FIRST Mentor Life
Presentations on helpful topics for FIRST robotics teams by mentor peers from the FIRST community.
Organization
Good organization means a more efficient team. Tips to maximize your team’s organizational processes and structure.
Financial
Non-Profit finance is complicated, especially if not familiar with 501(c)3 reporting and record-keeping experience
Community Building
To meet the goals of your mission and you need partners in your community. Creating effective relationships requires a concerted effort.
Communications
Internal and external communications can smooth the path for your efforts and help you to to communicate your message and meet your goals.
Outreach
Community outreach is the cornerstone of building the FIRST community. How can you maximize your intent and outcomes?
Mental Health
FIRST is the hardest fun and student or mentor can have. It can be exhausting, but also equally rewarding. Let’s talk about self care!
Upcoming Events
FIRST Championship 2022 WORKSHOP
How to run a Sustainable FIRST robotics team and not lose your mind.
Running a youth development organization these days includes a lot of moving parts: complex and challenging issues that can be stressful. Whether you are a veteran/rookie mentor or a team parent, you can always use some inspiration along the way. This workshop will provide some non-technical practical tips and takeaways to improve your team’s efficiency and effectiveness. All three presenters come with years of practical team leadership experience from all levels of FIRST. They will share relatable challenges and the solutions they implemented that made their experiences more enjoyable.
Mark your calendar to join us….
Friday, April 22, 2022 | 10:30am – 11:20pm | Room Location: 310 C
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Recent Presentations
Building Resilience: Team Sustainability
Thank you for joining us at the 2025 FRC ROUNTABLE, run by KNIGHTKRAWLER ROBOTICS 2052, for Building Resilience:Team Sustainability. Below the video of the presentation are links to the slides from the workshop and a workbook doc. If you have any questions. You can…
FMC 2025: Impact That Resonates: Framing Your Story with Integrity
Thank you for joining us at the 2025 FIRST Mentor Conference workshop, Impact That Resonates: Framing Your Story with Integrity. Below is a link to the slides from the workshop and resources links. If you have any questions. You can email Elise at…
FMC 2025: Gears in Motion: Culture, Communication, and Collaboration
Thank you for joining us at the 2025 FIRST Mentor Conference workshop, Gears in Motion: Culture, Communication, and Collaboration Below is a link to the slides from the workshop and resources links. If you have any questions. You can email Elise at…
About FIRST Mentor Life
The three of us found ourselves answers a lot of the same questions and answering them over and over. Coming together, we thought there must be a better format than answering the same questions over and over in various forums. We found common links that formed presentations to help teams with Sustainability and started there.
Over the years, Wendy, Joyce and Elise have each served as both mentors and team leads of FIRST Hall of Fame 1902 Exploding Bacon founded in 2006 as well as volunteers in FIRST.
We have a tremendous community of talented, informative mentors and volunteers and are building these reources together.
