CALLING ALL…philanthropists, marketing experts, creative wizards, number crunchers, civic professionals and all around seriously, passionate movers, shakers and do-gooders

By agreeing to mentor young people in the social justice causes associated with The Sustainable Development Challenge, you are supporting them in their efforts to bring positive change in our world. Your expertise, advice and guidance could help them put together a winning project, but even more importantly, it can inspire them to have confidence in all they do. We are asking you for a few hours of your time at our mentor events and if you requested by a team, some ongoing support. Initial Mentor Night will provide an opportunity to be introduced to teams of high school students who are working alongside a Community Partner Organization to create a project that will address one of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. They have specific criteria to meet and they will be asking you for advice and feedback in specific areas of their project. We encourage you to listen, comment and offer general suggestions or provide contacts or ideas for further inquiry. The project must come from the students themselves so it is important not to create any part of the project for them. We are encouraging ongoing mentorship, so if you connect with a team we are asking them to keep you in the loop via email (always CC: adult sponsor) to continue mentorship throughout the Challenge process.

Meet our 2021 Mentors HERE

Meet some of our past mentors

Ryan Lancaster
“I currently run a social enterprise marketing company (Driving Change Marketing) and nonprofit (The Million Dollar Bus) specializing in growing the impact of local charities by accelerating their marketing and community support.”