Since the 1970s Dan Bassill, founder of the Tutor/Mentor Connection (led by Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC since 2011) has used visualizations to share strategies and resources. The visual essays on this page focus on starting and operating a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program.
The original collection of PDFs are listed on this page.
Create your own versions and focus the strategies on your own city. Show your support with a contribution. click here

Steps to start a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program (and keep it going) - click here

Mentoring youth through school into careers: Success Steps - click here

I led a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program for 35 years. What were my operating principles? - click here

Planning year-to-year growth of a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program - click here

Strategies for recruiting volunteers for a tutor/mentor program - click here

Building a Team. Recruiting Talent. Strategies to use - click here

Ideas for volunteering and service. Created by intern in 2011 - click here

Resources on this website to help people build on-going programs - click here

Learn about the resources available on this website. This shows site prior to 2025 upgrade. Content is same. Look is slighly different - click here

Role athletes, celebrities, CEOs, etc. can take to mobilize volunteers and donors - click here

View some of the visualizations used in Tutor/Mentor essays and blog articles - click here

Build your own map-based directory of youth serving programs. Follow media with map stories - click here

After negative news stories who keeps attention focused on area where the news happened? See use of maps - click here
View more of the maps created between 1994 and 2015 on this Ning.com site.
