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Recruiting Man-Makers
Strategies for Getting Men Involved
In this popular keynote program we'll take up the themes described below. This program is also offered as a
seminar or breakout program that could follow a keynote.
Across the ages and across the generations, it has been men who were the man-makers for young males. It was the
men who took it as their sacred responsibility to intentionally set boys on the path to a positive and successful
manhood. Sadly, as all mentoring groups know, in spite of an epidemic of under-male-nourished boys and men being
hardwired for the task, today’s man-makers have largely disappeared.
In the research for my book, Man-Making – Men Helping Boys on Their Journey to Manhood,
I’ve discovered a number
of predictable and some not-so-predictable barriers men encounter when they are invited to step into the role of
mentor for a boy or boys. These findings point to the need to target marketing messages directly at men’s “resistance
factors,” and to use new and innovative approaches to invite and attract men into the role of man-makers for boys.
This program will be a combination of lecture and discussion in which we will discuss ideas and share
organizational success in attracting men to the important work of mentoring boys. The goal is to leave the
session with new eyes, fresh approaches, and increased motivation for getting more men involved in mentoring
activities.
In this program we will explore:
Why Men Don't Show Up for boys - Barriers to involvement men reported in my research, an overview
of men’s deepest fears and most common concerns.
The Continuum of Involvement - Suggestions for new ways to market to men and for designing programs
that build “masculine gravity,” leading men to naturally want more involvement with young males.
Where To Find Good Men - Some fresh ideas about where to find potential male mentors.
What Men Get - A clear description of what men get when they're involved in man-making and how to design your marketing around these themes.
Shared Success Stories - Sharing ideas about what has worked and the possibilities.
To learn more about this program, you can download
this PDF file for a complete
description of the program, and my bio. Or you can
send me an now.
Here is what meeting planners are saying about this presentation:
Dear Earl,
The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota thanks you for helping to make the 2007 Minnesota Mentoring Conference -
Mentoring Across Generations: Connecting Today’s Volunteers with Today’s Youth, a great success! When asked about
their overall workshop experience, participants identified “workshops” as the feature that they value most when
attending the MN Mentoring Conference.
The evaluation responses for your workshop, Recruiting Man-Makers, were extremely positive. You rated
very high in meeting participant expectations, your presentation skills, providing useable content, and in people
being glad they attended your workshop.
I want to thank you for your involvement, and regarding future presentations, I do hope that you will
“save the date” for next year’s conference and consider presenting a workshop again!
Sincerely,
April McHugh
Director of Training & Community Partnerships
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
81 South 9th Street, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55402
Direct phone: (612) 370-9148
aprilm@mentoringworks.org,
On behalf of the St. Louis County Health and Human Services Conference I want to again thank you for
your willingness to design, develop, and implement the "Recruiting Man-Makers: Strategies for Getting Men Involved" presentation. It is indeed
your personal initiative and dedication to quality that helped make our conference so successful. Our collaborative conference design helped bring
in record attendance - near 1800 participants.
Here are some typical comments from your evaluations:
- "Wonderful Speaker! Very poignant information. Went right to the heart of the issue and offered real solutions."
- "Great content! Thanks for keeping this needed conversation going."
- "Excellent information on such an important and often ignored topic!"
- "Very well presented, and much needed!"
We do hope you consider submitting another presenter proposal for next years meeting!
Mary Bridget Lawson - Conference Chair
St. Louis County Human Services Conference
Phone: (218) 726-2140
lawsonm@co.st-louis.mn.us
Dear Earl,
Thank you speaking at our DeMolay University. You really made quite an impact in your session for the young men and also the adult advisors.
The boys really opened up and talked, and they thought you did an excellent job. It was clear you captured their interest and thoughts. I received
many comments of how interesting and motivating you were, and they would like you to come back again. The young men did thank us advisors and
that felt good. It is encouragement for all we men put into the effort. So well done.
A BIG thanks for your message to us, and I will talk with you soon
Gary Garafola
Executive Officer, AZ Jurisdiction
DeMolay International
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send Earl an .
Use this link to learn about my Man-Making keynote programs,
or this link for information on other possible seminars and workshops.
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