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OR in the 3 rd sector – where from; where to; where next?

OR in the 3 rd sector – where from; where to; where next?. Ruth Kaufman FORS. Purpose of talk. Share what’s been going on Because it’s interesting Because you might want to get involved Synergy/cross-fertilisation. I’m going to cover. What is ORiTS? Relationship with Community O.R,

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OR in the 3 rd sector – where from; where to; where next?

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  1. OR in the 3rd sector – where from; where to; where next? Ruth Kaufman FORS

  2. Purpose of talk Share what’s been going on Because it’s interesting Because you might want to get involved Synergy/cross-fertilisation

  3. I’m going to cover What is ORiTS? Relationship with Community O.R, Progress + experience How to get involved

  4. O.R. in the 3rd sector: Aims

  5. Two components (so far) • Special Interest Group • Pro bono scheme ORiTS

  6. Relationship with COR

  7. How they differ

  8. How they differ

  9. How they differ

  10. How they are alike • Mainly concerned with ‘improving the world’ via independent not for profit routes

  11. Special Interest Group help OR analysts working or planning to work in third sector organisations to do a better job promote to OR analysts the opportunity to practise in a wider arena. Speakers: O.R. volunteers; O.R. consultants; third sector organisations; … www.theorsociety.com/Pages/SpecialInterest/ORThirdSector.aspx

  12. Pro Bono scheme To help 3rdsector organisations To promote OR in the third sector To give OR analysts new opportunities

  13. What’s on offer? • Broadest possible definition of O.R. • Whatever it takes to help you deal with your organisational problem • As long as it is a non-trivial problem • And would not be better served by somebody with specific expertise • Somebody from ‘the O.R. community’

  14. To whom? Any 3rd sector organisation… …that can inspire an analyst to want to give their time for free

  15. Matching projects and volunteers Via Reach Volunteers Via Cranfield Trust Direct

  16. Organisations so far… Via Reach Volunteers Via Cranfield Trust Direct

  17. Not all ORS members… Via Reach Volunteers Via Cranfield Trust Direct

  18. Mainly direct service organisations

  19. £ Of various sizes

  20. Beneficiaries

  21. Nature of projects

  22. Nature of projects - summary • One ‘hard’ project • Several ‘semi-hard’ • Most: • strategy/business planning in difficult circumstances • mainly ‘soft’ • done by confident analysts with ‘O.R. mindset’

  23. Feedback (1) Partners + clients Delighted to have this partnership We’ve benefited hugely from your work and support in all areas of the project, and from an organisational perspective you’ve enabled us to take a highly professional approach to increasing our efficiency • Consultants approached the issues from a holistic point of view and honed in on key issues. Very thorough and professional . Some very useful new ideas which we will explore Reach, Cranfield Trust Clients

  24. Feedback (2) Volunteers My volunteering experience helped with my competencies; it helped me plan and deliver strong relationships with stakeholders and has given me additional confidence in my ability to do a lot more • Being a volunteer enabled me to try tools and techniques without feeling too nervous about whether they would work or not. I developed my expertise in soft OR techniques

  25. Overall, so far Have succeeded in establishing a SIG – reasonably active! Have succeeded in establishing a pro bono scheme – pilot, at least Have identified enthusiastic users

  26. Next steps O.R. pro bono To grow or not to grow? Publicise? Target? Learn? SIG How do we sustain it?

  27. How you can get involved O.R. pro bono Write to Gavin.Blackett@theorsociety.com to register your interest (head your email ‘OR in the 3rd Sector’) Register with Reach, watch out for O.R. roles www.reachskills.org.uk Write to Cranfield Trust: vanessa.longman@cranfieldtrust.org SIG Add your name to the mailing list to keep in touch: http://www.theorsociety.com/Pages/SpecialInterest/ORThirdSector_contact.aspx Come to the meetings Join the committee If you are already working with the 3rd sector, we’d love to hear from you

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