Scholarship, Funding, New Benchmarks

June 2012

In the Loop

New Benchmarks

Rural & Remote Scholarships

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In the Loop!

We are pleased to announce Renée Spencer, Keynote Speaker at the 2012 Australian Youth Mentor Conference.

Renée is an Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Social Work. Her research focuses on the relational processes at work in youth mentoring and the determinants of more and less successful relationships. She has written numerous articles and book chapters on both formal and informal youth mentoring relationships and serves as a member of several boards and committees, including MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership Research and Policy Council and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Research Advisory Council.

Renée will be presenting her research on factors contributing to mentoring relationship failures and implications for programmatic efforts to prevent them.

Click here to purchase your conference tickets before 30 June to save $200 off the normal ticket price.

Australian Youth Mentoring Benchmarks

The NEW Australian Youth Mentoring Benchmarks were launched in Canberra on 29 May 2012. The AYMN encourages all mentoring programs to achieve these standards through the sharing of resources, professional development and collegial networking. Click here to view or download the new Benchmarks

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Rural and Remote Scholarships

AYMN recognises that due to the rural or remote nature of their location, some conference delegates may face higher than average travel expenses. Together with the Radisson Resort Gold Coast, we are pleased to offer two Rural and Remote Scholarship packages, consisting of a full 2-day conference ticket plus two night's accommodation at the resort. Click here for more details

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National Volunteer Grants

The Federal Government is now calling for applications for the Federal Government's Volunteer Grants 2012. Eligible not-for-profit community organisations can apply for grants between $1,000 and $5,000. These Volunteer Grants recognise the valuable work of Australia's volunteers. Applications close 25 July 2012. Click here for more details

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Positions Vacant - VYMA Coordinator

The Victorian Youth Mentoring Alliance is currently looking for a passionate coordinator to support its quality assurance work. This exciting new role offers you the opportunity to use your outstanding capacity building skills to improve the quality of youth mentoring programs across Victoria. Click here for more details

Mentoring Stories

Recently, Australian Story aired an episode about Jack Manning Bancroft who conceived the idea of starting a mentoring program to pair university students with disadvantaged kids for their mutual benefit - it became AIME, the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience. Click here for more details and to watch the Australian Story episode

Share your Good News Stories!

Do you have a great story about mentoring? Do you know of a mentoring pair who has worked fabulously together? Click here to submit your mentoring story.

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