Fundraising Strategy

Positions available: Up to 4 We are looking for students to help us develop a fundraising plan which involves researching opportunities, brainstorming ideas and developing a plan. The project will include, but may not be limited to: - Finding various online donation platforms and donor management programs that we can tap into to source funding for our online platform - Working with us to brainstorm ideas on how to raise funds more proactively and efficiently - Developing a plan and content for our donors.

Web-Application for educational tools – Phase 1

Positions available: 4 We would like to invite a team of students to work on a project that is partially developed using React, MongoDB, and Meteor Js framework. The project is composed of several phases. This is project is composed of several educational tools. We are working on developing an application to allow instructors to create different types of questions, create versions of each question, and save them in a test bank. Instructors can create courses, sections, and assignments. They can assign the assignments to specific sections indicating the start and end date. They can update the assignments as well. The application is expected to self-correct the students' submissions and display the marks, student's answers and the correct answer to both the students and the instructors. It is expected that we will need a registration process for both the student, the instructor and an administrator. Students should: Have good experience in React, MongoDB, and Meteor Js. Good understanding of Docker. Be ready to work in a team. Ability to work in a team, prepare documentation and be good at communication. Will be required to sign an Intellectual Property Rights Agreement. Ready to present previous work that they have done. Scope of phase 1: Understanding the previous code and fixing some bugs in the current Excel application.

Digital Content about Small Towns for 1000towns.ca

Number of individual students required: 15 students, any Province or Territory, Canada 1000 Towns of Canada digital platform was launched three years ago. We created about 100 unique pages Top Places to Visit in Your Town. We would like students to help us with creating content about small Canadian towns that are aligned with our vision, mission, and sector. You can check existing pages on 1000towns.ca to clarify our formats. We will ensure the student has a clear understanding of what these elements are for our organization. To accomplish this, we expect the student(s) will: Choose 7-10 towns they are interested Choose the most interesting attractions for each town (7-10) Write a short description of each attraction 'Communicate with local communities asking for feedback and ideas Assist with social media to promote 1000 Towns Ultimately, you will be working on content creation for our organization. If you like the sound of our culture and enjoyment of travelling off-the-beaten-path and are ready to tackle this challenge with us, then we'd love to hear from you. A student with excellent writing skills and an interest in local travelling would be the ideal candidate for this project.

LocalGoodz.com Marketing & Sales

Positions available: 4 LocalGoodz.com is an online marketplace for locally-made products. Starting with focus on Ontario-made products - see https://www.localgoodz.com This project has 3 possible aspects: 1 Vendor Invitations / Sales - contacting Ontario manufacturers (big, small or home businesses) to invite them to become vendors for free on LocalGoodz.com and post their locally-made products. We have a large list of contacts and need help to send emails, make phone calls and connect on social media with them. Vendors register at https://www.localgoodz.com/start-selling or fill the Quick Setup form and we create the accounts for them. For example, https://www.localgoodz.com/vendors/lipservice-beauty and https://www.localgoodz.com/vendors/zsolt-souce 2. Consumer Marketing - social media marketing to people who care about buying local and supporting the local economy. For example, we have 850 followers on Instagram so far at https://www.instagram.com/localgoodz. This can include research for Facebook and other groups of like-minded people, creating content and posting on them using the LocalGoodz social media accounts. 3. Public Relations (PR) - writing articles about LocalGoodz, researching potential media contacts and sending press releases. Possibly speaking with the media about the site. The site has been around for a few years as a side project and slowly added vendors and customers. We need some help to grow it over time.