Setting up Mentoring
1. Mentors are typically booked in 3-hour blocks, three 45-minute appointments.
2. It's easiest to have mentors scheduled on a regular day and time of the month (i.e. the First Tuesday of the month from 9:00am-Noon)
3. Once a mentor has booked a date, post to the Gangplank calendar. Include this text:
XXXX will be available for mentoring; three 45-minute spots are available. Email xxxxx to reserve your spot. 9:00am - 10:00am - 11:00am
4. When someone requests a mentor appointment, go to the Gangplank Events calendar, find the requested date and time, type in the person’s name and include their email. Example:
10:00am – Katie Charland (Katie@gangplankhq.com)
New Mentor Procedure
When an individual expresses interest in mentoring:
1. Send follow-up email with information about how the program works
We are very excited to hear you are interested in donating your valuable time and knowledge to our members. The commitment for the program is very minimal, just three hours a month. Appointments are divided into three, 45-minute appointments, with a 15-minute buffer window for extra discussion, grabbing a snack, etc. I handle all the scheduling - all you need to do is direct people that have expressed interest in meeting with you to me.
To get started, I will need a 3-4 sentence bio and a headshot to include on our mentoring website. Our mentors are divided into areas of specialty, with a max of two listings. Please select from the categories below (descriptions available at http://gangplankhq.com/mentoring): - Early Stage - Design - Sales & Marketing - Creative Industries - Technology - Legal - Finances
Lastly, please include a regular day and time of the month for the schedule. The majority of mentors split their time into either a 9am-Noon shift or 1-4pm shift. You are of course welcome to do whatever hours work for your schedule, including evenings.
Thank you and I look forward to working with you!
2. Post their bio and headshot to the page on the website designated for their chosen area(s) of specialty. If they have more than one, copy HTML and paste onto the page of their designated second specialty area.
Example: Jim Goulka is the Executive Director of ATIF—Arizona Technology Investor Forum—the active angel investment group in Phoenix focused on new technologies. He is also a member of the MIT Enterprise Forum Venture Ready selection committee. He’s interested in straight talk about how—and which—Arizona start ups get funded. He also likes to get wowed by new ideas that address major market needs.
Next dates: Tuesday, March 22nd from 1-4pm. RSVP for your spot.