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is a list of resources the author found useful in creating this training
module. You may also find these resources valuable as you continue to
build and advance your mentoring program.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
www.bbbsa.org/about/about.html
includes publications of program effectiveness research. BBBSA is the
oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada
www.bbbsc.ca
is the leading child and youth serving organization providing mentoring
programs across the country. This site includes publications of national
program effectiveness research, and a listing of local agencies.
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/tax/charities/menu-e.html
and
www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/tax/nonprofit/menu-e.html
explain the privileges and responsibilities of charitable and non-profit
organizations under the Canadian taxation system.
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
www.ccp.ca
is dedicated to advancing the role and interests of the charitable sector.
The site includes information on trends and issues in the sector, and
material from the organization's publications.
Charity Village
www.charityvillage.com
contains comprehensive information for the Canadian non-profit sector,
including news, trends, articles, links to useful resources, learning
opportunities, jobs, suppliers and more.
Internet Nonprofit Center
www.nonprofits.org
an American site that provides information aimed at donors, volunteers
and nonprofit organizations. The site includes information on a many subjects
of interest to nonprofit organizations, including a library of nonprofit
management topics like planning, evaluation, mission, and boards of directors.
Justice Institute of British Columbia
www.jibc.bc.ca/corrections/f-ccjd.htm
has a mission to train the people who make communities safer places to
live. This website includes online training for people who are interested
in increasing their knowledge regarding the issue of sexual offending.
National Mentoring Center
www.nwrel.org/mentoring
an American organization that provides training and technical assistance
to mentoring programs through a variety of services and conferences. This
site contains the Center's publications listed below, which are available
for free downloading.
National Mentoring Partnership
www.mentoring.org
an American organization that aims to provide the resources and tools
mentoring organizations need to effectively serve young people in their
communities. This site has a wealth of information, including on-line
training modules for finding a mentor and becoming a better mentor, links
to useful research, the elements of effective practice, on-line expert
advice, and many other helpful resources.
Public/Private Ventures
www.ppv.org
a Philadelphia-based organization whose mission is to improve the effectiveness
of social policies, programs and community initiatives, especially as
they affect youth and young adults. Mentoring is among their priority
areas of inquiry. This site contains many useful publications, including
some of those listed below, available for free downloading.
Search Institute
www.search-institute.org
an American organization whose mission is to advance the well being of
adolescents and children by generating knowledge and promoting its application.
The heart of its work is a framework of 40 developmental assets that young
people need to grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. Among these assets
is the presence of non-parent supports and role-models.
United Way of America
national.unitedway.org/outcomes/pgmomres.htm
provides useful information on outcomes-based program evaluation.
Volunteer Canada
www.volunteer.ca
provides resources aimed at supporting volunteerism and civic participation
in Canada, such as standards for volunteer screening and management, information
on trends in the voluntary sector, and links to local volunteer centres.
The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring,
Linda Jucovy, National Mentoring Center, 2000
Availability: www.nwrel.org/mentoring
Building Relationships: A Guide for
New Mentors, Linda Jucovy, National Mentoring Center, 2001
Availability: www.nwrel.org/mentoring
Contemporary Issues in Mentoring,
Jean Baldwin Grossman, editor, Public/Private Ventures, 1999
Availability: Search the PPV Library
Making a Difference: An Impact Study
of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Joseph Tierney and Jean Baldwin Grossman,
with Nancy L. Resch, Public/Private Ventures, 1995
Availability: Search the PPV Library
Mentoring: A Synthesis of P/PV's
Research: 1988 - 1995, Cynthia L. Sipe, Public/Private Ventures,
1996
Availability: Search the PPV Library
Mentoring School-Age Children: Relationship
Development in Community-Based and School-Based Programs, Carla
Herrera, Cynthia L. Sipe, and Wendy S. McClanahan, with Amy J.A. Arbreton
and Sarah K. Pepper, Public/Private Ventures, 2000
Availability: Search the PPV Library
Recruiting Mentors: A Guide to Finding
Volunteers to Work With Youth, Linda Jucovy, National Mentoring
Center, 2001
Availability: www.nwrel.org/mentoring
School-Based Mentoring: A First Look
into its Potential, Carla Herrara, Public/Private Ventures, 1999
Availability: Search the PPV Library
Sponsor-A-Scholar: Long-Term Impacts
of a Youth Mentoring Program on Student Performance, Amy S. Johnson,
Mathematica Policy Research Inc., 1999
Strengthening Mentoring Programs,
Linda Jucovy, National Mentoring Center
Availability: www.nwrel.org/mentoring
Supporting Mentors, Linda
Jucovy, National Mentoring Center, 2001
Availability: www.nwrel.org/mentoring
Training New Mentors,
Linda Jucovy, National Mentoring Center, 2001
Availability: www.nwrel.org/mentoring
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