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Solutions for Sustainable Development with Cape Breton University

MBAC-6107-10
Open Closing on October 1, 2024 / 3 spots left
Cape Breton University
Cape Breton University
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Maya Giorbelidze
Maya Giorbelidze She
Assistant Professor
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Timeline
  • October 15, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 4, 2024
    Experience end
General
  • Graduate
  • 30 learners; teams of 4
  • 25 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
  • 2/5 project matches
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Non profit, Social enterprise
  • Any industries
Categories
Community engagement International development Grant writing
Skills
proposal development research analytics teamwork problem solving business communication
Project timeline
  • October 15, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 4, 2024
    Experience end
Overview
Learner goals and capabilities

Cape Breton University invites employers to collaborate with students from the Comparative Development course. Partnering with our learners offers companies and organizations a unique opportunity to gain fresh insights and innovative solutions tailored to their needs. Our learners are experienced in developing grant proposals. They are adept at articulating a theory of change, linking activities to intended outcomes in a structured and evidence-based way. Additionally, they can create results matrices that include measurable indicators for monitoring progress.

With research skills, our learners can conduct desk reviews of international best practices, ensuring that the recommended strategies are consistent with global standards and applicable to your organization's context. 


Expected outcomes and deliverables

The deliverables for this project include two key components:


  1. Proposal: This detailed document will encompass the following elements: Problem Statement, Project Description, Theory of Change, Sustainability, Results Matrix, Action Plan
  • 2. Presentation: Students will also prepare and deliver a presentation communicating the key elements of their Development Initiative Proposal.


Students are available to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) if required to protect your organization's confidential information.

Project Examples

As part of the Comparative Development course, students will collaborate with non-profits and/or social enterprises worldwide to help them develop community development grant proposals.


These proposals may be for specific grant calls or general funding needs.


Working in groups, students will take on the challenge of conceptualizing and drafting a comprehensive Development Initiative Proposal that is tailored to the needs of their partnered organizations. This proposal will begin with a clearly defined problem statement, identifying the core issues the organization aims to address. Students will then elaborate a detailed project description, outlining the goals and objectives of the proposed initiative. To ensure the proposal's effectiveness, students will develop a Theory of Change to articulate how the proposed activities are expected to lead to the desired outcomes. They will also create a Results Matrix to track progress and measure success, alongside a Sustainability and Action Plan outlining steps to ensure the project's long-term impact.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Are you willing to attend a virtual final presentation and provide constructive feedback?

Can you allocate any internal team members to support the students during the project?