What’s new forCommunities and Foundations
What came to Mentornity in recent months,
and how it works in your community program.
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Meetings
Tools and development
Running the program
Communication and support
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Super Meeting Planner
Every meeting planned in one go
Volunteer mentors plan all remaining meetings with their matches in a few clicks.
You set the rhythm
Pick the program duration, frequency and term dates in the settings.
Members pick people and preferences
They choose frequency, days, time of day and meeting length.
The plan is shown first
Both calendars are read, and meetings are created once the member confirms.
You set the rhythm
Pick the program duration, frequency and term dates in the settings.
Members pick people and preferences
They choose frequency, days, time of day and meeting length.
The plan is shown first
Both calendars are read, and meetings are created once the member confirms.
Mentees’ available hours
Mentees can publish available hours
The mentor picks one of the mentee’s hours and sets up the meeting.
Video meetings
Meetings happen inside Mentornity
Nobody needs to create an account or install a plugin, and guests join with a code.
In-Platform Video
Mentor and mentee join the meeting with a single click.
Guests join with a code
A guest without an account types their name and joins.
You choose the tools
Zoom, Meet, Teams, Jitsi and In-Platform Video each have a switch.
In-Platform Video
Mentor and mentee join the meeting with a single click.
Guests join with a code
A guest without an account types their name and joins.
You choose the tools
Zoom, Meet, Teams, Jitsi and In-Platform Video each have a switch.
Phone notifications
Notifications reach members’ phones
Members add the platform to their home screen and get message and meeting alerts.
Mentoring tools
Tools mentors send between meetings
Mentors send short exercises; mentees fill them in and both discuss the answers.
A library of 26 tools
Goals, values, career and reflection; mentors can try each one first.
Mentees fill it in step by step
One task per screen; the mentor gets an email when answers arrive.
Talked through together
Only the pair reads it; they comment and agree on next steps.
A library of 26 tools
Goals, values, career and reflection; mentors can try each one first.
Mentees fill it in step by step
One task per screen; the mentor gets an email when answers arrive.
Talked through together
Only the pair reads it; they comment and agree on next steps.
Tool decks
Mentor and mentee decks for every tool
Each of the 26 tools has its own deck and poster for mentors and for mentees.
Development and impact
Measure what participants actually gain
On by default in new programs: participants set goals, mark progress, and you see the outcome.
Statements that fit your program
45 suggested sets, filtered by organization type, audience and goal.
Participants set goals and mark progress
At the start, mid-point, end and follow-up, on five levels.
Results beside the mentors’ view
Summary with participant counts, Excel export, and home page rows.
Statements that fit your program
45 suggested sets, filtered by organization type, audience and goal.
Participants set goals and mark progress
At the start, mid-point, end and follow-up, on five levels.
Results beside the mentors’ view
Summary with participant counts, Excel export, and home page rows.
Application forms
New settings for application forms
New question types, a message after sending, and a confirmation email.
Phone, date and file questions
Applicants add a phone with country code, a date or a file.
What applicants see next
Show your own message, redirect them, or send a confirmation email.
Phone, date and file questions
Applicants add a phone with country code, a date or a file.
What applicants see next
Show your own message, redirect them, or send a confirmation email.
Program events
Workshops and meetups inside your program
Sign-ups, seats, the waitlist and calendar invites are handled for you.
Coordinators
Coordinators follow the matches
Each match gets a coordinator, who follows its meetings and notes in the Coordination Center.
Coordination Center
See matches with their meetings, then search, filter and download to Excel.
Assigned by rule
Coordinators are added to matches automatically, based on extra info fields.
Coordination Center
See matches with their meetings, then search, filter and download to Excel.
Assigned by rule
Coordinators are added to matches automatically, based on extra info fields.
Program templates
New programs start from a template
You pick the audience and the goal, and Mentornity suggests the setup and session plan.
Research-based session plans
Pick a ready session plan that fits your goal.
Or copy a program
Settings, forms and sessions move to the new term; members do not.
Research-based session plans
Pick a ready session plan that fits your goal.
Or copy a program
Settings, forms and sessions move to the new term; members do not.
Matching
Two new things in matching
A rule that reads free text, and matching from the mentee side.
AI Rule
It reads what both sides wrote and scores the fit.
Matching from the mentee side
Pick a mentee and every mentor is ranked by score.
AI Rule
It reads what both sides wrote and scores the fit.
Matching from the mentee side
Pick a mentee and every mentor is ranked by score.
Program Health
Your program’s state on the home page
Live counters and a health score show what is stuck; write to those involved.
Guides
Guides written from your program’s settings
Admins and members only read about the features that are on in your program.
The admin guide
Setup and daily steps for your program, on the panel’s home page.
Mentor and mentee guide
Members click the Guide button and read what applies to their role.
The admin guide
Setup and daily steps for your program, on the panel’s home page.
Mentor and mentee guide
Members click the Guide button and read what applies to their role.
Email System
Every list is an email audience
Write to matches with no meeting in 60 days, or to members who never signed in.
Support board
Every support request on one board
Requests move through columns, and unread replies show at a glance, so none gets lost.
Requests land in the panel
Members open a request and attach files without leaving the platform.
New replies are marked
Cards with unread replies stand out, and the board refreshes itself.
Requests land in the panel
Members open a request and attach files without leaving the platform.
New replies are marked
Cards with unread replies stand out, and the board refreshes itself.
Program files
You choose who opens each file
Each file opens for everyone, for program members or for admins only.
More updates
Other changes you will notice
These also came to the admin panel and the platform in recent months.
- Detailed logs Who changed what, and when
- New settings pages Easier to read
- Live Demo Try the panel as an admin and as a member
- Not available Block off a day or a week
- Feedback from the panel Leave stars and a note
You can turn all of it on
Write to us if you would like to set a feature up together.