Network Administration and Security Review for Food Trucks Association of Canada

Conduct a comprehensive review and optimization of network administration settings for the Food Trucks Association of Canada (FTAC), focusing on Google Workspace, Slack, and other linked SaaS platforms to ensure optimal security. The project also includes a security assessment of the current web hosting environment. Students will analyze existing configurations, identify potential vulnerabilities, and implement best practices in security and network administration. The aim is to enhance FTAC's overall digital security posture and optimize the efficiency of its cloud-based operations. NOTE : Students will not be exposed to any personally identifying information, member data, or financial data during this project.

Cloud Review and Set-Up Project for Food Trucks Association of Canada

Optimize and implement cloud infrastructure for the Food Trucks Association of Canada (FTAC) using free cloud hosting from www.canarie.ca/cloud . The student will review existing software platforms developed by previous student groups, set up the cloud environment following best practices, and prepare these platforms for final testing and deployment. This project aims to leverage the granted cloud resources effectively, ensuring a robust and scalable infrastructure for FTAC's digital operations.

Financial Forecasting for Food Trucks Association of Canada (FTAC)

Develop a comprehensive financial forecasting and revenue plan for the Food Trucks Association of Canada (FTAC), a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. Students will research industry trends, and create a detailed forecast model focusing on passive revenue streams. Key areas include membership fees, display advertising, and website-based opportunities like classified ads. The project aims to produce a data-driven financial projection aligning with FTAC's nonprofit status and mission.

Video Post-Production and Animation Project for CanAge

The main goal for the project is to enhance the videos produced using Zoom by implementing basic and intermediary post-production editing, creating interesting animations and call outs, and using After Effects or similar software to make the videos engaging for the audience of CanAge. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: - Learning about CanAge's mission and the target audience for the videos. - Reviewing the videos produced using Zoom and identifying areas for improvement. - Implementing basic and intermediary post-production editing techniques to enhance the videos. - Creating interesting animations and call outs to make the videos visually engaging. - Using After Effects or similar software to add text and templates to zhuzh up the videos.

Branding Modernization Project

The main goal for this project is to modernize the branding for several organizations in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. This will involve taking existing brand assets and proposing newly revised logo treatments, brand identity, and creating brand standards guides for the organizations.

Content Strategy Mapping, Organization and Workflow

The main goal for this project is to research and resource templates that can be modified and used for various elements of the Food Trucks Association of Canada's content strategy to roll out to the association's membership. Students will gain a strong understanding of developing a strategically driven content strategy and how to organize, categorize, and use proper workflow management in order to move content through the pipeline from conception to distribution. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: - Researching and identifying templates for various elements of the content strategy - Modifying and customizing the selected templates to fit the association's needs - Developing a workflow management system for content creation and distribution - Creating a strategic content strategy plan for the association's membership

Email Marketing Templates and Customer Journey Mapping Project

The main goal for the project is to provide the Food Trucks Association of Canada with a set of well-designed email marketing templates and a customer journey mapping plan. This will help the organization to engage with its members and potential customers more effectively. The project will involve the following steps for the students: - Learning about the Food Trucks Association of Canada's mission, goals, and target audience. - Creating a set of email marketing templates using HTML and best practices around content and copywriting. - Developing a customer journey mapping plan to understand the touchpoints and interactions with the association's members and potential customers. - Implementing light touch work around automations to streamline the email marketing process.

2024 Data Analysis Projects (Varies Per School and Professor) for the Mobile Food Industry

We’d like students to help analyze a number of openly available datasets to draw helpful insights for various business operators from the mobile food industry. This will have impact for: Food Trucks Food Carts and Stands Caterers and Craft Service Providers Canteens Seasonal operators like concessions Some small independent cafes and restaurants From the analyses provided by the students, we hope to gain insights that will enhance our strategy to support the industry, and to also provide meaningful tools and data that can be directly used by individual businesses. These insights will be directly related to business outcomes and to solve real world challenges.

Charting a course towards sustainability for Canada's Food Trucks

Canada's Food Truck industry is a dynamic and diverse field, constantly introducing new offerings to the market. However, it's important to recognize that food trucks are primarily small businesses, and their owners/operators are heavily involved in day-to-day operations. This includes tasks such as menu development, scouting for ideal locations, and managing various catering and special event opportunities. Amidst these challenges, sustainability might not always be at the forefront of their minds. This is where YOU come in. Students will receive a comprehensive overview of food truck operations, which may include on-site or virtual visits, to gain a thorough understanding of the facilities, resources, and overall environmental impact of these businesses. Ideally, students will conduct assessments of these operations and provide evidence-based recommendations on how these businesses can align with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Creating a practical and tactical plan, along with setting achievable goals, will be crucial in this process. Moreover, the broader objective of this project is to gather sufficient data to develop a set of tools that can be utilized by the entire sector to evaluate their current sustainability status and chart their course towards a more sustainable future.

Charting a course towards sustainability for Canada's Food Trucks

Canada's Food Truck industry is a dynamic and diverse field, constantly introducing new offerings to the market. However, it's important to recognize that food trucks are primarily small businesses, and their owners/operators are heavily involved in day-to-day operations. This includes tasks such as menu development, scouting for ideal locations, and managing various catering and special event opportunities. Amidst these challenges, sustainability might not always be at the forefront of their minds. This is where YOU come in. Students will receive a comprehensive overview of food truck operations, which may include on-site or virtual visits, to gain a thorough understanding of the facilities, resources, and overall environmental impact of these businesses. Ideally, students will conduct assessments of these operations and provide evidence-based recommendations on how these businesses can align with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Creating a practical and tactical plan, along with setting achievable goals, will be crucial in this process. Moreover, the broader objective of this project is to gather sufficient data to develop a set of tools that can be utilized by the entire sector to evaluate their current sustainability status and chart their course towards a more sustainable future.

Online Training for Financial Institutions

This very tailored and unique opportunity would be well-suited for students in the following areas: accounting and/or finance actuarial science marketing, sales, and/or communications project management education commerce or MBA candidates for a capstone Students interested in the development of e-learning courses and platforms including content and learning design, promotion, UX, etc. BONUS: If you have experience working as a teller or within a financial institution please let us know! This project has multiple aspects that can be assigned to a single person for an intensive internship, or can be split off for student groups within a class challenge. E-Learning Product Launch Concepts that would be relevant to this project would be as follows. Developing a 2-year plan for the launch of an e-learning product (marketing / communications / promotion) Developing a revenue model and sales plan for an e-learning product (sales, business development, accounting) Product development - user testing, review and refinement of a developed e-learning product (education, project management, MBA) Reviewing the UI/UX for the current platform and optimizing the flow of the training to improve user response and engagement (UX, marketing, software and web development, PHP, Laravel) Defining a server management and security plan for the hosted product as a SaaS product (project management, IT, Cybersecurity, etc. )

Visually Defining Sustainable Food - Industry Photography and Branding

SUSTAIN Magazine, seeks to extend its focus to sustainability across the entire food supply chain. This project involves establishing a set of brand guidelines for photography that align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Students will immerse themselves in understanding the UN SDGs and how they should be represented in photography to inspire others to adopt sustainable practices throughout the food industry. The project aims to visually convey the importance of sustainability in agriculture, food service, retail, and beyond. Students are encouraged to look beyond the obvious SDGs that relate to food. There isn't a single SDG that doesn't apply to this sector - we challenge the students to apply a broad lens to this project.

"Positive Aging" Photography Campaign

CanAge is Canada's National Seniors Advocacy Organization. CanAge envisions a world where aging is portrayed positively. This project focuses on developing brand guidelines for photography that promote healthy aging. Students will collaborate on creating an empowering photography campaign that challenges stereotypes and showcases seniors in a vibrant and active light. The campaign's goal is to encourage people to celebrate and embrace the idea that aging can be full of vitality.

Directing the "Look and Feel" of Canada's Food Truck Photography and Marketing

Project Description: The Food Trucks Association of Canada aims to revolutionize how food trucks are represented through photography. We have some real challenges - in the volumes of stock photography, many "staged" photos lack a critical lens on capturing important elements like food safety practices, or infection control measures, which aren't at all realistic. We're proposing a project where students develop comprehensive brand guidelines for food truck photography that also respects industry best practices. Additionally, students will create a captivating campaign encouraging food truck operators to submit photos of their trucks and food offerings. This campaign will not only enhance the association's stock photography collective but also educate operators on leveraging photography to showcase their businesses effectively, and understanding when their phone photography is suitable, and when to engage a photography professional.

Data Science Project: Food Cost Impacts on Business Planning (Team 1)

We are excited to present you with an engaging and meaningful capstone project that will challenge your data analysis skills and provide valuable insights for food truck operators in the face of rising food costs. Your work will be instrumental in aiding these businesses in their planning and decision-making processes. Project Overview: The capstone project revolves around the analysis of rising food costs and their impacts on food truck operators. We have divided this project into two teams, each focusing on specific aspects to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the issue. Your team's focus will be on the food cost aspect of this issue. Team 2's focus will be on consumer demand, spending and trends and will make recommendations on menus from that perspective. Cross-collaboration between the two teams is strongly encouraged. Analyzing Trendlines in Overall Food Costs: Your team's primary objective is to evaluate the trendlines in overall food costs, with a specific focus on those foods that have experienced significant and sustained price increases over a period of three months or more. This analysis will serve as the foundation for providing actionable recommendations to food truck operators. Project Scope and Tasks: Data Collection: Start by gathering relevant datasets related to food prices. Ensure that the data is up-to-date and covers a substantial period to capture trends accurately. An exploration of OpenData from Canadian Government sources is strongly encouraged. Data Analysis: Utilize advanced data analysis techniques to identify foods that have shown consistent price increases for three months or more. This will require statistical analysis and visualization to present your findings effectively. Menu Recommendations: Based on your analysis, provide food truck operators with recommendations on which foods might be better suited for building menus. Consider factors such as price stability, consumer interest, and potential profit margins. Consumer Trends: Explore consumer preferences and trends in the food industry. This will help food truck operators align their offerings with what customers are looking for. Presentation: Prepare a comprehensive report and presentation summarizing your findings and recommendations. Your presentation should be engaging and easy to understand. Data Sharing: Collaboration and knowledge sharing are encouraged to enhance the overall project's quality. Timeline: Please note that this is a Capstone-level project, and we expect a high level of rigor and professionalism. A project timeline should provide the following milestones at minimum. Data Collection and Preprocessing: [Specify start and end dates] Data Analysis: [Specify start and end dates] Recommendations and Report Writing: [Specify start and end dates] Presentation: [Specify presentation date] Key Takeaways: Focus on identifying foods with sustained price increases and providing recommendations for food truck menus. Collaborate and share insights with Team 2 when necessary. Aim for actionable and data-driven recommendations to benefit food truck operators. Maintain a friendly and approachable tone in your communication and presentation. If you have any questions or need further guidance during the project, please do not hesitate to reach out. We look forward to seeing your innovative solutions and recommendations! Students will use many sources to complete their work, including: Consumer spending data from StatsCan Food Trend Data (various sources) Consumer purchasing behaviour data (various sources) Food Cost Data (StatsCan)

Web Development Project: Online Ordering Platform

To design and develop a simple yet effective online ordering platform that can be customized for individual food truck operators. This platform is intended for a standalone truck operation and will have a limited feature-set (no geolocation, no inventory, etc.)

Cybersecurity Project: Risk Assessment and Mitigation

To conduct a comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessment for food truck operators and develop a set of guidelines and best practices for mitigating identified risks. This project will have specific focus on the collection of payment card data, PCI compliance, and other data collection practices in modern POS systems.

Data Science Project: Customer Behavior Analytics (Team 2)

Project Brief for Master's Level Data Analysis Capstone Projects (Team 2) We are excited to provide you with a challenging and impactful Capstone project that complements Team 1's efforts in analyzing rising food costs and their implications for food truck operators. Your focus will be on the consumer side of the equation, and your insights will be invaluable for food truck operators in aligning their offerings with consumer trends and demands. Cross-collaboration between the two teams is strongly encouraged. Analyzing Trendlines in Consumer Spending Team 2's mission is to review consumer spending in Canada and evaluate consumer trends related to eating out. Additionally, you will explore the key food trends that are driving demand for various menu items. Your analysis will play a crucial role in helping food truck operators make informed decisions about their menus and pricing strategies. Project Scope and Tasks: Consumer Spending Analysis: Start by collecting and analyzing data related to consumer spending habits in Canada, particularly in the context of dining out and food consumption. Understand how spending patterns have evolved over time. Eating Out Trends: Evaluate trends in consumer behavior related to eating out, including frequency, preferences, and factors influencing these decisions (e.g., convenience, health-conscious choices). Consumer Demand for Menu Items: Identify the specific food trends that are currently driving consumer demand for various menu items. This may include dietary preferences, cultural influences, or emerging food preferences. Cross-referencing with Food Costs: Cross-reference your findings with the data on food costs to provide food truck operators with insights on pricing their menus accordingly. Justify when it's beneficial to use high-cost or unstably priced foods based on strong consumer demand. Data-Driven Recommendations: Provide data-supported recommendations to food truck operators, including menu items that align with consumer trends, pricing strategies, and potential profit margins. Data Sharing: Collaboration and knowledge sharing are encouraged to enhance the overall project's quality. Timeline: Please note that this is a Capstone-level project, and we expect a high level of rigor and professionalism. A project timeline should provide the following milestones at minimum. Data Collection and Preprocessing: [Specify start and end dates] Data Analysis: [Specify start and end dates] Recommendations and Report Writing: [Specify start and end dates] Presentation: [Specify presentation date] Key Takeaways: Focus on understanding consumer spending, eating out trends, and consumer demand for menu items. Collaborate and share insights with Team 1 when necessary. Provide data-backed justifications for menu recommendations, considering both consumer demand and food costs. Maintain a friendly and approachable tone in your communication and presentation. If you have any questions or require additional guidance during the project, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to your contributions to this meaningful sector initiative. Students will use many sources to complete their work, including: Consumer spending data from StatsCan Food Trend Data (various sources) Consumer purchasing behaviour data (various sources) Food Cost Data (StatsCan)

MBA and Business Program Students - Sustainability for today's Nonprofits

The Great Resignation has led to a greater willingness to leave traditional jobs for careers that offer greater personal fulfillment. This, in turn, has created a more competitive job market for recent graduates and soon-to-be graduates, who are seeking careers that align with their values and offer a sense of purpose. The nonprofit, charitable, and NGO (non-governmental organization) sector is one that has traditionally been attractive to individuals seeking purpose and fulfillment in their careers. The sector is characterized by a mission-driven culture and a focus on making a positive impact on society, which aligns well with the values and goals of many people looking for meaningful work. Careers in the nonprofit sector can also be challenging, as many organizations operate on limited budgets and have limited resources. This project aims to leverage student learnings, to provide greater resource stability and sustainability for mission-driven organizations, like trade associations.

MBA and Business Program Students - Sustainability for today's Social Enterprise

The Great Resignation has led to a greater willingness to leave traditional jobs for careers that offer greater personal fulfillment. This, in turn, has created a more competitive job market for recent graduates and soon-to-be graduates, who are seeking careers that align with their values and offer a sense of purpose. Social enterprises are organizations that aim to generate both social and financial impact. This can include for-profit companies with a social mission, nonprofits that generate revenue through business activities, and hybrid models that combine elements of both. Additionally, social enterprises often offer opportunities to work on innovative and impactful projects, as well as opportunities to grow and develop professionally. This project aims to leverage student learnings, to provide greater resource stability and sustainability for mission-driven organizations, and for SUSTAIN Magazine as a small media social enterprise with a desire to effect change.

MBA and Business Program Students - Financial sustainability for today's NGOs

For current employees, the Great Resignation has led to a greater willingness to leave traditional jobs for careers that offer greater personal fulfillment. This, in turn, has created a more competitive job market for recent graduates and soon-to-be graduates, who are seeking careers that align with their values and offer a sense of purpose. The nonprofit, charitable, and NGO (non-governmental organization) sector is one that has traditionally been attractive to individuals seeking purpose and fulfillment in their careers. The sector is characterized by a mission-driven culture and a focus on making a positive impact on society, which aligns well with the values and goals of many people looking for meaningful work. Careers in the nonprofit sector can also be challenging, as many organizations operate on limited budgets and have limited resources. This project aims to leverage student learnings, to provide greater resource stability and sustainability for mission-driven organizations.

Using Notion as a tool to best support remote workforces

We'd like to use Notion.so to build a framework within our organization that will help to support the transfer of project information among our remote team members. Students will be asked to select ONE of the following challenges and to create it using the advanced features of Notion.so. OPTION ONE: Build a space for project management, processes and workflow to support a business association that supports its members in their continued success. OPTION TWO: Build a portal that will provide extended support to the more contextual side of our Riipen projects. This will include a project management dashboard and briefing documents for the various projects we administer within the platform. OPTION THREE: Build a portal to manage both team members and independent contractors including the management of workflows between these individuals, including deadlines, and billables, etc.

SEO and Digital PR Strategy

If you're studying: SEO | Digital Marketing | Journalism | Media Studies | Communications | Public Relations And you're looking for a post-graduate contract or a co-op that will help build your skills - this gig is for you! Search engine optimization (SEO) and public relations (PR) practices are both critical components of driving awareness for a brand or organization. SEO focuses on improving the visibility of a website in search engine results, while PR focuses on building relationships and managing the reputation of a brand or organization. Using these practices together can increase brand visibility and credibility, drive awareness, and attract new customers. To apply, you either: feel you know SEO tactics and strategies pretty well, but would like to expand your skills to include content and other forms of digital marketing, OR; feel you know writing and content creation pretty well, but would like to expand your technical knowledge of SEO and digital marketing to achieve results.

Website Migration Project

We would like a replicate our current website to a replicated version that's built on Elementor for our organization. We would like to work with students to develop a new website for us. Students should be prepared to: Use the existing design to create a replica, but fully using "blocks" with Elementor or a similar WYSIWYG plugin for WordPress. Build a fully-functioning website, and migrate all content and copy. Provide and relevant documentation on updating and maintaining the site.

Using Notion as a tool to best support remote workforces

We'd like to use Notion.so to build a framework within our organization that will help to support the transfer of project information among our remote team members. Students will be asked to select ONE of the following challenges and to create it using the advanced features of Notion.so. OPTION ONE: Build a space for project management, processes and workflow to support a digital publishing company, with a cyclical schedule that supports content creation --> publication design --> release and promotion --> distribution/circulation/tracking. OPTION TWO: Build a portal that will provide extended support to the more contextual side of our Riipen projects. This will include a project management dashboard and briefing documents for the various projects we administer within the platform. OPTION THREE: Build a portal to manage both team members and independent contractors including the management of workflows between these individuals, including deadlines, and billables, etc.

Bay Path University (MA) and CanAge - Various Projects with Impact on Seniors

This project provides a number of bespoke project options designed specifically for Bay Path University students in collaboration with CanAge. They are intended to meet the accelerated term structure used by Bay Path University. Students may choose from a myriad of pre-discussed topics in the areas of: identifying barriers to access and/ or improving healthcare equities in Canada or internationally exploring various models of care and/ or disease conditions and their physical, mental and social impacts various topics in public health, including vaccines, social determinants of health, physical activity and nutrition understanding the role of the UN, WHO and OECD, and other key players on their efforts to advance health globally various discussions on lifespan and longevity that may also intersect with other areas of concern including financial security, social isolation (loneliness) and community engagement

Food Science and Food Safety - Bay Path University and FTAC

This project will explore several topics for a diverse mix of majors including business administration, food science and food safety, marketing, and communications. The Food Trucks Association of Canada (FTAC) is gearing up to meet with municipal governments across Canada to advocate for more favorable business conditions under which food trucks can operate, grow and thrive. Students may work in one or several of the following areas: 1. Exploring the increased demand for environmentally-friendly food 2. Comparing emerging vegan options and plant-based-meat / meat blends 3. Understanding how more commercial restaurants are experimenting with food trucks, and exploring how food trucks are experimenting with restaurants and commissary kitchens to expand their offerings and operating season. 4. A deep dive on the emergence of alternative options for flour, sugar and salt (or lowered values as appropriate) 5. Conducting a review of West African Cuisine as the latest trend in flavor profiles

Bay Path University (MA) and CanAge - Various Projects with Impact on Seniors

This project provides a number of bespoke project options designed specifically for Bay Path University students in collaboration with CanAge. They are intended to meet the accelerated term structure used by Bay Path University. Students may choose from a myriad of pre-discussed topics in the areas of: identifying barriers to access and/ or improving healthcare equities in Canada or internationally exploring various models of care and/ or disease conditions and their physical, mental and social impacts various topics in public health, including vaccines, social determinants of health, physical activity and nutrition understanding the role of the UN, WHO and OECD, and other key players on their efforts to advance health globally various discussions on lifespan and longevity that may also intersect with other areas of concern including financial security, social isolation (loneliness) and community engagement

State of Cancer in Canada - ASU Research Project

CanAge is well-known in Canada for drawing attention to gaps, barriers, and inequities that occur within the Canadian healthcare system on a national and provincial/territorial basis. We are undertaking a series of research projects that are truly IDEAL for students to understand the inner workings of how good policy recommendations can have real impacts on people's lives. In this project, CanAge is undertaking a cross-country review of cancer care. Care options look very different in each jurisdiction, and more variations exist with the types of cancer that are most prevalent. These research projects are ideally taken on by a team of 3-6 students and the duration can be adjusted from 4 weeks to 16 weeks, based on course needs. In some cases, these projects can expand over two semesters IF that makes sense for the course. Please get in touch if you need something specific, or have a look at some of our other research project options.

State of Diabetes in Canada - ASU Research Project

CanAge is well-known in Canada for drawing attention to gaps, barriers, and inequities that occur within the Canadian healthcare system on a national and provincial/territorial basis. We are undertaking a series of research projects that are truly IDEAL for students to understand the inner workings of how good policy recommendations can have real impacts on people's lives. In this project, CanAge is undertaking a cross-country review of diabetes care. Care options look very different in each jurisdiction, and diabetes care is ripe for disruption and modernization in Canada. These research projects are ideally taken on by a team of 3-6 students and the duration can be adjusted from 4 weeks to 16 weeks, based on course needs. In some cases, these projects can expand over two semesters IF that makes sense for the course. Please get in touch if you need something specific, or have a look at some of our other research project options. *This is a great option for Level-Up funding*