Resources for Mentoring Futures Program

Mentoring Agreement

This document is meant to guide your initial conversations and set expectations for your mentoring relatioship. Together, you will identify activities to help acheive your intended goals. Keep your timeframe in mind and plan for what you can realistically accomplish in one year.

• Mentoring Agreement (Word file)

• Example Activities from Past Participants

• Article: Facilitating Mentee-Driven Goal Setting

• Suggested Mentoring Activities (from UCI Undergraduate Mentoring Program)

Tips from Year 1 of the Program

• The biggest obstacle reported for mentors and mentees is scheduling time to meet. We recommend setting a consistent meeting date/time, creating invites for your online calendars, and confirming your schedules at the end of each meeting.

• Have a plan and agenda for each meeting and some questions prepared for one another. For example, you might want to focus on one topic per meeting. Or you could plan to report on a task or activity, provide feedback, and determine next steps.

  • Meeting Agenda Template and Dialouge Prompts (from UC Davis)

Mentoring Webinar Series

We hope to meet quarterly with mentees and mentors to explore a variety of professional development and career topics.

• Topics and dates TBD

Additional Resources

• Wildland Fire Leadership Development Reading List

• Culturally Aware Mentoring Resources

• Mentee Best Pratices

• What a Good Mentor Does

Feedback

• Let us know what else would be helpful to create effective mentorship opportunties for you.

• We will keep adding resources and information to this page; if you have something to share, send it to office@fireecology.net.