Male Mentor Recruitment IMP Peer Share Call December 14, 2017

Facilitator Tony Leo Operations Manager BBBS of Central Iowa tleo@bbbsia.org

-National Mentoring Research Center Little direct research on strategies to draw in increasing numbers of male mentors Practitioner-sourced advice for what is effective Some evidence that the emphasis on focused recruitment of men to the mentoring role has been effective Between 2006 and 2015 % of all reported mentors who were men rose by around 3% Both men and women increased their rates of mentoring Men’s involvement rose more quickly from 0.7% -0.9% of the adult male population -National Mentoring Research Center Bad news While it is a Topic of great interest, little research done Good news Practitioner-tested effective strategies Experts on this call- you all are experts with your experience Male increase while small is statistically significant increase

Strategies Developing and testing a clear framework for approaching male volunteers Awareness: Making the Case Understanding: The Role of Stories Comfort: You Can Do It  Commitment: Let’s Be Clear About Things Success: The Ability to Win  Closing/Making the Ask Overcoming Objections/Concerns  Dig deeper on motivations for men If possible, consider varying your programming (and how you talk about it) to make it more male-friendly. Find men where they are at. Source: Strategies for Recruiting Male Mentors Tony Frame the discussion based on these strategies, call on Regina, Kim, Zach, Val, Sarah, Lynne or anyone else that wants to share.

Resources Review of Research on Recruiting Male Mentors Strategies for Recruiting Male Mentors Michigan Toolkit 8 pages, specific steps Michigan male recruitment website includes Talking Points, podcasts Recruiting and Retaining African American Male Mentors      Mary Michigan male recruitment website, click on links to women recruiting men

Iowa Mentoring Partnership Programs Join the IMP Facebook Closed Group: Iowa Mentoring Partnership Programs For staff at IMP mentoring programs Share resources and questions with colleagues https://www.facebook.com/groups/313666925777460/ How to Join: Search Facebook for Iowa Mentoring Partnership Programs group On upper right side of page, look for the tab   “Ask to Join Group”  You will be asked to provide your mentoring org  Submit and an Admin will confirm your request to join Mary/Kay

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