Inspirations for Business
See what other businesses are doing to help more kids succeed in school and go to college. Know of other examples? Send us a note to share them.Featured Stories
Deloitte Makes Volunteering at Wellstone High School a No-Brainer
Catherine Smith recruits co-workers from Deloitte to help students who are 17-21 years old with limited English skills to learn about colleges, interviewing, resume writing and job searching. Continue reading about the Deloitte team
Veteran Mentor Kimberly Delaney Finds Rewards, Perspective and Fun
Once a month for the past 15 years, Kimberly Delaney has left her work as a project manager at HealthPartners to volunteer as a mentor at Central High School in St. Paul. With the support of senior leaders at HealthPartners, she's recruiting her colleagues to get involved. Continue reading about Delaney
Short Takes
Blue Cross & Blue Shield employers mentor middle school students
A successful e-mentoring program that pairs 30 Blue Cross employees with eighth-graders at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan has matched more than 225 students since its inception in the 2000-2001 school year.
Mentoring Partnership and the Business Partnership work together to increase mentoring
A publicity blitz starting in Jan. 2008 — national mentoring month — hopes to attract employees from Minnesota's largest companies to mentor students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. The goal is to expose more students to the potential of those careers.
