tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494898312951341791.post8437082559461841087..comments2023-10-14T03:49:28.929-07:00Comments on Nicolecabrini: Solutions for Violent Communities starting in the Communitynicolewhite.cabrinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16973653535276010960noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2494898312951341791.post-36519376601345866042008-05-11T08:00:00.000-07:002008-05-11T08:00:00.000-07:00Hi Nicole, Thanks for the articles you are writing...Hi Nicole, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the articles you are writing and for your role in helping organize the Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference. I just read an article this morning that I think you'll enjoy. It shows the value of <BR/>networking: http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/ibarra.cfm <BR/><BR/>I believe that volunteer-involvement in a tutor/mentor program, expands the network for the volunteer and can benefit him/her in a career, and in life. <BR/><BR/>If we make these programs available and teach this habit of networking to kids living in isolated poverty, then we give them the power of these networks, and that's a gift that can change a lifetime. <BR/><BR/>If companies view tutoring/ mentoring from this perspective, they will become strategic about encouraging volunteer involvement in multiple programs, and in more roles than just the tutor/mentor. <BR/><BR/>We can't communicate that message unless we can get the attention of <BR/>business leaders, and get them to use the conferences and other T/MC resources as learning tools for developing their own networks, and strategies. <BR/><BR/>Thus I encourge people who read Nicole's blog, or other tutor/mentor blogs to use your own communications skills, and your networks on Linkedin, facebook, and other sites (see <BR/>http://tutormentorconnection.ning.com) to spread this message so that we can get more people to sign up for the conference, our our web forum, and use these as their own networking and learning event. <BR/><BR/>Thanks. <BR/><BR/>Dan BassillTutor Mentor Connectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140800580077672326noreply@blogger.com