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Uma Hiremagalur2017 Project Management Symposium

THE PM'S VOLUNTEER JOURNEY : A ROADMAP TO VALUE

A Pathway to Leadership…

…Through Volunteerism (PM style)

Skill-Up!Expanded Network

Exercising all the PM KAs

New Content, New Industry

PDUs

Meet new leaders making a difference in the community

Meet new leaders volunteering from other professions

Meet other PMs

Managing Volunteers

Mentoring

Passion :

Purpose :

Time Commitment :

Define your volunteering scope ……

if not it becomes work ……

and you wont be able to continue it

What am I passionate about ?

list all your causes :

(For example: Animals. ...Arts & Culture... Children/Youth…. Community Development.... Health/Hospitals.... Mental Health... Education/Literacy.... Homelessness….)

…share with the person next to you and pick your top

Why do I want to volunteer?(pick one from your top 5 list and write a purpose statement)

Why me?What/how it gets doneWhat is the outcome?

Passion – Non Profit Betterment

Why me? I have the empathy & patience to listen

How – Connecting NPs to the volunteers that have the skills & passion to solve the problem that they have

What outcome ? Help NPs achieve their mission for free!!

How much time do I want to give ?….really

(xx hours/week/xx months)

Scope matters if you are not clear you are not helpful!

PMIWDC : 20 hours/month/5 years

Knowledge Areas

Integration Management

Scope Management

Time Management

Cost Management

Quality Management

Human Resource

Management

Communications Management

Risk Management

Procurement Management

Stakeholder Management

Self-Discovery or Reflection

What is your knowledge level and experience from projects.

Circle your level of skill on the paperNone – not able to apply this skill • Basic – able to handle only the simplest assignments or tasks • Intermediate – able to handle independently many types of assignments or tasks • Advanced – able to handle independently nearly all types of assignments or tasks • Expert – able to handle independently all types of assignments or tasks and serves as a role model or coach for others

Highlight the top two One you like to use the most One you are good at – Put 2

Advocacy and Human Rights

Arts and Culture

Children and Youth

Community

Education and literacy

Environment and sustainability

Financial Wellness

Food and nutrition

Health and medicine

Homelessness and housing

International

Media

Recreation and sports

Military and Veterans

Volunteer MatchAs one of the leading volunteer matching sites, Volunteer Match lets you find volunteer opportunities based on your skill set (e.g. business management, development, analysis).URL: https://www.volunteermatch.org/

Serve DCServe DC, the Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism, provides opportunities for residents to volunteer to make their communities safe, stronger, and better. The site allows you to filter by skillsets, such as management.URL: https://volunteer.dc.gov/

LinkedIn Volunteer MarketplaceThe LinkedIn Volunteer Marketplace offers LinkedIn members an easy way to find volunteer opportunities that fit your interests - use LinkedIn filtering to find opportunities specific to your project management skill set!URL: https://linkedinforgood.linkedin.com/programs/linkedin-members

Service Enterprise InitiativeAn initiative of Points of Light, the Service Enterprise Initiative helps nonprofits increase their volunteer capacity, specifically skills-based volunteers. Service Enterprise certified organizations have identified the areas where they most crucially need pro bono and skills-based volunteers. List can be found on website.URL: http://www.pointsoflight.org/service-enterprise-initiative

Consulting Opportunities from Taproot FoundationThe Taproot Foundation - an organization that connects nonprofits and social change organizations with passionate, skilled volunteers - has set up a page for professionals in New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area to connect with nonprofits using project management - and other - skills.URL: https://www.taprootfoundation.org/do-probono/individuals/roles

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Where they are and who they are

ID passion & willingness

ID opportunities

Engage (connect and follow thru)

Scope (define the work)

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Accountability volunteer partner – send me a note when you engage!

Your Volunteer Profile!!

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QUESTIONS

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Director-at-Large, Governance BoardPMI Washington DC Chapter

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