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
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(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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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

