PMI Educational Foundation
Celebrating 35 years, the philanthropic work of PMIEF has empowered young people to unlock their potential and transform their lives and communities with project management skills.
PMI Educational Foundation
Celebrating 35 years, the philanthropic work of PMIEF has empowered young people to unlock their potential and transform their lives and communities with project management skills.
Stay connected with PMIEF
Enable youth to realize their potential and transform lives through project management.
Inspiring youth to achieve their goals, making dreams a reality.
Our goal is to forge partnerships with nonprofit organizations that support and prepare youth for success by offering our project management expertise, resources, and volunteers to aid them in their missions.
You are part of our strategy. Whether you are a volunteer, donor, interested nonprofit, project management training organization or researcher, your skills, enthusiasm, and financial support can help make our vision a reality.
- Youth: Our emphasis on young people creates generation after generation of adults who fulfill their own goals and are prepared to shape their world.
- Youth-Serving Nonprofits: We reach and influence youth by partnering with youth-serving nonprofits around the world to deliver of our resources through engaging, experience-based project activities.
- Volunteers: We leverage the power of volunteer Project Professionals to help deliver the benefits of project management to youth.
How We Deliver
PMIEF offers comprehensive services to youth-serving nonprofits to maximize their ability to transfer project management knowledge, skills, and competencies to the youth they serve.
Our Partnership Approach
- Community
PMIEF creates sharing networks so that youth-serving nonprofits can learn from each other.
Board of Directors & Governance
The PMI Educational Foundation is led by a nine member Board of Directors—five of whom are appointed by the PMI Board of Directors, four of whom are elected by the Foundation’s Board.
Take action with PMIEF
Support the future of project management–your online donation will be applied to an area of greatest need.
See how you can contribute your time and talents to a PMIEF initiative. Log in and search our volunteer opportunities.
Learn more about our grants
We award a limited number of grants to youth-serving nonprofits each year, supporting the incorporation of project management skills into their programs as well as internal capacity-building.
Apply for an academic scholarship
Each year, we offer four scholarships to support undergraduate and graduate students in project management and related fields.
Introduce youth to project management through our Skills for Life® program
Download a variety of educational materials for youth, including our updated Project Management Skills for Life program.
Success Stories
Hear from some of the organizations we partner with about the impact project management skills can have not only for youth, but the communities they live in.
STEM Racing
Our multi-year partnership with STEM Racing is empowering the next generation of project leaders, focusing on STEM-based projects and learning opportunities while teaching project management as a life skill.
Special Olympics Ukraine
With their facilities destroyed by war, Special Olympics Ukraine was able to rebuild their programs and support athletes, coaches, and volunteers with partnership from PMIEF. Ultimately, Team Ukraine triumphed with 21 medals in the 2023 games.
Donate to PMIEF today
Empower youth to lead and transform their communities. Your online gift fuels project management education where it's needed most.
