Training Module Development

We want to be known as an organization that values the development of our people. To assist us in this goal, we would like to collaborate with students to design training programs. We have an idea of areas where training could be implemented, but we would also appreciate insight on recommended training and development areas. The main goal is for students develop a fully functional training course for our business partners.

Podcast Production

Podcasting is a rapidly growing content medium, with a highly localized consumership. Working with students, we would like to take advantage of the trend and create a season of our own podcast. We would like for students to deliver a 5-episode podcast series, based on our outcome objectives. Students will get the chance to interview successful leaders, get trained to ask insightful questions and use their digital media skills to edit and publish the podcast on behalf of Illuminate.

Newsletter Development and Publishing

We are looking for a student to help develop and distribute a newsletter that supports our organizations' cause. We think this project will include: Creating a weekly newsletter with helpful information so readers feel inspired Creating and soliciting materials to be published. Determining the features of a publication. Setting and enforcing deadlines. Making a final determination about what will be published in an issue. Coordinating frequency of publication. Overseeing all operations of a publication. Working with alumni to write meaningful stories and sharing them

Web Application Development

Positions available: One team of up to 12 students Term: 8 weeks starting as soon as possible Join us to create a leading platform for social and environmental impact! We are seeking talented software engineers to help us with QA and mini feature development on the MERN stack.

UX/UI Design

Positions available: one team of up to 12 students Term: Up to 8 weeks starting as soon as possible We’re looking for UX/UI talent! Do you have a background or interest in user experience design or user interface design? We’d love to see what you would do with our flagship web-app. Put yourself in the shoes of a user experience designer working for our company, and give this page a complete refresh. If you were redesigning this page to increase conversion rates, visual appeal, clarity, and customer delight - what would you change? This can include adding or removing elements from the page, adding interactive or animated features, changing the customer journey from this page, and/or completely redesigning the look and feel. Outcomes Your challenge submission can be an interactive mockup, flat wireframes, a functional website, a photoshop file - whatever gets your vision across.

Operations

Number of Students: 1 team of 12 persons (Individuals are welcome to apply and we will assemble the team) Term: 6 weeks starting as soon as possible To become a proactive sales team, we need assistance developing an operations process. We would like to equip our sales team with a plan that guides them in researching new prospects, identifying key contacts, and reaching out with compelling messages. We would like you to create a simple step-by-step strategy for prospecting in our target market. The project may include, but is not limited to: Identifying new potential accounts that align with our current customer base. Compiling relevant market information. Create marketing emails to result in sales conversions. Building a customizable operations plan. Creating a simple tracking framework, including metrics, for measuring outreach success.