MENTOR MINNESOTA TRAININGS
At MENTOR Minnesota, we believe every youth-serving organization deserves access to high-quality, supportive training. Our sessions are designed to meet you where you are, strengthen your staff, and help your program thrive.
What trainings do we offer?
Choose from our ready-to-go house trainings with clear, set pricing, or collaborate with us on on-demand trainings tailored to your mission, model, and community. We can adapt materials, length, and examples to ensure content resonates with those you serve. We also provide community training cohort options at no cost. These include monthly sessions on Becoming a Better Mentor designed for mentors, coaches, educators, or youth workers, and bi-annual offerings of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring which is aimed at reaching program leaders.
To keep learning meaningful and sustainable, each virtual sessions are capped at 3 hours, while in-person sessions may run longer with intentional breaks and reflection built in. In every training, we create space for connection, reflection, and growth so your team feels supported and equipped to make the greatest impact.
Becoming a Better Mentor
Our training approach to Becoming a Better Mentor is grounded in an understanding that strong mentoring starts with strong relationships.
Through our Relationship-Building Practices, we explore how mentors can offer empathy, practice cultural humility, create space for joy, stay attuned to young people, communicate effectively, and foster meaningful group interactions.
Equally important are our Practices for Supporting Youth, which center the voices and power of young people. These sessions focus on collaboration within mentoring systems, uplifting youth voice, building critical consciousness, setting and supporting goals, navigating conversations about behavior change, and expanding networks of support.
Together, these practices equip mentors and program leaders to nurture relationships that are authentic, equitable, and transformative. To learn more, explore our Training Catalog.
We offer Becoming a Better Mentor in three flexible ways to fit your needs:
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Join in Community – Attend our FREE monthly series, one chapter at a time.
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House Training – A plug-and-play option providing 3 chapters of ready-to-use content for your organization.
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On-Demand Training – Fully customized: select the 3 chapters that best align with your mentoring mission and program goals.
Join us in exploring research-based standards for building strong, inclusive, and impactful mentoring programs. The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring (EEPM) covers everything from program recruitment, monitoring & supporting matches to program operations & capacity building. Designed specifically for program leaders & coordinators.
We offer Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring in three flexible ways to fit your needs:
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Join in Community* – No-cost bi-annual community cohort sessions offered in the spring & fall. *
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House Training – A plug-and-play option providing the full EEPM of ready-to-use content for your organization.
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On-Demand Training – Fully customized and covers the full EEPM that best align with your mentoring mission, mentoring model and program goals.
*Our next EEPM community cohort training offered:
DATES:
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November 18th, 19th, & 20th, 2025
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W/ BONUS Training Session December 10th!
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TIME: 12-3pm CT
Register HERE
Training Feedback
Thank you so much for the segments and for making them energetic & engaging. I was glued to the screen all the way through. Every presenter did an amazing job!"
- 2025 EEPM Training participant
