(VFC) FoundersBoost Vancouver - Accelerator Program Management + Marketing

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:FoundersBoost (a partner of Techstars) is a mentor-driven pre-acceleration program that runs for 6 weeks and we take no fees or equity from startups. Our goal is to prepare early-stage startups in Vancouver/BC for accelerators, seed investors, and revenue by providing pitch coaching and mentorship during the program as well as connections to accelerators and VCs after the programWe are running two cohorts each year:Spring Cohort - Application period between Jan - Mar, six Weekly sessions between Mar - Apr, Demo Day in MayFall Cohort - Application period between Jul - Sep, six Weekly sessions between Oct - Nov, Demo Day in DecBetween Jan - Mar and Jul - Sep, we will be focusing on promoting the accelerator program and recruiting startups/mentors, as well as hosting webinars and startup community eventsBetween Mar - Apr and Oct - Nov, we will be focusing on running the weekly sessions and recruiting Investors for Demo DaysHOW MANY STUDENT INTRAPRENEURS WILL THIS PROJECT ACCOMMODATE? 5TIME COMMITMENT PER STUDENT: 70 hoursKEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES:Accelerator program management, startup event managementMarketing and PromotionResearch startups and supporting organizationsIDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES:* Marketing + PR - Event promotion in our social media channels, other tech communities, and tech mediasSponsorship - Reach out to potential sponsors to secure sponsorship for our events (professional firms, tech companies, etc)Program Associate - Coordinate with startups, mentors, speakers, investors, and HeadquarterVenture Analyst - Researching, sourcing, and recruiting startups to the accelerator programEvent Management - Host and organize webinars and startup community eventsPartnership - Research and develop relationships with different related communities/organizations that support startupsFINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES:This varies depending on the roles and the time your project start/ends (in relative to what we are focusing on during that time as mentioned in the Project Description section above)PROJECT MENTOR NAME: Kenneth Ip - FoundersBoost Vancouver Director

Startup Boost Vancouver - Virtual Internship Opportunity: Marketing

3-5 individual positions available.Our organization is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for 3-5 marketing students or teams.The primary focus for the student will be: Public Relations - Develop and implement a PR strategy; create collateral, including press releases, user testimonials, case studies, and customer stories.Strategic Social Media Marketing - Conduct an audit of our current social media presence and/or other current communication channel(s); develop and implement strategies for improving our online presence and increasing engagement; create a content calendar; creating useable social media and blog posts.Our goal at the end of this experience is: Public Relations - For the student(s) to help us effectively communicate our brand's story and mission to a broad audience.Strategic Social Media Marketing - For the student(s) to help us improve our online presence, reach more customers, and effectively promote our brand through compelling content.Other duties the student may complete could include: Content development, including social posts, blog posts, LinkedIn articles, and website copy.We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern(s) using these communication tools: Zoom Meetings + SlackPrimary contact: Kenneth Ip, Vancouver Director

Non-Profit Staffing and Volunteer Recruitment Optimization

Our staff and volunteers are at the heart of what we do, and their recruitment is critical to our organization’s success. Finding individuals who can invest their time in our mission, whether as employees or volunteers, can be costly. We want to find ways to optimize this process so we can find great candidates faster, and spend more time serving our clients and community. We would like students to help us with one or more of the following activities:Document the current state of our staff and/or volunteer recruitment process, from the time the resource need is identified to the time the position is filled. Create visualizations, i.e. Visio or data flow diagrams to help us identify strengths and pain points in our recruitment process. Assess our current process and make recommendations for improvements and efficiencies. Document and map a target state process that we can use to train our team on the new process.

Virtual Internship Opportunity: Marketing

Startup Boost Vancouver is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for 3 marketing students or teams.The primary focus for the student will be: Branding - Conduct a full competitive landscape assessment; define our organization's brand and core value proposition; identify opportunities and threats facing our brand; assess where and how to improve our brand's presence and differentiate from our competitors.Marketing Communications - Recommend changes to advertising and PR materials; create an integrated marketing campaign; create a rebranding campaign.Public Relations - Develop and implement a PR strategy; create collateral, including press releases, user testimonials, case studies, and customer stories.Strategic Social Media Marketing - Conduct an audit of our current social media presence and/or other current communication channel(s); develop and implement strategies for improving our online presence and increasing engagement; create a content calendar; creating useable social media and blog posts.Our goal at the end of this experience is: Branding and Marketing Communications - For the student(s) to help us improve our brand's presence and capture greater market share.Public Relations - For the student(s) to help us effectively communicate our brand's story and mission to a broad audience.Strategic Social Media Marketing - For the student(s) to help us improve our online presence, reach more customers, and effectively promote our brand through compelling content.Other duties the student may complete could include: (indicate other duties as exemplified below)Content development, including social posts, blog posts, LinkedIn articles, and website copy.Online Event managementWe will plan to communicate with our virtual intern(s) using these communication tools: company slack, emailPrimary contact: Kenneth Ip - Startup Boost Vancouver Director