For Mentors — Reap All the Benefits of Being a Mentor

• Ignite a spark
• Create a legacy
• Build your leadership and management skills

Mentors are rewarded by sharing knowledge and skills, helping others succeed, and supporting the communications profession. All you need is a passion and a willingness to spend a few hours per month developing a relationship with a student or young professional NYWICI member. Register now and NYWICI will match you to a mentee based on your personal and professional  profile.
Mentoring requires a willingness to share, listen, and provide advice in a flexible relationship shaped by the needs of the mentee. Mentoring is a way for NYWICI members to improve the communications field, one person at a time. While mentoring programs are designed primarily for the benefit of mentees, mentors enjoy rewards as well. Including:

• Exposure to the emerging talent pool
• Ongoing attention to your own career development
• A way to keep current with the latest trends and technologies
• The satisfaction of imparting wisdom and experience to others without a huge time commitment
• Enhancement of coaching, leadership, management, and recruiting skills
• Exposure to diverse thoughts, styles, personalities, and cultures
• Opportunities for recruitment to our profession and/or your employment setting
• A way to give back to NYWICI and your profession
• A lasting career network

Are You Ready to be a Mentor?

If you can answer, "YES" to most of the following statements, you are a great candidate for the NYWICI Mentoring Program. 

• I have the time to commit to an ongoing mentoring relationship.
• I will make a personal connection based on trust and mutual respect and listen to my mentee's needs and concerns.
• I will help my mentee to define career goals and provide networking opportunities to attain those goals.
• I will share my knowledge of educational and professional requirements to prepare my mentee for his/her career.
• I will offer information, advice, references and resources to assist my mentee's needs.
• I will offer constructive criticism, but allow my mentee to learn from her mistakes.

Learn more on how to become a Mentee!

The Foundation's Mission

New York Women in Communications Foundation, the philanthropic arm of New York Women in Communications, Inc., cultivates leaders in our field by providing financial support, opportunities for professional development and mentoring, and entrée to a diverse community of communications professionals. We are the largest foundation for women’s communications scholarships in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut-Pennsylvania region.