The OR Society: Pro Bono O.R. (December 2014 newsletter - Issue 1)
Thank you!
Well what a
year 2014 has been for Pro Bono O.R.
Whether you are a volunteer analyst, an organisation who we have
supported or a contact who supports or promotes the scheme, I want to say a big
thank you from myself and all the staff at The OR Society, without your support we would not be
where we are today.
The Beginning
Back in
2011 a few members of the society got together and decided to pilot a scheme to
offer third sector organisations free consultancy to help to help reduce costs
and improve utilisation of limited resources. On the back of its success
in September 2013 The OR Society launched its Pro Bono O.R. scheme.
Where we are now
Since Sept
2013 the scheme has completed 9 projects, has 15 active projects and a further
10 which are being scoped. Below you can see some of the organisations we
have worked with and are currently working with. We currently have over 200
volunteers across the UK and these range from retired professionals to analysts
in their early career, consultants and others in the O.R./analytics profession
who either volunteer in their own time, are given company time or a mixture of
both.
Feedback
For me the best thing about this scheme is the real difference O.R. can make. The feedback I receive from both the organisations and the volunteers has been overwhelmingly positive.
What the organisations say:
"We are enormously grateful for being able to benefit from the advice and support of such a knowledgeable and experienced professional, who was able to raise challenging issues in a sensitive and helpful way"
"We’ve benefited hugely from your work and support in all areas of the project, and from an organisational perspective you've enabled us to take a highly professional approach to
What the volunteers say:
"I’ve really enjoyed working with third sector organisations and found the staff extremely positive about the contribution we make"
"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"
Finding out more
Click here to find out more about
volunteering
Click here to find out how to receive
support
Click here to see all the completed case studies
For
further information please visit the webpage
Best wishes and have a
wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Felicity McLeister
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