The free’alternative to investing in mentoring software to underpin and grow your mentoring program is to manage and match individuals using an Excel spreadsheet or similar. Then there is the time consuming task of manually reading through resumes and CV’s, trying to make the best matches, and then connecting participants via email and keeping track of activities.

For smaller programs with under 70 participants this might be a good way to go, as it doesn’t require a subscription or setup costs from MentorEase or another mentoring software.

However, once your program grows to a point where it becomes very time consuming to manage, then that’s the time to start looking for options. The reality is that the time saved can offset all or some of the mentoring software subscription, let alone all the other benefits in terms of automation, and tracking with feedback.

Investing in mentoring software that comes with resources, toolkits, surveys and automated emails means much much more than just saving time. It means running a formalized mentoring program where participation is tracked, and mentors and mentees held accountable for their relationships and outcomes.

MentorEase pricing is designed to be a flexible and low cost mentoring software, and we also have options for smaller budgets or non-profits.  Feel free to schedule a call!