MPS Consultants Advise Female Restaurateurs on Strategic Planning

By Maggie Harney

RE:Her, or Regarding Her Food, is a nonprofit based in Los Angeles striving to empower female restaurateurs by facilitating opportunities of connection, access, and professional growth. Its nine founding members started the organization in November 2020, given the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food and beverage restaurant industry.

As an organization that prioritizes community engagement and public…

MPS President on the Nonprofit Show

A recent episode of The Nonprofit Show – the nation’s daily live streaming broadcast where the Nonprofit Community comes together for problem-solving, innovation, and change – features MPS President & CEO, Kendall Lott, along with some of his colleagues from Project Management for Change.

Kendall helped found PM for Change in 2015 to provide structure and support for Project Management Day of Service (PMDoS), an event that he had…

MPS Consultants Assist Music Nonprofit

By Melissa Farzin

During the pandemic, MPS has been extra busy delivering consulting services to nonprofits all over the country. We recently completed a project for a Chicago-based music collective, CHAI Collaborative Ensemble, dedicated to honoring history, advocating for new works, and engaging with communities through performances of vocal and instrumental chamber music.

The pandemic has been challenging for many of us, but can you…

And now a word from Shannon McGuire, our Community Engagement Manager

Hi all! Welcome to my office/shoebox apartment! In addition to my
work in the federal space, I manage MPS’ Community Engagement Program with
fellow consultant Lily Seglin. Lately we’ve been working overtime, adjusting upcoming
pro bono projects to accommodate the current (pandemic) reality, promoting
virtual volunteering opportunities to MPS staff, and encouraging the use of MPS’
employee matching donations in this time of so much need….

Nonprofits and Project Managers Come Together

The sixth
annual Project Management Day of Service (PMDOS), which took place last month
at the University of Maryland’s Project Management Center for Excellence, brought
together 84 Project Managers, and representatives from 21 nonprofits, to work
on 22 projects, ranging from social media planning and management, to funding
and staffing, marketing, and even planning a funk dance party in Washington,
DC. Nonprofits included Barry Farm, an…

MPS Assistance Yields Results for Points of Light

In the summer of 2018, Points of Light (POL), a sprawling international nonprofit, linked up with MPS to improve their project management skill-sets, and address conflicting management practices between departments. A framework was needed to enhance POL’s ability to effectively perform its mission of promoting and encouraging volunteer service all over the world.

MPS consultants spent three months
conducting interviews with key…