Whether you give one hour, one day, or more, ANY volunteers create transformative change for first-generation college students and their communities.
As a Mentor Coach, you’ll make a lasting difference for a first-generation college student, while developing your own career. Mentor Coaches help first-gen Fellows cultivate their own strengths, understand workplaces, grow their networks, build resilience, and launch great careers. At the same time, Mentor Coaches build their own leadership skills and networks and find purpose and community alongside like-minded and driven professionals.
COMMITMENT: We pair Fellows and Mentor Coaches in a two-year, deep mentoring relationship. In the first year, Mentor Coaches join their Fellows in monthly learning and networking workshops. In the second year, Mentor Coaches and Fellows engage in flexible and hybrid mentorship.
LOCATIONS: NYC, New Jersey, and Chicago
DATES: September-May
What advice do you wish you could give your college-aged self? Pay it forward at one of our monthly Saturday workshops where ANY staff lead Fellows and Mentor Coaches through our professional development curriculum. You’ll interact with students and volunteers during small group activities, sharing your knowledge and unique experience as a professional, and helping first-generation college students explore career paths and hone their skills.
COMMITMENT: 3 hours (9:00am-12:00pm)
MODALITY: In-person
LOCATIONS: NYC, northern New Jersey, and Chicago
DATES: One Saturday per month. Check our events calendar for dates.
Engage in virtual sessions that cover topics like mock interviews, informational interviews, pitch training, and resume reviews. These sessions offer a chance to network with our Fellows across our sites in New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, sharing your career insights, feedback, and tips to develop career skills and support our students on their college journeys.
COMMITMENT: 1.5 hours
MODALITY: Virtual
LOCATION: Zoom
DATES: February, April, July, October and December
Check our events calendar for specific topics and dates.
We are looking for college graduates with 1+ years of work experience post graduation that are willing to share their industry expertise and network. Volunteers must care about advancing racial equity and supporting economic mobility for first-generation college students and support our mission.
We have opportunities to volunteer with ANY all year long! Check out our calendar of events for upcoming single day volunteer opportunities. If you are interested in becoming a Mentor Coach, applications are accepted through June with programming beginning in July.
Mentor Coaches are matched one-on-one with an ANY Fellow and work with that same Fellow for their two-year participation in the program. Mentor Coaches participate in one half-day workshop a month along with individualized support to their Fellow based on availability and need.
Single day volunteer opportunities can be one-time or recurring (ie. workshops, informational interviews, mock interviews, resume review and support) where you will meet with several of our Fellows, offering your personal expertise and professional experience.
The Fellows program currently operates in Illinois (Chicago), northern New Jersey, and New York (NYC).
Many of our single day opportunities are virtual, so you may participate from anywhere!
If you are signing up to be a Mentor Coach or Workshop Coach, you must reside in that site location as you will need to participate in in-person events. Please keep in mind Saturday workshops are from 9:30-3:00PM in the site’s respective time zone.
For all of our single day volunteer opportunities, you will attend a brief orientation/onboarding immediately before your event.
Mentor coaches will be trained and onboarded at the start of programming in July and receive support from ANY staff throughout the program.
As a volunteer, you will work alongside our ANY Fellows, helping them achieve their career ambitions. You will have the opportunity to network with highly accomplished professionals from a variety of industries, serve as a role model and resource for our community, and gain access to exclusive professional development events.
91% of volunteers said partnering with ANY has provided more personal fulfillment compared to other volunteer opportunities.
85% said they’ve expanded their professional networks through ANY.
84% said volunteering with ANY has made them a better leader or manager.
In addition to the above, there are countless intangible benefits to joining ANY; you will make lifelong friends (we’ve even had married couples meet through ANY!), be exposed to new perspectives, and equip the next generation with knowledge you wish you’d had in college.
Yes! We would love to have you join us as a Mentor Coach! You can apply here.
You can learn more about our eligibility requirements for Fellows here.
As part of the two-year program, Fellows receive extensive career development training, one-on-one mentorship, opportunities to interact with robust professional networks, and holistic support to overcome personal and academic challenges, such as transferring from a community college.
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