Flash Challenge – October 6

After 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?

• Four 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
• You 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.