NQMS BENEFITS MENTORING PROGRAMS, FUNDERS, & THE COMMUNITY
For Mentoring Programs
Participating in NQMS gives your program:
- Access to an easy-to-use online self-assessment tool that will support you in assessing your program’s practices, operations and management, and in identifying strengths and areas for improvement and innovation.
- Customized training and technical assistance, based on your assessment, to support you in making quality improvements that support your program’s alignment with evidence-based practice for mentoring.
Completing the NQMS process helps your program:
- Validate program quality
- Show results in funding applications
- Pinpoint areas for improvement
- Develop an Improvement & Innovation Plan to guide program planning
- Receive priority search in the national Mentoring Connector, increasing your program’s visibility for prospective volunteers and other stakeholders
To find out about how your mentor program can start the NQMS process please contact Program Development Manager, Ross Bouchard, at 401-732-7700 or RBouchard@MentorRI.org.
For the Community
NQMS Supports Quality Mentoring – better program practices, operations, and management
NQMS Strengthens Quality Programming – stronger match support for youth and volunteers
NQMS Promotes Stronger Match Support – better outcomes for youth and volunteers
Evidence for Quality Support Based on the Elements of Effective Practice: A 2017 study conducted by Kupersmidt, Stump, Stelter & Rhodes indicated that a greater number of EEPM4 benchmarks and standards implemented by mentoring programs was significantly associated with longer mentoring relationship lengths, particularly for matches lasting 2+ years.
Findings suggest that a program’s adherence and fidelity to the EEPM can enhance program effectiveness and create more satisfying, longer lasting, and effective mentoring relationships.
For Funders
How Can I Use The NQMS to Guide Funding Decisions?
- Recognize the applicant program for its commitment to quality and participation in the NQMS process to better its program and the field
- The quality assessment is not a punitive process – it helps programs identify strengths and areas of growth to create an Improvement and Innovation Plan
- Provide funding to programs and help them achieve higher quality in an area of weakness
- Encourage employees to get involved in mentoring through programs committed to quality
