Resources for Mentoring Futures Program

Mentoring Agreement

This document is meant to guide your initial conversations and set expectations for your mentoring relationship. Together, you will identify activities to help achieve your intended goals. Keep your timeframe in mind and plan for what you can realistically accomplish in one year.

• Mentoring Agreement (Word file)

• Example Activities from Past Participants

• DEI Resources

Mentorship Discussion Topics

This is an optional document with discussion topics to aid conversation in your mentorship pairs.

• Mentorship Discussion Topics (PDF)

Tips from past participants of the Program

• The biggest obstacle reported for mentors and mentees is scheduling time to meet. We recommend setting a consistent meeting date/time, creating invites for your online calendars, and confirming your schedules at the end of each meeting.

• Have a plan and agenda for each meeting and some questions prepared for one another. For example, you might want to focus on one topic per meeting. Or you could plan to report on a task or activity, provide feedback, and determine next steps.

Additional Resources

• Facilitating Mentee-Driven Goal Setting

• Wildland Fire Leadership Development Reading List

• Culturally Aware Mentoring Resources

• Mentee Best Practices

• Becoming a Better Mentor: Strategies to Be There for Young People (English or Spanish)

• Nature's Guide for Mentors

• The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM

Feedback

• Let us know what else would be helpful to create effective mentorship opportunities for you.

• We will keep adding resources and information to this page; if you have something to share, send it to hannah@fireecology.net.