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Solutions for Sustainable Development - Winter 2025

MBAC-6107-10
Open Closing on January 25, 2025 / 2 spots left
Cape Breton University
Cape Breton University
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Maya Giorbelidze
Maya Giorbelidze She
Assistant Professor
6
Timeline
  • January 31, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 8, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
3/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Non profit, Social Enterprise
Any industries
Categories
Community engagement International development Grant writing
Skills
proposal development research analytics teamwork problem solving business communication
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, articulating a theory of change, and linking activities to intended outcomes in a structured and evidence-based way. They can also create results matrices that include measurable indicators for monitoring progress. Projects may include desk reviews of international best practices, ensuring that the recommended strategies are consistent with global standards and applicable to your organization's context. 

Learners
Graduate
Beginner, Intermediate levels
30 learners
Project
25 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 4
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 timeline
  • January 31, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 8, 2025
    Experience end
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.

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?