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What To Expect When You Work With Pollinate Networks

When you choose to partner with Pollinate you are choosing a solution backed by 20 years of success and research. You are choosing a partner that is dedicated to supporting you every step of the way and you are choosing a human-centric solution that is enhanced by technology, not built by it.

What Makes Pollinate Different From Other Mentorship Companies?

  • A light-weight, low-lift solution with a measurable impact. 
  • Software with strong API integration support which allows external systems to share data automatically and smoothly with our platform cutting out the manual work and reducing errors that come with it.
  • A Psychometric Assessment backed by 20 years of research
  • A human-centric solution and a team dedicated to managing your account and supporting you every step of the way. Leave the heavy lifting to us!

Let Us Take Mentorship Off Your Plate So That You Can Focus On Your Other Projects and Priorities

The Participants Journey

Let's Break It Down Even Further!

Intake and Matching:

After completing the initial intake form all participants will be sent a link to complete the KTI. Our Knowledge Transfer Index (KTI) is a validated psychometric assessment that improves mentoring, collaboration, and learning outcomes. It evaluates seven dimensions of how people prefer to work, learn, and communicate, giving your program the insight needed to create stronger matches and guide more meaningful conversations. 

From there our team takes all of the information from both the Intake and the KTI, along with any additional insight from your team, and runs all participants through our Matching Algorithm which scores the strength of matches based on a number of factors and generates a report for your team to review. 

Once all of the matches have been set and approved, a Meet Your Match report is shared with all participants. This report will include a summary of you and your matches KTI and some tips about communicating, goals, and ways you can make the most of your time together.

The final step before you get into your meetings is a Kick-off Meeting with everyone who is taking part in that wave of the mentorship program. This is a session led by our CEO, Christy Pettit, that is designed to get everyone excited and engaged and is also an opportunity for early questions from participants. We will also share some training tools and resources 

Mentoring:

During the Mentorship phase participants will begin their 1:1 or cohort meetings. We highly encourage the Mentee to take charge when it comes to reaching out to schedule the meetings. We are available to your team every step of the way should any questions arise and we will also reach out to participants with reminders if we notice they are falling behind or have not begun holding any meetings. 

We will also reach out with a Pulse Check mid way through the program to gauge how things are going, this provides us with plenty of great data and gives us an opportunity to re-direct or re-focus participants if required. 

Similar to the Intake & KTI phase, resources will be available to all participants as well as e-mails from our team sharing news about tools, available training modules and success stories along the way. We are with you every step of the way and your user portal is also there to help keep you on track!

Evaluation:

Once the program has come to a close we will send out one final survey to all participants. This survey will be similar to the pulse check but will be more in depth and will provide us with an opportunity to collect information about the participants experience, program feedback and areas of future interest. It is also a great tool for determining the future direction of the mentorship program and for gauging Mentor interest. We will gather all of the information in a neat report for you so that it is ready to share with stakeholders and executives. The information from these reports and the intakes are invaluable and provide you with a window into your organization!

That is enough from us...Check out what our clients have to say about working with us!

“A key part of the Women’s Fresh Perspectives mission to cultivate women’s potential is to foster valuable relationships and strong networks for our members. We all want and need connection to each other to exchange knowledge, gain exposure, generate ideas, and stay inspired. This mentoring program allows us to do just that. We’re very excited to bring this career-building mentoring program to our members.”
Megan NashVP, Member Engagement & Business Development at IFPA
“Working with the team at Pollinate was a fantastic experience. Their platform provided the structure and support we needed to elevate CAMA’s Mentorship Program and deliver real value to our members. It was a smart investment – one that allowed us to offer a more organized, engaging, and impactful program for both mentors and mentees.”
Mary ThornleyExecutive Director, Canadian Agri-food Marketers Alliance (CAMA)
“Pollinate has been a wonderful partner for us and has enabled us to elevate and expand our mentorship program beyond what we imagined was possible. As a small, values-driven nonprofit organization, we were grateful not only for their deep knowledge and technological capabilities, but for the passion they brought to our shared work – their commitment to the value of mentorship and their genuine interest in what makes our sector and organization unique shone through in all of our interactions, and was manifested in the resulting program our members experienced.”
Rina HadzievExecutive Director, British Columbia Library Association
“I have been so impressed by the Pollinate team and their services. They are attentive to our feedback, responsive to requests, and have created a quality product that has elevated our mentorship program to new standards, helping us to ensure a meaningful experience for both mentees and mentors. Obviously, library workers value resources and the addition of activity modules, templates, and video training on the platform have been much appreciated.”
Natalie PorterProfessional Development Coordinator, British Columbia Library Association
“This program was a turnkey value-add for our members. Pollinate made it easy and provided valuable training for mentors and mentees.”
Jennifer PickettExecutive Vice President/CEO at National Agri-Marketing Association
“My mentor match is on point! Extremely grateful to have a mentor in the same (creative) space as I am and is knowledgeable in all the areas we talk about. This is a great program for those new to the industry. I hope it is continued for incoming cohorts of Boot Camp participants.”
MenteeNAMA
“The algorithm-based mentor-matching is a great strength of the program. Our mentors tell us that the matching was a little uncanny: they were amazed at how easily they were able to connect with their mentees! Everyone who committed to the program was matched really well and are finding great success because of the connections made.”
Tara ToppingManager, Career Education Project Learning Tree Canada
“We’re really thankful for the partnership we have with Pollinate. Our mentees are thrilled with the mentoring program experience; they say it’s highly beneficial and means so much to them.”
Jodi JoyDirector of Development, Nature Canada
“Pollinate’s mentor matching algorithm is pure magic. It’s been a great experience with excellent results.”
Janet BaxWomen for Nature past co-chair and mentorships project leader
“This is a wonderful program, absolutely encourage its continuation and explore possibilities for growth.”
Program ParticipantNature Canada
“I am very thankful to have been a part of this initiative. I’ve learned so many things that have and will continue to significantly impact my career development.”
Program participantNature Canada