Community OutReach

 

Through Community OutReach, the PMI-Portland Chapter endeavors to contribute to social and civic initiatives by providing volunteer assistance and expertise to community not-for-profit organizations to assist them in planning and managing their projects and programs. By participating in their strategic initiatives, PMI will both strengthen its ties to the community and promote the values and discipline of project management.

Community OutReach provides an opportunity to contribute time and talents to a nonprofit in a meaningful and structured manner. Its purpose is to:

  • Provide non-profit organizations and community groups with access to a high level of project management skills and professional services.

  • Link non-profit organizations and community groups with business professionals seeking to make a meaningful impact in their community.

  • Increase support, promotion and participation in the strategic initiatives of community groups.

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Community OutReach in Action

2005/2006 Outreach Project

Habitat for Humanity 2006 Builder Blitz

How do you build 10 houses in one week? Through generous volunteers, hard work and a grass roots commitment to improve our communities.

Three metro area Habitat for Humanity affiliates are participating in the 2006 Habitat for Humanity Builder Blitz with the goal of completing 10 houses by June 9, 2006. The Builder Blitz focuses on having professional homebuilders and national manufactures donate their time and materials to complete a single family home in a "week". It does of course take much longer and more volunteers to complete the homes in time. Each affiliate must have their building sites prepared and framing ready before the builders can begin to build. Additionally all the architectural work, site planning, material procurement, and building schedules, inspections requests and permits must be completed and approved before the building can begin. The families who will purchase these homes also have to be ready in time and have completed the required sweat equity, savings, and classes in order to close on the home. Then, in a short time - potentially just one week - a house will be built and a family can have a home of their own. Pretty amazing isn't.

How can you help make it happen - volunteer! PMI is partnering with the metro area Habitat for Humanity affiliates and the generous local home builder to help with planning, meeting facilitation, and general project oversight. We have a need for more volunteers - it takes about 6 to 8 hours a month and a commitment through June of 2006. Additionally the Portland Affiliate is interested in receiving MS Project Training.

Please contact Barbara Bakken () if you are interested. There are four project areas:

1. Overall Logistics and Coordination of the 4 Committees

Chair: Meghan Mahaffy
PMI Volunteers: Barbara Bakken and Kelly Vanderwal

Logistics includes:

  • Get builders to volunteer
  • Coordinate with the appropriate government officials and building inspectors for the building permits and inspections
  • Prepare the building sites so that it is ready to frame
  • Provide building site management during the construction
  • Have the selected families ready to move into their homes

Kay Pexa and Brian Smith are PMI volunteers who put together the family partnering "project planning and tracking" materials for the Willamette West Chapter and we are hoping to reuse it for the Blitz.

2. Builders

Chair: Tim Leslie
PMI Volunteers: Andrea Sliger, Van Le, and one more PMI Volunteer

The Builders are truly the heart of the matter. They do all the construction planning, get the bulk of the building materials and subcontractors donated to the specific house they are building. They also provide the building crews to build that house in a week.

  • Establish a Builder Liaison (from builder & from affiliate)
  • Plan Builder Schedules
  • Through the Liaison ensure affiliate coordination (site and promotion/ management)
    o Starting point of house
    o Type of house
    o Location of house
  • Hold monthly meetings/communications

3. Manufacture Donations and Coordination with Builder Donations

Chair: Steve Messinetti
PMI Rep: We need two PMI Volunteers

Manufacturing and Donations focuses on getting the large appliances, flooring and other "name brand" donations. It is, to some extent, focused acquiring some of the supplies. I am not sure to what level this committee also has to do the scheduling of delivery to the construction site or if this is what the Builders committee is doing.

  • Work with builders to determine what is best the best division of seeking donations
  • Work with name brand manufactures to secure donations of windows, doors, lumber, landscape materials, cabinets, flooring, plumbing fixtures, electrical fixtures, etc.
  • Plan the how to get donated materials to sites and confirm with builders on schedule
  • Determine what is Habitat for Humanity International is securing and communicate it to builders

4. Marketing and Public Relations

Chair: Erika Kennel
PMI Volunteers: We need two volunteers

The Marketing and Public Relations work is fairly self explanatory but a unique twist is that the Habitat Affiliates need to not only do PR for their mission but also provide high visibility for the builders who are volunteering their time.

  • Provide a 1 page flyer for Builders
    o requirements (builder/HFH)
    o locations/contacts
    o Promotional commitments
  • Determine which affiliate is coordinating which marketing/PR event
  • Determine marketing/PR budget
  • Coordinate with local news sources coverage of the
  • Plan and deliver Events (pre & post)
  • Provide Builder recognition
  • Plan and deliver finished home dedications
  • Provide Signage/websites
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Community OutReach Partners & Volunteer Opportunities
Community OutReach Partners

Community Outreach Partners with non-profits in the Greater Portland Metropolitan area. We are actively partnering with the following organizations:

The Portland Metro Area Builders who are donating their time and materials in the Habitat for Humanity 2006 Builder Blitz:


For additional information on Habitat for Humanity please see:

Volunteer Opportunities

Habitat for Humanity 2006 Builder Blitz

PMI Project Management Partners: We need three people who are willing to commit 6 to 8 hours a month in planning, meeting facilitation and general project oversight. The specific areas of need are in Building Material Procurement and Marketing/Public Relations.

MS Project Training: Provide MS Project training to the Portland Habitat for Humanity Affiliate and be available to answer questions on project implementation for the 2006 Builder Blitz Project.

Other Opportunities

Community Outreach Co-Chairs: We need two people who would be interested in chair the community outreach efforts. Responsibilities include attending a monthly meeting, taking meeting minutes, posting the minutes on the PMI website, and following up on open action items. Additionally the Co-Chairs will need to identify a community outreach project for 2006/2007.
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Community OutReach Meetings

Community OutReach meets the first Tuesday of each month.

Portland Business Accelerator
2828 SW Corbett Ave
Portland, OR 97201
Hosted by Lynguent Inc., Suite 122

5:00 - 5:10 Introductions
5:10-5:40 Project Updates
5:55-6:00 Wrap Up

Directions from Downtown Portland:

Get onto SW FRONT STREET/ SW NAITO PARKWAY heading south.
Follow the directions to I-5 SOUTH.Take a left onto SW MARKET STREET.
MARKET curves around and turns into SW HARBOR DRIVE.
Take the SHERIDAN STREET off-ramp.
Make a right onto SW SHERIDAN STREET.
And then an immediate left onto SW CORBETT AVENUE.
2828 SW CORBETT AVENUE is the taller building on the left-hand side, right before the main thoroughfare: SW KELLEY AVENUE.
Parking is available in the parking lot behind the building
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