Recruiting Man-Makers

Strategies for Getting Men Involved

In this seminar or workshop program we'll take up the themes described below. This program is also offered as a conference or meeting keynote program.

Across the ages and across the generations, it has been men who were the man-makers for young males. It was the men who took it as their sacred responsibility to intentionally set boys on the path to a positive and successful manhood. Sadly, as all mentoring groups know, in spite of an epidemic of under-male-nourished boys and men being hardwired for the task, today’s man-makers have largely disappeared.

In the research for my book, Man-Making – Men Helping Boys on Their Journey to Manhood, I’ve discovered a number of predictable and some not-so-predictable barriers men encounter when they are invited to step into the role of mentor for a boy or boys. These findings point to the need to target marketing messages directly at men’s “resistance factors,” and to use new and innovative approaches to invite and attract men into the role of man-makers for boys.

This program will be a combination of lecture and discussion in which we will discuss ideas and share organizational success in attracting men to the important work of mentoring boys. The goal is to leave the session with new eyes, fresh approaches, and increased motivation for getting more men involved in mentoring activities.

In this program we will explore:

To learn more about this program, you can download this PDF file for a complete description of the program, and my bio. Or you can send me an now.

Here is what one meeting planner said about a recent presentation:

Dear Earl,

The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota thanks you for helping to make the 2007 Minnesota Mentoring Conference - Mentoring Across Generations: Connecting Today’s Volunteers with Today’s Youth, a great success! When asked about their overall workshop experience, participants identified “workshops” as the feature that they value most when attending the MN Mentoring Conference.

The evaluation responses for your workshop, Recruiting Man-Makers, were extremely positive. You rated very high in meeting participant expectations, your presentation skills, providing useable content, and in people being glad they attended your workshop.

I want to thank you for your involvement, and regarding future presentations, I do hope that you will “save the date” for next year’s conference and consider presenting a workshop again!

Sincerely,

April McHugh
Director of Training & Community Partnerships
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
81 South 9th Street, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55402
Direct phone: (612) 370-9148
aprilm@mentoringworks.org,

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