On October 19, 2015, he participated in the Houston chapter of Project Management Institute’s Ready for Reading: Project Management Day of Service. This event promoted an increase in literacy, and was held at the University of St Thomas. The two main tasks included: discuss and diagnose a critical challenge that the nonprofit is facing, and then scope out a project that could help the organization address and overcome that issue…

1. On October 19, 2015, he participated in the Houston chapter of
Project Management Institute’s Ready for Reading: Project
Management Day of Service. This event promoted an increase
in literacy, and was held at the University of St Thomas. The two
main tasks included: discuss and diagnose a critical challenge
that the nonprofit is facing, and then scope out a project that
could help the organization address and overcome that issue.
His experience and skills were matched with a nonprofit
organization called Points of Light (POL).
Points of Lights
POL is the world’s largest organization dedicated to
volunteerism and service. They inspire, equip and mobilize
people to take actions that change the world. POL’s role is to
promote more and better ways for people to engage in their
communities.
Functional area of organization’s greatest challenge
Develop financial/business model and process for achieving.
Challenge description
POL’s corporate partners request support for their employee engagement efforts around the
world. After success in Europe and South America, POL’s Hands-on Network expanded to
include action centers and other civic entrepreneurs in Asia to not only support these corporate
partners, but also to develop volunteerism in their local communities. POL Asia was formally
launched in May of this year to begin offering in-region engagement and thought partnership.
The first six months of fiscal year operations have been sourced, and the organization is
expected to be fully self-sufficient beyond that period.
The Team
 Amy Sheren, Executive Director, Points of Light Asia
 Susan Steinberg, Ph.D., PMP, Lean Sigma Green Belt
 Bill Franklin, MBA, PMP
 Janet Boutilier Schwartz, PMP
 J. Kendall Lott, PMP
 Dennis Brantley, PMP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Pro Bono Service
Our consultation focused on the activities and resources needed to raise $1 Million dollars. With
easel and markers, we drafted a business model that included sketches and ideas to help POL
Asia to reach its goals. During our round-table discussion, we brain-stormed ideas and
suggestions and touched upon essential elements of the business model, which included the
value proposition, customer segments, key activities and key partners. Afterwards, we
summarized the notes on the easel, took snapshots of the papers on the easel, and then
forward them to the members of the team for future reference. The team members felt they
made an impact on the community by volunteering their project management services.