Mentorship and connection for good
About This Collection
January is Mentorship Month. To celebrate the massive role mentorship plays in building community among social impact professionals and empowering the next generation of changemakers, we put together a collection of our best stories on mentorship, networking and connection.
Social impact professionals are still networking. Here are 4 ways they’re doing it
Networking is an essential way for social impact professionals to make new connections, find jobs, share knowledge, and collaborate on projects. Ensuring that networks remain alive during the pandemic is one important way for the sector to remain collaborative and focused at a time of great uncertainty.
Mentorship in the social impact world has a diversity problem, say new founders
In Canada, only 50 percent of businesses make it past five years. With mentorship, that number can jump to 70 percent. Despite such evidence, there still aren’t enough mentorship opportunities for social impact founders in Canada. What needs to change?
How to Recruit Youth to Your Non-Profit Board
By 2030, almost one in four Canadians will be seniors. To fill the gap, non-profit boards will need to bring on young people — not to mention address their lack of diversity in other areas, too. We’re here to help, with insights from our 2019 Youth Reshaping Governance list.
How to Bring Fresh Voices to the Table in Philanthropy
To reach new generations of donors, volunteers, and employees, organizations update their tactics and learn to reflect the changing communities around them, say four young leaders in a digital roundtable with Future of Good.