Building a unique signup form for your program is a key part to ensuring seamless registration and effective matching for your people. However, deciding what questions to ask can be challenging if you have to start from scratch.

With Mentorloop Pro, Program Themes do the heavy lifting for you by providing you with a signup form and set of matching rules designed oriented towards your desired program goals. Each theme is built on the success of hundreds of programs that have gone before you, and you also have the opportunity to customize various questions, so you can feel confident in launching with an effective signup form. 

There are three themes to choose from: Classic, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, and Community, all of which gather basic information from participants:

• Gender
• Pronouns
• Job Title
• Work Experience
• Location
• Bio
• Ice Breakers
• LinkedIn Profile

Here's where they differ:

Classic theme

The Classic theme is great if you’re running a program for the first time, especially if your program has multiple goals. This is a go-to for internal company mentoring programs, especially ones that aim to connect employees, empower skills development and knowledge sharing or strengthen interdepartmental relationships. 

Examples of program goals that would benefit from using the Mentorloop Classic program theme:

• Strengthen cross-department working relationships
• Connect employees from different branches, regions, etc.
• Knowledge sharing between senior and junior employees
• General career development and guidance

Diversity Equity & Inclusion theme

As the name suggests, this theme is perfect for programs that are dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes. 

Examples of program goals that would benefit from using the Mentorloop DEI program theme:

• Increase women and POC engagement or leadership
• Promote the welfare of employees with disabilities within the organization
• Provide support for cultural minorities within an organization

Community theme

This theme is great for industry associations and community organizations that run mentoring programs to foster better participation outcomes or connect people with shared advocacy, purpose, or field of interest. 

Examples of program goals that would benefit from using the Mentorloop Community program theme:

• Empowering members of a field of interest or study to share ideas to promote innovation
• Making personal and professional guidance available for members of a specific interest group (e.g. formerly incarcerated persons, parents coming back from parental leave, new immigrants entering the workforce)

How themes impact your program

For many of these questions, you have the option to exclude them entirely in the form or customize or add more answers, including Department, Organization and Ice Breakers, and others. So, whichever theme you choose, there's no doubt you'll be able to build a great signup form for your program! 

Need more form customization? Consider upgrading to Mentorloop Enterprise, our flagship solution for larger or more complex programs. With Enterprise, you'll work with a dedicated Account Manager to build a 100% bespoke signup form and matching algorithm unique to your organization and program goals. Contact support to find out more: support@mentorloop.com 

Choosing the right theme for your program

Selecting the right theme for your program doesn't have to be daunting. In fact, as you make your way through Mentorloop Pro's Program Builder, we'll select a theme for you automatically based on the information you've provided us with and what we think could be a great fit for you.

Don't worry though, you can always change themes or explore them all in demo mode before making your final decision and launching your program. Learn more about preparing for launch here.