HowHACfitsintotheIEEEStrategicPlan2015- 2020

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HACisacommitteeofIEEEsince2016andreportstotheIEEEBoardofDirectors (BoD)

IEEEMission:Wefostertechnologicalinnovationandexcellenceforthebenefitofhumanity.

IEEE2015– 2020Goal:Leadhumanitarian effortsaround theworldtousetechnology tosolvetheworld’smostchallenging

problems.

IEEE2015– 2020KeyInitiative:Developprogramsinpublicservicefocusedonknowledgeandtechnology inourfieldsofinterestrelatedtopublicpolicyandhumanitarian efforts.

HACMission:TheIEEEHACsupports theIEEEBoard-endorsedvisionofIEEEvolunteersaround theworldcarryingoutand/orsupporting impactfulhumanitarianactivitiesonthelocallevel.

IEEEHACVisionfor2019

WhilestrengtheningthegrowthofIEEE-widemember-engagementintheHumanitarianActivities,positioningIEEEasasignificanttechnologycontributortotheSustainableDevelopmentCommunity.

▸Priorities:

1. CollaborateacrossIEEEandIEEEFoundation2. Strengthenthe“Scaffolding”3. DevelopworkingpartnershipsintheSustainableDevelopmentCommunity(SDC)4. Leveragethepowerofstandardsandmetrics,entrepreneurialmindset,andthe

assessment-rigortoachievetheSDGs

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HACStrategicGoals

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Awareness

Output:Marketing,communications,andoutreacheffortsOutcome:Moremembersandorganizationalunits(OUs)awareofhowtheycanusetheirtechnicalskillsforsocialgood.NewvolunteersandmemberswhowanttotakepartinIEEEhumanitarianactivities.

Training

Output:Onlineandin-personeducationalandtrainingopportunitiesOutcome:Moreskilledhumanitarianactivitiesparticipantswhocanhavegreater positiveimpact

Projects

Output:Projectcreation,funding,andassessmentopportunitiesOutcome:Manyimpactfulprojectswithlocalcommunitiesaroundtheworld

Sustainable DevelopmentCommunity

Output:OpportunitiesforpartnershipsandinformationsharingOutcome:IEEE isaleader inthehumanitarian/sustainabledevelopmentcommunity

HACprovidesascaffolding forhumanitarian activitiesatIEEE

HACOperationalCommittees

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EachoperationalcommitteeischairedbyamemberofHAC

Communications

Events

Education

IEEESIGHT

Projects

Assessment

PartnershipsIn2019,HACalsohasanAdHocCommitteeonPlatformforEngagementandMetrics.

HAC2019Committee

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HACProfessionalStaffTeaminPiscataway,NJ,USA

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HollySchneiderBrown• HACStaffLead

JuliannaPichardo• IEEESIGHTStaffLead

BetsyToland• AdministrativeandOperationalSupport

IEEEHACFundingOpportunitiesataGlance

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HACProjects• $20,000- $60,000perproject

SIGHTProjects• $1,000- $19,999perproject

HACEvents• Upto$15,000perevent

ConferenceParticipation• Upto$750perindividual

HACFundingSupportin2018

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HACProjects• 50submissions• 11projectssupported• Averageaward:$33,000

SIGHTProjects• 53submissions• 10projectssupported• Averageaward:$10,100

HACEvents• 77submissions• 40eventssupported• Averageaward:$4,900

Conf.Participation• 112submissions• 31individuals supported• Averageaward:$529

IEEESpecialInterestGrouponHumanitarianTechnology

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IEEESIGHTProgram

SIGHTisnetworkofIEEEvolunteersaroundtheglobethatpartnerwithunderservedcommunitiesandlocalorganizationstoleverage technologyforsustainabledevelopment.

SIGHTGroups• Composedof6+IEEEmembers• 116in46differentcountries• Locatedin63Sections

3% 2% 16%

19% 55%

SIGHTMembersbyRegion R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10

6,917

SIGHTMembers• Livein10Regions&101countries• 4,346newmembersin2018• 60%areIEEEStudentMembers

SIGHTProjects(2016– 2018)• 160proposalssubmitted• 36projectsawardedfunding• Nearly$265Kawarded

R10Meet- TrainingSession:HumanitarianTechnologyProjectDesignFocusingSustainableDevelopmentandSocialReturnonInvestment

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▸SROI is a framework for measuring the value of an investment in an initiative or service in terms of expected outcomes.

Social Return of Investment

Investment:money, time, hours, expertise, facilities...

Outcomes: quality of life,

intellectual property,

reputation…

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Stages in SROI Computation

▸1 Find key stakeholders. ▸2 Mapping outcomes▸3 Measure and value outcomes.▸4 Establishing impact▸5 Calculating SROI. ▸6 Reporting.