Volunteer for eMentors Thank you for your interest in BestPrep. Please complete the below form and a staff member will connect with you to discuss volunteer opportunities with BestPrep. Please complete either your work or personal contact information section, whichever is preferred for contacting you. First Name Familiar Name / Nickname Last Name Work Information Company/Organization Job Title Company Street Address Company Mail Stop City State Zip Work Phone Work Email Home Information Street Address City (required) Please enter the city as it provides BestPrep staff with proximity to local schools. x State Zip Cell Phone Personal Email Ethnicity: To ensure we can accurately report on our volunteer base, please select the ethnicity you identify with most.Please select... American Indian Asian Black Hispanic Two or More Races White Prefer Not to Disclose Gender PronounsHe/him/hisShe/her/hersThey/them/theirsEy/em/eirsZe/zir/zirsCo/co/co’sMy pronouns are not listedPrefer not to disclose Preferred PhonePlease select... Work Cell Preferred EmailPlease select... Work Personal Guest Speaker: BestPrep has multiple programs seeking volunteers to share their area of expertise with students and teachers. Topics range from guest speakers talking to students about business terms and concepts, career information, career skills, or financial literacy. Volunteers decide the level of commitment and geographic areas in which they would like to focus their volunteer efforts.Financial Literacy TopicsGeneral Business TopicsCareer and Career Preparation Topics Mock Interviewer: Facilitate a 10-minute interview with a student and provide valuable feedback. Multiple interviews are usually conducted over the course of a school period. Volunteers are provided with sample questions. Yes, please contact me as opportunities arise. Student Spotlight Competition Judge: Review student artwork, written word, and other creative entries in our Spotlight Competition. Students’ submissions relate to the year’s Educational Forum focus. Each volunteer judge reviews 5-10 submissions and rates them using an online rubric.Yes, please contact me as opportunities arise. Essay Judge: Twice a school year, The Stock Market Game students are given the option to participate in an essay contest called InvestWrite. Judges are needed in December and April to read essays on investing related topics. Essays are emailed to volunteers and scored electronically.Yes, please contact me as opportunities arise. Events: Volunteering at events such as at registration helping guests check-in, activities, monitoring reception, and ushering in the ballroom, etc.Yes, please contact me as opportunities arise. Onsite (Workplace) Tours: BestPrep has a couple programs seeking volunteers to host students and/or educators onsite at their place of work. Classroom Plus is always looking for companies to host classroom visits and provide a tour to a class of students. The Technology Integration Workshop needs volunteers to host an educator for a job shadow experience for an afternoon in July. I am interested in organizing a classroom tour at my place of work. Please contact me about hosting an educator job shadow this summer. Pro Bono Opportunities: BestPrep has the occasional need for volunteers to share their expertise. Options include individual or committee work based on time of year and program needs. Past examples have included reviewing creating PowerPoint presentations for volunteers to use in classrooms, updating existing presentations with new or current examples, creating Excel Files, completing research for the development/fundraising team, printing/helping with name badges, etc. Content Creation - passionate about your career or a skill, and want students and teachers to know about it - help create content for volunteers to use in classroomsData Entry - filling in web forms soliciting silent auction items, updating Excel filesSalesforce Reports - help BestPrep staff harness the power of collected dataWriting - press releases, articles, blogsStaff Development and Training - soft skills, social media, presentation skills, technology knowledgeOther Pro Bono Subject Area(s): Please enter subject/content/skill(s) that you are interested in donating. Geographic Preference(s) where you might like to volunteer: Select all that apply.Metro - AnokaMetro - CarverMetro - DakotaMetro - HennepinMetro - RamseyMetro - ScottMetro - WashingtonNorth CentralNorth EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth WestEast CentralWest CentralOut State Minnesota How did you find out about BestPrep? Please select... Referral (coworker, friend) Event Attendee Media (Social, Newspaper) Web Search I was a student in a BestPrep program Child participated in program Already volunteer, want to do more Other Referral Name: Additional Comments/Questions? I give permission to BestPrep to use my likeness including my name, written or spoken words and/or picture in promotional materials and/or news releases.YesNo Please click the "Submit" button below and be patient. It may take a few seconds but a confirmation screen will open next. reCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam. The submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA. Contact Information
