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Use the ideas and
resources shared monthly to help
youth in your zip code have
opportunities to participate in
well-organized, mentor-rich,
non-school programs.
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May - June 2018
- Issue 170
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Make this Summer
a LEARNING time.
The
ideas
shared
in this
monthly
newsletter
can be
used by
youth
organization
leaders,
resource
providers,
political
leaders,
universities,
volunteers
and
youth to
help
mentor-rich
programs
thrive
in all
of the
neighborhoods
where
they are
most
needed.
While I
try to
send
this
only
once a
month, I
write
blog
articles
weekly.
In the
sections
below I
post
links to
a few of
the
articles
published
in the
past
month or
earlier.
I
encourage
you to
spend a
little
time
each
week
reading
these
articles
and
following
the
links.
Use the
ideas
and
presentations
in group
discussions
with
other
people
who are
concerned
about
the same
issues.
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The problems we
face are not
new. The tools for
connecting, learning
and innovating
solutions have
changed dramatically
over past 25 years.
Use the coming
summer months
for learning,
reflection,
connecting with
others.
I've often used this
graphic to visualize the
on-going, year-round
efforts, needed to build
and sustain youth
serving organizations
that
a) connect youth and
volunteers;
b) maintain connections
for multiple years; and
c) seek to expand
network of adults
helping youth through
school and into adult
lives
While most tutor, mentor
and learning programs
that work on a school
year calendar are now
celebrating the past
year with dinners,
parties and graduations,
leaders in these
programs should already
be planning for the
start of the next school
year. I'm already
seeing student and
volunteer recruitment
messages from some
programs, such as
Tutoring Chicago.
I created the graphic at
the right to visualize
the constant innovation
that is needed to help
sustain the efforts of
volunteer based
organizations and keep
youth and volunteers
involved.
In this month's
newsletter the following
sections will focus on
personal learning, by
students, volunteers,
staff, donors and
others, that can support
this journey.
As you look through the
links, I invite you to
ask this question with
me and with people in
your networks. What are
all the things we need
to know, and do, to make
mentor-rich youth
support systems
available in all areas
where they are needed?
And, what are all the
things we need to know
and do to keep those
programs in place for
many years, so they can
help more kids through
school and into adult
lives.
Connect with me on
Twitter, Facebook and/or
Linked in, and to draw
from ideas I share on
the
Tutor/Mentor Blog,
the
Mapping for Justice
blog, and the
Tutor/Mentor Institute,
LLC web site.
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Read the
Research and
Articles.
Every
day new
articles
are
being
published
that
help you
build a
deeper
understanding
of
complex
problems
facing
the
world.
In the graphic
featured above I
point to a map of
Chicago showing
demographic
concentrations and
to a cMap that shows
supports kids need
as the move from pre
school to adult
lives and jobs over
a period of 20 to 30
years. This map is
part of a
blog article
where I point to Dr.
Robert D. Putnam's
book, "O ur Kids:
The American Dream
in Crisis".
It's just one book
you might look at
over the summer.
If you just look at
one thing from this
newsletter, view
this article and
video, where I
show the information
I point to in my
blog articles, web
library, etc.
Return to the
article often if
you're looking for
specific types of
information.
This cMap shows
the research section
of the Tutor/Mentor
web library. While
many focus on
education as the
reason for youth
tutor/mentor
programs, I point to
many other reasons
why well-organized,
non-school tutor,
mentor and learning
programs are needed
in high poverty
areas.
Here's
some articles I
point to from
this cmap:
* "Thousands of
black students
leave Chicago
for other
segregated
districts" -
click here
* "The Urban School
Stigma" -
click here
* " Education Can't
Solve Poverty-So Why
Do We Keep Insisting
That It Can?"
click here
* "What are 21st
Century Skills that
Every Student
needs?" -
click here
* "What is the
Relationship Gap and
Why is it
Important?" -
click here
* "Bridging vs
Bonding Social
Capital" -
click here
* How Matters - "To
determine the next
steps in addressing
racism and violence
in the U.S., we can
look beyond its
borders." -
click here
* "Breaking down
barriers for
underrepresented
kids could quadruple
America's pool of
inventors.'
click here
* "The Movement
Action Plan - 8
Stages of Successful
Social Movements" -
click here
* Road map to
reducing segregation
in Chicago region.
MPC 2018 report - click
here
These are just a few
of several hundred
links that I point
to from each section
of the cMap shown
above. Take time to
click through and
see what's
available.
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Understand the
challenges of
funding programs
consistently over
many years, in many
places.
Raising kids
takes 20 or more
years. We need
to find more
creative ways to
build and
sustain funding
for long-term
organizations in
more places.
Since
forming
the
Tutor/Mentor
Connection
in 1993
the
focus
has been
to
educate
and
influence
resource
providers
so they
would be
more
proactive
in
seeking
out and
supporting
non
profit
youth
organizations
in
different
parts of
Chicago.
This is
a video
where I
talk
about
how
volunteers
can help
build
stronger
programs.
One
section
of the
Tutor/Mentor
web
library
focuses
on Fund
Raising
and
Philanthropy.
Within
that are
sub
categories
with
articles
showing
challenges
facing
non
profits.
Here are
a few
articles
you'll
find.
* "A
Graphic
Re-visioning
of
Nonprofit
Overhead'
-
click
here
* "The
New
Normal:
Capacity
Building
During a
Time of
Disruption"
-
click
here*
*
"Chasing
the Holy
Grail of
Outcomes"
-
click
here
* "The
State of
the
Not-for-Profit
Sector-
2018
report -
click
here
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you are reading?
Share with others.
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Learn about
resources that
support youth
and adult
learning. Build
your own
personal
learning
network.
If youth learned
to be active
learners,
drawing upon
on-line and
traditional
libraries,
schools would be
more successful
and many world
problems might
be reduced.
The cMap
above
describes
the learning
resources
available in
the
Tutor/Mentor
Connection
web library.
Take a tour
of this
section of
the library
with this
video.
Some links in this
section:
* "To Boost Higher-Order
Thinking, Try Curation"
-
click here
* "Figure This! Math
Challenges" -
click here
* "
innovative ideas for
teaching creatively
while raising awareness
of the United Nations
Sustainable Development
Goals' -
click here
Here's a
link to the cMap for
homework help. Spend
some time learning what
resources are in each
category.
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Use the
resources
shared in
this
newsletter
to connect
and learn
with others
in Chicago
and beyond.
This graphic is from
2015 article
showing my
connection with
educators via the
Connected Learning,
#clmooc network.
I've written
many articles
since 2013 showing
my connections with
the #clmooc network
because they are
examples of how I
hope to connect with
people working with
youth in non-school
programs, or who are
working to solve
other problems that
affect youth and
families in high
poverty areas. If
you're doing this
type of engagement
create your own
visualizations and
blog articles to
show your journey.
Additional
resources to
help Chicago
area
organizations
and
supporters
connect,
learn and
work
collectively
to help
build
support
systems for
youth:
* Illinois
Conference on
Volunteer
Administration, Aug.
15, 2018 -
click here
* To&Through
Project website.
Find information
showing progress
of CPS freshmen
to and through
4-year college.
Find ways to
help. click
here
* MENTOR
Illinois
resources for
mentors page - click
here
* Chicago
Organizations in
Intermediary Roles -
click here
* Tutor/Mentor Blog
article showing list
of frequently used
links -
click here
* Strategy
Presentations in
Tutor/Mentor
Institute, LLC
Library -
click here
Dan Bassill (that's
me) is available to
discuss any of these
ideas with you, or
others, via Skype,
Google Hangouts or
in person if you're
in Chicago.
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