How to Support Mentorship within Your Community

Setting up your Community for success can include offering Mentorship opportunities. Members want to feel seen, known, and supported, and Mentorship can be the driver of engagement. Mentorship can offer early career professionals guidance and confidence, mid career Members visibility and leadership opportunities, and senior career Members the chance to shape the future of the profession while being recognized for their knowledge and experience.

Follow the steps below to setup Mentorship within your Community, whether it's Classic 1:1 Mentorship, Group Mentorship, Speed Mentorship, or Peer Mentoring. Use the linked guides to assist in creating a Mentorship program that fits the needs for your Community and Members.

CLASSIC MENTORSHIP

This mentorship style is best for early career onboarding, certification preparation, and career navigation. Mentees can collect skills, interest areas, and use new knowledge to achieve their goals. This style will also require the most from your Mentor group of mid and senior level career Members.

Mentorship specific Groups can help Members meet each other, and understand program expectations.

Registration Form questions can help match Mentors with Mentees.

Badges can identify Mentors who may be open to taking on a Mentee.

Mentorship Course offerings can guide Members on the responsibilities for the program, and funnel Members into the correct Groups.

GROUP MENTORSHIP

This mentorship style is best for topic-based peer connection, leadership, career growth, and specialty tracks. Mentees benefit from a shared experience with less vulnerability than a 1:1 meeting. Mentors can reach multiple Members at once leading to lower overall time commitment, less burnout, and greater scale.

Topic-specific Groups can help steer conversation and connections.
Topic-specific Events can facilitate live interactions for this type of mentorship.

Group Chats can encourage connections for this type of mentorship.

SPEED MENTORSHIP

This mentorship style is best for scheduled topic-driven Q&A sessions with a Subject Matter Expert. Young professionals will appreciate the opportunity to network as Mentees, with quick access and no commitment. Mentors will benefit from efficient time commitment in the form of defined office hours.

Live Events can facilitate live interactions for this type of mentorship.

Mentorship Courses can offer live event speed mentorship activities.

PEER MENTORING

This mentorship style is best for career growth, peer onboarding, and peer support. Mentees are the Mentors, able to share their lived experiences, hold each other accountable, and provide guidance for similar tasks and roles.