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FEBRUARY, 2025 | #ISSUE 39
SINCE 2022
1,000 Dreams
FUND UNVEILS THEIR MENTORHER INITIATIVE COALITION 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to fueling the career goals and dreams of talented women in need, announces the Year 6 return of MentorHER, its women’s mentoring initiative. Together, with its coalition of partners, they have set a goal of generating over 1,000 hours of mentorship for students in one year. This month, 1,000 Dreams Fund will be partnering with Siemens Healthineers, a leading healthcare and medical technologies company, and MentorHER Coalition partner, on a live MentorHER event. Siemens Healthineers will host the event at their R&D and manufacturing facility in Walpole, MA, for up to 50 college students in the surrounding Boston region. Participating students will have the opportunity to learn from senior-level executives at the company, be mentored 1:1 by Siemens Healthineers professionals and receive a tour of the facility. The partners aim to help educate participants on career pathways and employment opportunities in the med tech industry. According to 1,000 Dreams Fund’s research, 70 percent of American women, ages 18-25, say they have never had a mentor. MentorHER was created to address the need for more mentors for young women by connecting working professionals with underserved students to create mentoring relationships that lead to success in school and beyond. Additionally, the program focuses on high-quality matches by pairing students with professionals who hold positions in industries to which the student aspires to work. Since its launch in 2019, MentorHER has provided over 1,000 hours of mentorship to students and has received support from leading Fortune 500 companies. Throughout the school year, MentorHER offers students a combination of 1:1 virtual mentorship connections, workshops, and onsite visits to partner company headquarters. MentorHER’s virtual mentorship program pairs individual women in high school, college, graduate school, and recent graduates, with professionals and executives for a one-hour, 1:1 highimpact mentorship session. To reach its goal of 1,000 hours of mentorship, 1DF will be adding more partners to the MentorHER Initiative throughout the year as well as encouraging individual professionals to sign up. Professionals at all levels, including the C-Suite, are encouraged to participate. How to Participate in the Virtual Mentorship Program Mentors: Corporations, small businesses and nonprofit organizations are invited to partner with 1DF in this extraordinary, high-impact, employee volunteer opportunity. Individual professionals with an interest in helping the next generation of female leaders are also encouraged to participate as well. Help change a life by completing the Mentor Intake Application or contact 1DF’s team for more information: programs @1000dreamsfund.org.