MentorPRO is like a box that we have all been wanting to see into so we can see how genuine relationships, mentorships, connections, and social capital are built and maintained in real time.
Kyle MannThe start-up support, evidence-based training, and ongoing expert success coaching included in our annual licensing fee are better than what we received from Chronus, and the price is more competitive.
Linda SarisThe fact that I can just log in and find everything I need in one location is a gift.
Betsy P.I love working with smart, kind people who want to effect positive change, and the MentorPRO team is all those things and more.
Kathryn Robinsonflash mentoring conversations completed between Step Up participants and professional mentors, alongside 1,400 goals set
Partner dataStep Up, 2026early match closure with MatchPRO compared with manual matching across 115 matches
In preparationIndependent field testnet promoter score from mentors, against a software benchmark of 66
Pilot dataPartner surveyWorkforce programs are judged on placement, retention in employment, and documentation. MentorPRO keeps trainees moving toward work with goals and check-ins, connects them to industry mentors through flash mentoring, and records every meeting and outcome automatically.
Each links to the platform feature built to answer it.
Weekly goals keep trainees moving toward work.
Goal SettingFlash mentoring fits a mentor's twenty minutes.
MatchPROCheck-ins keep them reachable at 30, 90, and 180 days.
Check-InMeetings, hours, and outcomes log themselves.
Analytics and ReportsPeer-reviewed findings are labeled as such. Manuscripts in preparation or in press are labeled too, because the difference matters.
At Step Up, 285 mentors and 363 young women exchanged more than 5,000 messages and held 316 meetings in two years.
Rhodes et al., 2026, YouthA randomized trial found that teaching students to recruit mentors increased help-seeking and mentoring support.
Schwartz et al., 2023, American Educational Research JournalMentoring aimed at specific goals and challenges produced effects two to three times larger than non-specific mentoring.
Christensen et al., 2020, Journal of Youth and AdolescenceCross-age peer mentoring produced effects more than double those of earlier adult mentoring meta-analyses.
Burton et al., 2022, American Journal of Community PsychologyStructured mentor follow-through increased participants' adherence to a digital program.
Wolfe et al., 2026, PLOS Digital HealthMore than 30 colleges and TRIO programs used MentorPRO for career mentoring, with 95 percent of participants confident about their futures.
Council for Opportunity in Education partner reportingStep Up used MentorPRO to run flash mentoring at national scale, connecting teens and young women with professional mentors for short, focused conversations. Participants have set 1,400 career and education goals and completed more than 350 flash mentoring conversations on the platform.
Read the Step Up case studyMore than 30 colleges and universities supporting TRIO students on the path from college to career, with skill-building courses completed on the platform.
Case studyCadets work with mentors toward post-residential goals such as a GED, further education, job applications, or military entry, with more than 23,000 messages exchanged.
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