ISIrons Sharpen Irons Mentoring
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About Irons Sharpen Irons Mentoring
Irons Sharpen Irons Mentoring uses free, one-on-one golf rounds to give mentors and mentees room for honest conversations and relationships that can grow over time. In Waco, Texas, the organization covers green fees, gear, transportation, and lessons, so mentees can take part without cost. Your support helps make a regular round of golf possible for someone who might find it easier to talk side by side than across a formal mentorship setting.
Golf is not a backdrop here. Eighteen-hole rounds are the mentoring format, with one vetted mentor paired with one mentee twice a month, often for a year or longer. The organization’s guiding idea is simple: the round itself is the relationship, not a curriculum or worksheet.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
1-on-1 Mentorship
Pairs vetted volunteer mentors with mentees for eighteen-hole rounds twice a month. Pairings are designed to continue for a year or longer, with green fees, range balls, lessons, loaner clubs, transportation, and mentor training and vetting provided.
About this work
Mission
Irons Sharpen Irons uses golf as a tool for one-on-one mentorship, pairing mentors and mentees for regular rounds and covering participation costs so relationships can develop over time.
Who they serve
Mentees of any age, including high school students, college students, and grown men, referred through coaches, pastors, and family.
How your donation helps
- Green fees
- Range balls
- Golf lessons
- Loaner clubs and other gear
- Transportation for pairings
- Mentor training and vetting
- Compliance costs
Need help?
How someone in need can access Irons Sharpen Irons Mentoring’s services.
Potential mentees can apply to be paired with a mentor in their city through the contact page. Mentees may be referred through coaches, pastors, or family.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
“I show up. I play. I leave encouraged. Every single time.” — Evan, mentee
“Somewhere around the fourteenth hole, a kid who hadn't said ten words to me opened up completely. I knew right then the course was doing something I couldn't.” — John Eagle, Founder
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Irons Sharpen Irons Mentoring has shared.
Volunteer opportunities
- Become a mentor and walk with a mentee for a year.
- Host a clinic or donor outing by opening a golf course to the organization.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
Who can serve as a mentor?
Mentors are vetted volunteers, including pastors, executives, and coaches.
How are mentees connected with mentors?
Mentees are paired with mentors in their city. Referrals may come through coaches, pastors, or family.
How long do mentor-mentee pairings last?
Pairings are designed to last a year and may continue as long as the relationship calls for.
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