Pranav Shanmugam

I was helping plan the GBM for today. It was quite the time.

This was such an awesome experience, would definitely do again!

This was a general meeting with out program coordinator to plan some events in the fall.

A friend and I took some time out of our day to move everything from the Kesem strage unit into another storage unite that was giving us a better rate. This process took us a while traveleing to and back from fayetteville to bentonvilled a few times. I had a lot of fun doing this with my friend and very proud that we were able to get everything moved efficiently and in an organized manner. Great experience!

This impact was made during the summer where I did an outreach project at the Fayetteville farmers market. I gathered a bunch of materials and headed out early in the morning and led and activity where all the kids at the market could make+take home some free slime! Everybody who visited me seemed to have a good time.

This was when we all went as coord to the Little Rock Football Stadium for the UAMS Cancer walk. This was an amazing experience. We had to get up very early in Fayetteville and travel down. Then we ran a Kesem Kid's Station for the whole morning and then we all headed back to Fayetteville the same day! Very fun event overall, but the traveling made me sleepy.

Planning and facilitating GBMs was central to volunteer culture. As VC, I focused on logistics, themes, and scheduling. As Director, I ensured GBMs were engaging and mission-aligned while empowering VCs to lead creatively. I learned how to balance logistical planning with creating meaningful spaces for volunteers. Over time, I became more confident in public speaking and learned how to pivot quickly if things went off script.

This is the accumulation of my time planning meetings and communicating these meetings with members. I spent an hour a week over the school year doing this, and it was a good time.

Regular leadership meetings provided structure and accountability throughout the year. They typically focused on updates from each coordinator, planning for upcoming events, and troubleshooting volunteer engagement. These meetings kept the team aligned and created space to learn from one another’s roles. As a volunteer coordinator, I often got the opportunity to go over the agenda, clarify goals, and ensure follow-through across roles. It was so enriching.

These 36 hours are the accumulation of 1 hour meetings across the school year.

Planning and facilitating GBMs was central to volunteer culture. As VC, I focused on logistics, themes, and scheduling. As Director, I ensured GBMs were engaging and mission-aligned while empowering VCs to lead creatively. I learned how to balance logistical planning with creating meaningful spaces for volunteers. Over time, I became more confident in public speaking and learned how to pivot quickly if things went off script.

This is the accumulation of my time planning meetings and communicating these meetings with members. I spent and hour a week over the school year doing this, and it was a good time.