National Mentoring Month 2026
Start the new year right with a celebration of mentoring. 🎉 Scroll down to find key dates and resources for admins, mentors, and mentees alike!
What is National Mentoring Month?
National Mentoring Month, launched in 2002 by MENTOR and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is a nationwide celebration dedicated to raising awareness, encouraging mentoring relationships, and expanding mentorship opportunities for all.
At MentorcliQ, mentoring isn’t just what we do—it’s who we are. We’ve seen mentoring, ERGs, and community programs spark positive change, inspire confidence, and connect employees in ways that help workplaces thrive. This January 2026, join us as we celebrate the mentors who show up, the mentees who grow up, and the magic that happens when people connect with purpose.
National Mentoring Month Key Dates and Events
Why Employee Community Software?
Because mentoring builds connections
Whether you are located in the same office or all working remotely, it can be difficult to build good and serviceable relationships with colleagues.
Mentoring helps us to break the ice and form these crucial connections. Mentoring is also a great way to open doors and forge connections that otherwise might be closed to you.
Because mentoring bridges development gaps
Courses and learning sessions can only do so much for an employee’s development.
Sometimes, it might be better to get them out of the classroom and be able to connect with leaders and experience their knowledge firsthand.
Because mentoring builds trust
Engaging employees is never an easy task. Mentoring offers an avenue that builds trust between the employee and company.
It builds an understanding that employers want to see their workers grow, even while recognizing they might not be in their role for an extended period of time.
How to Celebrate National Mentoring Month
Not sure how to celebrate Mentoring Month? Here’s a few quick ideas to help you kickstart your celebrations.
Take it online
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Attend mentoring events
Whether it is something official like the National Mentoring Summit or just a mixer put on by your internal mentoring program, events are a great way to connect with other mentors and mentees. Mentoring is very much rooted in your experiences, and expanding your horizons and meeting others engaged in these relationships can open your eyes to what you need to achieve next.
Promote your mentoring program
When was the last time you made noise about your mentoring program internally? Do new hires know that they can sign up? Could old hands benefit from a round of reverse mentoring to bring them new insights? A mentoring program flourishes when people celebrate it, and this is the month to do so!
National Mentoring Month Resources
Mentoring Tips and Tricks
Helpful Resources
13 Clear Benefits of Mentoring Programs
Here’s how mentoring programs can benefit mentors, mentees, the success of business, and everything and everyone in between!
10 Inspiring Mentoring Quotes to Encourage Program Growth
you can’t go wrong with a few good inspirational quotes on hand. Learning from others and seeing that they have once stood where you are stuck can inspire growth and new perspectives you might never have considered before.
25 Questions to Ask a Mentor in 2026 (and 5 Questions to Avoid)
When you need a list of questions to ask a mentor, you could spend hours brainstorm. Or, you could check this post and use these examples.
How to Prove Mentoring ROI: Lessons from the City of Fort Collins’ Data-Driven Talent Strategy
The City of Fort Collins partnered with MentorcliQ in 2022 and has since been able to prove mentoring ROI with effective implementation.
Mentoring Is for Everyone
Want to know more about the mentoring movement? MentorcliQ is here to help! Our platform helps the most talented people in your organization connect while relieving the administrative pressure behind the scenes. Book a demo with us today, rollout your program, and engage employees in the joys of mentoring this National Mentoring Month.
