Strategic Planning and Business Development for Social Impact Network Web App

Katamundi is a social impact movement for K-8th graders looking to make a positive difference in the world through service-learning and volunteerism. We are launching our Phase 1 social impact network as a mobile-optimized web app in early 2021. In this project, student teams may collaborate with Katamundi’s leadership team on the following: STRATEGIC PLANNING: Develop a strong understanding of Katamundi’s business (near and longer-term) and target market to help build the most effective and efficient plan for growth and revenue generation. STRATEGIC PLANNING: Evaluate all of Katamundi’s business and revenue model opportunities, identifying which revenue source(s) to pursue, what value to offer, how to price the value, who pays for the value, and the cost to implement. STRATEGIC PLANNING: Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks across recommended business and revenue models. Recommend a plan and schedule to periodically survey and analyze KPIs. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Identify potential business partnerships and develop an outreach strategy that aims to 1) grow the user base, 2) grow revenue, and/or 3) raise brand awareness. Candidate Requirements: We are looking for student-teams and individuals who have the following skills and experience: MUST HAVE: Strong analytical skills to explore and evaluate the most effective strategies, tactics, and opportunities to pursue. MUST HAVE: An open mind and strong people skills that allow for creative collaboration. MUST HAVE: Strong entrepreneurial spirit to help plan, solve problems, and iterate to build a sustainable social enterprise from the ground up. MUST HAVE: Strong writing skills that can effectively communicate complex ideas in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. NICE TO HAVE: Experience with Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Drive Required Agreements: Internship Agreement Motivation: To be successful on our team, you must believe in the potential of children, in Katamundi, and in yourself to be a changemaker. Katamundi is social impact for youth. We are the dreamers, the explorers, and the revolutionaries who take action against the status quo to make a positive difference in our communities. We believe that our children hold the power to change lives for the better by catapulting social good around the world. Our ambitious goal? To enable more than 10 million K-8th graders to do more and be more by dreaming BIG. Are you ready to join Katamundi and make a difference in the world with us?

Graphic Design for Social Impact Network Web App

Katamundi is a social impact movement for K-8th graders looking to make a positive difference in the world through service-learning and volunteerism. We are launching our Phase 1 social impact network as a mobile-optimized web app in early 2021. In this project, student teams may collaborate with Katamundi’s marketing and communications team on the following: DESIGN: Research, brainstorm, and develop Katamundi’s brand identity, including, but is not limited to, colors, typography, and all other visual communication features. DESIGN: Based on Katamundi’s new brand identity, create design templates on Canva for a variety of visual media assets, including, but is not limited to social media posts (Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), video templates (cover, lower thirds, intro, outro), podcast covers, and business and marketing collateral (business cards, letterhead, flyers, brochures, postcards). DESIGN: Brainstorm on unique visual media assets that can be used in different platforms to delight users. COMMUNICATIONS: Create a Katamundi Brand book that includes all brand identity and design templates. COMMUNICATIONS: Create visual media content to support digital marketing and communications efforts. Candidate Requirements: We are looking for student-teams and individuals who have the following skills and experience: MUST HAVE: Strong communication skills that can help translate brand values and essence into a unique visual language. MUST HAVE: Strong creativity and graphic design skills that can help engage and communicate with Katamundi users and the public. MUST HAVE: Strong interpersonal communication skills to work collaboratively across teams. MUST HAVE: Strong entrepreneurial spirit to help solve problems and iterate to find effective design solutions. NICE TO HAVE: Experience working with Canva. NICE TO HAVE: Experience with Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Drive NICE TO HAVE: Experience with Adobe After Effects (motion graphics, basic video compositing and effects): NICE TO HAVE: Experience shooting and editing digital video, and Adobe Premiere NICE TO HAVE: Experience working with Adobe Suite. Required Agreements: Internship Agreement Motivation: To be successful on our team, you must believe in the potential of children, in Katamundi, and in yourself to be a changemaker. Katamundi is social impact for youth. We are the dreamers, the explorers, and the revolutionaries who take action against the status quo to make a positive difference in our communities. We believe that our children hold the power to change lives for the better by catapulting social good around the world. Our ambitious goal? To enable more than 10 million K-8th graders to do more and be more by dreaming BIG. Are you ready to join Katamundi and make a difference in the world with us?

Entrepreneurial Internship - Product and Strategic Planning

Katamundi is a social impact movement for K-6th graders looking to make a positive difference in the world through service-learning and volunteerism. We are launching our social impact network as a mobile-optimized web app in early Fall. We are offering an Entrepreneurial Internship program that will highlight product development and strategic planning efforts. Below are sample projects an Entrepreneurial Product and Strategic Planning Intern may work on: STRATEGIC PLANNING: Analyze the cost, benefits, and process of organizing into a non-profit, fiscal sponsorship, social b-corp, and c-corp. STRATEGIC PLANNING: Evaluate business model opportunities, identifying which revenue source(s) to pursue, what value to offer, how to price the value, and who pays for the value. STRATEGIC PLANNING: Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks. Recommend a plan and schedule to periodically survey and analyze KPIs. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Research and evaluate relevant gamification features, user-generated content features, and other user retention strategies that aim to optimize user engagement. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Analyze customer satisfaction of user experience and evaluate using a SWOT (strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis framework.

Software Development for Social Impact Network Web App - Phase 2

Katamundi is a social impact movement for K-6th graders looking to make a positive difference in the world through service-learning and volunteerism. We are launching our Phase 1 social impact network as a mobile-optimized web app in mid-September. We are now offering a Software Development project that will have student teams focus on building Phase 2 features as follows: Work on Phase 2 features that may include 1+ of the following areas: Friends, Groups, Storefront, Gamification, and User-Generated Content (UGC) Creation Tools Work with the software development team on programming front-end and back-end development of social network web app. Work with the software development team on integrating third-party software services into our web app, such as Stripe and Google Analytics. Work in an agile project team environment. We are looking for individuals who have the following skills and experience: MUST HAVE: Comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience with Python 3 MUST HAVE: Experience with Django, Class-based views and RESTful API design MUST HAVE: Experience with Database design and SQLReally NICE TO HAVE: Experience with React.js NICE TO HAVE: Feels comfortable and has experience working in a Linux environment