Hoosier businesses play an essential role in mentoring tomorrow’s workforce…

— Become an advocate for mentoring

— Become a resource for mentoring programs

— Become an long-term investor in a signature mentoring program

To answer the call to BUSINESS, decide where to begin…

…the Possible Levels of Company Involvement

Although very different, companies generally become involved with mentoring on one or more of these levels.
Business can advance mentoring by:

Become an Advocate for Mentoring

• Get to know the mentoring initiatives in your service area(s)

• Use your corporate voice to become a champion and advocate of mentoring

• Identify at least one high quality mentoring program as one of your company’s signatureprojects and recommended site for employee, customer and partner involvement

Become a Resource for Mentoring Programs

• Serve as a program partner to your signature mentoring program by offering in-kind company
  resources that meet their programming needs such as opportunities to connect with your staff as community role models, providing direct resources to mentors/ mentees or donating requested
  “wish list” items for the organization

• Become a program/ event sponsor by providing financial support that underwrites a specific
  event or programming cost.

Become a Long-term Investor in a Signature Mentoring Program

• Cultivate and support your employees as a pool of mentors for your mentoring project

• Offer multi-year financial support to your signature project that funds the operational costs of
  providing high quality, long-term mentoring relationship

How Do Companies Maximize their Return on the Mentoring Investment…

The most essential requirements for generating HIGH IMPACT from your company investment in mentoring are:

• Small, but effective start, that evolves and expands over time

• Strong Commitment by Leadership and Mid-level Managers

• Cultivate an organizational culture which supports partnerships and sponsorships with
  signature mentoring program(s)

• Identify “Signature” Mentoring Projects, which you have researched and found to have the
  greatest capacity to provide high quality mentoring

• Dedicate a portion of an employee’s time to manage your mentoring partnership(s)