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13Thank you<a class="hash-link" href="#thank-you" title="Direct link to heading">​</a></h3><p><a href="/docs/thank-you-contributions">Together, we&#x27;re stronger.</a></p><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="whats-next">What&#x27;s next?<a class="hash-link" href="#whats-next" title="Direct link to heading">​</a></h2><p>Short term, we want to keep connecting and bridging existing strategies, resources, and communities.</p><p>Medium term, we want to keep expanding our reach, accounting for even more situational and cultural differences.</p><p>Long term, there&#x27;s opportunities to build tooling and infrastructure that would supercharge mentorship efforts.</p><p>A wonderful, ongoing journey! 🎉</p><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="sponsorship-is-important">Sponsorship is important<a class="hash-link" href="#sponsorship-is-important" title="Direct link to heading">​</a></h2><p>In addition to mentorship, sponsorship is important. There are plans to create a sponsorship guide as well. In the meantime, there is sponsorship related content in our <a href="/docs/resources-overview">Resources</a> section. Feel free to submit any helpful resources -- thank you! ✨</p></div><footer class="theme-doc-footer docusaurus-mt-lg"><div class="theme-doc-footer-edit-meta-row row"><div class="col"><a href="https://github.com/mentorship-sponsorship/mentorship-guide-docs/blob/main/docs/about.md" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="theme-edit-this-page"><svg fill="currentColor" height="20" width="20" viewBox="0 0 40 40" class="iconEdit_Z9Sw" aria-hidden="true"><g><path d="m34.5 11.7l-3 3.1-6.3-6.3 3.1-3q0.5-0.5 1.2-0.5t1.1 0.5l3.9 3.9q0.5 0.4 0.5 1.1t-0.5 1.2z m-29.5 17.1l18.4-18.5 6.3 6.3-18.4 18.4h-6.3v-6.2z"></path></g></svg>Edit this page</a></div><div class="col lastUpdated_vwxv"></div></div></footer></article><nav class="pagination-nav docusaurus-mt-lg" aria-label="Docs pages navigation"><a class="pagination-nav__link pagination-nav__link--prev" href="/docs/contributing-overview"><div class="pagination-nav__sublabel">Previous</div><div class="pagination-nav__label">Contributing</div></a><a class="pagination-nav__link pagination-nav__link--next" href="/docs/code-of-conduct"><div class="pagination-nav__sublabel">Next</div><div class="pagination-nav__label">Code of Conduct</div></a></nav></div></div><div class="col col--3"><div class="tableOfContents_bqdL thin-scrollbar theme-doc-toc-desktop"><ul class="table-of-contents table-of-contents__left-border"><li><a href="#about" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">About</a><ul><li><a href="#mission" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Mission</a></li><li><a href="#why" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Why</a></li><li><a href="#contributing" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Contributing</a></li><li><a href="#code-of-conduct" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Code of Conduct</a></li><li><a href="#license" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">License</a></li><li><a href="#thank-you" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Thank you</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="#whats-next" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">What&#39;s next?</a></li><li><a href="#sponsorship-is-important" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Sponsorship is important</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></main></div></div><footer class="footer footer--dark"><div class="container container-fluid"><div class="row footer__links"><div class="col footer__col"><div class="footer__title">Read</div><ul class="footer__items clean-list"><li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link-item" href="/docs/what-why-mentorship">Why mentorship?</a></li><li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link-item" href="/docs/mentors-overview">For Mentors</a></li><li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link-item" href="/docs/mentees-overview">For Mentees</a></li></ul></div><div class="col footer__col"><div class="footer__title">Community</div><ul class="footer__items clean-list"><li class="footer__item"><a class="footer__link-item" href="/docs/about">About</a></li><li class="footer__item"><a href="https://github.com/mentorship-sponsorship/mentorship-guide-docs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="footer__link-item">GitHub<svg width="13.5" height="13.5" aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="iconExternalLink_nPIU">
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