An article about Pro Bono O.R's recent collaboration with Career Volunteer

1. Pro Bono O.R. collaborates with Career Volunteer
I am delightedtoannouncethatPro BonoO.R. willbeworkingwith CareerVolunteer.
CareerVolunteer works with charitiesandsocialenterprisesaround theworld to assist with trustee
recruitment,skilledvolunteersandBoardmembersthrough corporatevolunteering,employeeengagement,
skilledvolunteering programmesandexecutivesearch.
CareerVolunteer works withskilledvolunteers - people with strongskill sets looking to add to their careers
throughvolunteering.Theiraim isto makeskilled volunteering or beinga trustee a normal partof working life for
the majorityof people;to unleash theirskills in a waythat buildscapacityandresourcesfor charitiesworldwide.
Theyare keento seemorelargecompaniesprovidestructured timeandsupportfor their emerging leadersto
engageinsupporting charitiesastrustees and skilled volunteersthrough their CSR, corporate social
responsibilityprogrammesandtheirleadership developmentprogrammes,seeingthisasgoodfor everyone
concerned.
CareerVolunteer's vision to unleashthetalents and skillsin the corporateandpublic sectorforthe benefitof
charitiesandsocialenterpriseshasgreatsynergy with Pro Bono O.R., whoseaim is to useskilledvolunteeringto
helpthird sectororganisations,give volunteers opportunitiestodevelop theirknowledgeandskillsand to
increasetheawarenessof OperationalResearch.
Workingtogether willenable Pro BonoO.R. to carry out moreprojectsbybeingableto advertise projects
throughthe CareerVolunteer websiteand thereforehaving a widerpoolof volunteers whoare ableto applyfor
projects.
I am reallyexcitedbythis collaborationandlookforwardto seeinghowwe canprovidemutualsupportfor one
another; ultimatelyprovidingbenefitto the third sectorandprovidingmoreopportunitiesfor skilledvolunteering.
ToseemoreaboutCareerVolunteer and the types of volunteer roles they arecurrentlyrecruitingforplease
visit their website
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Otherpages that may be of interest:
http://www.theorsociety.com/Pages/Probono/Probono.aspx
http://www.LearnAboutOR.co.uk
http://www.ScienceofBetter.co.uk