Data Analysis
We’d like students to help analyze our datasets to draw helpful insights. From this analysis, we hope to not only improve our processes and understanding but also gain insights that will enhance our strategy. These insights will be directly related to business outcomes. Strongest Families is a data-driven organization with our own proprietary software platform. Within this platform, we house all our data sets. We would be seeing assistance in categorizing, analyzing the information that can help identify trends, key demographics, participation, satisfaction and more.
Developer to help a NFP organization develop a better quality assurance system
Positions available: 1 team of 3-4 students Our organization (SFI) is seeking someone that can help us with our quality assurance, performance measurement and analytics work. Your work will involve simplifying the complex Excel spreadsheets and CSV files into a more robust system (in EXCEL) with dashboards and forms where all the data can be stored into one central location and supervisors can pull out reports easily and import data effortlessly. We also need to improve the visualization of that data for users as well as see the trends derived from that data to improve performance. We envision user-friendly forms, a dashboard for each staff and the ability to generate reports as needed. Modified excel sheets should have the capacity to import and export all data collected to allow for bulk inclusion of our existing data. Our organization has several reports which include benchmark data, quotas, and tracking. These reports currently link to multiple spreadsheets saved on the network. The SFI staff is currently using formulas, worksheets and tabs in Excel to generate a visual report of the data. To ensure the successful delivery of this project, we outline some key tasks (but not limited to) which selected students will perform: · Gain a better understanding of what SFI is as an organization and become familiar with the current technology/methodology used by the QA team · Participate in weekly meetings and provide updates on the development process · Work collaboratively with the Director of Quality Assurance and Training THE CANDIDATES You are a strong team player with an innovative spirit that would like to use your talents to help redesign the performance measurement tracking system. You are confident in your abilities, motivated to produce quality work, and are eager to spearhead and bring this project from concept to completion. We are looking for expert excel developers who understand Visual Basic for Applications and has experience with dashboard creation and UX design. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to ablais@strongestfamilies.com for more information.
Improved User Experience - Website
We are flexible on students working on their own or on a team Our team is looking to maximize our online presence by enhancing our website and improving the user experience. The right person/team who can help us drive more traffic, enhance the user experience, and improve navitgation. The primary project requirements include: Improve and enhance the user experience helping them to quickly access information needed while learning about our services to help us deduce administrative tasks resulting from difficulty finding information. Currently the user must work to find the information vs having it come to them. Steamline the process. Showcase our expertise and relevance in the Mental Health space Help us tell our story in a more visually appealing way. We are hoping to redesign the homepage to make it more engaging, sliders photos, alternate layout for our news, add a story.
Shared Network Restructuring
Positions available: 1-2 students, 3 groups max Our organization (SFI) is seeking individual(s) that can help us restructure our shared network. Your work will involve creating this new organizational structure and moving data. It will also include tracking this movement of data, reviewing documents and flagging them for review by SFI staff. To ensure the successful delivery of this project, we outline some key tasks (but not limited to) which selected students will perform: · Gain a better understanding of what SFI is as an organization and become familiar with the data organization · Participate in weekly meetings and provide updates on the development process · Work collaboratively with the Director of Quality Assurance and Training Workplan Activities (DRAFT) Create a new Map for our MDrive Create an EXCEL Spreadsheet to track document movement All folders will be recorded with their origin location & end location Individual documents will not be noted, unless they have moved folders Create new folders & move documents to new locations Review all documents to ensure they are in accordance with our current SOPs Create guidelines for staff for Individual Staff Folders Provide guidelines to coaches with a deadline to complete this self-audit Developing guidelines for Saving to the M:drive Provide format for all staff to keep their staff folders organized and prevent staff from duplicating tips and scripts in their staff folders. Have staff do self-audits to organize their staff folders. Organize the M:drive/hfxstaff folders to be more accessible Audit the current documents and archive those that are outdated/no longer applicable Provide training for all staff on the new format for the M:drive/hfxstaff Train the delegated staff to complete annual audits of their assigned folders to maintain the organization, reduce duplication of files and ensure documents are up to date. Closeout/Dissemination/ Handover & Evaluation THE CANDIDATES You are a team player who excels at organization that would like to use your talents to help restructure our shared network. You are confident in your abilities and able to focus on repetitive tasks, while maintaining attention to detail. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to ablais@strongestfamilies.com for more information.
Market Expansion Research
We are ready to take our business to the next level. Presently we exist in select markets but it’s time to grow! Our company requires some assistance in assessing our customer landscape outside of our current territory as well as in Diverse populations. We want to learn more about customer’s expectations and behaviors in suggested new/current regions. Diversity and Us! It is important for us to be inclusive in our marketing strategy to be sure that we are being sensitive to all cultures and markets. Our specific need is an outline of our industry’s expansion opportunities through a location/population analysis. We would like this to be partnered with some primary data collection; surveys and research into our present and future consumers to gather insights that can help guide our growth/inclusion goals. We would like an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of our organization's external communications strategy to ensure that we are effectively communicating our accomplishments. We are seeking help with: Campaigns to your existing customers and shareholders Reaching out to new demographics with an emphasis on the BIPOC community. Communicating sustainability, climate justice, and social advocacy efforts to champion indigenous and racialized communities.
Market Research Project
Positions available: 1-3 students working in a team Our team is looking for creative thinkers who can help us expand our programs and marketing efforts Canada-wide. We are a medium-sized not-for-profit in NS but offer services Canada-wide. As a medium-size organization, we do not have a marketing department so this is where you would come in! We are looking for you to help us do market research as well as competitive scans to offer us advice on how we can improve our awareness. Some things that you could do for us would be: Developing strategies for improving our online presence by recommending programs, tools, methods of engagement, social channels, or communication pieces. Developing strategies for increasing engagement on our various public accounts, blogs, or other marketing assets. Conducting an assessment of the effectiveness of our current communication channel(s). Identifying best practices within our current market segment to achieve a larger market share. Developing a 6-month rollout plan. Creating example social media posts or directly manage your social media channels by scheduling and posting content and engaging with our users Measuring and reporting the performance of our current digital marketing campaigns. Our goal is to increase our market profile in areas where we offer services but are not well known. This is a great project for students to prove their marketing expertise to future employers, as the impact of their work on this project can be easily measured and communicated.
Website Rebrand and Refresh
Positions available: 2-3 students working in a team or on their own We recently rebranded and as part of our marketing strategy we are looking to freshen up our website! This project will include: 1. Rebranding our existing website to include our new branding style guide 2. Reviewing the SEO/Plugins that are currently installed and offering suggestions for updates/changes 3. Reviewing the current analytics for the website and offering suggestions for better engagement of users 4. If able, offering SEO advice on content This is a great project for students to put their practical experience to active clients to help build a portfolio to share with future employers, as the impact of their work on this project can be easily measured and communicated.
Brand Relaunch Milestone Marketing Strategy
2 Teams (5 students) or 40 hours of time We have rebranded and are excited to share our new brand with our audience in conjunction with a milestone 10-year anniversary plan. We are looking for creative, think outside the box people who can help us relaunch our new brand while celebrating a very important milestone for our organization. Together we will explore where we are now and where we want to go, what message we want to convey and design a detailed marketing strategy for rollout. This would include identifying areas of improvement and developing a plan for better promotion and brand awareness. This project may combine research, data analysis, graphic design one-page creations and more! We believe this project will require: Research to define our unique brand position to develop a strategic plan to move forward Analysis of our current promotional materials to suggest new and exciting ways to showcase our services Market research for areas in which we offer services to help us target our audience for growth and awareness Strategic thinking on how to engage stakeholders in our strategy - thinking like our consumer! We will give you access to organizational assets to support this project such as personnel, website analytics, sales and brand collateral, and more. We can also suggest names of competitors and comparators to research.
SEO and Social Media Strategy
Positions available: 2-3 students working in a team or on their own 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 organization A 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 share Creating engaging content for prominent media websites Help us develop a strong Google Ads Marketing Campaign We’re excited to work with students who can help us not only brainstorm, but also execute a strategy to achieve: increase our market profile in areas where we offer services but are not well known. This is a great project for students to prove their digital marketing expertise to future employers, as the impact of their work on this project can be easily measured and communicated.
SEO and Social Media Strategy
2-3 students working in a team or on their own 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 organization A 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 share Creating engaging content for prominent media websites Help us develop a strong Google Ads Marketing Campaign We’re excited to work with students who can help us not only brainstorm, but also execute a strategy to achieve: increase our market profile in areas where we offer services but are not well known. This is a great project for students to prove their digital marketing expertise to future employers, as the impact of their work on this project can be easily measured and communicated.
Brand Identity and Graphic Design
Positions available: 2 Teams (5 students) Our organization needs some branding and graphic design help! We are looking for teams that can help amplify what makes us unique and create better messaging for our brand. This would include identifying areas of improvement and developing a plan for better promotion and brand awareness. This project may combine research, data analysis, graphic design one-page creations and more! We believe this project will require: Research to define our unique brand position and create consistent promotional messaging Analysis of our current promotional materials to suggest new and exciting ways to showcase our services Creation of promotional/digital assets We will give you access to organizational assets to support this project such as personnel, website analytics, sales and brand collateral, and more. We can also suggest names of competitors and comparators to research.
Developer to help a NFP organization develop a better quality assurance system
Positions available: 1 team of 3-4 students Our organization (SFI) is seeking someone that can help us with our quality assurance, performance measurement and analytics work. Your work will involve simplifying the complex Excel spreadsheets and CSV files into a more robust system (in EXCEL) with dashboards and forms where all the data can be stored into one central location and supervisors can pull out reports easily and import data effortlessly. We also need to improve the visualization of that data for users as well as see the trends derived from that data to improve performance. We envision user-friendly forms, a dashboard for each staff and the ability to generate reports as needed. Modified excel sheets should have the capacity to import and export all data collected to allow for bulk inclusion of our existing data. Our organization has several reports which include benchmark data, quotas, and tracking. These reports currently link to multiple spreadsheets saved on the network. The SFI staff is currently using formulas, worksheets and tabs in Excel to generate a visual report of the data. To ensure the successful delivery of this project, we outline some key tasks (but not limited to) which selected students will perform: · Gain a better understanding of what SFI is as an organization and become familiar with the current technology/methodology used by the QA team · Participate in weekly meetings and provide updates on the development process · Work collaboratively with the Director of Quality Assurance and Training THE CANDIDATES You are a strong team player with an innovative spirit that would like to use your talents to help redesign the performance measurement tracking system. You are confident in your abilities, motivated to produce quality work, and are eager to spearhead and bring this project from concept to completion. We are looking for expert excel developers who understand Visual Basic for Applications and has experience with dashboard creation and UX design. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to ablais@strongestfamilies.com for more information.