenges that youth and adults face in life."


HELPFUL YOUTH MENTORING LINKS FROM MENTORING MATTERS
https://yess.co.nz/links/
This is an extensive library of resources and ideas related to youth mentoring, hosted by Robin Cox, a long-term leader of mentoring strategies in Australia and New Zealand. The materials on this site are intended to promote and encourage the spirit of mentoring.   The aim is to create a 'one-stop' website for those interested in youth mentoring, which will provide them with links to some of the leading youth mentoring websites in the world. 


INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF EDUCATION - FREE TRAINING BOOKLETS
https://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/node/103?hub=41
From the web site: The mandate of IBE  is "Strengthen the capacity of member states to design, develop and implement curricula that ensure the equity, quality, relevance and effectiveness of education and learning systems. IBE-UNESCO is therefore the most appropriate organization to support the efforts of Member States in the implementation of the objective of sustainable development 4: "Ensuring universal access to quality education , On an equal footing, and to promote opportunities for lifelong learning."  The site includes many easy-to-use, easy-to-understand booklets that you can Download, FREE. 

INTERNATIONAL MENTORING ASSOCIATION - MENTORING QUESTIONS
https://mentoringassociation.org/faqs.htm
From the web site:  "The International Mentoring Association (IMA) vision is to be the ultimate resource for the development of human potentional through mentoring.  The IMA mission is to provide networking opportunities and share practices and research for the accreditation of mentoring programs and the development of mentoring relationships." 

MANDATED REPORTING IN ILLINOIS/ERIN'S LAW
https://www.erinslaw.org/
From the web site: "Erin’s Law is named after childhood sexual assault survivor, author, speaker and activist Erin Merryn, who is the founder and President of Erin’s Law, which is registered with the State of Illinois and the IRS as a 501 (c)(4) non-profit social welfare organization.  After Erin introduced the legislation in her home state of Illinois, the bill was named “Erin’s Law” after her by legislators and it has caught on nationwide.  “Erin’s Law” requires that all public schools in each state implement a prevention-oriented child sexual abuse program."  Visit the web site to learn more.

MENTORING ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/education/current-students/student-support/academic-support/youth-mentoring-resources.html
This list of mentoring activities was developed by volunteers who were participants of  the Mentoring and Tutoring Education Scheme (MATES) Junior programme, which serves youth in New Zealand.

MENTORING CENTRAL - RESEARCH BASED ON-LINE MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM
http://mentoringcentral.net/
From the web site: "We’re committed to changing the lives of youth. We develop and deliver products and services that make mentors better mentors—and we take mentoring programs to their highest level.   Our multidisciplinary team of scientists, educators, and mentoring practitioners combine science, real world perspectives, and field-tested studies. The result? First-of-their-kind products and services that are both effective and practical.  Consider us your mentoring partner—your single source for training, evaluation tools, and customized services. We support and enhance youth mentoring programs across town and around the world. Some of our clients include Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the National Urban League, Mentoring USA, and the New York City Mentoring for Achievement initiative."


MENTORING TOOLKIT - FROM ALBERTA MENTORS
https://albertamentorship.ca/mentorship-program/
From the web site: "This Mentoring Toolkit provides the tools, resources and support to create, implement, deliver and evaluate a quality mentoring program   The Toolkit is intended to be used in a range of communities, and can be adapted to the unique values, needs, strengths and challenges that each community encompasses."


MENTORING PROGRAM RESOURCES - MENTORING PARTNERSHIP OF SW PA
https://www.mentoringpittsburgh.org/pages/program-resources
From the web site: "The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PA (TMP) helps children by delivering resources to mentoring programs throughout our region. We promote the importance of quality mentoring; present best practices and research; and deliver training, technical assistance and professional development for the staff and volunteers of local programs.  TMP's technical assistance program, Striving for Mentoring Excellence Coaching, gives partner organizations the opportunity to reflect, self-review and set goals for their programs."  The site has an extensive set of resources. 

MENTORING RESOURCE LINKS - ONLINE CLEARINGHOUSE
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/qf/mentoring.htm
This is part of the resource library hosted by the UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools. There are dozens of links in this section so spend a little time on an on-going basis learning from what is available.

MINNESOTA MENTORING PARTNERSHIP - RESOURCES
https://www.mentormn.org/training-library
From the web site: "The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (MPM) formed in 1994 as a community initiative to promote mentoring for Minnesota youth. For over 20 years, MPM has been a consistent presence to mentoring organizations throughout the state and leads the mentoring movement to ensure youth and mentors have access to high-quality mentoring experiences."  The web site has an extensive resource library.

NATIONAL MENTORING RESOURCE CENTER
https://nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org/
From the web site: "Our goal is to improve the quality and effectiveness of youth mentoring across the country through increased use of evidence-based practices and sharing practitioner innovations." The site has an extensive set of resources, blogs, webinar, etc.

QUAGLIA INSTITUTE ASPIRATIONS FRAMEWORK - APPLY TO MENTORING PROGRAM DESIGN
https://quagliainstitute.org/services/professional-development
From the web site: "The Quaglia Institute's Aspirations Framework outlines a research-based way to recognize and develop aspirations, while trusting in the professional judgment of educators and insights of students to decide what concrete actions are best for their school. This combination of the Institute's expertise articulated in the Framework, and a school's expertise in their unique culture, cultivates a learning environment in which all students and adults are inspired to achieve their very best - personally, socially, and academically.

RESOURCES TO HELP MENTORS DEAL WITH TRAUMA - SELF CARE RESOURCES
http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit.html
From the web site."Welcome to the UB School of Social Work's Self Care site. The resources in these pages can be thought of as a "Self-Care Starter Kit" appropriate for both students in training and for professionals already working in the field. There are also additional resources that we trust will be helpful no matter where you are on your self-care journey."  This web site was specifically designed for and by social work students ­ and some of this material can be adapted easily to volunteers.

STARTING A MENTORING PROGRAM PDF
http://www.emt.org/userfiles/StartMentWeb.pdf
This is a very good resource for programs just getting started. It's published by the EMT Group, of Folsom, California.

STARTING AND SUSTAINING A NON-SCHOOL, VOLUNTEER-BASED TUTOR/MENTOR PROGRAM
http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/how-to-start-a-program
This link points to a set of presentations available on the Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC web site that leaders can use to start mentor-rich programs, and keep them going for many years.

SUMMER WORKS MENTORING GUIDE - PDF
https://poverty.umich.edu/files/2020/11/PovertySolutions-SummerWorks-How-To-Guide-final-smaller-file.pdf
From the PDF:  "SummerWorks is a 10-week summer employment and mentorship program located in Washtenaw County, Michigan. We connect young adults aged 16 to 24 in our community to resources for building professional networks, exploring career opportunities, and developing essential job and leadership skills.  This document outlines suggestions for mentor training and support, best practices for mentorship, and tips for structuring mentoring relationships in the form of potential meeting agendas, activities, and discussion questions. As a part of SummerWorks, youth participants also attend weekly professional development workshops. The potential mentorship meeting topics outlined in this guide were designed to build on and mirror the SummerWorks Professional Development curriculum." Many of the ideas in this PDF can be applied in other volunteer-based tutoring and/or mentoring structures for younger youth. 

THAT READING THING - TRAINING RESOURCE FOR VOLUNTEERS
http://thatreadingthing.com/help-ideas-literacy/spelling-help/
This is a UK based company that offers on-line training and shares many useful ideas about reading, spelling, etc. on their web site.  The training is fee based, but the on-line ideas are free.

THE MENTOR CONSULTING GROUP
http://www.mentorconsultinggroup.com/
The Mentor Consulting Group  (MCG), located in Norwalk, CT, "offers a wide range of services to community and faith organizations, schools and districts, corporations, professional associations, states, provinces, and federal government entities seeking comprehensive guidance in planning and implementing safe and effective mentoring programs for youth and adults."


TRAINING THE E-LEARNING WORLD - TRAININGSHARE.COM
http://www.trainingshare.com/
From the web site: "This site contains resources for trainers and instructors working in the higher education, government, military, and the corporate training world. K-12 instructors will also find some materials that they can use. In our Resources section, you will find useful information on teaching online courses or workshops, as well as general e-learning links. This site also features presentations and keynotes talks by Dr. Curt Bonk, Professor of Instructional Systems Technology and adjunct in the School of Informatics at Indiana University. Dr. Bonk is President of CourseShare LLC as well as the Founder and is former President of SurveyShare, Inc."

TRAINING OF MENTORS - VIDEO WITH DWAYNE BENNETT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgmrR7BUAA0
This video features Dwayne Bennett who is a consultant to help mentor programs grow, and a trainer of mentors.  Many good tips provided.  

VINTAGE IMPROVISATION DETROIT - USEFUL RESOURCE
https://www.vintageimprovisationdetroit.com/
Vintage Improvisation Detroit is led by Paula Derks. On her website she says "Improvisation "helps your most important people play virtual games and activities on purpose and learn how to 'think on their feet' and grow more confident and connected in the process."  Visit the site to see ways this might be a useful tool for your organization.