Mentorship Collaborative Inc.

Connect. Share. Grow.

OUR MISSION

We believe mentorship changes lives.

Our mission is to empower individuals through research informed mentoring that supports workforce readiness, career growth, improved employee engagement and retention, and support individuals at key transitions across work and life stages.

We are committed to making high-quality mentoring accessible to anyone seeking to navigate complex career decisions, career shifts or advancing their professional path. Guided by experienced professionals, our mentoring model produces meaningful outcomes including career advancement, stronger leadership capacity and expanded professional networks. Through purposeful mentoring relationships mentees position themselves to become impactful organizational leaders and succeed in today’s workforce.

One on one mentoring or collaborative group mentoring

Collaborative Mentoring

Small group collaborative mentoring brings participants together to learn with and from one another, guided by an experienced mentor. Groups create a supportive space to share experiences, explore challenges, exchange perspectives, and work toward individual goals. Participants benefit from both mentoring guidance and the collective knowledge of their peers, building confidence, strengthening professional connections, and developing practical next steps. Each person contributes to the learning, creating a community of encouragement and shared accountability. If your organization or corporation would like to create a collaborative mentoring group, contact us. We use a research based approach to organize and lead the group.

Request a Mentor

Getting started is simple.

We begin with an initial commitment of three mentoring meetings. These sessions allow you and your mentor to build rapport, clarify goals, and focus on meaningful progress.

After the first three meetings, you may:

Conclude the mentoring relationship
Continue for an additional three sessions with newly established goals
Pause and resume mentoring at a later time—whether in a few months or even a year

Our mentoring model is intentionally flexible. We recognize that career development needs evolve, and we are here to support you at the moments that matter most.

What we do

The Mentorship Collaborative Inc. is an emerging nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding access to high-quality mentoring. Traditionally, workforce mentoring has been reserved for senior-level administrators and executives. We believe the benefits of mentoring should be available to everyone.

The Mentorship Collaborative provides mentoring services to prospective, new, and current employees—removing barriers of cost and access so individuals at every stage of their careers can receive the guidance and support they deserve.The Mentorship Collaborative Inc. provides mentees with guidance and support when pursuing new opportunities in their careers.

Mentoring can be especially valuable during times of career change, including:

Searching for employment
Starting a new position
Changing roles or career paths
Applying for or being considered for advancement

Our mentors help clarify professional goals, provide insight into organizational culture, offer practical strategies, and provide encouragement as you embrace new opportunities. Through structured, evidence-informed mentoring, we support your continued growth and advancement along your professional journey.

COMMUNITY ALLIANCE PROGRAM

Community Partnerships

The Mentorship Collaborative's Community Alliance Program is a partnership between our independent nonprofit and nonprofit organizations serving disenfranchised, underserved, and underrepresented communities. Through our Community Alliance Mentoring Program, we make professional mentoring accessible to people who may have limited access to career guidance and professional networks.

Field Experts

Field Experts expand each participant’s circle of support. These working and retired professionals, business leaders, educators, employers, and skilled tradespeople share firsthand knowledge of specific careers and education pathways.

Depending on participants’ interests Field Experts can explain job requirements, training options, workpla

Depending on participants’ interests Field Experts can explain job requirements, training options, workplace expectations, and opportunities for advancement. Field Experts bring specialized knowledge and connections that help make career possibilities more concrete.

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Career-Focused Mentoring

Every participant has their own strengths, experience, and aspirations. Our mentoring process helps participants recognize those assets and connect them to practical steps toward employment, education, or career advancement.

Through a structured series of sessions, participants work with a trained mentor to explore their interests, clarify

Through a structured series of sessions, participants work with a trained mentor to explore their interests, clarify goals, and develop an action plan. Support may include preparing resumes and cover letters, completing job applications, practicing interviews, exploring education and training, and strengthening communication and networking skills.

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Become a Donor

DONORS

Help Make Mentoring Accessible

Everyone deserves someone who can help them see their potential and take the next step. Yet many people face education and career decisions without access to professional guidance or supportive networks.

Your financial support can help change that. We invite individuals and corporations to support the Mentorship Collaborative in bringing structured, research-informed mentoring to underserved communities. Your contribution helps us train mentors, coordinate mentoring partnerships, develop program materials, and connect participants with experienced professionals.

By giving, you help people recognize their strengths, prepare for employment, explore education and training, and build confidence in their future. Corporate gifts and individual donations help extend this support to more people through our nonprofit partnerships.

Help someone take their next step. Contact us to make a financial contribution or discuss corporate sponsorship opportunities.

About Me

Dr. Lisa Bortman

Dr. Lisa E. Bortman built a distinguished career in higher education administration, with leadership roles at institutions including Pepperdine University, Arizona State University, Whittier College, and Lasell College. She oversaw institutional effectiveness, accreditation, and academic advising offices, led initiatives supporting underserved populations, and maintained a steady focus on student success, learning outcomes assessment, and curriculum innovation.

She earned her Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, along with advanced certifications and training in coaching, mentoring, leadership, systems thinking, and communication.

Today, Dr. Bortman is the founder and CEO of the Mentorship Collaborative, a nonprofit organization providing strategic mentoring to individuals and organizations. She has been working with nonprofits throughout the Inland Empire, building partnerships with educational institutions, community organizations, and workforce development programs to strengthen mentorship and collaboration. Her mentoring work extends to the national stage as well, including her role as Association Mentor for the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AAHLE). She believes that learning and success thrive in environments where mentorship and collaboration are prioritized.

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