Dear Colleagues
Please refer to invitation below sent by Carolee Rigsbee on behalf of the 2011 AOM
Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Committee.
Regards
Mile'
From: Carolee Rigsbee <
Carolee.Rigsbee@utsa.edu>
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:36:04 -0500
To: Operations Management <
OM@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
Conversation: AOM PDW at Haven for Hope (non-profit organization) & volunteers
needed to deliver workshops
Subject: AOM PDW at Haven for Hope (non-profit organization) & volunteers needed to
deliver workshops
The following invitation has been sent to you on behalf of the 2011 AOM Annual Meeting
Local Arrangements Committee.
Please accept our apology for any cross-postings you may receive.
Volunteer and Learning Opportunities at Haven for Hope during 2011 AOM Annual
Meeting
1. The Professional Development Workshop: Challenges in running and starting a
complex non-profit organization & opportunity to volunteer
Haven for Hope is a new, standard-setting homeless transformational center located near
downtown San Antonio. Opened in 2010, Haven for Hope represents a partnership
among local business leaders, city leaders, state and county governments, and
approximately 78 social work organizations, and it addresses the root causes of
homelessness. The campus serves approximately 1,300 men, women, and children at its
37 acre, $100 million campus. The Local Arrangements Committee worked with Haven
for Hope?s staff to schedule an executive interaction, campus tour, and volunteer
opportunities for attendees of the Academy of Management 2011 Annual Meeting. These
activities are being held as a PDW sponsored by the Public and Nonprofit Division.
Participants will develop a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by non-profit
managers in starting and running such highly complex organizations. Participants depart
from the Convention Center at 8:00 am on Saturday, August 13, 2011 (transportation
provided). A tour of the Haven for Hope campus occurs from 8:30 am until 9:30 am.
Following the tour, participants will hear from Meghan Oswald, VP of Development and
Communications at Haven for Hope, who will speak about the challenges of starting and
running such a complex organization. Then, participants will have the opportunity
(optional) to volunteer in the San Antonio Food Bank that is housed on the campus, work
in the Prospects Courtyard Kitchen, or complete miscellaneous tasks around the campus.
Depending on the volunteer activity chosen, participants will depart Haven for Hope at
11:10 am or 1:40 pm. Seating is limited to 44 individuals.
2. Volunteers needed to deliver 60-90 minute professional development workshops:
In addition, the Local Arrangements Committee is seeking volunteers to deliver 60 to 90
minute professional development workshops for the employees at Haven for Hope
before, during, or after the AOM meeting. The management at Haven for Hope indicated
that they are open to a wide variety of topics, including issues in human resources
management, strategy, organizational behavior, social entrepreneurship, and more. We
hope you will consider this opportunity to share your knowledge with a large, complex,
startup nonprofit!
3. Additional Information?
For additional information, please contact Matt Gilley, Bill Greehey Chair in Ethics and
Corporate Social Responsibility with the Greehey School of Business at St. Mary?s
University, at
mgilley@stmarytx.edu<mailto:
mgilley@stmarytx.edu
<mailto:
mgilley@stmarytx.edu> >. A link to the program item can be found at
http://program.aomonline.org/2011/submission.asp?mode=showsession&SessionID=742
<https://pearl1604.utsa.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?
URL=http://program.aomonline.org/2011/submission.asp?
mode=showsession%26SessionID=742> .
Haven for Hope?s website:
http://www.havenforhope.org/new/
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