Mentorship Program Outline

Structure:

3-month program

• Kickoff event: Meet mentors and mentees with quick introductions of who you are and why you’re excited for this partnership.
• Individual meeting: Have one on ones with your mentor 6-10 times over 10 weeks.
• Group chat: Private Slack channel with your mentor, and 8-12 other mentees and mentors who have similar interests and want to work on similar goals
• Wrap up event: A few minutes to talk about your experience together or share a project you completed

Mentor Questionnaire

(5+ years of professional experience)

1. How many years of professional experience do you have?

2. How many years of experience doing data visualization do you have?

3. I feel like I could help someone with their skills in:

Data

Data collection

Data cleaning

Data analysis

Visualization

Design

Building data visualizations

Data visualization storytelling and writing

Society

Project management

Community participation

Leadership skills

4. Why do you want to be a mentor?

5. How much time do you have per week to commit to mentoring someone?

6. How many people can you commit to mentoring at the same time?

7. What time zone are you in?

8. What language(s) do you feel comfortable mentoring in?

Mentee Questionnaire

(1-4 years of experience)