Designing the Mentoring Program for Communications Consultants Working for Nonprofit Clients

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* 1. In your own words, what would you want to get out of a mentoring program?

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* 2. How important are these elements in a mentoring program?

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Take It or Leave It	Not Important	Shouldn't Be Included
Deadlines and milestones to keep me moving	Deadlines and milestones to keep me moving Very Important	Deadlines and milestones to keep me moving Somewhat Important	Deadlines and milestones to keep me moving Take It or Leave It	Deadlines and milestones to keep me moving Not Important	Deadlines and milestones to keep me moving Shouldn't Be Included
CFRE credit to be used for AFP credentials	CFRE credit to be used for AFP credentials Very Important	CFRE credit to be used for AFP credentials Somewhat Important	CFRE credit to be used for AFP credentials Take It or Leave It	CFRE credit to be used for AFP credentials Not Important	CFRE credit to be used for AFP credentials Shouldn't Be Included
Networking with other participants	Networking with other participants Very Important	Networking with other participants Somewhat Important	Networking with other participants Take It or Leave It	Networking with other participants Not Important	Networking with other participants Shouldn't Be Included
Getting Kivi's advice and perspective on my work product/portfolio	Getting Kivi's advice and perspective on my work product/portfolio Very Important	Getting Kivi's advice and perspective on my work product/portfolio Somewhat Important	Getting Kivi's advice and perspective on my work product/portfolio Take It or Leave It	Getting Kivi's advice and perspective on my work product/portfolio Not Important	Getting Kivi's advice and perspective on my work product/portfolio Shouldn't Be Included
Getting more training in nonprofit marketing	Getting more training in nonprofit marketing Very Important	Getting more training in nonprofit marketing Somewhat Important	Getting more training in nonprofit marketing Take It or Leave It	Getting more training in nonprofit marketing Not Important	Getting more training in nonprofit marketing Shouldn't Be Included
Solving specific problems I'm having	Solving specific problems I'm having Very Important	Solving specific problems I'm having Somewhat Important	Solving specific problems I'm having Take It or Leave It	Solving specific problems I'm having Not Important	Solving specific problems I'm having Shouldn't Be Included
Feedback on my own business marketing	Feedback on my own business marketing Very Important	Feedback on my own business marketing Somewhat Important	Feedback on my own business marketing Take It or Leave It	Feedback on my own business marketing Not Important	Feedback on my own business marketing Shouldn't Be Included
Q&A sessions with other experienced communications consultants	Q&A sessions with other experienced communications consultants Very Important	Q&A sessions with other experienced communications consultants Somewhat Important	Q&A sessions with other experienced communications consultants Take It or Leave It	Q&A sessions with other experienced communications consultants Not Important	Q&A sessions with other experienced communications consultants Shouldn't Be Included
Working at my own pace	Working at my own pace Very Important	Working at my own pace Somewhat Important	Working at my own pace Take It or Leave It	Working at my own pace Not Important	Working at my own pace Shouldn't Be Included
A certificate of completion	A certificate of completion Very Important	A certificate of completion Somewhat Important	A certificate of completion Take It or Leave It	A certificate of completion Not Important	A certificate of completion Shouldn't Be Included
Helping me prioritize my business development and growth	Helping me prioritize my business development and growth Very Important	Helping me prioritize my business development and growth Somewhat Important	Helping me prioritize my business development and growth Take It or Leave It	Helping me prioritize my business development and growth Not Important	Helping me prioritize my business development and growth Shouldn't Be Included
Interaction with alumni of Kivi's "freelancing for nonprofits" programs (freelancers who have been through a similar program already)	Interaction with alumni of Kivi's "freelancing for nonprofits" programs (freelancers who have been through a similar program already) Very Important	Interaction with alumni of Kivi's "freelancing for nonprofits" programs (freelancers who have been through a similar program already) Somewhat Important	Interaction with alumni of Kivi's "freelancing for nonprofits" programs (freelancers who have been through a similar program already) Take It or Leave It	Interaction with alumni of Kivi's "freelancing for nonprofits" programs (freelancers who have been through a similar program already) Not Important	Interaction with alumni of Kivi's "freelancing for nonprofits" programs (freelancers who have been through a similar program already) Shouldn't Be Included
Feeling like I'm not alone	Feeling like I'm not alone Very Important	Feeling like I'm not alone Somewhat Important	Feeling like I'm not alone Take It or Leave It	Feeling like I'm not alone Not Important	Feeling like I'm not alone Shouldn't Be Included

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How important is it to you that these specific topics be addressed in the mentoring program?

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Take It or Leave It	Not Important	Shouldn't Be Included
Finding new clients	Finding new clients Very Important	Finding new clients Somewhat Important	Finding new clients Take It or Leave It	Finding new clients Not Important	Finding new clients Shouldn't Be Included
Setting my prices	Setting my prices Very Important	Setting my prices Somewhat Important	Setting my prices Take It or Leave It	Setting my prices Not Important	Setting my prices Shouldn't Be Included
Contract, copyright, and other legal issues	Contract, copyright, and other legal issues Very Important	Contract, copyright, and other legal issues Somewhat Important	Contract, copyright, and other legal issues Take It or Leave It	Contract, copyright, and other legal issues Not Important	Contract, copyright, and other legal issues Shouldn't Be Included
Working with nonprofit clients/client relations	Working with nonprofit clients/client relations Very Important	Working with nonprofit clients/client relations Somewhat Important	Working with nonprofit clients/client relations Take It or Leave It	Working with nonprofit clients/client relations Not Important	Working with nonprofit clients/client relations Shouldn't Be Included
Defining my niche	Defining my niche Very Important	Defining my niche Somewhat Important	Defining my niche Take It or Leave It	Defining my niche Not Important	Defining my niche Shouldn't Be Included
Building prospects lists	Building prospects lists Very Important	Building prospects lists Somewhat Important	Building prospects lists Take It or Leave It	Building prospects lists Not Important	Building prospects lists Shouldn't Be Included
Understanding what types of deliverables nonprofits need	Understanding what types of deliverables nonprofits need Very Important	Understanding what types of deliverables nonprofits need Somewhat Important	Understanding what types of deliverables nonprofits need Take It or Leave It	Understanding what types of deliverables nonprofits need Not Important	Understanding what types of deliverables nonprofits need Shouldn't Be Included
Using social media effectively to market my services	Using social media effectively to market my services Very Important	Using social media effectively to market my services Somewhat Important	Using social media effectively to market my services Take It or Leave It	Using social media effectively to market my services Not Important	Using social media effectively to market my services Shouldn't Be Included
Working with larger agencies as a subcontractor	Working with larger agencies as a subcontractor Very Important	Working with larger agencies as a subcontractor Somewhat Important	Working with larger agencies as a subcontractor Take It or Leave It	Working with larger agencies as a subcontractor Not Important	Working with larger agencies as a subcontractor Shouldn't Be Included
Working with other independent freelancers in teams	Working with other independent freelancers in teams Very Important	Working with other independent freelancers in teams Somewhat Important	Working with other independent freelancers in teams Take It or Leave It	Working with other independent freelancers in teams Not Important	Working with other independent freelancers in teams Shouldn't Be Included
My overall marketing strategy	My overall marketing strategy Very Important	My overall marketing strategy Somewhat Important	My overall marketing strategy Take It or Leave It	My overall marketing strategy Not Important	My overall marketing strategy Shouldn't Be Included

Other (please specify)

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* 4. I know it's hard to say without knowing the program details, but how much time would you be willing to devote to a mentoring program?

4 weeks

6 weeks

2 months

3 months

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* 5. The program will include up to 10 participants. Would you prefer to be . . .

Paired with one other participant in a buddy system for the program

Paired with two other participants in a buddy system for the program

Mixed and matched with other participants, changing partners over time

Stay in the full group the whole time, with no pairing off

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* 6. How often would you want to interact with the larger group of participants on a conference call or gotomeeting?

Once a week

Twice a month

Once a month

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* 7. How would you prefer to interact one-on-one with Kivi?

Once a week

Every other week

Once a month

As needed via email

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* 8. What do you think is a reasonable fee for this kind of mentoring program?

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* 9. What else should Kivi consider in the development of this mentoring program?

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* 10. Your contact information . . . by completing this survey, you'll be in the group given "first dibs" on applying to the program.

Name:

Organization:

Email Address: