Ireland Chapter of PMI Prioritising Social Good with Irish Emergency Alliance Partnership

Pictured (left to right): Brian Casey; Executive Director; Irish Emergency Alliance; Sinead Gallagher; Director of Marketing; Ireland Chapter of the Project Management Institute; Daniel Eagling; Vice President; Ireland Chapter of the Project Management Institute; and Peter Glynne; President; Ireland Chapter of the Project Management Institute.

The Ireland Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) has today announced that it is prioritising social good with a partnership with the Irish Emergency Alliance.

Established in 2018 and active in 95 of the world’s poorest countries, the Irish Emergency Alliance aims to help, save and rebuild the lives of those affected by major emergencies across the globe.

As well as a growing alliance – which currently includes ActionAid, Christian Aid, Plan International, Self Help Africa, Tearfund Ireland, Trócaire and World Vision – it has responded to five catastrophic emergencies and raised over €6.75 million.

Helping this effort, the Ireland Chapter of PMI encourages its chapters across the world to undertake social good, locally and internationally. It promotes the great work of the Irish Emergency Alliance, provides expert volunteer resources to support its mission, and partakes in fundraising events for the organisation.

As part of this, the Irish Emergency Alliance is one of the first charities in Europe to be recognised as part of Project Managers Without Borders (PMWB), a worldwide initiative by PMI which partners project managers with not-for-profit and non-government organisations to affect change and empower communities.

The partnership also enables the Irish Emergency Alliance to access volunteers and project managers within the Ireland Chapter of PMI who have domain knowledge in other areas such as finance, IT and marketing.

To support the partnership and its own efforts in the area of social good, the Ireland Chapter of PMI has also recently appointed a new Director of Social Good, Carlos Mandolesi. He will be responsible for overseeing its volunteering activities and expanding its charity partnerships.

Peter Glynne, President of the Ireland Chapter of PMI, said: “Our aim is to engage people, embrace social good, and elevate the impact of the project management profession – and there is no greater impact than helping those in need. The work that the Irish Emergency Alliance does is nothing short of incredible and it is an honour to be able to get involved in and support what they do. From us donating the proceeds of one of our ticketed events to the Irish Emergency Alliance to them getting involved in our National Project Awards, it’s all about collaborating and making a difference together.”

Brian Casey, Executive Director of the Irish Emergency Alliance, added: “We want to do even more for communities and people whose lives have been devastated by emergencies, be that raising money or having people on the ground. As a small membership organisation, we can only do that with the help of our partners, including the Ireland Chapter of PMI. By tapping into the enormous potential that a shared response unleashes, we have been able to – and hope to continue to – react with agility, work with agencies, and provide much-needed emergency support.”