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• Become a mentor for Cooperathon 2026 !
  Ever wondered how you could share your expertise and support the next generation of budding entrepreneurs?
  Join the Coopérathon adventure as a mentor!
  

  What is Cooperathon?
  Cooperathon is a massive open innovation training program and competition for change-makers, aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to solve society's most pressing problems. All activities and workshops will take place online, with participants coming from all over Canada.
  

  What is required?
  Your role as a volunteer mentor will be to ask questions and provide feedback to the teams based on your knowledge and experience. You can be a mentor on demand, join a mentoring session, or be assigned to one or more teams, depending on your availability.
  

  How much time?
  As a mentor, you'll have the opportunity to get involved for a few hours over 4 weeks (June 2026), at your own pace, offering personalized support to one or more teams, depending on your availability.
  

  Why support?
  Your support is important to foster an innovative, inclusive culture and to participate in the emergence of a new generation of successful Canadian entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs. Our economy is strongly based on small business, and entrepreneurs are essential to Canada's future innovation.
  Thank you for telling us more about yourself. To learn more about the Cooperathon, visit cooperathon.ca.
  For any questions, please email us at mentors@cooperathon.com Thank you in advance for your support!
  
  All selected mentors will be contacted two weeks before the first Cooperathon program activity for which they have confirmed their availability.
  

• Participation as a Cooperathon mentor is on a volunteer basis:
  • Yes, I understand that my participation as a mentor is on a volunteer basis

• Application form

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  GENERAL INFORMATION

  
  

• Name:*
  First Last
• Email:*
• LinkedIn Profile:*
• Location:*
  City State / Province / Region
• Country*
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• Phone number:
• Spoken languages:*
  • English
  • French
  • Other(s)
• If other(s), please specify:*
• Are you an employee of Desjardins Group*
  • Yes
  • No
• Please describe your interest in becoming a mentor at Cooperathon 2025*

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  Professional experience

  
  
• How many years of experience do you have?*
  Please enter a number from 0 to 100.
• In which industrie(s) ?*
  • Agriculture
  • Manufacture
  • Finance
  • Health
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Energy
  • Transport
  • City planning
  • Other(s)
• If other(s), please specify:*
• In which field(s) of expertise*
  • Data analysis
  • Communication
  • Marketing and Sales Strategy
  • Customer Behavior
  • Software Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Design Thinking
  • Circular Economy
  • Market Analysis
  • Product development
  • Social Impact
  • International
  • IA - Data Science
  • Legal
  • Marketing
  • Business model
  • Pitch
  • Prototyping
  • Business Strategy
  • Funding Strategy
  • UX
  • Sales
  • Other(s)
• If other(s), please specify:*
• Which of the challenges selected for Coopérathon most appeals to you as a mentor? (This is simply a personal interest - it doesn't mean you'll be assigned to the team corresponding to this challenge).
  • People
  • The Planet
  • Prosperity
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  Mentoring experience

  
  
• How many years on mentoring experience do you have?*
  Please enter a number from 0 to 100.
• What kind of experience?*
  • Founders
  • Teams in Ideation phase
  • Startups in pre-launch phase
  • Startups in incubation phase
  • Stratup in acceleration phase
  • Scaleups
• If applicable, please describe other types of relevant experience that would help to support Cooperathon teams and startups

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  As a mentor during the journey on June of the current year

  
  
• Please specify your availability as a mentor*
  The journey takes place in June
  • Less than one hour per week
  • Approximately one hour per week
  • More than one hour per week
• Can we book your time with an appointment system (e.g. Calendly)?*
  This link will be added to your mentor profile on our platform. It will enable the teams you mentor to book time with you.
  • Yes
  • No
• Please provide us with your address to make an appointment. It will enable us to know which systems you use and will not be shared without your consent, even if your application as a mentor is successful.
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