The OR
Society: Pro Bono O.R. (Summer newsletter - Issue 3)
Promoting Pro Bono O.R.
IFOS (International Federation of
Operational Research Societies) has been promoting Pro Bono O.R.
in its
quarterly newsletters.
In March it published a case study carried out with Crimestoppers: ‘Pro Bono
O.R. delivers quick response to call centre problem’ which can be found on page
12 http://ifors.org/newsletter/ifors-march2015.pdf
In the latest edition it published a case study with HARCVS: ‘Pro Bono O.R. addressing loneliness in rural North Yorkshire' which can be found on page 11 http://ifors.org/web/june-2015-newsletter/
Career Volunteer’s sister company Charity People helped to increase the profile of Pro Bono O.R. by publishing a blog explaining how Pro Bono O.R. can help third sector organisations in the UK.
In the latest edition it published a case study with HARCVS: ‘Pro Bono O.R. addressing loneliness in rural North Yorkshire' which can be found on page 11 http://ifors.org/web/june-2015-newsletter/
Career Volunteer’s sister company Charity People helped to increase the profile of Pro Bono O.R. by publishing a blog explaining how Pro Bono O.R. can help third sector organisations in the UK.
Pro
Bono O.R. offers free consultancy services to third sector organisations across
the UK. The OR Society wants more organisations to benefit from operational
research and recognises that third sector organisations have an even greater need
to be more efficient. Organisations may seek a wide range of operational
improvements:
- Strategic
planning/review
- Impact
measurement
- Process
improvement
- Data analysis
- Business
planning
- Efficiency
improvement
- Options
appraisal
- Decision making
Whatever
the aim, O.R. can offer the flexibility and adaptability to provide objective
help.
Visit: Pro Bono O.R. for more information or send an email to Felicity McLeister to request Pro Bono O.R. support.
Visit: Pro Bono O.R. for more information or send an email to Felicity McLeister to request Pro Bono O.R. support.
Volunteer
Experience
Are
you considering skilled volunteering? Wonder what it might be like? This guest
blog from Sarah Culkin tells you about her experience of Pro Bono O.R. with Harrogate
and Rippon CVS.
http://probonoor.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/addressing-loneliness-in-rural-north.html
http://probonoor.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/addressing-loneliness-in-rural-north.html
The findings will help inform forward planning
for this service and also help to support funding bids’ CEO
Have you got a story to tell? If so I’d love to hear from you and would happily publish the article as a guest blog and promote via my social media channels.
Have you got a story to tell? If so I’d love to hear from you and would happily publish the article as a guest blog and promote via my social media channels.
With
the initiative growing we are always on the lookout for new volunteers.
If you know of any individuals or organisations that would like to get involved
with skilled volunteering please ask them to contact Felicity McLeister or complete the online
volunteer details form.
Third sector SIG
The
OR Society has a Third Sector special interest group that puts on events three
to four times a year. This year the Spring Seminar looked at ‘Services to
Young People’ that included talks from four Pro Bono O.R. volunteers who had
carried out projects with Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Childhood trust,
Elfrida Rathbone and AYME. The latest event hosted a talk by Tom Cherrett
- O.R. & Oxfam: optimising donation bank collections using remote
monitoring sensors. Both writes ups and video (OR & Oxfam) can be
found here
Skilled volunteering
really makes a difference
Thank
you for the feedback from Noise Solution. It’s always great to get such
positive feedback about the work our volunteers are doing:
'The commitment shown to the idea of the project
was excellent. The volunteer did a really good job of understanding what was
required. He produced some excellent work, which looked visually great and has
been instrumental in me being able to demonstrate clearly the impacts that we
are achieving with Noise Solution.'
Project updates
Since
the start of the year we have completed 9 projects including Noise Solution, Parentskool
and CALM (keep an eye on the webpage for the case study
slides). We have had 26 new enquires and have started 12 new projects
which includes The Care Forum, Extra Care and St Michael’s Fellowship.
Thank
you for all your support.
Felicity McLeister
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