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A kickoff guide forProgram Managers A kickoff guide for Program Managers

A short kickoff that gets every pair to a first meeting.

What this presentation covers

What this presentation covers

What this presentation covers

What the kickoff covers

Twenty minutes, five short parts

Keep each part short and leave time for questions at the end.

  • Why the program exists its goal in one sentence
  • How pairs are made in your program
  • The first meeting how to book it
  • The agreement what both sides commit to
  • Where help is and who answers

How matching works here

Explain how pairs are made

Name your program’s matching mode, and the in-app guide repeats it for members.

Booking the first meeting

Show how to book the first meeting

Book one live on screen, so nobody leaves unsure how it works.

Mentors open their hours

Weekly or one-off slots, in their own time zone.

Mentees pick a free hour

The video link and calendar invite are created for them.

Mentors open their hours

Weekly or one-off slots, in their own time zone.

Mentees pick a free hour

The video link and calendar invite are created for them.

The agreement

Walk through the agreement

Members accept it on entry, and you see who is still awaiting acceptance.

Where help is

Show where to ask for help

Members write from the Support page, and every admin sees the same board.

The kickoff as an event

Set the kickoff up as an event

Members register on the event page and get a calendar invitation by email.

Online, in person or hybrid

For everyone, only mentors, only mentees or selected people.

Places and a waitlist

Set places and a deadline, and the waitlist fills freed places.

A calendar invite by email

Confirmed people get it, and a time change updates it.

Online, in person or hybrid

For everyone, only mentors, only mentees or selected people.

Places and a waitlist

Set places and a deadline, and the waitlist fills freed places.

A calendar invite by email

Confirmed people get it, and a time change updates it.

The announcement

Announce it to the whole program

A post on the home page and an email reach mentors and mentees.

A post, also sent by email

For mentors, mentees or everyone, shown in Announcements.

An email to a filtered list

Add first names, attach files and see who opened it.

A post, also sent by email

For mentors, mentees or everyone, shown in Announcements.

An email to a filtered list

Add first names, attach files and see who opened it.

After the kickoff

Reminders take over after the kickoff

Login, meeting and form reminders go out on their own, at the timing you set.

One system, set up for you

All the tools that make management easy

Everything your mentoring program needs, ready to use.

One system, set up for you

Admin dashboard with live program health

See live numbers, program health and what needs attention next.

One system, set up for you

All the tools that make mentoring easy

Give your participants everything they need for mentoring.

One system, set up for you

A mentoring platform made for you

Easy to use on every device.

Shall we plan your kickoff together?

Book a demo, or try it with your own team.

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