Share one hour.
Shape a career.
NextGen Mentorship gives young women on-demand access to professionals who are ready to share what they know. Mentees come to you with a chosen topic, a clear goal, and prepared materials — so every conversation counts, and you decide when you are available.
Mentorship that respects your calendar
Mentees select a topic before they select a mentor, and you receive the goal and discussion materials in advance. No open-ended commitment, and no guesswork about what to prepare.
Availability on your terms
Switch your mentorship availability on and off in GWI Connect. You are visible to mentees only when you have the time.
Prepared conversations
Every meeting request arrives with a topic, a goal, and a timeframe. Guided discussion materials reach you before the session.
One meeting or many
After each conversation, you and your mentee decide together: continue the topic, pick a new one, or wrap up.
How you get started
Six steps from application to your first conversation. Most mentors are active within a few weeks of orientation.
Apply and reserve an orientation
Submit the mentor application and choose one of the monthly live orientation sessions. Your RSVP starts your background check.
Attend the live orientation
One 60-minute session covering program goals, how matching works, mentor expectations, and how conversations are managed. Attendance is required to continue, and AI notetakers are not permitted.
Clear your background check
GWI completes the check after orientation. Every adult working with our participants is screened.
Join GWI Connect
You receive an invitation to our private community platform and set up your member profile.
Complete mentorship onboarding
A short self-paced course on the three pillars of mentorship, then the profile fields that help mentees find you: your expertise, your interests, and the kinds of conversations you want to have.
Turn your availability on
Mentees message you through GWI Connect with a topic, a goal, and a proposed timeframe. Accept the ones that fit.
What you will talk about
Mentees choose a guided topic — each with its own activities and discussion materials — or bring a goal of their own. You will only see requests that match the expertise on your profile.
Explore Your Future with a Mentor
Use a career interest assessment to think through what might actually be right for her.
Career Mapping
Decode job postings and build a map from where she is to where she wants to be.
Discover Her Story
Hear how you built your career, and what you would do differently.
College: Is It the Right Choice for Me?
Weigh the cost, the alternatives, and what she wants out of it.
My First Resume
Turn school, activities, and everything that counts as experience into a first resume.
Resume Ready for a Job Search
Build a foundation resume and customize it for a specific posting.
Show You’re a Match
Read what a posting is really asking for, and make the case that she fits.
Interview Prep
Plan answers to the most common questions, then practice them out loud.
Finding Your Footing After a Layoff
Regroup, tell the story well, and plan the next move.
I Want to Ask for a Raise. How Do I Do It?
Make the case, name a number, and prepare for any answer.
Building Confidence in a Male-Dominated Workplace
Speak up, be heard, and find allies.
Build Relationships That Build Your Career
Turn contacts into a network that actually helps.
Find the People Who Can Help Your Business Grow
Map who she needs to know, and make the first ask.
I’m Ready to Move Out. Can I Afford It?
Run the real numbers before she signs a lease.
Open Topic
She sets the goal, works between sessions, and comes back to talk it through.
New topics are added regularly, and several offer an optional AI lesson.
Who you will be mentoring
Mentees are young women ages 14–26 who have already invested in their own growth through a Girls With Impact program:
Upcoming orientations
One live session, held monthly. Pick the date that works and RSVP with your application — you only need to attend once.
All times Eastern. Sessions run about 60 minutes on Zoom.
Ready to mentor?
The application takes about five minutes. Tell us where your experience is strongest and pick your orientation date — we will handle the rest.
Start your mentor applicationQuestions? Email anyah.lewis@girlswithimpact.org.