Think of this as a "Paetron" or "Go Fund Me" page.
The Tutor/Mentor
Connection (T/MC) has been a gift to Chicago and the world since it was conceived in 1993 and launched in
January 1994...23 years ago! Help
continue this vision.
View this TIMELINE to see growth since 1992. Read Dan's 2016 Holiday Appeal Letter
Look at the other "intermediaries"
in Chicago and around the country. Do they offer the same range of
resources and ideas? Have they been doing this for over 20 years?
See past print newsletters. See past media stories. See 10-21-2015 Chicago Tribune story
Leaders in business have talked of the importance of sharing knowledge, such as in this 2003 quote by Mr. Tim Wilmot. Chief Knowledge and Evaluation Officer, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation:
"When
nonprofit and community leaders share ideas, insights and information in
ways that promote social impact...knowledge-sharing can improve
organizational effectiveness. When we share what works and what
doesn't... it results in accelerated learning, less reinventing the
wheel, better service, and measurable results."
In
1998 the Tutor/Mentor Connection launched its first web site with the
help of volunteers from
the Cabrini Connections* program. In 2004 a
searchable directory was launched and in 2005 the Tutor/Mentor
Blog was
launched. In 2008 an interactive,
map-based directory was launched
(but now needs talent or donations to keep it working).
Through the years T/MC has responded to questions from parents, social
workers, media, volunteers and people looking for information for
starting programs, or for sustaining them.
More than 1000 organizations have
participated in 42 Tutor/Mentor Conferences held between May1994 and
November 2014. See
story about visualizing conference participation. Dozens of
media
stories have been generated that focus on tutor/mentor programs in all
parts of Chicago, not just one tutor/mentor program in Cabrini Green.
Many people have benefited from the information we collect and share.
Funding for this work never has been consistently available and has been even more difficult to obtain since 2001 due to the dot.com financial melt-down after 2001 and the great recession that started in 2008, as well as man made and natural disasters throughout the past 15 years.
Despite these obstacles Dan Bassill,
founder of the Tutor/Mentor Connection, has continued to persevere on a
vision that mentor-rich tutoring, mentoring and learning programs like
the programs he led at Montgomery Ward since 1974, should be available
to k-12 youth in all high poverty neighborhoods of every major city in
the country. See
Why I do This article from October 2015.
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The Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC was created
by Daniel F. Bassill
in July 2011 to support the on-going activities of the
Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) in Chicago and to help similar groups
grow in other cities. Rather than create a new non profit T/MC
our goal is to embed this strategy in many different institutions
and support it with consulting and services of a Tutor/Mentor
Institute, LLC. *Since mid 2011 the Tutor/Mentor Connection has operated separately from the Cabrini Connections direct service program. |
This map
shows the platform Dan has been trying to build for more than a decade. It
shows many areas where others can share ownership and responsibility for
building this platform and for encouraging others to use it.
What VALUE does this platform offer? View this PDF to see how this benefits business, non profits, and anyone spending time and dollars aimed at helping youth in poverty move through school and into jobs and careers.
Rather
than trying to be the single leader in a huge city, the T/MC and now
T/MI, have sought to provide an information platform that all leaders
can use to innovate ways to support tutor/mentor program growth in more
places. While there is one map for Chicago there are thousands of
leaders.
Resources supported by your contributions,
sponsorship and/or partnership
Chicago Tutor/Mentor Program Locator
Interactive
Map
Directory
Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking
Conferences
Tutor/Mentor
Chicago Youth Program Links
library
Tutor/Mentor Institute
Tutor/Mentor Institute
Concept Map
Library
Tutor/Mentor Blog and Mapping
for Justice Blog
Tutor/Mentor Connection
Library
Monthly eMail
Newsletter
Tutor/Mentor Connection
Forum and Social Media
Network
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On crowdfunding sites like "GoFundMe" people are raising money for
hospital bills, college fees, arts projects, etc. Many are not 501-c-3 non
profits.
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