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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 HR Director gives Keynote at Mediation Training Institute (MTI) Annual Conference
MPS’ HR Director, Andrew MacDonald, SHRM-SCP, recently returned from St. Petersburg, FL, where he was a keynote speaker at the 17th annual Conflict Resolution & Mediation Conference, hosted by the Mediation Training Institute at Eckerd College. This year’s conference, “Elevate the Conversation,” was attended by an international audience of lawyers, HR professionals, coaches, mediators and leaders from the World Bank,... +
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... +
Shannon McGuire on her role as MPS Community Engagement Manager
As a designated Employer of National Service, MPS has a strong Community Engagement program. In June, our Community Engagement Manager, Shannon McGuire attended four days of intensive workshops and a leadership training through the Points of Light Conference. Our Communications team wanted to find out about the conference, as well as learn more about Shannon’s ideas on Community Engagement. COMMS: First, Shannon, tell us a little bit about... +
MPS Team Helps Friendship Place Raise Needed Funds
Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It’s important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It’s the way in which we ourselves grow and develop. –Dorothy Height MPS Consultants Lily Seglin and Marci Owens began their journey with Friendship Place in October, 2018, when the executive leadership team of the Washington, DC-based nonprofit came to MPS, seeking a strategy for... +