Next Gen Sponsorship & Mentorship

Support Next Gen: Sponsorship & Mentorship Opportunities

The Next Gen program is a professional development program for undergraduate students designed to bolster inclusivity in the buildings industry. Donations and volunteers ensure that Next Gen participants benefit from networking opportunities, interview practice, resume building, and more.

Become a Sponsor

Your monetary donation ensures students from low-income communities and students of color can benefit from Next Gen without facing financial hurdles, but the ripple effect of your support spans beyond supporting Next Gen participants:

  1. Further diversity in the energy and decarbonization sectors
  2. Advance your company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and programs by supporting a program with clear, demonstrable, and measurable impact.
  3. Connect to a potential pipeline of diverse students for your internship and job recruitment efforts
  4. Provide structured (“plug and play”) mentorship opportunities for your staff
  5. Champion student participation at the Getting to Zero Forum, a rare opportunity for entry-level professionals

You can support a student’s full experience in the program with a $6,500 donation, or support multiple students’ scholarships if your budget allows. If you are interested in sponsoring students or supporting the program more broadly, please contact Meghan Humphreys at meghan@newbuildings.org.

 

Mentorship

One of the key elements of the Next Gen program is one-on-one mentorship. Students are paired with an industry leader aligned with their lived experience and professional aspirations. The relationship between student and mentor should be reciprocal, students will benefit from industry expertise, career advice, and networking, while mentors will benefit from the opportunity to pass on their knowledge and cultivate the next generation of climate leadership.

Mentors can anticipate a time commitment of 2-3 hours per month which will include check ins with their mentee, regular check ins with their mentor cohort, training, and participation in student discussion groups.

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If you have any questions about participating as a mentor, please email emma@newbuildings.org.