Mentor Relationship

Mentors provide invaluable guidance and support during the ILD program year.

Each participant is paired with a primary development mentor; a “seasoned” leader in our local nonprofit community. Mentors have experience in a variety of settings and with all aspects of development.

Participants and mentors meet at least once following each class session to discuss curriculum and lessons learned. Meetings are planned by the participant to meet their personal goals.

This is a perfect chance to brainstorm, ask questions, bounce ideas, and build your skill set.

ILD participants also have access to the full mentor pool so as to gain the broadest possible range of development skills.

Mentor Testimonials

“Indeed! …It's been very rewarding to work with her throughout this time of change, and to get a glimpse into her work ethic and her passions. She's an ambitious Development professional with a young family and a great number of other interests. Seeing her juggle it all so capably is impressive.”

“Yes. I love working as a mentor with ILD, and I value each of the relationships I have built with my past mentees. I find it very rewarding to work with the next generation of fundraisers, and have learned so much from each of them.”

Pictured: (left to right, top) Megan Scremin, ILD '15 & Mentor, CEO, Special Olympics Colorado; Sydney Weiss, '22, Donor Experience Manager, Denver Zoo;

(left to right, lower photo) Jazmin Brooks, ILD Class of 2019 & Mentor, Jessica Carbone, ILD '22, Boston College, and Sarah Jeno ILD '22, CU Boulder, Kelly Hall, ILD '15, University of Denver r