Non-Profit Grant Writing

We are looking for assistance in finding and completing grant applications that support our mission and vision statement.We believe this project will include:Assist with defining a company-identified community problem and defining the scope of a corresponding project.Develop a needs statement that characterizes the community problem and justifies the need for our project and funding.Identify potential sponsors and funding opportunities that are a good fit for our organization and project.Research grants our organization is eligible forInterpret a request for proposal (RFP).

Website Development

We would like a new website for our organization.We would like to work with students to develop a new website for us. Students should be prepared to:Conduct a needs analysis to determine which platform is most suitable.Create a design proposal including wireframes or low-fidelity mockups for our company's review.Build a fully-functioning website, with our assistance in providing content and copy.Provide training on updating and maintaining the site.

Digital Content Creation 2.0

We would like students to help us with creating content that is aligned to what our organization is all aboutUltimately, you will be working on content creation for our organization, including video, social media, and other collateral that we can use as go-to marketing tools.If you like the sound of our culture, and are ready to tackle this challenge with us, then we'd love to hear from you.

SEO and Social Media Strategy

Our team is looking for a social media marketing wizard who can help us drive more traffic and improve our SEO positioning. The primary project requirements include:Keyword analysis to determine relevant search terms to our organizationA strategy document to outline: Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) requirements to ensure our organization appears on the first page of Google for relevant keywords & Social media requirements to increase the number of followers/likes and shareContent Calendar Execution: Timely deployment of all our social media content to drive maximum traffic to our siteCreating engaging content for prominent media websites

Addiction & Mental Health Placement 2.0

Our organization is planning to launch an important campaign on mental health issues, specifically the youth. We believe this project will include:Virtually facilitating a support group for individuals with addiction or mental health issuesBeing a 'friendly visitor' to socially isolated individuals such as individuals struggling with mental health issuesPromoting mental health within communitiesCommunity outreach, engagement, and/or community developmentSocial justice and/or advocacy work, including social policy research and/or advocacy

Millennial Marketing Communications Plan

In our efforts to target a new demographic of Millennial consumers, we have experienced challenges maintaining a consistent voice across media channels. We want you to assist us in updating our branding in a way that clearly differentiates us from our competitors and serves our target Millennial market.For this project, you will need to:Understand our brand and mission.Conduct research on our users, stakeholders, and competitors.Analyze our competitive landscape.

User Research Study 2.0

We are looking to have students conduct usability tests with 5 pre-identified customers, in order to test our latest prototypes for our next feature launch. We will provide the customer contact information, and will obtain their consent to participate. Students will be responsible for:Interview schedulingDeveloping a script for the interviewConducting the moderated interview remotelyWriting the user research plan Analyzing the results and defining the solutions

Project Events Manager

We are looking for students to help us plan a charity eventStudents in this position will overlook the UMF team’s project through a logistical lensStudents will help facilitate the UMF team events and ceremonies.The student will play a key role in helping the project manager create a more efficient work process.

Analyzing Industry Data

We believe we know a lot about our consumers and target consumer base, but we need to look beyond the buyer and examine our industry.We would like to collaborate with students to identify key market trends and assist in our go-forward plans.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with our products, target market, and industry.Analyzing growth trends, stagnation patterns and decline analytics.Identifying areas of promising innovation and areas that are slowing down.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Recommending strategies to best position our company.

Blogging

.We would like to collaborate with students to create blog posts that drive more traffic to our website.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with our goals, target market, products and services.Recommending topics for our blog posts.Drafting blog posts relevant to our business.Revising blog posts based on feedback.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Recommending ways to market our blog.

Blogging

We would like to collaborate with students to create article posts that drive more traffic to our website.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with our goals, target market, products and services.Recommending topics for our blog posts.Drafting blog posts relevant to our business.Revising blog posts based on feedback.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Recommending ways to market our blog.

Security & Penetration Testing of Web Application

A standard practice for web based tools is to conduct what is known as penetration tests at least once a year. This is a white-hat hacking approach in which a firm is given special permission to try and break into, exploit, or otherwise attempt to break a given product via security vulnerabilities.First, we would like students to get familiar with our product. Sign up, play around with it, understand generally how it works. Second, students should spend time conducting research on state of the art pen testing technologies. They should look into common vulnerability lists such as OWASP Top 10, and common security tools such as Nmap, Burp Suitar, Nessus, and Wireshark.Third, students should have a written attack plan and present it to us so we can confirm we understand what the test will do and what might be uncovered.Fourth, students are free to attack our product as per the presented plan

Marketing Plan

Our company advertises thousands of products online. We hope to revamp our marketing strategy to attract more customers.We want students to help us build a marketing plan to grow and engage our target market.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with our current marketing goals and strategies.Researching how customers perceive our brand and marketing.Recommending new channels we should use for promotion.Identifying an appropriate budget for advertising.Bonus steps in the process would also include:Recommending updates to our messaging that can better explain our value proposition.

Data Collection Research Assistant

We would like to collaborate with students to support our interview process by assisting in data collection and verification of results. This will provide us with prepared datasets that are ready for further analysis.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Familiarizing themselves with interview procedures and participating in training activities.Assisting researchers in contacting participants and setting up interviews.Recording, organizing, and storing results according to conventions.Verifying that data is recorded accurately.Cleaning data to ensure consistency and usability.Suggesting new research questions or modifications to improve the interview process.