I DO Project
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Timeline
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December 18, 2021Experience start
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December 31, 2021Quotation of the NGO
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Individual)
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Group)
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June 1, 2022Personal User Story
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June 1, 2022End Report (Individual)
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June 5, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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December 18, 2021Experience start
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December 31, 2021Quotation of the NGO
In the form of a written document and an oral presentation the group will identify the challenge of the NGO (problem statement), provide scenarios based on relevant literature (theoretical framework), and outline the intended outcomes and methods of the project.
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Individual)
In the form of a written document, the student will provide useful peer-feedback in which they reflect on the described personal roles of the team members and a final peer-feedback about individual contributions to the group work of each member in the team.
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Group)
In the form of a written document, the group will provide a documentation of the simulation game. This includes a presentation of each of the team members and a description of the personal roles, tasks, responsibilities and competencies of the consultancy team members.
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June 1, 2022Personal User Story
The Personal User Story is in the form of two videos. The first video is the application video. In the second video, the student reflects on the impact of their project and their ambitions, qualities and competencies stated in the application video.
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June 1, 2022End Report (Individual)
In the form of a written document, the student provides a critical retrospective evaluation of the assignment as carried out. This includes an evaluation of the design, implementation and outcome; feedback on the NGO and the assessor coach; and a discussion of the limitations of the project.
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June 1, 2022End Report (Group)
In the form of a written document and an oral presentation, the group reflects on the NGO Quotation; presents the design/implementation to the problem statement and an academic underpinning of choices made; and a conclusion and advice on the design/implementation and recommendation for the NGO.
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June 5, 2022Experience end
Experience scope
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Operations Project managementSkills
social inequality marketing consulting decision makingWe live in a world that is faced with complex societal challenges including, but not limited to poverty, social inequality, and limited access to vital economic and social resources. The I DO Project connects students with global NGOs who made it their mission to combat these societal challenges on a local scale, but who face shortcomings in their knowledge and insights to fruitfully materialize their ambitions.
The I DO project is all about taking action now. We believe that students, especially at RSM, already have the skills and experiences that are necessary to evoke positive change now. Why wait? Alongside an academic programme that equips students with additional skills and tools to best propel an NGO’s developments forward, ambitious second-year RSM students will work together with unique globally operating NGOs in achieving their mission. Our partner NGOs tackle societal challenges all over the world ranging from water scarcity in Zimbabwe to fighting poverty in South Africa.
Learners
The NGO’s specific needs dictate the mix of specialized/ skilled students per team. For instance, an NGO that seeks to optimize its marketing initiatives could be staffed with one Behavioral Expert (to expand social media reach), one Business Developer (to seek new partners), and one Analytical Decision Maker (to measure the positive impact on the association). These selected consulting teams of RSM students connect and cooperate with NGOs and help define the NGO’s specific challenges based upon its current needs, as well as design and implement an effective solution.
Project timeline
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December 18, 2021Experience start
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December 31, 2021Quotation of the NGO
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Individual)
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Group)
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June 1, 2022Personal User Story
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June 1, 2022End Report (Individual)
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June 5, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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December 18, 2021Experience start
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December 31, 2021Quotation of the NGO
In the form of a written document and an oral presentation the group will identify the challenge of the NGO (problem statement), provide scenarios based on relevant literature (theoretical framework), and outline the intended outcomes and methods of the project.
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Individual)
In the form of a written document, the student will provide useful peer-feedback in which they reflect on the described personal roles of the team members and a final peer-feedback about individual contributions to the group work of each member in the team.
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Group)
In the form of a written document, the group will provide a documentation of the simulation game. This includes a presentation of each of the team members and a description of the personal roles, tasks, responsibilities and competencies of the consultancy team members.
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June 1, 2022Personal User Story
The Personal User Story is in the form of two videos. The first video is the application video. In the second video, the student reflects on the impact of their project and their ambitions, qualities and competencies stated in the application video.
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June 1, 2022End Report (Individual)
In the form of a written document, the student provides a critical retrospective evaluation of the assignment as carried out. This includes an evaluation of the design, implementation and outcome; feedback on the NGO and the assessor coach; and a discussion of the limitations of the project.
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June 1, 2022End Report (Group)
In the form of a written document and an oral presentation, the group reflects on the NGO Quotation; presents the design/implementation to the problem statement and an academic underpinning of choices made; and a conclusion and advice on the design/implementation and recommendation for the NGO.
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June 5, 2022Experience end
Project examples
In teams of 5 students will support an NGO in achieving its mission by defining the NGO’s specific challenges based upon its current needs, as well as design and implement an effective solution.
Teams will develop and execute marketing strategies, conduct feasibility studies of projects, optimize current operations and much more. Likewise, I DO developed a sophisticated academic structure that includes valuable workshops which together form a coherent course framework to maximise a team’s success at supporting the NGOs’ missions. Our guiding principle is co-creation and collaboration in order to create the biggest positive impact possible. This means, feedback and opinions from the NGO will be heard and discussed in various planned as well as spontaneous feedback and brainstorming sessions.
Each team is led and guided by a coach. This coach is experienced in working on impact-driven projects and received sophisticated leadership and personal development training. Furthermore, I DO is organised and led by a mixed team of students, RSM staff and professors. This structure ensures that student feedback and experiences are immediately translated into the continuous development of the course in order to enable real and significant impact.
The I DO Project encompasses two interdependent phases: (1) the preparation and (2) the action phase. The preparation phase extends from October until the end of December and incorporates the theoretical preparation and skills training for students to kickstart the action period. The action phase will cover the implementation of the solution plan after approval of the NGO. This part of the course is a 5-month section during which participants will work for the NGO.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
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Main contact
Timeline
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December 18, 2021Experience start
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December 31, 2021Quotation of the NGO
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Individual)
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Group)
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June 1, 2022Personal User Story
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June 1, 2022End Report (Individual)
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June 5, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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December 18, 2021Experience start
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December 31, 2021Quotation of the NGO
In the form of a written document and an oral presentation the group will identify the challenge of the NGO (problem statement), provide scenarios based on relevant literature (theoretical framework), and outline the intended outcomes and methods of the project.
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Individual)
In the form of a written document, the student will provide useful peer-feedback in which they reflect on the described personal roles of the team members and a final peer-feedback about individual contributions to the group work of each member in the team.
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December 31, 2021Team Portfolio (Group)
In the form of a written document, the group will provide a documentation of the simulation game. This includes a presentation of each of the team members and a description of the personal roles, tasks, responsibilities and competencies of the consultancy team members.
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June 1, 2022Personal User Story
The Personal User Story is in the form of two videos. The first video is the application video. In the second video, the student reflects on the impact of their project and their ambitions, qualities and competencies stated in the application video.
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June 1, 2022End Report (Individual)
In the form of a written document, the student provides a critical retrospective evaluation of the assignment as carried out. This includes an evaluation of the design, implementation and outcome; feedback on the NGO and the assessor coach; and a discussion of the limitations of the project.
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June 1, 2022End Report (Group)
In the form of a written document and an oral presentation, the group reflects on the NGO Quotation; presents the design/implementation to the problem statement and an academic underpinning of choices made; and a conclusion and advice on the design/implementation and recommendation for the NGO.
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June 5, 2022Experience end