Thinking about starting a FREE Instagram mentorship community for Black women in nursing (Colorado-based) – need ideas, mentors, and interested students!
hey yall! i'm a pre-nursing student at CU Denver and i've been searching for mentorship programs for Black women trying to get into nursing in Colorado. there's literally not a lot of programs like this out here, and the ones that exist either cost money or aren't accessible, so i'm thinking about creating my own but i need help figuring it out.
the idea is a completely FREE Instagram-based community where pre-nursing students can connect with current nursing students and nurses for mentorship, resources, study tips, scholarship info, and support. it's primarily focused on Black women but not a strict requirement—open to anyone who needs the support.
rough concept:
- main IG page posts resources, scholarship deadlines, study tips, etc
- google form in bio where people sign up as mentor or mentee (match people and intro them via DM)
- eventually hoping to offer mentorship opportunities, share scholarship info, and build partnerships with organizations
calling on:
- nurses who want to mentor or partner with this community
- current nursing students willing to be mentors or want support or both!
- pre-nursing students who need support
- anyone with ideas on how to make this work
i'm stuck on a few things:
- what should i name it? thinking @futureblacknursesco, @blacknursescode, @nursingourfuture but open to more suggestions
- how do i get the word out once it's live?
- any tips on running something like this?
if you're interested in joining, partnering, or mentoring, lmk! or if you have other ideas on how to make this better, i'm all ears. just tryna create the support i wish i had