Engage in Mentoring

Welcome! Our IAPAE Mentor Match programs reflects our commitment to you and your professional development. This unique online networking and career development tool helps you find, connect and share experiences with others. Your mentor or mentee can be in the same city or on the other side of the world. You can apply to our IAPAE Mentor Match program in four simple steps.

Which Program is Right for You?

Students & Interns Program

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Professionals & Retired Program

The Professional & Retired mentoring program is for members at all varying stages of their professional career. There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don't look even slightly believable.

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Start

Complete your IAPAE profile. Make sure your contact information is up to date, add a recent professional profile picture, expand on your bio and import your education and job history information from LinkedIn. Having a complete and accurate profile is crucial to the success of selection and matching. Profile complete? Return back to this page and move on to step 2.

Enroll

Are you looking to be a mentor or mentee? Perhaps both? Sign up:

Enroll as an IAPAE Mentor Match Mentor

Enroll as an IAPAE Mentor Match Mentee

Make selections for each of the program demographics to set your preferences. Demographics include: topics, venue, specialties, career stage and start/end date. Please note that some fields are required for enrollment. The more information you provide, the easier it will be to make the best match. Keep in mind in order to request a mentor or mentee, you must be enrolled in the program.

Search

Use the IAPAE Mentor Program Directory to input your search criteria. Start by selecting the topic(s) of interest which include:

  • Business Operations
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance
  • Fundraising & Non-Dues Revenue
  • Governance
  • Government Relations
  • Leadership
  • Meetings & Events
  • Membership
  • Professional Development
  • Technology

Then go select the mentoring venue, career stage, specialties, name and location. You can also take advantage of features to help you find and recruit matches:

  • Track your mentoring relationships
  • Participate in discussion forums on mentoring topics
  • Search for helpful mentoring resources

Connect

Congratulations! You're all set. You completed steps 1-3 and are now ready for the fun stuff. Let the mentoring begin. Do one search or multiple searches. If you're unsure of the search criteria, select "Search for ALL of the selected values." The IAPAE Mentor Match Program Directory will do the work for you and populate the results.

Next click on the member's name that you're interested in establishing a mentor/mentee connection with. The link will bring you to their profile page. Look around. If you think it's a desired match, look under their profile image for the Mentor Match badge, which when clicked will you allow you to request a connection. If it's not a desired match, you can simply select the back button to return to your previous search results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Need Help?

If you have any questions about our Mentor Match programs, contact Rebecca Mullen, Senior Manager, Client Communications. Your success is our success, we're here to help.