PMI Educational Foundation

PMI Educational Foundation Liaison Newsletter

 

2 March 2012
IntroGreetings!
student with curly hair
We are excited to announce that in the beginning of 2012, PMIEF launched an initiative to integrate project management curricula into the schooling of 13 to 19 year olds around the world. With funding from PMI, the Foundation will be working with teachers, schools, nonprofit organizations that serve youth, and experts in the field of education to develop resources for teachers, students and schools geared specifically for this age group. Please visit the Resources Section for more information.  

We recognize and thank the many PMIEF Liaisons and PMI volunteers who are already engaged in work with this age group. We would like to thank Kris Reynolds from the PMI Tulsa Chapter and Enid Vargas from the PMI Puerto Rico Chapter for sharing information about their programs during the "Starting a Youth Program" webinar earlier this month. The Power Point Presentation from the webinar is available in the Resource Section and next month the webinar recordings of Kris and Enid's presentation will be available.

 

We will be in touch throughout the year with more information about our exciting new initiative for 13-19 year olds! 

 

Warm regards,

Diane Fromm
PMIEF Program Administrator
NewsNews

Member Highlight:

Sinaloa Mexico Chapter - Impacting Youth and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO)

Sinaloa SUMA Training
SUMA employees with Francisco

 

This PMI chapter recently collaborated with SUMA, a community organization in Sinaloa Mexico, offering training to help the NGO learn how to build project management capacity. Using the PM Nonprofit Practicum, Francisco Herrara, the chapter president led the training of SUMA employees.

 

SUMA is an organization devoted to promoting respect, legality and social integration to fight insecurity in the state of Sinaloa, which has been particularly harmed by drug and crime-related violence. For additional information about SUMA, please visit their website at www.sumasinaloa.or.mx.  

 

Francisco is in the process of translating the PM Nonprofit Practicum into Spanish, which will enable other Spanish-speaking organizations to derive the same benefits from the materials as SUMA. He is also planning a youth program and will be translating the PMI Sydney Chapter's Materials into Spanish. We will let you know when both of these Spanish versions become available.

 

Francisco, thank you for your good work in helping your community and for translating these resources to assist others in impacting their local society.

 

For a listing of languages in which other PMIEF materials are available in, please see our Multi-Language Educational Resources Matrix.
For Your Chapter

Info for Your Chapter Members:

 

Kerzner Award Nominations Deadline: 1 May 2012

Kerzner Award

The Kerzner Award

This prestigious award recognizes a project manager who most emulates the professional dedication and excellence of Dr. Harold Kerzner, PhD, MS, MBA. The recipient will receive:

 

  • IIL training valued at US$5,000
  • An expenses-paid trip to the PMI Global Congress-North America in Vancouver this October
  • If applicable, a gift of US$3,000 to the recipient's PMI Chapter

 

Read more about this award in the February 2012 issue of PM for Social Good™or on the Kerzner Award webpage. To nominate yourself or a colleague, please click here.

 

Articles for Your Newsletter  

If you would like to feature PMIEF in your chapter of CoP newsletter, we have articles that you are welcome to publish:

 

 

For Your Calendar

Save the Date for these Invitation-Only Events:

  

PMIEF Training & Reception

during PMI� Leadership Institute Meeting and PMI� Global Congress - EMEA

 

Marseille, France*  

  

PMIEF Liaison Training

Friday 4 May

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (CEST)

Lunch will be served

 

PMIEF Reception

Sunday 6 May

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (CEST)**

Refreshments will be served  

**Time of reception may change 

 

We invite you to join us at these events to network with other PMIEF liaisons and PMI leaders, and to learn more about PMIEF's latest activities. You will receive email invitations for these events next week, please RSVP early to guarantee your place at these invitation-only events.  Space is limited!  

 

*While the training session and reception are at no cost, PMIEF will not cover any travel or registration expenses for PMI� Leadership Institute Meeting or PMI� Global Congress - EMEA.    

 

 

Future Webinars:

 

These training sessions will be hosted by PMIEF staff and others from within the PMI community who will share their experience and advice. 

The quarterly Getting Started trainings provide background information about the PMIEF and the liaison position, and generally have a guest presenter who shares their experience as a liaison.

The other quarterly trainings are themed around the topics as listed below. 

As we plan our trainings for 2012, we are interested in your suggestions for topics that would be of interest to you.  

 

6 April 2012:             Getting Started - New Liaison Training
May 2012:                 Working with Nonprofits and NGOs
6 July 2012:               Getting Started - New Liaison Training
5 October 2012:        Getting Started - New Liaison Training   
ResourcesResources and Quick Links

PMIEF Initiative for 13-19 Year Olds:

 

We are very excited about this new project, and hope that you are too! Please read more about our plans in the February Issue of PMI Today™. We also invite you to visit our new webpage for the initiative for updates and resources as they become available.

 

 

Updated Resources:

 

Power Point Presentation� from 2012 February Liaison Webinar, "Starting a Youth Program".

 

For Liaisons:

For PMIEF Liaison-specific information, please visit the Liaison Webpage (under the About Us section of www.pmief.org).  There you will find resources such as a Liaison FAQ, and an overview presentation about the Foundation--PMIEF in 10 Minutes.  

On the Liaison Webpage, you will also find past issues of PMIEF Liaison newsletters:


Quick Links:

 

PMIEF Website

Learning Zone: resources for youth and educational programs

Humanitarian: resources for nonprofits

Scholarships/Awards : professional and academic opportunities

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

 

For additional information, please email pmief@pmi.org or call +1-610-356-4600 ext. 1128