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2010 Mentor Application
October 29th, 2009 Posted by admin

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2010 PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS
Mentor Application
Mentorship Week is June 12 – 18, 2010

We are in search of women business owners to mentor 30 women from Afghanistan and Rwanda who will be traveling to the United States June 12 – 18, 2010. If you are interested in this life changing experience, please submit the following application.
(NOTE: An asterisk indicates a required field.)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Title

Last Name*

First Name*

Home Address*

City

State*

Zip*

Home Phone*

Cellular Phone*

Email*

Married*

Spouse\'s Name

Children*

If yes, how many and what ages?

Bringing someone into your home can be a stressful time if an appropriate match is not made. Please provide us with some information about you, your family, your pets, your hobbies, etc., and how your family feels about participating in this program.*

Are there any lifestyles or religions incompatible with yours?*

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Business Name*

Business Address*

City*

State*

Zip*

Business Phone*

Please describe your business in detail. The more information we have, the better match we can make.*

How long have you had your business?*

How many employees do you have?*

What percentage of the business do you own?*

Annual Revenues*

Please list all languages you speak and degree of fluency.*

If you live outside of Dallas, Texas, are you willing to provide the roundtrip airfare for your mentee to travel to your location and back to Dallas?* (Please answer yes or no, but this payment ability is not a requirement.)

Why are you interested in this mentorship program?*

How did you hear about the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS program?*

Please attach your photo for our conference book. (File types must be jpg, gif or PDF)*

Please attach your bio for our conference book. (File types must be doc or docx)*

By checking \"yes\" below, if selected for the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS program, I hereby consent to the participation in and publication of interviews, the recording of interviews, photographs, movies or video tapes. I also grant the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW) the right to publish and distribute such materials for publicity purposes in any media format. Media formats include, but are not limited to, newspapers, magazines, television, radio, film, texting or any type of media on the Internet. I also grant IEEW the right to edit such materials, so long as the meaning of statements and interview are not changed. I also understand that I must gain IEEW\'s permission before using the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS or IEEW mark in any press releases or any other media and marketing materials.*

I have read and understand the Mentor overview and responsibilities.*

Once you successfully submit your application by pressing the button below, you will receive a confirmation e-mail.

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