Viking Roots Funding and Collaboration Initiative

Viking Roots, a cultural heritage organization, seeks to enhance its financial and collaborative capabilities by securing grant funding, engaging with local heritage groups, and managing donor relationships. The project aims to provide learners with the opportunity to apply their knowledge of grant writing, stakeholder communication, and project management. The team will research potential government grants, draft a comprehensive grant proposal, and develop a strategic plan for collaboration with local heritage organizations. Additionally, they will create a follow-up system for donor requests to ensure effective communication and relationship management. This project will allow learners to gain practical experience in nonprofit operations and community engagement, while contributing to the preservation and promotion of Viking heritage.

Social Media Marketing Campaign

We would like to work with students to design a new social media marketing campaign for our company. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Familiarizing themselves with our company’s products, social media campaign goals and target market. Identifying social media channels and strategies suitable for our company. Planning types of campaign content to create for each channel. Identifying metrics to monitor throughout the campaign. Creating a social media content calendar that outlines important steps in the campaign. Bonus steps in the process would also include: Recommending social media management tools to schedule our content.

Heritage Explorer: AI-Enhanced Genealogy Platform

To have a team of at least 2-3 people work together to develop a dynamic, AI-powered genealogy platform where users can upload and tag family photos, interact with conversational story prompts, and build visually rich timelines. Photos appear in a vintage-style viewer, while smart prompts and data appear beside them—creating an elegant, interactive way to preserve and grow family histories.

Grant Writing/Development

The primary focus for the student will be: Creating grant funding application packages for Canadian entrepreneurs, start-ups, and not-for-profits/charities. In addition, there will be opportunities along the way to research improvements in our processes, such as: Grant Research: Identify new funding and grant opportunities and write proposals. Business Planning: Develop or refine a business plan for start-up companies. Launch Strategy: Develop an implementation plan for entering a new market; develop a go-to-market strategy for new products or services. Competitor Analysis: Complete a full customer, competitor, market, and environmental analysis Marketing: Complete a marketing strategy review; design a new marketing strategy (product, place, price, and promotion); conduct overhaul of our branding or communication strategy.