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Executive Director Mentorship Program
About the Program
The Executive Director Mentorship Program will pair new Executive Directors (ED’s), which are defined as a first time ED within 24 months of program intake, with experienced Executive Directors as a means of support through mentorship.
The Mentorship Program is a peer support model that will provide mentees with operational capacity building, the opportunity to tackle complex problems in a safe and non-judgmental atmosphere, receive feedback, and achieve goals.
Mentors offer their knowledge and expertise to help their Mentee learn and grow. The voluntary sharing of knowledge, experiences, challenges, and successes are the keys to a successful mentoring relationship.
Mentee Benefits:
- Increased level of confidence on the job
- Increased support in decision making
- Share concerns unique to executive directors in the social profit sector
- Development of leadership skills
- Greater job satisfaction
- Improved ability to achieve goals and move from idea to practice to impact
- Increased collaboration, appreciation for collective impact and opportunity for networking
Mentee Eligibility:
Successful applicants for the Executive Director Mentoring Program must be:
- A new ED with less than two-year’s experience
- Available for a minimum of 1 to 2 hours a month for eight months (May to December)
- Work within the Wood Buffalo region
How to Apply – Mentees:
- Complete the application form
- A representative of FuseSocial will contact you to answer your questions and ask your input on this program
- Complete the ED Leadership Competencies handout
- Complete the “My Goals” worksheet
- Complete the registration form listing your top 3 goals, top 3 strengths and top 3 areas of focus
Mentor Benefits:
- Share your experience and knowledge
- Make a positive impact in your mentee’s organization
- Make new connections
- Learn new skills – this peer model allows the mentor to learn and grow too.
- Increased collaboration, appreciation for collective impact and opportunity for networking
Mentor Qualifications:
As a mentor, you want to provide the best advice and resources to your mentees. But you don’t need to have all the answers—you are there to support and assist. To be a mentor, you should have:
- Three years, or equivalent experience, as an executive director
- The willingness to communicate, empathize and inspire trust
- The ability to commit to monthly sessions over an eight-month period (May to December) with a minimum of 2 hours per month
- Work within the Wood Buffalo region
How to Apply – Mentors:
- Complete the application form
- A representative of FuseSocial will contact you to answer your questions
- Complete the ED Leadership Competencies handout
- Complete the “My Goals” worksheet
- Complete the registration form listing your top 3 goals and strengths
Matching Criteria:
• Matches will be made by the end of April
• Matches will be based on mentors strengths will be aligned with mentees goals, strengths and recognized areas for improvement
• Mentors and mentees will be responsible for setting their meeting times and locations, identifying priority areas for discussion and determining how they want to work with one another
• To ensure that we can effectively evaluate this pilot program, we will require matches to record the number and amount of meeting times and to complete evaluations
If you are interested in participating in this program as mentor or mentee or for more information, please contact sherry.maceachern@fusesocial.ca
The Executive Director Support Program – Mentorship Pilot is proudly supported by:
