As we enter 2015 we face many challenges, locally and globally. How do we get from where we are today (here) to where we want to be in the future (there). That's what the graphic at the left illustrates.  Where are groups of people discussing problems like poverty, violence, workforce development, intolerance, hate, terrorism, etc. and using systems thinking tools, as described in this article, to map and visualize long-term strategies that engage a growing number of people in solving these problems?

 

 

 

 

Below are sites where Tutor/Mentor Connection and Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC connect with others and share ideas from our own experiences, and an extensive web library. 

 

* on Twitter - http://twitter.com/tutormentorteam
* Linked in group on volunteering -  Build Support for Volunteer Based Tutor/Mentor Programs
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* Tutor/Mentor Connection forum at  http://tutormentorconnection.ning.com 
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* On Scribd.com - http://www.scribd.com/daniel-f-bassill-7291 
* On Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/tutormentor/ 

 

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"America's Cities are poorer, sicker, less educated, and more violent than at any time in my lifetime. The physical problems are obvious. The jobs have disappeared. A genuine depression has hit cities." 

This is not from an article written in 2014, but from an article written by Senator Bill Bradley, in 1992.  I've posted the actual article in the January 10, 2015 Tutor/Mentor Blog.





This is one of dozens of map stories I've created since 1993, which aim to draw consistent participation in discussions that make needed non-school tutoring, mentoring and learning programs available to youth in areas of high poverty.  It's a strategy that will only work if it is adopted and consistently supported by hundreds, or even thousands, of other people in business, religion, media, education, etc.  See more like this here and here.
 

 
I've received many awards and have been interviewed often over the past 40 years. Recognition by peers is special.

In December 14, Kelly Fair, Executive Director of Polished Pebbles posted an interview of Dan Bassill, founder of the Tutor/Mentor Connection (1993) and Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (2011) on her blog,  calling me a "Social Service Samurai".

In September 2014 Steve Sewell, of Chicago Civic Media, spent some time browsing the Tutor/Mentor Connection and Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC sites and talking with me over coffee. He wrote this introduction.  In November he wrote this article to describe the Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference.

You can find more articles and interviews from past years at this link. 

These show a depth of experience and knowledge that I've built over the past 40 years and that I share freely on a variety of web sites and blogs.

Since 2011 I've operated as Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC, without a non profit organizational structure or tax exempt status. I've not yet found sponsors to support my efforts, or a way to fund my idea sharing on a consultancy basis.

I hope some of you recognize and value this and can help provide the operating dollars needed to continue gathering and sharing ideas the way I do. Thank you to those who have already sent financial support in 2014.

 If you can add your own contribution to support 2015 activities, please do so today.

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