Mentor Expectations and Responsibilities
The success of the Jumpstart Program is dependent on seasoned real estate professionals volunteering their time and providing their experience and insights to rookie developers who enter the program.
Mentor Qualifications
- Residential and/or commercial real estate development experience. We are seeking experienced developers who have developed at least 10 properties.
- Understand most or all of the development process applications outlined in the Jumpstart Wilmington Workbook.
Mentor Expectations
- Establish communication with your mentee within the first week after the mentoring session ends to introduce yourself.
- Determine realistic and attainable expectations for mentee and mentor and determine best form(s) of communication.
- Maintain confidentiality with mentee.
- Complete and return annual program evaluation for each mentee.
Mentor Requirements
- Minimum 1-year commitment to the program.
- Seasoned Leadership capabilities.
- High personal moral and ethical standards.
- Share and support Jumpstart Wilmington mission.
Mentor Responsibilities
- Be positive, honest and approachable by developing a positive counseling relationship and a climate of open communication.
- Get to know the person you are mentoring on both a personal and professional level.
- Provide guidance on real estate development.
- Be respectful and supportive of your mentee.
- Be available by phone, email and/or in person.
- Be sincere. Praise efforts as well as accomplishments.
- Help mentees identify problems and solutions.
- Be aware of mentee’s progress.
- Provide feedback and advice.
- Be aware of the mentee’s strengths and areas of development.
- Share stories, including mistakes.
- Refer mentees to other business associates.
- Be helpful in expanding your mentee’s relationship base.
- Respect confidentiality.
If this sounds exciting to you and you want to be a part of this program changing neighborhoods in Wilmington, please complete this form and we will contact you with next steps.
Mentee Expectations and Responsibilities
The success of the Jumpstart Program is dependent on seasoned real estate professionals volunteering their time and providing their experience and insights to emerging developers who complete the Jumpstart Wilmington program. This is a one-year commitment on the part of the mentor and mentee. A mentee will be matched with a mentor upon satisfactorily completing the training program and expressing preparedness to fully utilize their mentor’s skills and expertise.The mentor’s role is to provide guidance and information.
Mentee Qualifications
- Must have attended all Jumpstart Wilmington training sessions and the orientation session. This does not include Kickstart Sessions or Developer Network Events.
- Must have an intent to develop residential and/or commercial real estate in Wilmington
Mentee Expectations
- Timing. Establish communication with your mentor within the first week after mentor matching introductory email is sent.
- Mutual expectations. Determine realistic and attainable expectations for mentee and mentor and determine best form(s) of communication.
- Mutual obligations. Both mentor and mentee are mutually obligated to maintain communication.
- Clarity of request. Be clear about your goal(s) when engaging your mentor on a particular topic.
- Confidentiality. Maintain confidentiality with mentor.
- Evaluation. Complete and return evaluation of your mentor when provided by Jumpstart Wilmington program staff.
- Transparency. If you have been matched with a mentor but find that you are not in a position to effectively utilize their guidance and expertise at that time, please be transparent with your mentor about your circumstances and ask if you can reengage at a later time when you are more fully able to take advantage of their assistance.
Mentee Requirements
- Minimum 1-year commitment to the program.
- High personal moral and ethical standards.
- Share and support Jumpstart Wilmington mission.
Mentee Responsibilities
- Be positive, honest, and approachable.
- Work to develop a positive relationship and a climate of open communication.
- Get to know your mentor.
- Be respectful of your mentor, their time commitments, and other obligations.
- Be available by phone, email and/or in person as mutually agreed upon with your mentor.
- Be aware of your mentor’s strengths and areas of development.
- Share experiences in real estate development to date to help your mentor understand your level of experience.
- Respect confidentiality.
If this sounds exciting to you and you want to be a part of this program changing neighborhoods in Wilmington, please complete this form and we will contact you with next steps.