October 2013
In the Loop
Youth Mentoring Week
Unmask Your Hero
Keep Volunteers
Mentoring Stories
Events

  

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In the Loop

 

Another Youth Mentoring Week rolls around and what better time to reflect on the highs and lows of youth mentoring sector.

It's no secret that mentoring has been gaining momentum over the past decade... but how do we get this to last? In addition to its natural appeal, we've seen Youth Mentoring mentioned in public policy and highlighted in funding guidelines; naturally organisations across the country have jumped on the bandwagon.

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Youth Mentoring Week  

20-26 October 2013 

Happy Youth Mentoring Week! Youth Mentoring Week is a week where we pay special tribute to the men and women who enrich the lives of our young people through mentoring.

 

Throughout Youth Mentoring Week, our aim is to help our mentoring programs celebrate the everyday people who are making a difference in the lives of young people in their communities. 
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Click here to view a list of events held during Youth Mentoring Week

  

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Unmask Your Hero  

Who inspired you to become who you are today? Who made a difference in your life? Was it a teacher, a business leader, a celebrity? Simply post a message of thanks to your mentor and encourage others to inspire. 
Click here to read other stories or post your own

Click here for an update about some of the teams involved in the Million Dollar Challenge

  


 

How to Keep Volunteers Coming Back for Years  

It's a challenge that leaders of volunteer based organisations have always faced: how to retain productive volunteers. True, some turnover is expected and even projected; however, sometime good volunteers are lost because of exceedingly preventable reasons. A new study examines the predictors of volunteers' intent to quit, specifically the role of burnout in volunteers' experiences.
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Mentoring Stories 

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?

Did you have a fantastic Youth Mentoring Week event you want to share?
Click here to submit your mentoring story

  

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Other Events

Check out the AYMN Events page for upcoming forums, workshops and conferences. Upcoming events include:

Growing Up in Australia and Footprints in Time - LSAC and LSIC Research Conference 2013
13-14 November 2013.

National Youth Health Conference 2013
13-15 November 2013

From Strength to Strength: improving the care system for children and young people through participation
22-24 November 2013

ACT Youth Affairs Conference
27-28 November 2013
Click here for more details

Sincerely,
 
Australian Youth Mentoring Network

Visit the website at
http://www.youthmentoring.org.au
 
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