In June 2006, the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF), a charitable nonprofit organization, took the first step in a major expansion of its programs to:

• Help college students realize their dreams through academic scholarships, internships, doctoral research grants, and visiting professorships;
• Prepare youth for success in life through project centered learning for primary and secondary school students and project management skills for teachers; and
• Help relief, nonprofit and non-governmental organizations use their limited resources more efficiently and effectively through project management grants, training scholarships, and workshops.

To financially support this expansion, PMIEF implemented a fundraising campaign called Building Better Futures, which raised more than US$8,000,000 — including US$4,651,063 in gifts and pledges as well as US$3,409,480 in promised in-kind gifts of scholarships and training. The Project Management Institute and lead donor, the International Institute of Learning, donated a total of US$3,140,000 in cash and pledges.

To see a sampling of how these donations, combined with that of PMI Components, Registered Education Providers, and Chapter Members, have helped make a difference all around the world, please click on this map.

PMIEF thanks all those who donated!  Your generosity has been critical in helping PMIEF grow.  However, there is much more work to be done, requiring additional funds each and every year.  If you want to help, please make a donation on our secure online giving page or email pmief@pmi.org to tell us how you can help.

Updates to the Project Management Toolkit for Youth

The PMI Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the Project Management Toolkit for Youth has been updated to include additional materials that your component can use to start a project management program at your local primary or secondary school.

The updates include:

• A Power Point Presentation that can be used as a sales tool to convince your local school that project management is an essential 21st century life skill that would benefit their students.
• A Student Presentation Guide that provides tools to help students create and deliver effective presentations.
• Updated Program Development Guide that includes expanded mentoring materials, a Project Management Competition Judging Tool and Student Team Worksheets.

Click here to view and download the materials.

A pilot program in Washington State has utilized these materials to begin a program at North Kitsap High School. This is a partnership involving the PMIEF, PMI Puget Sound Chapter and the Paulsboro Rotary Club.

2009 PMIEF Grant Recipients

PMIEF funded the following grants in 2009 that align with its vision and mission:

• Impact — to fund project management training for high school girls in Ghana.
• Make It Happen — to fund workforce development in Maine.
• West Chester University (3 E Institute) — to fund the development of a project management class that is contextualized for primary and secondary teachers.
• Millersville University — to fund the development of a project management class for non-profit organizations.
• South Medford High School — to fund the development of an integrated project management curriculum to be delivered via a project learning methodology.
• Eastern Michigan University Foundation to fund the continuation of their Project Leads the Way Program. Project Leads the Way is a programsthat teaches science and math through projects.
• Federal University — to fund PMI Global Accreditation for a university in Nigeria.

PMIEF donors have been able to make a difference in the lives of students, teachers, and humanitarian organizations through the Scholarships and Awards Program. Because of their generosity, the following opportunities are being offered:

• Academic scholarships for college and university students studying project management and related fields. More than 40 scholarships from over 20 donors are available. The application deadline is 1 June 2010. Please check the eligibility criteria for each scholarship as well as the scholarship program guidelines.
• The James R. Snyder International Student Paper of the Year (ISPY) Award, which is given annually for research papers written by college and university students. Papers are currently being accepted from students in the Asia-Pacific and Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) regions. The winning authors get a US$500 cash prize, an expenses-paid trip to the PMI^® Global Congress in his/her region, and a session at that Congress to present the winning paper.
• The submission deadline for the Asia-Pacific region is 17 May, and the deadline for EMEA is 21 June.

If you have any questions about the Scholarships and Awards Program, you may contact Andrew Stitt, PMIEF Associate, at +1-610-356-4600 ext. 7004 or at pmief@pmi.org.

If you wish to make a difference by donating to the program, please contact Jeannette Barr, PMIEF Development Manager, at +1-610-356-4600 ext. 7117 or at pmief@pmi.org. 

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The PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) has a 501 (c) (3) classification from the US Internal Revenue Service.  For those filing a US tax return, all donations are tax-deductible.  The PMIEF is also registered in the U.S. District of Columbia and all U.S. states that require charities to do so.  A person may obtain a copy of current financial information at www.pmief.org.