“The Foundation focuses on youthand partners with nonprofitorganizations to bring projectmanagement to their teams and,ultimately, the youth they serve,”said Jim Snyder, one of the foundingmembers of PMIEF. “It's about helpingeveryone become “project ready”for the demands of our times.
hirty years ago, the worldsaw the launch of the World
Wide Web, the release ofNelson Mandela, the deploymentof the Hubble Space Telescope ...and the creation of the PMIEducational Foundation.
In 1990, a small group of dedicatedPMI members joined forces to launchthe PMI Educational Foundation.Over the years, PMIEF has made animpact on the lives of others throughscholarships, awards, volunteerismand programs geared towardyouth. The Foundation also coinedthe tagline: PM for Social Good®,inspiring project managers aroundthe globe to leverage their projectmanagement skills for social good.Today, PMIEF is laser-focused onbringing project management toyouth (ages 5 to 19), impacting thelives of over 200,000 youth annually.PMIEF’s 30th Anniversary
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PMI Supports You With NewDigital Resources ..................... 3In Memoriam: Russell D. Archibald . . . . . . 5Choose Your Candidates in the2021–2023 Board Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Telecommuting Is the New Norm:PMI Webinar With Microsoft . . . . . . . . . . 10LIMC 2020–Leadership MomentsDuring a Time of Disruption. . . . . . . . . . . . 11Events Calendar ....................... 13Chapter Links ....................... 14
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When kids learn how to successfullymanage a project, they can moveforward with confidence. They know
PM for Social Good®
BY THE NUMBERSFOUNDED ON 4 AUGUST
1990
GRANTS AWARDED
US$10,000,000+SINCE 2012
INTRODUCED OVER
800,000
YOUTH AROUND THE WORLD
TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT
HELPED BUILD THE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PIPELINE BY PROVIDING
US$4,000,000+
IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND
AWARDS SINCE 1990
OFFERS
30
RESOURCES IN OVER26 LANGUAGESPMIEF THANKSDEDICATED PMI VOLUNTEERSAND DONORS FOR THEIRGENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONSOVER THE LAST 30 YEARSOctober 2019 July/August 2020 A Supplement to PM Network® Published by Project Management Institute
