[Ct-nfb] Should We Start a Mentoring Program?

[Mary Silverberg]

Hello All, yes, I strongly believe in mentoring , one on one. Some of us
have been fortunate enough to have had a mentor. Older and successful
people enjoy being valuable to younger professionals just starting out.
Young professionals have someone to help them to understand how the system
works, how to get things done, workplace values and how to navigate an ever
more complicated work world. This journey is challenging enough without
blindness or visual impairment.    Mary

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 6:46 AM, Richard McGaffin via Ct-nfb <
ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Good morning all,
>
> Although I agree Mentoring would be a great idea. I'm not sure if we have
> enough people to run such a program.
>
> Because my life style is based on marching to my own drum. I would have to
> decline from such an event. I do like the idea though, and I wish you luck
> with it.
>
> Perhaps if you can dig up some old members are ar no longer part of our
> affiliate and ask them to come out of retirement you might get some good
> mentor's.
>
> That's my opinion I do wish you luck.
>
> Rich
>
> P.S. I have come to the conclusion that although I am an activist I can no
> longer count my self as a true Federationist. It doesn't mean I don't want
> to help, it means I'm not a follower I'm a free spirited freak Be cool
>
>
>
>   On Sunday, May 3, 2015 11:56 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb <
> ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
>   Hello everyone,
>
> Some affiliates run mentoring programs. We talked about doing one in
> Connecticut a while back, but we didn’t hold the discussion in a forum as
> broad as this one. I’m curious about the possibilities, but I only want to
> go down the road of exploring details if people in our affiliate are
> actually interested.
>
> I know I am where I am today because of the great mentors I’ve had in the
> National Federation of the Blind, some of whom are on this email list. Most
> of those experiences happened organically for me, but I wonder about how
> powerful it could be to run a mentoring program like the NFB affiliates in
> Illinois, Utah, Georgia, Texas, etc.
>
> Here are a few details of other programs so far as I understand them.
> Certainly, we could take consultation from other programs, but I wouldn’t
> want to guide the program to the point of bypassing the ingenuity that I’m
> proud to consider a characteristic of Connecticut citizens.
>
> Programs divide participants into two groups: one with more experience
> (mentors) and the other with less experience (mentees). Then, pairs are
> made with one person from each group. Activities are held a few times per
> year, usually at existing NFB events, where mentors and mentees get
> together and help each other be stronger. Sometimes, trips and other events
> are planned just for people in the programs. Of course, mentors and mentees
> communicate outside of events, too.
>
> What does everyone think? Is this something we’d like to investigate?
> Would anyone here want to be a part of something like that?
>
> Take care,
>
> Justin
>
> Justin Salisbury - Running Thunder Phoenix
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> Louisiana Tech University
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