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mountain/western states
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- Boulder Community Network (BCN)
This organization in Boulder, Colorado was one of the VV Projects Affiliates, and our web site features a very detailed profile of this organization and how it has involved online volunteers.
International Telementor Center
http://www.telementor.org/
Based out of Fort Collins, Colorado, this is a new program to help corporations create telementoring programs similar to the HP E-Mail Mentor program (see above).
Lewis-Clark State College
http://mira.lcsc.edu/
Lewiston, Idaho
Their program, "Managing Information with Rural America," includes an online volunteering component, with information adapted from the Virtual Volunteering Project Web site in support of both volunteers and the people who manage them.
Micron Technology's E-Mail Mentoring Program
http://www.micron.com/education/mentoring/mentoring.html
Women in technical careers at Micron Technology, Inc. in Boise, Idaho organized this program with junior high school science and math teachers to connect with female students and encourage them to consider technical careers (girls in the 6th grade and even into the 7th grade often have strong skills and high interest in math and science, but that interest begins to dwindle in 8th grade, and by high school young women often switched to non-science courses and non-technical career interests). This web site documents their efforts, from conception to the completion of the pilot program. The site includes the program's mentor application packet, the approval process, sample teacher, student and parent surveys and evaluations, mentor guidelines, and a summary of the program to date.
