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Flash Challenge – October 6

Flash Challenge volunteers sitting around a table discussing an issueAfter attending the Pittsburgh Business Times breakfast and panel discussion on skills-based volunteering on October 6, we invite you to participate in a Flash Challenge, a half-day skills-based volunteer project.

NOTE: To promote cross-sector collaboration, volunteer opportunities for this event are limited to employees from the business sector.

When is it?

  • Thursday, October 6 from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
  • Immediately following PBT breakfast (lunch will be provided)
  • Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management, adjacent to the Duquesne Club
  • 339 Sixth Avenue, Suite 750, Pittsburgh PA 15222 (inside the Heinz 57 building)

How does a Flash Challenge Work?

  • Flash Challenge volunteers sitting around a table discussing an issueFour pre-selected local nonprofits will be matched with small volunteer teams (i.e. three or four business professionals) prior to the project
  • The event begins with a brief background on the nonprofit sector’s role in Pittsburgh, its challenges and opportunities, and training on skills-based volunteerism
    • By participating, you will experience a brief version of a comprehensive skills-based project, which usually occurs over 12 weeks
  • Your team will brainstorm solutions to a specific pressing challenge for a nonprofit organization, such as
    • financial analysis
    • program expansion ideas
    • wellness program development
    • corporate & millennial engagement strategies
    • marketing and branding
  • A volunteer presenting on the group's Flash Challenge problemYou work with your team, including two nonprofit representatives, for approximately 2.5 hours to scope and outline solutions for your organization’s specific challenge
  • Each team presents a synopsis to the entire group at a conclusion of the event

What are the benefits of participating?

  • Put some of the concepts you learned at the breakfast into action
  • Grow and develop competencies for success in your career
  • Give back to and engage with the community you call home
  • Work with a partner organization and other community-minded corporate volunteers

How do I participate?

STEP 1: Register for the Pittsburgh Business Times breakfast on skills-based volunteering. There is no additional cost to participate in the Flash Challenge

STEP 2: Complete the Flash Challenge registration form and skills/interest survey.

Additional Information:

  • A confirmation email will be sent by Tuesday, October 4, which will contain participation information and a briefing of your volunteer team’s nonprofit and its challenge.
  • Volunteers will complete a post-event evaluation and will be encouraged to take ideas back to their companies for engaging in skills-based volunteering opportunities.

Covestro Center for Community Engagement at Robert Morris University

Robert Morris University
Benjamin Rush Center
6001 University Boulevard Moon Township, PA 15108

Phone: 412-397-6000
Email: cie@rmu.edu

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