Leading the way…
Bringing the power of
project management to communities
throughout the world
www.pmief.org

The PMI Educational Foundation
• Philanthropic arm of PMI
• Public charity under US tax
law
• Fundraising and Grant Giving
Organization (with selective
facilitation and development of
programs and products)

Leading the Way: Improving Society Through
Project Management
Helping college students realize
their dreams through education
Giving youth and communities
a better chance of success
Improving responses to tragedies

Accomplishments
Project Management Skills for Life
PM Training
Careers in Project Management of Teachers
Academic
PMI Project Management Scholarships
Post‐Disaster Recovery and Awards
Methodology
PMI Component Initiatives

A Better Prepared Workforce of the Future
The PMI Educational Foundation will help support the
development of the workforce of the future through:
Academic Scholarships and Fellowships
Sponsored Internships and Apprenticeships
Endowed Visiting Professorships

A Better Prepared Workforce of
the Future
Last year conferred $80,000+
Scholarships and $10,000 in
Awards
This year will award
$150,000+ in Scholarships
and Awards

A Better Prepared Society for
Future Success

Giving youth a better
chance of success
• Project Learning of 21st Century Skills
• Educating Students Through Projects
• Project Management as a Competency for
Teachers and Administrators

A Better Prepared Response in
Future Times of Need
The PMI Educational Foundation will help humanitarian
and development organizations provide a better response
in future times of need through:
Local Training Opportunities
Tools and Methodologies
Project Management Maturity Resources

Future vision
toward improving
response to tragedies:
• Project management software and other project
management capability enhancements for NGO’s
• Global network of disaster-related project
management research and education
• Development of PMI Standards, tools and
techniques for NGOs
• Studies to measure the impact of PM in NGOs

Resources Available
www.pmief.org

What Can You Do To Help?
• Spread the word
• Reach out to your local primary or
secondary school
• Work with your component
• Help identify component programs for
posting on the website
• Mentor a local non-profit or teacher
• Help build partnerships
• Donate to the foundation to help us sustain
and build our programs

Thanks to our Partners

Thanks to our
PMI Component Donors:
• PMI Arabian Gulf Chapter • PMI Mile‐Hi Chapter Educational
• PMI Baltimore Chapter Foundation
• PMI Central Illinois Chapter • PMI Milwaukee/SE Wisconsin
• PMI Central Iowa Chapter Chapter
• PMI Central Ohio Chapter • PMI Minnesota Chapter
• PMI Chicagoland Chapter • PMI North Carolina Chapter
• PMI Clear Lake/Galveston Chapter • PMI Northeast Ohio Chapter
• PMI Coastal Bend Chapter • PMI Nova Scotia Chapter
• PMI College of Performance • PMI Orange County Chapter
Management • PMI Phoenix Chapter
• PMI Dallas Chapter • PMI Sacramento Valley Chapter
• PMI Delaware Valley Chapter • PMI San Diego Chapter
• PMI Great Lakes Chapter • PMI Sao Paulo Chapter
• PMI Hospitality SIG • PMI South Florida Chapter
• PMI Information Systems SIG • PMI Southwest Ohio Chapter
• PMI KC‐Mid America Chapter • PMI Washington DC Chapter
• PMI Madison/South Central • PMI Web SIG
Wisconsin Chapter

PMI Educational Foundation
Leadership
Board of Directors
Debra Miersma, Chair
Kathy Shawver, Treasurer Kay Fleischer, Secretary
Ken Atwater Bob Cook
Jo Ferguson Ken Hartley
Pedro Ribeiro Hugh Woodward

PMIEF Staff
• Greg Balestrero, COO
• Lew Gedansky, Executive Director
• Jeannette Barr, Manager of Development
• Diane Fromm, Administrator
• Andy Stitt, Associate