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If volunteer-based
tutor/mentor programs were
supported by a “corporate
office” the way big companies
support multiple stores,
would we have more and
better programs reaching
young people?
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Maps show distribution of stores such as Wal Mart,
Walgreens, Bank of America. Find these on Google.com
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A site-based tutor/mentor program is a “store” that
offers various services to youth and volunteers.
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A site-based volunteer-based tutor/mentor program is a “store” with “stuff” for many
customers. Each list below represents products and services needed at every tutor/mentor
program in every high poverty neighborhood of cities like Chicago.
Stuff for
Tutor/Mentor Parents, Teachers,
Community
Donors STORE Leaders
Legal &
Accounting
Student Volunteer Board Communications Database Policy
Recruitment Recruitment Development Manager Development & Development
& Support and Training Maintenance and Training
Manager
Grants Newsletter (print
Coordinator Manger and email versions Web site Staffing/
School and for development & Training
Community tutor/mentor Maintenance
Liaison sessions Special Public
Events Relations Employee
On-line Records
Supply/Food Events & Documentation
Service Activities Web Site Systems
Direct Mail
Payroll and
Security College & Internal On-line e- Benefits
Career Annual Communications learning (for Management
Readiness Report staff, students,
Transportation volunteers)
Database mgt
Business
Liaison/ Internal
Vocational Network and
Training Server set up
and Computer
Computer maintenance Technology
Learning Center.
Center
If available
Hardware &
software
Data upgrades
Collection (technology
and Analysis plan
Technology
Support
Very few programs
Technology
Training have all of these!
Every box on this chart represents a role that a corporate volunteer with specific talents and
experience could fill in a volunteer-based tutor/mentor organization. Every box needs to be filled if the
organization is to provide effective service to its community. Similar charts should be developed to show
the organizational structure of different types of charities and service organizations.
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The Case for a more comprehensive form of
tutoring/mentoring:
to provide the operating and innovation dollars needed to fuel efforts like the T/MC in
Chicago, and similar structures in other cities.
and provide resources to support collaborations which bring Science, Technology, Arts,
Engineering and Math mentoring into existing tutor/mentor programs
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In a big city like Chicago, hundreds of non-profits have similar
organizational needs. Few are adequately staffed.
Chicago
See maps and search for Chicago area
Shaded Areas have programs: http://tinyurl.com/TMI-
poverty levels of 20%
or greater. Dots on this Volunteer-Opportunities
map are poorly
performing public
schools.
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Tutor/Mentor Programs are not available
in all places where they are needed
There is a perception that many organizations offer
tutoring/mentoring or youth development services.
This is work that needs to be done within universities where more resources are
available.
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To support growth and operation of
multiple programs, borrow strategies
from proven business practices
Successful companies try to put
stores where there are large
numbers of potential customers;
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It is not realistic to expect one
organization to have enough money
to do everything that a corporate
office of a company like Wal Mart,
Sears, Apple, etc. do to support
thousands of retail stores….
However, it is possible that thousands of volunteers
from different industries might take on roles similar to
corporate office teams, supporting a group of
programs in a geographic area, or all of the
tutor/mentor programs in an entire city like Chicago.
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In the following slides we invite business leaders to make the commitment shown in this
concept map. http://tinyurl.com/tmc-strategy-map
Open map and see cMaps with reasons for strategic business investment.
- http://tinyurl.com/TMI-WhyShouldBusinessInvest Pg 14
A “Virtual” Corporate Office
Human
Resources
Research &
Development
Marketing,
Sales
Advertising,
PR
Finance &
Legal
Supply &
Logistics
Talent and resources from many
industries supporting program
Philanthropy &
Employee growth in many places.
Giving
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A Learning “Distribution” System
STEM
Learning
Communications
Skills, Arts
Technology,
Digital skills
Leadership,
Team Building
Finance &
Legal
Social,
Emotional Important “learning” activities
should be made available in every
Philanthropy & high poverty neighborhood.
Volunteering
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Example – Museums as Vendors
Science &
Industry
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Corporations and military leaders lead strategies to distribute resources and support
stores (troops) in many locations. Teams of “talent” volunteers could take this role to
help make tutor/mentor programs available in all high poverty neighborhoods of
Chicago and other cities.
Feed & Analysis
Equip Of enemy
Our army better Strength &
than enemy weaknesses
Revenue Logistics
To support To get forces
This is these efforts in place
Forces Poverty
a supply How do we raise How do we distribute Include
tutors &
in city
money needed to needed resources
chain issue. pay for this entire and troops to mentors is
effort? multiple locations enemy
where they are
needed?
The goal is to support multiple programs in a geographic area, not just one!
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Most programs can’t get enough resources on their
own. We need the help of many leaders.
Everyone (students, and adults) could take this role on a daily basis.
college
you Talent &
technology
Elected
leader
The main idea of this presentation is to show
others actions that many people can take to support
program growth. YOU can do this!
Thousands of volunteers, business and faith leaders, students, etc. can use personal and organizational leadership,
web sites and communications to connect members of their network to information showing why certain types of
volunteer programs are needed, and where they are located. They can point to databases that enable volunteers,
community members, media and donors to search and find programs where they can get involved. Learning to
stimulate such actions on a regular basis, the way advertisers draw customers to retail stores each week, it a lesson
we need to teach. We can do that by giving recognition to those already doing this well.
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If enough leaders apply the ideas in this presentation we dramatically improve the flow of
resources AND support the growth of high quality programs in every high poverty neighborhood.
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Many ways to volunteer…
volunteers are needed to create innovative strategies that
increase visibility for tutor/mentor programs and increase the
flow of operating dollars to every tutor/mentor program in
Chicago and other major cities
business partners are needed to develop strategies—
using employee volunteers, company assets & dollars to
PULL youth from poverty into jobs & careers.
people and organizations are needed to organize and
provide curriculum, training,and ideas, to help educate all
stakeholders in the movement.
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Build involvement based on where
need for programs is greatest.
Create advertising and public awareness that
seeks to educate resource providers to make
choices of involvement, drawing from a menu of
ways individuals and organizations could be
involved, and using GIS maps that show where
the need for tutor/mentor programs is greatest,
and where existing programs are located in these
areas.
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Role for Many Leaders:
Advertising and Public Awareness
We don’t have multi-million dollar ad
budgets, yet we need similar reach
and frequency of daily and weekly
message delivery.
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Become a Network Builder
• Write a weekly blog
• Create videos
• Host discussions on Facebook, Linked in,
or tutormentorconnection.ning.com
• Host gatherings on ZOOM, Microsoft
Teams, LinkedIn, etc.
• Connect on Twitter with each other and
with @tutormentorteam
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reaching-out-to-universities-virtual.html
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As volunteers do “service” let’s seek
to enhance “learning” .
Every time a volunteer connects with a youth in a
tutor/mentor program we seek to enhance learning, so
the volunteer becomes a bridge to her industry, faith
group, and/or alumni network.
Such volunteers have the potential to bring additional resources
to tutor/mentor programs every time they return to do service.
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Tutor/Mentor Program goals can be
Business goals, too.
Organizations that offer volunteer-based tutoring/ mentoring services
seek to improve the quality of life for people living in poverty by
helping them move up the ladder to jobs and careers.
This creates new customers and new employees for industry and
lowers the costs associated with poverty, crime and workforce
development.
Most of all, it’s the right thing to do. Businesses who are effective at
helping youth move to careers will earn public good will and loyal
employees and customers.
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Read about Collective Impact and role of “backbone” organizations on Stanford Social
Innovation Review: http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/collective_impact
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Get informed. Get involved.
Visit the following web sites to learn more about volunteer-based tutoring,
mentoring and strategies to build networks and support for programs in
multiple locations.
Www.tutormentorexchange.net
www.tutormentorconnection.org
http://tutormentor.blogspot.com
Http://mappingforjustice.blogspot.com
Http://tutormentorexchange.net.wordpress.com
http://tutormentorexchange.net/conceptmaps
Dan Bassill
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