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Projects

Details and Application Instructions

OVERVIEW

Projects are six-week projects issued by social purpose organizations, completed by a team of 1-2 SIA Analysts during the summer. Each Analyst will be able to commit 20-25 hours to working on the project each week, totalling between 240-300 hours of total project time. Each Analyst is mentored by industry professionals and SIA Advisors. 

SUMMARY

  • Project scope: Larger strategic problems
  • Duration: Six weeks during the summer months (May to August)
  • Time commitment: 240-300 hours total 
  • Team structure: Team of 2 SIA Analysts with SIA Advisors

ELIGIBILITY

  • You are an organization with a social and/or environmental mandate. We are open to all forms of organizations.
  • You are headquartered in Canada or you have a significant amount of operations in Canada.
  • You have plans to fundraise capital (philanthropy, grants venture capital, impact investing etc.) in the next 1-2 years.
  • You have an interesting project that can be completed in 6 weeks, or 240-300 hours.

PROJECT TYPES

We are open to working with you on a variety of projects as long as they are within our students’ skillsets. We expect most of the projects to be related to:

  • Market Research
  • Financial Modelling
  • Impact Measurement
  • Marketing & Communications
  • Branding & Design

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