Grantee Resources - MRC Listserv
The MRC listserv, EDmentoring Forum, is a way for your ED Program Officers and the staff of the MRC to quickly pass on information, updates, and announcements. This is a closed listserv: only ED mentoring grantees, U.S. Department of Education Project Officers, and MRC staff are allowed to post.
Please note that all discussion about running a mentoring program has been moved to the MRC Mentoring Forums website, which is open to both ED mentoring grantees and the general mentoring field. You can sign up for the Mentoring Forums here: http://mentoringforums.nwrel.org/.
Representative staff from all ED grantees are automatically signed up for the EDmentoring Forum. If new staff need to be added, please contact us at edmentoring@emt.org and we will sign them up.
How do I receive messages?
The listserv is email-based, meaning that messages will come to your email client (MS Outlook, AOL, etc.) directly. You can read, reply, and post new messages to the list the same ways you do with regular email.
How do I post a message?
Simply send an email to edmentoring@lyris.nwrel.org. Once your message is approved, it will go out to the whole list. Please note that all discussion about running a mentoring program has been moved to the MRC Mentoring Forums website, which is open to both ED mentoring grantees and the general mentoring field. You can sign up for the Mentoring Forums here:
http://mentoringforums.nwrel.org/.
Can I change how I receive the emails?
Yes. There are several options available to you, from receiving them as they are posted to several types of "daily digests". Contact the listserv moderator to change your message options.
What are the rules for posting?
There are few rules governing discussion on the list. We want this to be something that you create and make your own. That being said, there are some simple ground rules that we ask grantees to follow:
- Since the MRC is a federally funded project, we will be unable to post messages that have overt political or partisan themes. Obviously, we want folks to feel open to sharing their opinions and insights related to youth work and education, but please keep in mind that messages that have a strong political slant are likely to not be posted.
- There will likely be a tremendous amount of resource sharing on this list. While we hope you share information widely with the group, we cannot send out documents or text that is under copyright (such as an entire article from a for-fee journal) or is proprietary. You can tell everyone about such resources and provide links if they happen to be online. But please do not forward protected information and resources to the group.
- Obviously, things like advertisements for for-profit services or products, jokes, chain-letters, virus warnings, and petitions are not allowed.
- Also, do not send anything as an attachment (word file, PDF, mp3, etc). The MRC screens all messages for computer viruses, but attachments also bog down the listserv software and present myriad problems for users running different operating systems and versions of software. So, no attachments please.
- And lastly, a bit of listserv etiquette: When you hit "reply" to a message that you have received from the list, please note that you are responding to the entire list, not just the sender. For this reason, responses addressed to a particular individual will be rejected. Chances are that most replies to a given message will have information that all list members may be interested in. Those replies are just fine and encouraged. But personal conversations and messages will be rejected.
If you have any questions regarding the listserv, please contact us at edmentoring@emt.org or 1 (877) 579-4788.