2. 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
6. PM Programs for Nonprofits/NGOs
•Training materials
•Tools, methodologies and
other resources
•Training volunteers and
staff
•Grants
7. Scholarships and Awards
• PM as a professional
competency and career
choice
• Academic scholarships
• Student and professional
awards
• Training unemployed and
underemployed
8. PM Programs for Youth
•Training materials
•Tools, methodologies and
other resources
•Training volunteers and
staff
•Grants
9. Benefits of teaching youth project
management and through projects
• Success in school
• Preparation for 21st century workforce
Project Learning Engaged Students=
10. Examples of Primary School Students Being
Involved in Project Management Curricula!
Kuwait
Mexico
11. Youth can begin benefiting from
project management as early as kindergarten
12. 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
14. PMIEF No-Cost Resources
Careers in Project
Management
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 Teachers
Projects From the Future:
Primary Schools
15. 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
16. Resources for Youth Programs
PM 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
17. Grants
Non 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
19. 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
21. 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)
22. Building US State and Country-Wide Programs
North Carolina
Washington State
Wisconsin
• PMI members starting to work with
Ministries of Education
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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
26. • 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!
27. 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.
30. PMI Educational Foundation
US $100,000+ Donors
Arabian Gulf Chapter
Former PMI Information Systems SIG
Former PMI College of Scheduling SIG
Former PMI Design Procurement & Construction SIG
31. PMI Educational Foundation
US $50,000+ Donors
Former PMI College of Performance Management
CHEN FRAME FOUNDATION Former PMI Consulting SIG
32. 2015 Leadership Society Donors
Cindy & Cary Anderson
Frederick Arnold
Jeannette Barr
Christophe Bredillet
Yanping Chen & J. Davidson Frame
Marge Combe*
Steven DelGrosso
Michael DePrisco
Durable Digital
Jo & Jim Ferguson
Genome Training and Consulting
Larry Goldsmith
Gregory Gomel
Kenneth Hartley
Todd Hutchison
Ayodeji Ishmael
E. Laverne Johnson
Mark Langley
Olivier Lazar
Pablo Lledo*
Acilio Marinello
Debra Miersma & David Russell
Jeanne & Allan Mills*
Peter Monkhouse*
William Moylan
Nayna & Suketu Nagrecha*
Frank Parth*
Beth Partleton & Vernon Vice
John Patton
Project Management Lab
Rita Read*
Christine Watson & John Rickards*
Kathy & Russell Ridley
Jeralyn Rittenhouse
Frank Saladis
James R. Snyder
The Project Strategy Consulting Group, Inc.
Ericka and Roberto* Toledo
Donna Weber
Valerie Shay Weiss & Brian A. Weiss
Hazem Zeitoun
*PMIEF Board Members
33. PMI Community Donors
PMI Alaska Chapter*
PMI Arabian Gulf Chapter*
PMI Atlanta Chapter
PMI Baltimore Chapter*
PMI Central Florida Chapter
PMI Central Iowa Chapter
PMI Chicagoland Chapter
PMI Coastal Bend Chapter
PMI Columbia River Basin Chapter*
PMI Dallas Chapter
PMI Dayton/Miami Valley, Ohio Chapter
PMI Delaware Valley Chapter
PMI East Tennessee Chapter
PMI Eastern Iowa Chapter*
PMI Great Lakes Chapter
PMI Hampton Roads Chapter*
PMI Houston Chapter*
PMI Kansas City Mid-America Chapter
PMI Keystone Chapter
* Scholarship Endowment
PMI Mass Bay Chapter
PMI Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter*
PMI Minnesota Chapter*
PMI New York City Chapter*
PMI North Carolina Chapter*
PMI Northeast Ohio Chapter
PMI Nova Scotia Chapter*
PMI Orange County Chapter
PMI Phoenix Chapter
PMI Portland Chapter
PMI San Diego Chapter
PMI São Paulo Chapter, Brazil
PMI Silver Spring, MD Chapter
PMI Tampa Bay Chapter
PMI Tulsa Chapter
PMI Washington, DC Chapter*
PMI Wine Country Chapter
A Special Thank You to…
35. 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.
36. 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
37. Sign up for PMIEF’s e-Newsletter
Project Management for Social Good®
Sign up on PMIEF.org
• Hear how project
management is being
shared for social good
• Learn about PMIEF
initiatives around the globe
• Receive reminders of
scholarship and award
application deadlines
38. Discussion and Questions
Milan Šmigić, PMP, Volunteer
PMIEF Community Engagement Committee
www.pmief.org
Milan.Smigic@pmief.org
