Thinking of becoming a Pro Bono O.R. volunteer? See all the positive comments our current volunteers have to say...

Thinking about becoming a volunteer?

See what our volunteers have to say:

Sue Merchant

"It’s a chance to make a difference, practice getting to the heart of a problem quickly, meet some very dedicated people and use techniques which you might not in your every day job"

Ian Seath

"Working as a pro bono volunteer is a great way to contribute some professional expertise to some truly worthwhile causes.  The Third Sector is full of people who feel passionately about their Mission, so working with them is invariably a positive learning experience"

Sam MacKay

"Being a volunteer was a great way to make a real difference for an organisation with people that were clearly passionate about what they do. At the same time I’ve added some interesting people to my network and expanded the breadth of projects I’ve undertaken on my CV"

Jane Parkin

"I’ve really enjoyed working with third sector organisations and found the staff extremely positive about the contribution we make"

Paul Randall

"It's win:win. Both you and a good cause benefit" 

Huw Evans

"Working on pro bono assignments has provided opportunities to work with a variety of organisations, some of who have never worked with a consultant because they felt it wasn’t an option open to them because of expense.  The variety of organisations has provided wider experience of the Third Sector and enabled me to develop approaches that were capacity building for the organisations (opening up their minds to new ideas, approaches, insights and possibilities) as well as enriching my experience with opportunities to enhance my CV.  The pro bono approach can be attractive to retired OR practitioners in that it allows you to pick and choose assignments and continue to apply your experience and skills usefully in society.  I’d recommend pro bono opportunities as a way of developing practice, raising the profile of OR, enhancing your CV, having fun meeting people in different organisations working with limited resources to do good things"

Requirements to become of volunteer:

·         Member of The OR Society Or,

·         Studying in HE and with Tutor endorsement for the project? Or,

·         Min 1st degree in O.R. related subject? Or,

·         Practitioner with a track record? Or,

·         The OR Society accreditation? Or,

·         Part of the O.R. Community

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, send an email to felicity.mcleister@theorsociety.com or visit http://www.theorsociety.com/Pages/Probono/Probono.aspx

For further information please see my blog: http://probonoor.blogspot.co.uk/ or connect with me on LinkedIn (Felicity McLeister) and Twitter (@FMcLeister)