Mentoring Enriches LIVES!
Mentoring represents a relationship between a more experienced person – the mentor – and a less experienced person – the protégé.
Being a mentor gives one the opportunity to assist a protégé with her personal and professional development by sharing knowledge learned through years of experience. While the main objective of a mentoring role is to challenge the protégé to think in new and different ways, the protégé is not the only one who gains from the arrangement. The mentor is enriched by the experience as well. Mentoring provides a unique way to help women develop leadership skills and confidence as they go forward in the world.
Through the YWCA Women's Leadership Program, protégés will participate in a series of six leadership training sessions. Over a three month period of time, the protégé will develop a plan that includes personal and professional goals and ways to achieve them. Upon completion of the training, a mentor will be matched with the protégé to support and guide her through the implementation of her plan over the next year.
APPLY TO BE A WLP MENTOR
The YWCA is looking for successful females to share their knowledge and offer advice to up-and-coming women leaders of the Women’s Leadership Program. The commitment for mentors is to meet with proteges at least once a month for 12 months.
The mentor deadline is Thursday, February 16. Applications can be found online or by contacting the Women's Leadership Director at the YWCA (605) 336-3660.
Junior League of Sioux Falls
YWCA Women's Leadership Program is a service project of Junior League of Sioux Falls. The collaboration furthers the mission of both YWCA and Junior League to enrich the lives of women and empower them to make themselves and Sioux Falls a stronger community. Click on the JL logo to learn more about the great work done by Junior League.
