: National Mentoring Summit 2021
MENTOR is hosting its 11th annual National Mentoring Summit virtually on January 27-29, 2021. This year鈥檚 summit will focus on Rising to the Moment while bringing together practitioners, researchers, investors, and more to advance a collective mentoring agenda and support positive youth development through mentoring.
Learn more about our project partner and how they support MENTOR’s mission.听听
: Recommendations for Incoming Administration听听
This foreign policy-focused coalition of 30 prominent US advocacy organizations developed and shared their Pathway to Effective Global Leadership recommendations for “Centering the Rights of LGBTI Individuals in US Foreign Policy” for the incoming administration. The paper includes specific suggestions, such as urging the Biden Administration to pass the听.
: Newsletter Highlights
Groundwork Ohio鈥檚 most recent newsletter features stories on early childhood education, the success of听听programs to support at-home play and learning, the听, and more.
: Ongoing Fundraising Efforts
Castro Country Club continues to be negatively impacted by the lockdowns as they close their doors again in order to follow all guidelines to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Castro Country Club is now fundraising for its workforce development program in anticipation of the day when individuals can return to work. Castro Country Club has seen that employment, in addition to sobriety, is critical to changing the lives of members of their community.
In Other Project News:
听continues to offer听听(including yoga, poetry, etc.) virtually during the pandemic.听听
听posted a听听about the benefits of hiking and the importance of getting outside and staying active.
听recently released a听听on state attendance policies during the pandemic.
Board Member Highlight
Dee Dee Mendoza
黑料福利社 Board of Directors Service: January 2020鈥損resent听
Dee Dee Mendoza is a veteran development professional, with more than 20 years of experience building support for nonprofits and higher education. She has pioneered the use of pre-exit philanthropy in higher ed, helping universities support early-stage entrepreneurs and facilitating philanthropy from the startup sector. Blending entrepreneurship, philanthropy and education, these award-winning innovations have been featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, EAB Research, and more.
Currently, she directs West Coast Advancement for Dartmouth College; where she enjoys working with and learning from entrepreneurs, investors, and builders in refining her approach to development.
Dee Dee is a graduate of Smith College and lives in Oakland with her wife and two children.听Her family loves exploring Oakland and nearby towns in search of the best boba tea around. They have a giant white poodle named Ricky and a calico cat named Pumpkin. In her spare time, Dee Dee loves making craft cocktails and knitting teeny-tiny creations.
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