Michael A. Deering (IEEE Foundation, Piscatway, NJ)

Courses of both components of the IEEE Smart Village education program are pushed from the IEEE Global Classroom located at the Posner Center for International Development, which furthers collaboration among communities via reciprocal learning, field-applied research and access to global educational resources. Development Practice courses begin August 24th 2015 and the Community Entrepreneurship training modules will be ongoing. IEEE Smart Village’s mission of empowering off-grid communities is a three-legged stool. Its solid platform is community empowerment. Its legs are smart tools, market sustainability and scalability. The renewable energy solutions that IEEE Smart Village seed-funds to local entrepreneurs in off-grid communities are the smart tools. Community Entrepreneurship vocational training fosters market sustainability skills to deploy, maintain and franchise local micro-utilities. Development Practice students examine scalability with four integrative, comprehensive, and fully accredited courses. These supporting legs empower communities with indigenous, contextual, practical and global instruction that links off-grid “smart villages” and modern “smart cities.” All three legs of the stool are necessary for IEEE Smart Village to achieve its goal of improving the lives of 50 million people globally by 2025.

Biography:

Michael A. Deering is a member of the IEEE Foundation senior management team.  He has 26 years of experience in demonstrated leadership in the field of non-profit philanthropy.  He just celebrated his 12^th year with IEEE Foundation.

As Senior Development Officer, Michael has management of a $16.4M portfolio of fundraising activities that align with the IEEE Foundation Mission - "Provide philanthropic services in support of the IEEE core purpose to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity" and IEEE Vision - "IEEE will be essential to the global technical community and to technical professionals everywhere, and be universally recognized for the contributions of technology and of technical professionals in improving global conditions";

Michael provides project management expertise for single-purpose initiatives, as well as Institute-wide initiatives. In his senior management-level position, Michael executes 'moves management' strategies leading to cultivation and successful closure of principal and major gifts in support of IEEE mission-appropriate initiatives.  He has specialized expertise in support of IEEE Foundation ‘signature initiatives, in conducting project feasibility studies and capital campaigns.  He has established over 70 dedicated Funds in support of IEEE Organizational Units and their respective members.

Currently, Michael oversees a US$10M philanthropic development effort for IEEE Smart Village, in support of empowering off-grid communities through education and the creation of sustainable, affordable, locally owned entrepreneurial energy businesses.

http://ieee-smart-village.org/

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He oversees a US$5M philanthropic development efforts in support Engineering Projects In Community Service "EPICS"​ in IEEE, http://www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/preuniversity/epics_high.html

Address:IEEE Foundation, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States, 08854

Michael A. Deering (IEEE Foundation, Piscatway, NJ)

Biography:

Address:Piscataway, New Jersey, United States