1. Male Mentor Recruitment IMP Peer Share Call December 14, 2017

2. Facilitator Tony Leo Operations Manager BBBS of Central Iowa

3. -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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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
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

7. January 11th Peer Share Call WELLNESS
Mary