THE PM'S VOLUNTEER JOURNEY : A ROADMAP TO VALUE

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1 Uma Hiremagalur UMD Project Management Symposium May 4-5, 2017 Slide 1 THE PM'S VOLUNTEER JOURNEY : A ROADMAP TO VALUE Uma Hiremagalur 2017 Project Management Symposium

2 A Pathway to Leadership Through Volunteerism (PM style)

3 Expanded Network Meet new leaders making a difference in the community Skill-Up! New Content, New Industry Meet new leaders volunteering from other professions Exercising all the PM KAs PDUs Meet other PMs Mentoring Managing Volunteers

4 Passion : Purpose : Time Commitment : Define your volunteering scope if not it becomes work continue it and you wont be able to

5 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

6 Why do I want to volunteer? (pick one from your top 5 list and write a purpose statement) Why me? What/how it gets done What 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!!

7 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

8 Stakeholder Management Integration Management Scope Management Procurement Management Risk Management Knowledge Areas Time Management Cost Management Communications Management Human Resource Management Quality Management

9 Self-Discovery or Reflection What is your knowledge level and experience from projects. Circle your level of skill on the paper None 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

10 Military and Veterans Arts and Culture Children and Youth Advocacy and Human Rights Recreation and sports Media Community International Homelessness and housing Education and literacy Health and medicine Food and nutrition Financial Wellness Environment and sustainability

11 Volunteer Match As 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: Serve DC Serve 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: LinkedIn Volunteer Marketplace The 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:

12 Service Enterprise Initiative An 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: Consulting Opportunities from Taproot Foundation The 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:

13 #2 #3 # #1 #2 Communication Integration #3 Human Resource

14 Where they are and who they are

15 ID passion & willingness ID opportunities Engage (connect and follow thru) Scope (define the work) Do

16 Accountability volunteer partner send me a note when you engage! Your Volunteer Profile!!

17 Uma Hiremagalur UMD Project Management Symposium May 4-5, 2017 Slide 17 QUESTIONS

18 Uma Hiremagalur UMD Project Management Symposium May 4-5, 2017 Slide 18 Thank you!!! Director-at-Large, Governance Board PMI Washington DC Chapter We are "High-Impact Community Leaders"!