Please find details of three new projects below with Action
4 London, The OR Society and Diabetes UK.
Action
4 London
Project summary:
Project: Impact 4 London
To aid the organization to:
1. Identify and quantify the potential impact of
Action4London’s activities
2. Design
methods for measuring quantitative impact of activities
Time
commitment: approx. 5 days over
2-3 months, though this will need to be checked by the volunteer(s) in the
light of information gathered at their first meeting
Location: London, W1C 1BB. Mix of onsite and
remote working
Please read
project scope and
if you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the application
form and return to me along with your CV by midnight on Sunday 11th December.
Information
about the organisation:
Charitable
objectives:
A4L supports the most disadvantaged communities in London through the
actions of sharing of over 150 volunteers.
Main activities of the
organisation:
Group volunteering,
mentoring and self-empowerment courses
The
OR Society
Project summary:
Project: Development
of an Impact Survey tracking and reporting process and tool: Pro Bono O.R. has
been tracking the impacts of charities who have been supported by our
volunteers. We now need help to develop a spreadsheet system for capturing and
reporting project impacts.
Time
commitment: approx. 3-4 days,
though this will need to be checked by the volunteer(s) in the light of
information gathered at their first meeting.
Location: This project can be carried out remotely. An initial kick off meeting
could be held in Birmingham, London or remotely via Skype.
Please read
project scope and
if you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the application
form and return to me along with your CV by midnight on Sunday 11th
December.
Information
about the organisation:
Charitable
objectives:
Advance knowledge of and
interest in Operational Research and to advance education in Operational
Research.
Main activities of the
organisation:
·
Publications
·
Training programme
·
Conferences and events
·
OR in Schools
·
Pro Bono O.R.
Diabetes UK
Project summary:
Project: Delivering an
excellent customer experience: Diabetes UK want to improve the way they deal
with all supporters. Map current processes, identify problems, design improved
processes.
Time commitment: approx. 20 days, although though
this will need to be checked by the volunteer(s) in the light of information
gathered at the first meeting. If
possible, it would be useful if the volunteer(s) could commit to a block of
work rather than spreading the project out over several months.
This project
would be suitable for a pair or team of volunteers.
Location: Whitechapel
E1 1FH. Mix of onsite and remote working
Please read
project scope and
if you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the application
form and return to me along with your CV by midnight on Sunday 11th
December.
Information
about the organisation:
Charitable
objectives:
To be experts in the field of
diabetes care, treatment and research
Main activities of the
organisation:
We care for, connect with and campaign on behalf of all people affected
by and at risk of diabetes, reaching people with diabetes in local communities
across the UK.
If you would like to volunteer on a project but are not
able to commit to the full time requirement please let me know as it may be
possible to pair you up with another analyst.
Lastly if you would like to work on a project as part of a pair or with
the support of a mentor please indicate on your application and we try to
facilitate this.
I look forward to hearing from you and once again thank
you for your help and support.
For further information about the scheme please visit: http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono
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