In today’s world, financial and volunteer support for nonprofit organizations tends to ebb and flow. With corporate mergers, relocations and shifting charitable priorities coupled with an unpredictable economy, nonprofits often feel they are on a roller coaster ride with an uncertain end. This means that the loyal support of a steadfast partner is a tremendous […]
Who would have thought in the early 80’s high school students would enthusiastically chase after the idea of going to a “business” summer camp? As a recent college graduate I was new to the business world. I was recruited to volunteer as a Resident Business Leader in the very early years of Minnesota Business Venture […]
I’d like to take you through a Meet and Greet from a BestPrep coordinator’s perspective. I’m all set up in the conference room, and mentors start to trickle in. This is the second time I’ve met the mentors, the first was as a trainer leading just another meeting – this time the mentors are giddy […]
Tensions were running high for students and advisor Sara Damon on a November morning, when they would find out the result of a statewide essay contest they entered. The result was beyond what they could have imagined when entering. Walking into class on what appeared to be a typical morning, a proud group of 12 […]
eMentors would be impossible without the tireless support and advocacy from our teachers. Teachers help shape the program, choosing questions that relate to their classroom curriculum, guiding their students through weekly topics and writing emails, and monitoring dozens or hundreds of emails every week. They facilitate the Meet and Greet by ensuring their students are […]
It’s “I Am a Mentor Day,” the day you’re given carte blanche to brag to all your friends that you are making a difference in a student’s life. BestPrep eMentors has a 13 year history, mentoring over 26, 600 students. We asked a couple of our mentors, Gina Picard and Erin Lauterbach from Accenture, to […]
BestPrep Board member and volunteer Steve Lear, CEO of Affiance Financial, shares the benefit he sees in volunteering through our financial literacy programs.
We at BestPrep are proud to work with our volunteers to impact students’ lives through our eMentors Program and celebrate this month with MENTOR (insert link). Mentoring has the ability to benefit young people’s lives in limitless ways. In particular, at risk youth who were mentored were 55% more likely to be enrolled in college […]
