technical assistance

Utilizing the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC)

UNDERSTANDING THE NRMC

NMRC stands for the National Mentoring Resource Center. The NMRC applies to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for funding every 3 years. This money pays for the Technical Assistance that MENTOR Rhode Island provides to mentor programs.

Technical Assistance (TA) is the service that MENTOR Rhode Island provides to programs that helps evaluate and develop processes. One can think of it as “program therapy” or “program counseling”.

We understand that we are all in the nonprofit sector and funding can be scarce! By coompleting the NMRC application, funds are provided to MENTOR Rhode Island through MENTOR National. This allows us to provide you with 30 hours of technical Assistance at no cost to your organization. By going through NMRC, you can get the high quality assistance you need to achieve your programmatic goals. MENTOR Rhode Island is here to support and guide you through the most effective and efficient ways to a run a mentorship program and ensure its success.

NMRC allows you to engae in 30 hours of TA in one 4-month term. If needed, we can provide an additional 20 hours upon request! You must send in an application, complete an Initial Needs Assessment; sign a Memorandum of Undertsanding (MOU); commit to a meeting with your TA provder ( a staff member at MRI); and complete a Requester Evaluation on how the services benefited your program.

timeline of nmrc and ta

1. CONSULT

MENTOR RI consults with you on what your program is and educated you on our services through NMRC.

2. APPLICATION

You apply for NMRC. You must create an account for NMRC requests.

3. Initial needs assessment

NMRC will send you an Initial Needs Assessment. This is a survey to see what the current standing of your mentor program is, and the specific services or assistance you want MENTOR RI to provide.

4. memorandum of understanding (mou)

MENTOR RI creates a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) .

You review and execute the MOU.

5. technical assistance begins

Begin working with your TA provider! You’ll work together for 30 hours over the course of 4 months.

6. requester evaluation

The NMRC system sends your Requester Evaluation after your MOU hours are completed.

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