Mentor Florida Georgia

06/01/2026

Awesome learning opportunity from our peers at Mentor Washington and MENTOR California!

Nonprofit financial literacy is essential to organizational sustainability, strategic decision-making, and mission impact.

MENTOR California and MENTOR Washington are pleased to partner together for Nonprofit Finance: What You Need to Know, a virtual training led by Doug Wells.

This session will take place on Tuesday, June 23 from 12:30–2:30 PM and is designed for nonprofit professionals, executive directors, board members, program managers, operations staff, and community leaders.

As organizations continue working to meet the needs of youth and communities, financial clarity becomes a critical part of building capacity, strengthening programs, and supporting long-term impact.

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DA7N02RBTVSVJGq4p7AI4w

05/29/2026

Nominate someone from your program or community!

Do you know someone who is dedicated to making life better for the young people around them?

We want to celebrate them! Nominate them for an Excellence in Mentoring Award at https://bit.ly/4vsQ4SC

⏰ Deadline: June 5, 11:59 PM EST

05/27/2026

MENTOR California recently helped lead the California Men’s Service Challenge in Anaheim — bringing mentorship, purpose, and opportunity to over 100 young men.

Marcus Strother, MENTOR CA CEO said: “Today is about making sure young people know someone believes in them.”

Read more about this powerful community initiative at: https://bit.ly/3Rg7Nxa

05/21/2026

REMINDER! You have one more week to pitch your workshop for the National Mentoring Summit, happening January 27-29 in Washington, D.C. This is your opportunity to highlight program innovations, share specialized knowledge, and empower mentoring colleagues to boost the work they do.

Review the request for proposals and submit your workshop at https://mentoring.org/summit-workshop-proposals/

05/20/2026

We're going on the road again! This time, we're planning stops on the Gulf Coast of Florida starting June 29. Join us at one of three opportunities to meet Mentor Florida Georgia staff and consultants, to share your challenges and opportunities, and network with other stakeholders in Florida's mentoring movement.

RSVP to join us: https://forms.gle/XDFSSNSekHnRFBr86

05/19/2026

It's a rare treat when Mentor Florida Georgia staff, consultants, board members, and program providers are all in the same space. That's why we were extra grateful for the opportunity to gather, learn, and network at the Chick-fil-A Impact Accelerator conference in Atlanta last week.

There were terrific sessions on storytelling, fundraising, and cross-generational relationship building that felt on target for those of us working together to build the mentoring movement in Georgia and across the southeast. Leslie even got to talk with a mentoring program in Alabama about how federally funded program coaching can support their work.

Thanks, Chick-fil-A and Plywood people for the opportunity to step into the role of learner and trainee so that we can better support mentoring programs in the MENTOR Florida | Georgia network!

05/17/2026

This International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we're lifting up the ways that safe spaces are essential for ALL. Every young person deserves to feel seen, supported, and celebrated—and mentors can model acceptance by standing with the young people around them, affirming their worth and essential humanity.

Check out www.mentoring.org/pride for more resources.