Mentoring Program Committee

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Chair: Kara Barnes

Purpose

To provide a mentor to a development professional who needs advice on planned giving, help with technical gift issues or just answers to general questions about development or office issues. Mentoring is also a valuable opportunity for veterans to share their professional experience and knowledge with new gift planners. In the end, both mentor and mentee benefit mutually from the mentoring relationship.

Brief Description of Activities

Solicit development professionals to act as mentors; announce availability of mentors at NCGPC meetings; match mentors with mentees; plan social networking events to bring the mentors and mentees together.

Composition

Committee Chair Kara Barnes, Mary Bet Dobson, Evelyn Morgner.

How Often/Format for Meetings

One initial meeting; then, quarterly meetings or conference calls.

Timeframe for Activity

Solicit mentors during first NCGPC meeting; set up mentor-mentee matches; have one event in fall and one in spring.