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Mentoring Matters
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: August 10, 2005
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For mentoring programs to work, they need to be done right. For instance, studies show that a mentor who ends the mentoring relationship too soon can actually harm a young person. It’s one of the reasons that finding ways to retain staff is crucial at youth media organizations. Mentoring.org now offers a (free and downloadable) tool kit, Elements of Effective Practice, with templates and advice to help organizations ensure quality mentoring.

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