EXAMPLE IMPACT PROJECTS
An Impact Project is a mini-mission where students help a business solve a problem. Examples 👇👇
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CHATGPT/AI PROJECTS
Build ChatGPT powered customer service chatbot.
Podcast Crawler: An AI-powered chatbot that’s trained on your podcast data, where your audience can ask questions and get relevant answers based on your podcast data!
Google Chrome Extension build-out.
Social Media automation with AI-powered tools. Help with integration into your business.
Notion Chatbot build! Train a ChatGPT bot on your Notion data.
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SUSTAINABILITY + SUPPLY CHAIN::
Students research 20 top sustainable suppliers, provide recommendations on supply chain partners
Students put together a model for reducing carbon emissions at your company
Students evaluate your company and come up with ways to improve sustainability or interject a sustainable approach
Interview employees around the company about sustainability priorities + provide recommendation and report
Research a set of suppliers in ______ country, evaluate their pricing, delivery, and quality based on reviews, and produce a report.
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INTERIOR DESIGN::
“Back to Work” proposal – have team of Gen Z’rs create a proposal for how to make physical office spaces more appealing, effective, and enjoyable
Host a series of challenges for “Best draft plans for a space” and have student teams compete for the chance for their design to be showcased.
Have team of students research furniture sourcing + mock-ups for art based on a set of desired outcomes
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MARKETING/SOCIAL MEDIA (Connect with Gen Z!)::
Group of students "sprint" to create a tagline for your product, service, or merch launch
Logo design sprint
TikTok/Instagram Reels campaign launch
Design a social media calendar
Street interviews - humorous marketing campaign
Website review - Recommendations from a Gen Z'rs perspective
Create hype video campaigns for your upcoming product/service launch
Set up executives/managers on LinkedIn/Instagram/etc.
Market research! Have a group of students discover how relevant your company is and what your reputation is in the area. Do interviews. What would persuade them to give us a try? Ask adults, ask Gen Z’rs.
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DIGITAL DESIGN + PRODUCTS::
App prototype build-out
Hire team of students to leverage their own coding skills + AI tools to create multiple test versions of an app
Graphic design work of any kind
Build an online community on Discord, Geneva, or Circle to engage customers and/or employees
Brainstorm + help you create an online course or subscription-based offering from your company’s expertise (i.e. a hair salon could offer “daddy/daughter” courses on how to do hair, digitally, and charge a subscription)
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION + DATA::
Build out your e-commerce platform/drop-shipping capabilities
Bring your documents online and organize them
Design a pricing model based on a large set of data.
Based on a set of data, evaluate the efficacy of a company's advertising efforts.
Get companies into Meta! Design a meta and/or VR interactive space.
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CONSERVATION + FORESTRY::
Research + identify ways for a company to better utilize a piece of land/property, identify native plants, topography, etc. What would best grow? Coordinate with local agricultural resources and/or colleges to plan out a project.
Design a greenspace, plan out the project for the corporation and send initial plans, designed in digital software
Conduct market research on cost + life cycle of of plants + the greenspace
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HIRING/RECRUITING::
Students "mystery shop" your onboarding experience
Students review job descriptions and provide a report/suggestions on findings
Students build out "day in the life" videos for your staff
Update/re-design your career website to attract Gen Z'rs
Help set up Learning Management Systems
Identify "Career Influencers" at your company and work with them to set up a social campaign promoting working there.
Build a candidate referral strategy
Students design graphics for your onboarding + training materials
Interview employees and create video campaign for Career Website
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MYSTERY SHOP/MYSTERY ANALYZE EVERYTHING::
Competitor mystery shop – students call and research competitors (including their chat bots, customer service) with a specific set of criteria and assess
Customer service mystery shop – students visit your physical store or locations with a specified set of criteria to analyze, then produce a report
Onboarding mystery shop - Gen Z’rs go undercover on their first few days of work to see how your onboarding process and training are
Merch line mystery shop
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PERSONAL BRANDING::
Hire a Gen Z student to get execs at your organization modern LinkedIn profiles
Podcast pitching - have a Gen Z student book you or execs at your company on a podcast tour
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MICRO CONSULTING GIGS::
Have students shadow a department for a few weeks, then write a report on inefficiencies or recommendations they have.
Get a student's perspective on online advertising strategies.
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BOOKS::
Book full first-run edit
Sprint to a cover design
Interior graphic design
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RESEARCH + STRATEGY::
Research and organize the laws, rules, regulations, processes and required permits relevant to your business or industry.
SWOT Analysis
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MERCH/FASHION:
New window display for boutique or store with QR codes? Phygital experience.
Help a company with their meta/virtual fashion line
Photograph merch or product line