PMI Educational FoundationProject Management for Social Good®

Milan Šmigić, PMP, VolunteerPMIEF Community Engagement Committee

Agenda• What is PMIEF?

• Areas of Focus

• Programs for Non-Profits/NGOs• Scholarships and Awards• Programs for Youth• PMIEF Focus for 2016

• PMIEF Resources

• Grants

• Success Stories

• PMIEF Liaison Program

• Supporting the Foundation

• Unique 2016 Award Opportunity

Project Management for Social Good®

PMIEF Builds Bridges

Teachers

Non-Profits/

NGOs

University Students

Young Learners

PM Profession

PMIEF Areas of Focus

PM Programs for Nonprofits/NGOs

• Training materials

• Tools, methodologies and other resources

• Training volunteers and staff

• Grants

Scholarships and Awards

• PM as a professional competency and career choice

• Academic scholarships• Student and professional

awards• Training unemployed and

underemployed

PM Programs for Youth

• Training materials

• Tools, methodologies and other resources

• Training volunteers and staff

• Grants

Benefits of teaching youth project management and through projects

• Success in school • Preparation for 21st century workforce

Project Learning Engaged Students =

Examples of Primary School Students Being Involved in Project Management Curricula!

Kuwait

Mexico

Youth can begin benefiting from project management as early as kindergarten

PMIEF Focus for 2015: PM for 13 to 19 year olds• Research

• New curricula and materials

• Multiple translations

• Teacher training

• Strategic partnerships

• Collaboration with Ministries of Education

Strategic and Global

Visit our website at www.pmief.org

PMIEF No-Cost Resources

Careers in ProjectManagement

Project Management Skills for Life

PM for Nonprofits PM Youth Fiction Books

Project Management Toolkit for Youth

Various Case Studies on Youth PM Programs

PM Toolkit for TeachersProjects From the Future:

Primary Schools

Project Management for Teachers

• Project Management Toolkit for TeachersTM

• Virtual Teacher Training created with Boise State University

• PM curriculum for educators in workshop format

• PM training scholarships for educators

•Online•Classroom style

Philadelphia, USA

PM Toolkit for TeachersTM

PM Toolkit for YouthTM

Resources for Youth ProgramsPM Toolkit For TeachersTM

• Lesson plans, assessments, and sample projects

• Ages 13 – 19• Up to 1 semester of content

(customizable) • English only

PM Skills for Life™• Basic intro to project management• Ages 13 – Adult• 4 – 8 hours• Meets all PMIEF areas of focus• Available in 8 languages

Careers in PM • Ages 13 – Adult• 1 hour of content• Provides career pathways• Brochure and PowerPoint presentation

GrantsNon Profits (NGOs) The Foundation advances its mission through the funding of projects that:

• raise the awareness of project management in global and local communities;

• introduce and promote the use of project management as a life skill;

• recognize leadership in project management;

• support academic excellence in project management;

• encourage new ventures related to project management; and

• advance the understanding of project management.

http://pmief.org/scholarships-grants-and-awards/grants

2015 YTD Highlights by Core Strategic Goals

Current Vision-Driven Project Grants

Investments in PMI Regions by US$, % and Grant Recipient

Total: US$ 1 ,943,723Total: US$ 1 ,943,723

• World Federation of United Nations Associations

Special 2015 Nonprofit Grant Initiative: Disaster Management Grants Initiative (“DMGI”)

Case Studies: Project Management in the Classroom

Where can I find PMIEF case studies?

Case Studies are a part of the PMIEF Learning Resources Library.

Recently added: Leonardo da Vinci Primary School Case Study (English)

Building US State and Country-Wide Programs

North Carolina

Washington State

Wisconsin

• PMI members starting to work with Ministries of Education

Working with Schools and Youth Organizations • Illinois team partners with program that serves at-risk girls in Chicago

• Singapore, Arizona and Illinois members host programs with “Junior Achievement”

• Italy members created a development program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Volunteers in Washington mentor students in technical education programs

• Member in California uses project management to run an after-school program

Working with Nonprofit Organizations • Nova Scotia volunteer conducts community classes in Kenya

• Oklahoma member volunteers with Chamber of Commerce

• Washington, DC members train vets through Wounded Warriors

• Volunteers in New York trained United Nations Association employees in Mexico

• Member in Minnesota helps plan a local bike race fundraiser

What is a PMIEF Liaison?

A PMIEF Liaison is a Communication Link between PMIEF and a PMI community

(chapter, CoP, region, group) for leveraging PM for social good

• Get to know PMIEF and its resources• Promote awareness of PMIEF in the chapter• Educate chapter leaders about PMIEF• Advocate for the use of PMIEF resources (when

appropriate) • Publicize PMIEF scholarships and awards • Share ideas and programs for social good with PMIEF • Suggest new programs/resources for PMIEF

consideration

PMIEF Liaison Responsibilities 173 Liaisons!

Benefits of Having a PMIEF Liaison

PMIEF Liaison e-Newsletter

• Receive firsthand updates on new PMIEF Resources and initiatives. • Create a local subject matter expert on PMIEF.• Provide meaningful volunteer opportunities through community service.

The Importance of Your Support

PMI Educational FoundationMission Partners

US $1 Million+ Cash Donors

In-Kind Scholarship PartnersUS $500,000+ Donors

PMI Educational FoundationUS $100,000+ Donors

Arabian Gulf Chapter

Former PMI Information Systems SIG

Former PMI College of Scheduling SIG

Former PMI Design Procurement & Construction SIG

PMI Educational FoundationUS $50,000+ Donors

Former PMI College of Performance Management

CHEN FRAME FOUNDATION Former PMI Consulting SIG

2015 Leadership Society DonorsCindy & Cary AndersonFrederick ArnoldJeannette BarrChristophe BredilletYanping Chen & J. Davidson FrameMarge Combe*Steven DelGrossoMichael DePriscoDurable DigitalJo & Jim FergusonGenome Training and ConsultingLarry GoldsmithGregory GomelKenneth HartleyTodd HutchisonAyodeji IshmaelE. Laverne JohnsonMark LangleyOlivier LazarPablo Lledo*Acilio MarinelloDebra Miersma & David RussellJeanne & Allan Mills*

Peter Monkhouse*William MoylanNayna & Suketu Nagrecha*Frank Parth*Beth Partleton & Vernon Vice John PattonProject Management LabRita Read*Christine Watson & John Rickards*Kathy & Russell RidleyJeralyn Rittenhouse Frank SaladisJames R. SnyderThe Project Strategy Consulting Group, Inc.Ericka and Roberto* Toledo Donna Weber Valerie Shay Weiss & Brian A. Weiss Hazem Zeitoun

*PMIEF Board Members

PMI Community DonorsPMI Alaska Chapter*PMI Arabian Gulf Chapter*PMI Atlanta ChapterPMI Baltimore Chapter*PMI Central Florida ChapterPMI Central Iowa ChapterPMI Chicagoland ChapterPMI Coastal Bend ChapterPMI Columbia River Basin Chapter*PMI Dallas ChapterPMI Dayton/Miami Valley, Ohio ChapterPMI Delaware Valley ChapterPMI East Tennessee ChapterPMI Eastern Iowa Chapter*PMI Great Lakes ChapterPMI Hampton Roads Chapter*PMI Houston Chapter*PMI Kansas City Mid-America ChapterPMI Keystone Chapter

* Scholarship Endowment

PMI Mass Bay ChapterPMI Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter*PMI Minnesota Chapter*PMI New York City Chapter*PMI North Carolina Chapter*PMI Northeast Ohio ChapterPMI Nova Scotia Chapter*PMI Orange County ChapterPMI Phoenix ChapterPMI Portland ChapterPMI San Diego ChapterPMI São Paulo Chapter, BrazilPMI Silver Spring, MD ChapterPMI Tampa Bay ChapterPMI Tulsa ChapterPMI Washington, DC Chapter*PMI Wine Country Chapter

A Special Thank You to…

Categories:

•Individual Project Managers

•Corporations/Government Agencies

•PMI Chapters Powered By

For more information visit: PMIEF.org

Application deadline: May 20, 2016

PMI Educational Foundation2016 Community Advancement Award

COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT THROUGH PROJECT MANAGEMENT AWARD

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Recipients in each category will be recognized for a significant pro bono project management contribution to increasing the capacity of a nonprofit organization:

ØHow the project was identified, planned, and executed.

Ø How available resources, necessary to complete specific project deliverables within a given time period, are managed.

Ø How nonprofits, participating on competing teams, demonstrate the incorporation of the use of project management skills in their organizations subsequent to completion of the competition.

ØCompletion of a project that has a high-value, mission-catalyzing impact.

RECOGNITION & PRIZES

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT MANAGER:

-ALL-EXPENSES-PAID TRIP/REGISTRATION TO PMI GLOBAL CONGRESS N.A. 2016

PMI CHAPTER:

•ALL-EXPENSES-PAID TRIP/REGISTRATION TO PMI GLOBAL CONGRESS N.A. 2016 FOR A CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NONPROFIT RECEIVING PRO BONO ASSISTANCE

•US $5,000 CASH PRIZE AWARDED TO THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVING PRO BONO ASSISTANCE;

•IN-PERSON PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR THE NONPROFIT’S STAFF

CORPORATION/GOVERNMENT AGENCY:

•ALL-EXPENSES-PAID TRIP/REGISTRATION TO PMI GLOBAL CONGRESS N.A. 2016 FOR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NONPROFIT RECEIVING PRO BONO ASSISTANCE

•US $5,000 CASH PRIZE AWARDED TO THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVING PRO BONO ASSISTANCE;

•IN-PERSON PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR THE NONPROFIT’S STAFF

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Discussion and Questions

Milan Šmigić, PMP, VolunteerPMIEF Community Engagement Committee

www.pmief.org

Milan.Smigic@pmief.org