Mentor Program
A mentor is a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
LACGP is proud to offer the Mentor Program as a resource to our members. Through the program, an experienced planned giving professional is paired with someone new to the field or someone looking for guidance in a specific area. The scope and duration of the mentoring relationship are determined by the mentor and the mentee.
When you are a mentee your mentor can:
- Answer your challenging questions
- Direct you to the resources you need
- Guide you to develop your program and strategies
- Inform you about important laws and legislation
- Broaden your impact on the success of individuals and organizations
- Become an engaged and respected participant of your professional Community
Criteria to participate in the LACGP Mentor Program are as follows:
Mentor Program Guidelines
For a successful experience the Mentor and Mentee are instructed to follow the program guidelines below:
- Mentor initiates a welcome phone call
- The Mentor and Mentee should meet monthly
- Establish goals and objectives during the first meeting
- Mentor and Mentee can establish guidelines for their communication - i.e., frequency of calls or meetings, where meetings take place, etc.
- Mid-year review - Mentor and Mentee check-in and say if goals are being met, how the experience is going, and if they would like to continue for another 6 months
- End-of-year exit interview - Mentor and Mentee report if goals were met and desire to continue into the next year
- Both Mentor and Mentee participate in regular surveys about the Mentorship Program
- Either party can request a reassignment through the program if they think that is necessary
Mentees are asked to serve as a volunteer for LACGP. Opportunities include assisting with the Western Regional Planned Giving Conference or PG-101 and serving on the LACGP membership committee or another ad-hoc task force as assigned by the board.
If you are interested in participating in the Mentor Program, either as a Mentor or a Mentee, please click here to complete the online application.
For additional information about the LACGP Mentor Program, please click here to contact the LACGP office.
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