(1888PressRelease)
June 12, 2007 - When the director of Positive Resistance received a call from Janine Ho mid-April, on behalf of the Paul Merage School of Business at University of California, Irvine, the timing could not have been better, “It was evident that our organization had outgrown its initial business model. Our team was overwhelmed with the volume of volunteer inquiries that came from around the country each day. Everyone wanted to help foster children, all at once.” Keariene Muizz admitted, “Illuminati Consulting created a centralized process for our organizational needs.”
Illuminati Consulting was the team name for the group of master students who found themselves in the dark on the first day of their Organizational Analysis Class. “The professor broke the class into groups and then placed each group in a different room where the lights were off.” Mika Otomo recalls, “We were in the dark wondering, ‘So what do we do now?’ ”
“Our team was the first to find the switch and turn on the light,” answered Illuminati member Prabhjot Saini.
The exercise was the perfect analogy for identifying organizational dilemmas and employing real-world solutions. Along with members, Chris Davis and Chris Ouellette, Illuminati Consulting was ready to implement a strategy and prepare Positive Resistance for the growth it was experiencing.
“It was evident that Positive Resistance functioned effectively; they have a great reputation within the community, but needed to revise their organizational framework to fit a new level of demand. As consultants, our aim was to develop a four tier program that not only organized volunteers, but formally graduated them based on the amount of responsibility and interaction with the youth in care.” Janine Ho said. “It was a great experience for everyone all around.”
Oftentimes, sudden bursts of growth warrant new approaches in business. When a corporation is as successful as Positive Resistance in building a mission, by employing an all-volunteer staff, and meeting the needs of a cause as worthy as empowering foster children, expansion is inevitable. Fortunately, for the volunteer network a group of progressive post-graduate students were able to give a different type of donation, their knowledge.
