Could Non-School Youth Programs Growth be a Jobs Creation Strategy?

Creating Volunteer-based
Tutor/Mentor Programs in every
high-poverty area of Chicago
and cities throughout the
country, and city-wide support
systems could create
thousands of new jobs for
American workers.
Tutor/Mentor Connection:
A Jobs Creation Strategy for America
This is a concept strategy of the
Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC. Your investment
and support can make this a reality.
Tutor/Mentor Connection (1993-present); Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (2011-present). http://www.tutormentorexchange.net . Email tutormentor2@earthlink.net

Collective Effort
What might we accomplish working toward shared
goals that we cannot do when working alone?
We might help more kids through school.
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Connecting
youth with adult
tutors and
mentors and
extra learning is
good thing to do.
* Helping
volunteers learn
ways to have
positive impact
is necessary
work.
A ‘tutor/mentor’ program is a
place where many
volunteers with different
backgrounds can connect
with hard-to-reach youth.
* Helping programs find
resources, recruit volunteers
and support youth and
volunteers on a weekly, and
continuing level of
involvement helps each
program be more effective.
Helping ‘tutor/mentor’
programs reach youth in all
parts of a city should be a goal
of leaders from many sectors.
* Building marketing,
advertising, resource
development, talent sources
and leadership strategies in
every industry, faith group,
political and media sector
supports the growth of
tutor/mentor programs in more
places.
Visit http://www.tutormentorexchange.net to read more and get involved.
LOGIC MODEL
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Creating a tutor/mentor program
that transforms the lives of youth
and adult volunteers is as difficult
as creating the first light bulb.
Edison made more than 1000 attempts before he
developed a working light bulb.
Creating an industry to deliver
energy so light bulbs could be in
every home must have been a
much more difficult challenge.
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Several hundred non-school, volunteer-
based, youth tutor/mentor programs are
needed in a big city like Chicago.

Tutor/Mentor
STORE
Stuff for
Youth*
Stuff for
Volunteers*
Stuff for
Donors
• Mentors, Tutors
• Fun activities
• New experiences
• Technology
• Books
• Safe Place
• Arts
• Social & Emotional
Support
• College & Career
• Job Skills
• Network
• Staff support
• Friends
• Long-term
involvement
• Youth
• Training
• On-Going
support
• Fun Activities
• Social network
• Career Network
• Sense of purpose
• Technology
• Books
• Safe Place
• Job Skills
• Staff support
• Friends
• Why we are needed
• Needs of youth in
neighborhood we
serve
• What we do
• How this influences
learning, school
performance, work
readiness
• Our Leaders
• Other donors
• What we accomplish
• Who we network
with
• Who we collaborate
with
• How well we use their
donations
• What is our impact
Parents, Teachers,
Community
Leaders
• What we do
• How do enroll a
youth
• How to make
programs like this
available to more kids
in more places
• How this helps kids
Stuff for
Industry,
Universities
• What we do
• How do volunteers get
involved
• Impact on volunteers,
business goals
• Impact on diversity,
workforce
development etc.
A volunteer-based tutor/mentor program is a “store” with many customers.
Each list represents products and services needed at every tutor/mentor program in every high poverty
neighborhood of cities like Chicago. EACh program needs to provide ALL of these services.
Stuff for
STAFF *
• Vision, Mission
• Training
• On-Going
support
• Fun Activities
• Social network
• Career Network
• Financial reward
• Health care
• Retirement
• Safe, nurturing
place to work
*These products & services made available
by “vendors” who do business with each
program location.
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Sample Non Profit Organizational Chart
Pg 6
Every box on this chart represents a role that a corporate volunteer with specific talents and experience could
fill in a volunteer-based tutor/mentor organization. Every box needs to be filled if the organization is to provide
effective service to its community. Similar charts should be developed to show the organizational structure of different
types of charities and service organizations.
Director/CEO
Admin
analyst
Secretary
Tutor/Mentor
Program
Operations
Facilities Mgr.
Marketing and
Development
Human
Resources
Legal &
Accounting
Information
Technologies
Volunteer
Recruitment
and Training
Data
Collection
and Analysis
School and
Community
Liaison
Coordinator
for
tutor/mentor
sessions
Supply/Food
Service
Security
Transportation
Events &
Activities
College &
Career
Readiness
Business
Liaison/
Vocational
Training
Computer
Learning
Center
Board
Development
Grants
Manger
Special
Events
Direct Mail
Communications
Manager
Newsletter (print
and email versions
Public
Relations
Web Site
Internal
Communications
Annual
Report
Database mgt
Database
Development &
Maintenance
Web site
development &
Maintenance
On-line
Documentation
Systems
On-line e-
learning (for
staff, students,
volunteers)
Internal
Network and
Server set up
and
maintenance
Hardware &
software
upgrades
(technology
plan
Technology
Support
Technology
Training
Policy
Development
and Training
Staffing/
Training
Employee
Records
Payroll and
Benefits
Management
Board of
Directors
Recruitment and
Development
EVERY program
site should have
a Computer
Technology
Center
Student
Recruitment
& Support
Manager
Infrastructure need to
support on-going
tutoring/mentoring.

Skills Needed
in Every
Tutor/Mentor
Program
See this map at http://tinyurl.com/TMI-TalentNeeded
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The chart on page 5
shows products and
services needed in
every single tutor
and/or mentor
program.
This chart shows skills
leaders and staff must
have to be able to
attract a wide range of
volunteers, services
along with financial
support, and use them
in year-to-year growth
of constantly improving
tutor/mentor programs.

How Many Programs Needed?
How many jobs would this create?
Nearly 200 locations are in
Tutor/Mentor database.
However, the distribution is poor
in many parts of the city .
Previous surveys lead us to
believe less than 20,000 youth
in organized programs with
primary focus on tutor/mentor
activities.
Another 300 program locations
could reach service level up to
60,000 youth.
This could create 3,000 to 6,000 jobs in a non-school tutor/mentor industry.
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EVERY city needs an Infrastructure to support 300-500 non-school tutor/mentor
programs. View 4-part strategy at - http://tinyurl.com/TMC-4-Part-Strategy
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View this version of 4-part strategy map - https://tinyurl.com/TMI-4pt-strategy-needs

Infrastructure to support programs
creates additional jobs and careers.
Youth can be
interns, learn skills,
and be employed in
each step of this
process.
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Example:
A student
intern
created this
graphic

Creating a tutor/mentor programs
that reach youth in all high poverty
areas is a jobs creation strategy
that can bring millions of dollars of
income to workers and tax dollars
to Chicago.
Creating a tutor/mentor
program industry can also
contribute to the success of
every mayor who aspires to
close the gaps between rich
and poor and improve the
ability of a city to attract new
business and residents.
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These ideas can be part of the leadership plan of any
elected and/or business leader, in any city.
GOVERNMENT
COMMUNITIES
CHILDREN
GROWTH
Chicago
Plan
Tutor/Mentor Connection (1993-present); Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (2011-present). http://www.tutormentorexchange.net . Email tutormentor2@earthlink.net Pg 12

What does it take to make this happen?
Here are some articles to stimulate your thinking:
Tipping Points - http://tinyurl.com/TMI-TippingPoints
Role of Leaders - http://tinyurl.com/TMI-RoleOfLeaders
Virtual Corporate office -
http://tinyurl.com/TMI-VirtualCorpOffice
Use of Maps and Visualization -
http://tinyurl.com/TMI-visualize-ideas
Tutor/Mentor Connection (1993-present); Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (2011-present). http://www.tutormentorexchange.net . Email tutormentor2@earthlink.net Pg 12

Use T/MC web to learn more
Building an understanding of the ideas the T/MC shares requires on-
going learning, discussion and reflection. Form a learning group in your
organization and use the sites below as a source for your learning and
innovation.
Http://www.tutormentorexchange.net
http://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net
http://tutormentor.blogspot.com
Http://mappinforjustice.blogspot.com
http://tutormentorexchange.net/conceptmaps
Email tutormentor2@earthlink.net or connect with Dan Bassill on
LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to discuss ideas for T/MI
consulting, speaking, workshops, idea generation, mapping and/or
collaboration among programs, or between cities.
Social Media Links: https://tutormentorexchange.net/social-media
Tutor/Mentor Connection (1993-present); Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (2011-present). http://www.tutormentorexchange.net .
Dan Bassill
@tutormentorteam

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