2. 8:30 Opening
Session
10:00 Breakout
Session I
11:15 Lunch &
Keynote
12:30 Breakout
Session II

3. • Find the common.
• How is mentoring like sitting in a ball pit with a
stranger?
• How is it different?

4. Find the Common

5. Opportunity Index
At the core of America is a shared belief that no matter
how humble your origins, with hard work and
perseverance, you can improve your prospects in life and
give your children a shot at a secure and productive
future.
•Jobs & Local Economy
•Education
•Civic Engagement
Where do Nebraska and Iowa rank?

6. Rank State Score
1 Vermont 65.9
2 Minnesota 60.9
3 North Dakota 60.8
4 New Hampshire 60.7
5 Nebraska 60.5
6 Iowa 59.2
7 Massachusetts 58.91
8 New Jersey 58.9
9 South Dakota 58.5
10 Wisconsin 57.8
Opportunity Index

7. National & Community Service
The most comprehensive look at volunteering
and civic life in the 50 states and 51 cities across
the country. Data includes volunteer rates and
rankings, civic engagement trends, and analysis.
•Measures volunteerism per capita
Where do Nebraska and Iowa rank?

8. Rank State Score
1 Utah 43.8%
2 Minnesota 37.7%
3 Idaho 36.5%
4 Kansas 36.4%
5 Iowa 36.0%
5 Nebraska 36.0%
7 South Dakota 35.7%
8 Wisconsin 35.6%
9 Washington 34.5%
10 Vermont 34.4%
Volunteerism Per Capita

13. Stage is Set
• Core belief in the future
• Adults willing to volunteer
• Young people wanting mentors
Nice to Have – Need to Have

14. Updates:
•Branding – Callie
•Exciting News – DeMoine
•Civicore – Jaci/Tom
•Match Campaign - Steph

15. National Mentoring Month
• 350 NEW Mentors
• 100 mentor increase from 2013
• 73 mentors recruited through the
mentor-to-mentor contest
• Reached over 700,000 people through
social engagement

16. I Mentor. Will You?

17. Happy Anniversary!
What is one way you have implemented
the new brand and messaging in your
chapter over the last year?

18. Home Stretch to 10,000
• Currently – 6,700 ACTIVE matches
• Average NET of 142 matches/month
• 42 MORE matches per month at this time last year
• 8 New Programs to be established by
July 1, 2014.
• Continue to NET an average of 140
mentors/month we will exceed our
vision!

19. Upcoming Events
• April 11th
-13th
– Walk Weekend
• April 12th
– Spring Game
• May 6th
– Zoo Celebration
• July 28th
& 29th
– Partnership in
Lincoln, NE

20. Civicore:
The technology solution
as we grow

21. Recruit
Screen
Train
Match
Monitor/Support
Closure

22. Application Process:
Seedlings to Never Ending Growth

23. • AHST
• Aurora
• Centennial
• Council Bluffs, IA
• Denison, IA
• District 29
Auburn
• Doniphan-
Trumbull
• Fairbury
• Fillmore Central
• Gretna
• Hastings
• Hershey
• Holdrege
• Howard County
• Hyannis
• Kearney
• Lexington
• McCook
• Osceola
• Norris
• Pierce
• Papillion-La Vista
• Schuyler
• Seward
• Sidney, IA
• Sutherland
• Sutton
• Thayer Central
• Wausa
• Woodbine, IA

24. • Alliance
• Bellevue
• Boyer Valley, IA
• Burwell
• Cambridge
• Central City
• Crete
• Elkhorn Valley
• Franklin
• Freeman
• Garden County
• Grand Island
• Harvard
• Medicine Valley
• Millard
• Missouri Valley, IA
• Mullen
• Norfolk
• Ogallala
• Omaha Catholic
• Omaha Public
• Plainview
• Saunders County
• Superior
• West Point-
Beemer-Bancroft
• Wisner-Pilger
• York

25. Breakout Session I
•Networking 101 – Annette Woodhead & Callie Erickson
Classroom A
•Stronger & Longer Matches – Sue Kennedy, Allyson
Horne & DeMoine Adams
Chapel
•Good Governance! – Kelly Sears & Suzanne Hince
Classroom B

26. Keynote Speaker
Jerlene Mosley
Gallup Education Practice

27. Breakout Session II
•School Engagement– Suzanne Hince & Gigi Inness
Chapel
•Networking 101 – Annette Woodhead & Callie Erickson
Classroom A
•Show me the Money! – Jen Benson & Julie Wente
Classroom B

28. Breakout Session III
•Networking 101 – Annette Woodhead & Callie Erickson
Classroom A
•Mentoring Youth in the Digital Age – Suzanne Hince
Chapel
•Stronger & Longer Matches – Sue Kennedy, Allyson
Horne & DeMoine Adams
Classroom B

29. Closing
What is your take-away?