Mentor Interest Form: 2025 Mentorship Program

Guidelines: 

  1. The YDMAW team will match prospective mentors with mentees based on feedback from their sign-up forms. The goal is to pair mentees with mentors who can offer insights aligned with their interests and affinities. The YDMAW team will email you directly once paired with a mentee.
  2. Mentors will work with a small group of 2-3 young professionals who share similar interests, affinities, and/or years of experience. Mentors are expected to coordinate each session with their respective group.
  3. Mentors are expected to hold 2 to 3 one-hour meetings with their group of mentees over the course of the program. 
  4. Each session will begin with an assigned topic, selected based on feedback provided by the mentees. Mentors will share the topic to their group at least one week in advance, and from there mentees will be expected to bring up 2-3 questions or scenarios they want support with.
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General Information

Affinities & Expertise

3-5 years
6-8 years
11-15 years
15-20 years
20+ years

Direct Mail Fundraising
Digital Fundraising
Political Fundraising (Democrat / Left Leaning)
Political Fundraising (Republican / Right Leaning)
Advocacy
Mid-Level / Major Giving
Data/Analytics
List brokerage
Experience working at a non-profit
Experience working at an agency

Are there any personal or professional affinities or identities that you’re passionate about and would like to help mentees navigate or explore?

Early career
Mid-career / transition into leadership
Working parents and caregivers
Being a person of color in the workplace
Being LGBTQ+ in the workplace
Religious / Spiritual communities (e.g., Jewish, Muslim, Christian, interfaith)
Working with disabilities
Environmental / sustainability
Veteran/Military families
Working at a non-profit
Working at an agency
Other