🌳 PMs for Good Virtual Roundtable: Project Management for Social Impact
🌍 Event Description
Project management in mission-driven organizations often looks different than it does in traditional corporate environments. Nonprofits, civic organizations, schools, social enterprises, and volunteer-led teams frequently navigate limited resources, shifting priorities, complex stakeholder relationships, and community-driven work—all while trying to deliver meaningful impact.
Join PMs for Good for an interactive virtual roundtable discussion focused on how project management practices can support social impact work. Together, we’ll explore where traditional PM approaches work well, where adaptation is needed, and how professionals across sectors are managing growth, collaboration, operational complexity, and stakeholder engagement in real-world environments.
This session is designed for project managers, nonprofit professionals, civic workers, educators, consultants, volunteers, and social impact leaders interested in practical discussion, peer learning, and cross-sector connection.
💡 Key Discussion Topics
- Project management in nonprofit and mission-driven environments
- Stakeholder engagement and community-centered collaboration
- Managing projects with limited resources and competing priorities
- Balancing operational needs with long-term strategic impact
- Real-world lessons learned from social impact initiatives
- Adapting traditional PM methodologies for nonprofit and civic work
- Cross-functional collaboration within volunteer-led and community organizations
🎯 Learning Objectives
- Explore project management challenges unique to mission-driven organizations
- Identify strategies for stakeholder engagement and collaboration
- Discuss lessons learned from nonprofit, civic, and volunteer-led projects
- Examine where traditional PM frameworks may require adaptation
- Share practical tools and approaches for managing social impact work
🗓️ Event Agenda
- Welcome & PMs for Good introduction
- Facilitated discussion prompts
- Open Discussion
- Group share-outs & lessons learned
- Networking & next steps
🎤 Speaker / Host
Event Host / Moderator
👤 Host / Moderator Name & Credentials
Sabrina Raphael, MBA, PMP
🌟 Host / Moderator Bio
Sr. Project Manager, GLIDE Foundation
Sabrina Raphael is a mission-driven leader focused on education, workforce development, and equitable career pathways. As a first-generation MBA graduate who began at a California Community College, she brings lived experience to her work in higher education and nonprofit program design.
Her background spans both private and nonprofit sectors, where she has led multimillion-dollar client relations, logistics operations, and inclusive coaching programs. She is PMP-certified and experienced in Agile and cross-functional coordination.
Sabrina also serves on the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Commission and holds board leadership roles with the Junior League of San Francisco and Southern California Philharmonic. She has helped raise over $150,000 for arts and education nonprofits.
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