Available MRC Publications
This page offers a full listing of all downloadable MRC publications. These materials can also be searched by keywords and document type in our 2008 MRC Publication Catalog.
Major Publications:
- Making the Grade: A Guide to Incorporating Academic Achievement Into Mentoring Programs and Relationships
PDF file - The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Screening and Background Checks PDF file
- Going the Distance: A Guide to Building Lasting Relationships in Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents PDF file
- Effective Mentor Recruitment: Getting Organized, Getting Results PDF file
- Ongoing Training for Mentors: 12 Interactive Sessions for U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Building a Sustainable Mentoring Program: A Framework for Resource Development Planning PDF file
- Guide to Mentoring for Parents and Guardians: Customizable Word Template ~ How To Use PDF file
(Click here for a Spanish translated version of the guide from a local ED mentoring grantee. Please re-edit this translated version with your own program details before using in your program.) - Marketing Toolkit for Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Mentoring Programs
Case Studies:
- Building Sustainable Partnerships with Schools PDF file
- Continuing Mentoring Program Services: Fundraising and Other Sustainability Practices PDF file
- Creating Matches that Last: Friends for Youth Best Practice PDF file
- Delivering Quality Mentoring Services in Rural and Tribal Settings: A Case Study of the North Dakota
Tribal-Rural Mentoring Partnership PDF file - Effective Peer Mentoring: The California Friday Night Live Mentoring Program PDF file
- Effective Strategies of Volunteer Recruitment PDF file
- Linking Evaluation to Sustainability: The KISmet Project PDF file
- Making the Connection: Using Your Evaluation For Program Improvement and Sustainability --
Elyria School District Mentoring Program PDF file - Making the Faith-Based Connection: The Chosen To Achieve Program PDF file
- Mentoring Models for Youth With Disabilities: Miami "Shake a Leg" Program PDF file
- (NEW) One-on-One and Group Mentoring: An Integrated Approach PDF file
- (NEW) Partnership Growing Pains: Creative Solutions for Strengthening School-Community Collaborations PDF file
- Proactively Supporting Staff: Strategies for Reducing Staff Turnover PDF file
- Recruitment: Understanding the Male Perspective PDF file
- Self Selection of Youth Goals in Mentoring Programs: A Program in Portland Helps Youth Envision Their Future PDF file
- Strategies for Sustainability: Mentors Inc. and The Role of the Board PDF file
Web Seminar Training Materials:
- Web Seminar #6: Special Issues in Targeted Mentor Recruitment - Male Mentors & Hispanic Communities (transcript of both presentations, plus slides, handouts, and supplemental reading) PDF file
Click HERE to download audio and slides from this presentation. - Web Seminar #5: Introduction to the Information Services and Resources of the MRC
- Web Seminar #4: Building Youth Literacy In Mentoring Programs (transcript of presentation, plus slides, handouts, and supplemental reading) PDF file
Click HERE to download audio and slides from this presentation. - Web Seminar #3: The BBBS School-Based Mentoring Impact Study--Findings and Implications for Policy and Practice (transcript of presentation, plus slides and supplemental reading) PDF file
Click HERE to download audio and slides from this presentation. - Web Seminar #2: Using Mentoring Research Findings to Build Effective Programs (collected supplements, plus presentation slides) PDF file
Click HERE to download audio and slides from this presentation. - Web Seminar #1: Strategies for Finding and Building Local Support for Your Program (collected supplements, plus presentation slides) PDF file
Click HERE to download audio and slides from this presentation.
Fact Sheets:
- Fact Sheet 22: Summertime Program Tune-Up PDF file
- Fact Sheet 21: Building an Effective Advisory Committee PDF file
- Fact Sheet 20: Keeping Matches in Touch Over the Summer Months PDF file
- Fact Sheet 19: Engaging Matches in Volunteer Service PDF file
- Fact Sheet 18: Avoiding Early Match Termination PDF file
- Fact Sheet 17: Making the Most of Higher Education Partnerships PDF file
- Fact Sheet 16: Gender-Specific Approaches in Mentoring PDF file
- Fact Sheet 15: A Mentor’s Guide to Youth Development PDF file
- Fact Sheet 14: Putting Youth Development Principles To Work in Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Fact Sheet 13: Understanding the Youth Development Model PDF file
- Fact Sheet 12: Preparing for Tomorrow Today: Reinventing Partnerships to Sustain Your OSDFS Mentoring Program PDF file
- Fact Sheet 11: Managing Risk After the Match Is Made PDF file
- Fact Sheet 10: Overcoming Relationship Pitfalls PDF file
- Fact Sheet 9: Quick Sustainability Tips PDF file
- Fact Sheet 8: Volunteer Motivation and Mentor Recruitment PDF file
- Fact Sheet 7: Peer Mentoring and Academic Success PDF file
- Fact Sheet 6: Involving Parents in Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Fact Sheet 5: Getting Started with Program Sustainability PDF file
- Fact Sheet 4: Developing Effective Policies and Procedures for OSDFS Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Fact Sheet 3: Marketing Your Mentoring Program PDF file
- Fact Sheet 2: Keeping Mentoring Relationships Going Through the Summer Months PDF file
- Fact Sheet 1: Promoting Academic Achievement Through Your Mentoring Program PDF file
Mentor Recruitment Postcard:
The MRC has developed a generic mentor recruitment postcard that can be downloaded and adapted by U.S. Department of Education grantees for use in their volunteer recruitment efforts. If you are a grantee of this initiative you can learn more about the postcard and download the customizable template here: http://www.edmentoring.org/postcard.html