Community Business Project

Timeline
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January 21, 2022Experience start
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January 22, 2022Project Scope Meeting
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March 26, 2022Final presentations
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March 26, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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January 21, 2022Experience start
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January 22, 2022Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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March 26, 2022Final presentations
Final presentations to clients
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March 26, 2022Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Communications Market expansion Community engagement Social work FundraisingSkills
competitive analysis business consulting marketing strategy researchAre you a non-profit or social enterprise? Or a company with a corporate social responsibility initiative? The Community Business Project gives non-profit organizations, social enterprises and companies with corporate social responsibility initiatives access to three months of business consulting from teams of graduate student volunteers from the Master of Management UBC's Sauder School of Business. Organizations get the chance to tackle key business challenges while giving students the opportunity to hone their business skills, gain real-world experience and make a positive contribution to their community. Upon completion of the project, you will receive a detailed report and presentation.
Learners
The final project deliverables might include:
- 15 minute presentation of key findings and recommendations.
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights, and recommendations.
Project timeline
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January 21, 2022Experience start
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January 22, 2022Project Scope Meeting
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March 26, 2022Final presentations
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March 26, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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January 21, 2022Experience start
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January 22, 2022Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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March 26, 2022Final presentations
Final presentations to clients
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March 26, 2022Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Student-consultants in teams of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project examples include but are not limited to:
- Business plans and feasibility studies
- Fundraising and development initiatives
- Recruitment and retention strategies
- Corporate partnership strategies
- Marketing plans and expansion strategies
If you are interested in this course, you can apply by copy-pasting the link below into your browser:
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8Bx2lUBo9viNYpw
Application Criteria
In scoring your application, your submission will be assessed based on the following criteria:
- Organization type fits within the eligibility of the Community Business Project (e.g., Non-for-profit, Social Enterprise, Charitable Organization, Corporation with affiliation(s) to social ventures, Corporation with CSR initiative(s), Environmentally-focused business, Start-up with community initiatives/impacts). You may be asked to provide proof of charitable status.
- Projects must have a well-articulated scope, with clearly defined deliverables that can be achieved within the time frame of the CBP. Organization must also show that all required resources will be available to the team and that they can be flexible on deliverables in order to ensure student success.
- Projects must incorporate all of the following five (5) components: 1) Specific Problem or Opportunity 2) Primary Research (ie. online survey, in person/telephone interviews or public intercept questionnaires), 3) Secondary Research (online and/or documents provided by client), 4) Recommendations (to achieve specific problem/opportunity), 5) Action Plan (including timing to implement recommendations).
- Project enables students to apply their academic and professional business skills/expertise to provide solutions to complex/challenging real-world business problems.
- Ability of the organization to provide the student team with project resources to ensure students are set up for success in meeting the project deliverables.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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January 21, 2022Experience start
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January 22, 2022Project Scope Meeting
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March 26, 2022Final presentations
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March 26, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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January 21, 2022Experience start
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January 22, 2022Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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March 26, 2022Final presentations
Final presentations to clients
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March 26, 2022Experience end