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Mentor Expectations
Mentor Expectations
Provide the intern with an orientation and information about the organization (e.g. website, manuals).
Introduce the intern to fellow board members and the organization’s staff and help integrate the Intern onto the board.
Be available to answer any questions the intern may have.
Discuss goals and expectations, and how the two of you will communicate and work together.
Assist the intern in understanding their role on the board and with any tasks or projects assigned.
Identify and model expected behaviours of an effective board member.
Provide constructive feedback to the intern on an on-going basis.
Be clear with the intern as to what is considered confidential and what is not.
Attend and participate in 3 in-person events hosted by the NPBI program.
Host Boards are expected to:
Host Boards are expected to:
Provide opportunities for the intern to fulfill the program’s time commitment requirement (September to April). Activities the Intern may undertake to meet this commitment can include attending board meetings, serving on a committee, and working on a special project.
Provide a meaningful, supportive learning experience for the intern.
Appoint the intern’s mentor, and an alternate in the event that the mentor is unable to meet her or his commitment.
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