A Message from the
Board of Directors
O
n behalf of the PMI Educational Foundation
(PMIEF) Board of Directors, thank you
for your support and continued interest in
our efforts to leverage project management for
social good®.
2015 was another year of tremendous growth and
new opportunities for PMIEF. We awarded US $1.1
million in 10 grants to nonprofit organizations to
incorporate project management into programs
for youth and teachers as well as to implement a
Disaster Management Grants Initiative. Since
2012, this brings the foundation’s total investment
in innovative grant-funded initiatives to more than
US $3 million impacting individuals in 28 countries
on five continents. We also provided more than
US $518,000 in academic and professional
development scholarships to 416 individuals and
helped 20,000 youth learn project management.
PMIEF relies on the generous and continuing
support of others to achieve its goals. Each and
every gift makes a difference! And, our continued
growth was due to you – our esteemed donors,
volunteers and champions. Your generous support
enabled PMIEF to develop and expand meaningful
programs and services that make a difference in
the lives of people and communities throughout
the world.
While there were many accomplishments this past
year, we also experienced a personal loss. Early in
2016, the Chair of the PMIEF Board of Directors,
A. Suresh Chandra passed away suddenly. He was
a passionate advocate of project management as
a way of life. While he will be deeply missed, his
was a life that was as genuinely altruistic as it was
undeniably inspirational and for this, we are forever
grateful. We are committed to continuing the work
that Suresh helped to guide during his three years
on the PMIEF Board of Directors.
We hope that you, too, will continue to share our
passion for this work and for project management’s
unique ability to drive positive change in our world.
When passionate and like-minded people come
together with the right resources, amazing things
can happen. Please take the time to read the
following pages in this annual report to see how
they happen each and every day at PMIEF.
As we move forward in 2016 and beyond, we are
proud of what PMIEF has accomplished in 2015
and excited about the future. Our community is
strong and vibrant, and together we will continue
our efforts to champion project management for
social good® across the globe.
Allan Mills, MPM,
PMP, PMI-ACP
Suketu Nagrecha,
MBA, PMP
2015 Chair
PMIEF Board of Directors
2016 Chair
PMIEF Board of Directors
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