LeadUS Mentoring Program 2015-16

Welcome to Cherishing Life Beginnings Doula's Birthpreneur Blueprint: The Doula StartUp Mentorship Program. We are very glad to know you are interested in participating in our program and achieving all of your dreams. Please carefully read this application. Make sure the information you provide is complete and accurate. Also, please do not leave any blank space. Once your application has been received and processed, a representative will reach out to you with additional information. If you have any question/issue, do not hesitate to reach us at contactdoulaife@cherishinglifebeginnings.com.

We look forward to guiding you this year!

Short questions
We ask you to briefly talk about your main idea and points, being concise and direct as well as explanatory. Everyone will NOT be accepted into this program. We are seeking highly motivated, passionate, creative, and dedicated students to be a part of this program. How you answer the following questions and your essay response is how you will be selected for the program.

You MUST answer all short questions completely. Do not leave any section blank. If it does not apply to you, put N/A in the answer box.
Some say social media is superficial, with no room for expressing deep or complex ideas. We challenge you to defy these skeptics by describing yourself as fully and accurately as possible in the 140-character limit of a tweet.*

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In no more than 150 words explain why you want to participate in the CLB Mentorship Program*

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What are your future goals when it comes to aiding your birth communities and how will these goals aid with alleviating the healthcare maternal crisis for BIPOC women?*

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Essays
Essays are the opportunity for you to differ yourself from others and shine. Be direct, descriptive, and creative. This is your time!

You are about to write two essays: one Personal Statement, which the prompt is the same for all applicants. In addition, you will also need to work on a Writing Supplement, which you will be able to choose from the five options listed below.

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Your Personal Statement is very important for us to better understand who you are. Please write your Personal Statement in no less than 250 words and more than 650 words and based on the prompt below:

Personal Statement Prompt: Birth work is so rewarding yet requires a lot of time, energy, and planning. As a seasoned or new birth worker, describe the current state of the birth communities you service and how the goals and missions of your organization is aiding with increasing more satisfactory, healthy, and peaceful births.
Personal Statement*

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Your second essay is your Writing Supplement. Now, you have the opportunity to detail more about yourself. You will be able to pick one out of the five (5) essay prompts below. Please bear in mind that you need to write your essay in no less than 250 words and no more than 650 words.

Be awesome. Be creative. Be yourself.
Writing Supplement Prompts: choose the one you are writing about.*

What are you passionate about when it comes to birthwork?Describe an experience where you were unsuccessful in achieving your goal. What lessons did you learn from this experience?Your Mother Earth is asking you questions about topics you aren't familiar with. How do you handle this situation? Be detailed.Discuss birth complications you have dealt with first hand and how you handled it?As a Doula, you have been asked to provide services that are beyond the scope of your duties. Please explain in detail how to handle this situation and your course of action.
Writing Supplement*

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Financial Information
Please fill out this section ONLY if you are requesting financial support for the APPLICATION PROCESS. Those that are requesting it will be evaluated in their economical aspects in order to be qualified for CLB Mentorship Program scholarships.

If you do not fill out this form, this means you are not requesting any kind of financial aid for the application process and you will NOT be considered for the program.
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If any other person from your house works, please include the total amount of his/her or their monthly salary(ies)

Attachments
In order to better evaluate you, we ask you to attach some documents. Please, notice that we ask you to send all the documents in good quality and in one of the following formats .PDF or .JPEG.

The limit size per file is 500kb.

Required ONLY for those requesting financial support

- Two most recent electricity bills; (in only one file)

- Your paychecks from the last three months
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By clicking the box below, you agree that you have submitted to us your true and accurate information and are aware that we will not use this information and instead of and only for CLB Mentoring Program 2023 purposes? Also, please note that once you submit this Application Form you will not be able to do any changes or remove any information. You confirm to be submitting only truth information, otherwise your Application might be canceled and you will not be able to readmit for the future CLB Mentoring Program 2023. Please allow 72 hours for processing and your steps in joining the mentorship program. The cost of the program is $650 plus applicable taxes which includes an e-book guide for class as well as a CLB Mentorship bag. You will be invoiced via PayPal once your application is approved. Payments plans are accepted.*

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