Fall 2018 Projects
Duke Climate Coalition
Mission Statement: Duke Climate Coalition strives to mobilize student power and leverage Duke University’s institutional influence to create just, high-impact, and system-level progress on climate change. Our campaign-based advocacy model emphasizes campus and community education and inclusion, as well as substantive engagement with decision-makers. We work to increase decision-makers’ ambition on climate action, ensure transparency and fair representation of all stakeholder interests, and hold decision-makers accountable for their climate and social responsibilities.
Website: https://dukegroups.com/organization/dukeclimatecoalition
Project Type: Environmental Research
Project Description: Researching to further validate the rationale for decarbonizing Duke's endowment. Specifically, finding information on the investment potential of renewable energy companies contrasted with traditional fossil fuel companies and the results of Duke's peer institutions which have pledged fossil fuel divestment.
Mission Statement: Duke Climate Coalition strives to mobilize student power and leverage Duke University’s institutional influence to create just, high-impact, and system-level progress on climate change. Our campaign-based advocacy model emphasizes campus and community education and inclusion, as well as substantive engagement with decision-makers. We work to increase decision-makers’ ambition on climate action, ensure transparency and fair representation of all stakeholder interests, and hold decision-makers accountable for their climate and social responsibilities.
Website: https://dukegroups.com/organization/dukeclimatecoalition
Project Type: Environmental Research
Project Description: Researching to further validate the rationale for decarbonizing Duke's endowment. Specifically, finding information on the investment potential of renewable energy companies contrasted with traditional fossil fuel companies and the results of Duke's peer institutions which have pledged fossil fuel divestment.
IronWorx Media
Mission Statement: Iron Sharpens Iron; in order to grow as media makers, we must collaborate in a co-creative space.
Website: https://www.ironworxmedia.com/
Project Type: Marketing
Project Description: Designing marketing materials and a consistent communications plan to reach a wider client base. A possible secondary project would include creating an employee handbook or training plan for new interns.
Mission Statement: Iron Sharpens Iron; in order to grow as media makers, we must collaborate in a co-creative space.
Website: https://www.ironworxmedia.com/
Project Type: Marketing
Project Description: Designing marketing materials and a consistent communications plan to reach a wider client base. A possible secondary project would include creating an employee handbook or training plan for new interns.
Keep Durham Beautiful
Mission Statement: Since 2004 Keep Durham Beautiful has connected communities across Durham through our mission of waste reduction, litter prevention, and community greening. We provide the tools and opportunities for all residents to become stewards of the environment and take ownership of their communities.
Website: https://keepdurhambeautiful.org/
Project Type: Data Analysis and Visualization
Project Description: Developing a cost-benefit analysis for how reducing litter at the local neighborhood and school level will reduce government, public school and societal costs and qualitative benefits such as improved quality of life and reduced crime.The final deliverable will be a graphic for general consumption providing this information.
Mission Statement: Since 2004 Keep Durham Beautiful has connected communities across Durham through our mission of waste reduction, litter prevention, and community greening. We provide the tools and opportunities for all residents to become stewards of the environment and take ownership of their communities.
Website: https://keepdurhambeautiful.org/
Project Type: Data Analysis and Visualization
Project Description: Developing a cost-benefit analysis for how reducing litter at the local neighborhood and school level will reduce government, public school and societal costs and qualitative benefits such as improved quality of life and reduced crime.The final deliverable will be a graphic for general consumption providing this information.
North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Mission Statement: NCCADV leads the state’s movement to end domestic violence and to enhance work with survivors through collaborations, innovative trainings, prevention, technical assistance, state policy development and legal advocacy.
Website: www.nccadv.org
Project Type: Research and Tool Development
Project Description: Using existing data about where agencies are serving survivors around the state (and where the gaps exist) and data from the healthcare survey, creating a searchable tool that shows the strengths and gaps across the state where NCCADV should be targeting its work in training healthcare providers to work with patients who have experienced partner violence.
Mission Statement: NCCADV leads the state’s movement to end domestic violence and to enhance work with survivors through collaborations, innovative trainings, prevention, technical assistance, state policy development and legal advocacy.
Website: www.nccadv.org
Project Type: Research and Tool Development
Project Description: Using existing data about where agencies are serving survivors around the state (and where the gaps exist) and data from the healthcare survey, creating a searchable tool that shows the strengths and gaps across the state where NCCADV should be targeting its work in training healthcare providers to work with patients who have experienced partner violence.
North Carolina Asian Americans Together
Mission Statement: NCAAT is committed to supporting equity and justice for all by fostering community among AAPIs and allies in North Carolina through civic engagement, leadership development, grassroots mobilization and political participation. Our vision is for a more inclusive democracy built by drawing on the strength of diverse traditions, common values and community togetherness. We believe that for such a society to exist we must work within a cross-racial, cross-ethnic framework focused on grassroots power and solidarity.
Website: https://ncaatogether.org/
Project Type: Internal Strategy
Project Description: Creating a sustainable budget and a set of best practices for external contacts, donor management, volunteer database management, internal communication, and project management.
Mission Statement: NCAAT is committed to supporting equity and justice for all by fostering community among AAPIs and allies in North Carolina through civic engagement, leadership development, grassroots mobilization and political participation. Our vision is for a more inclusive democracy built by drawing on the strength of diverse traditions, common values and community togetherness. We believe that for such a society to exist we must work within a cross-racial, cross-ethnic framework focused on grassroots power and solidarity.
Website: https://ncaatogether.org/
Project Type: Internal Strategy
Project Description: Creating a sustainable budget and a set of best practices for external contacts, donor management, volunteer database management, internal communication, and project management.
Family Promise
Mission Statement: Family Promise of Wake County’s mission is to transform the lives of families experiencing temporary homelessness by helping them find support services and safe, affordable, permanent housing in our community.
Website: http://www.familypromisewake.org/
Project Type: Internal Strategy
Project Description: Assessing the financial, human, and physical plant resources the non-profit needs to sustain and grow the current level of programming.
Mission Statement: Family Promise of Wake County’s mission is to transform the lives of families experiencing temporary homelessness by helping them find support services and safe, affordable, permanent housing in our community.
Website: http://www.familypromisewake.org/
Project Type: Internal Strategy
Project Description: Assessing the financial, human, and physical plant resources the non-profit needs to sustain and grow the current level of programming.
Habitat for Humanity Wake County
Mission Statement: Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.
Website: www.habitatwake.org/
Project Type: Law Research
Project Description: As the Triangle grows, we are hearing more and more that our Habitat homeowners are struggling to afford their increasing property taxes. Habitat Wake is exploring policy change around property taxes – both on a local level in Wake County and a state level in North Carolina. To do this, we first need to research what the current laws are, what other efforts have taken place to address the problem, and compile case studies from other states to see what has worked for others.
Mission Statement: Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.
Website: www.habitatwake.org/
Project Type: Law Research
Project Description: As the Triangle grows, we are hearing more and more that our Habitat homeowners are struggling to afford their increasing property taxes. Habitat Wake is exploring policy change around property taxes – both on a local level in Wake County and a state level in North Carolina. To do this, we first need to research what the current laws are, what other efforts have taken place to address the problem, and compile case studies from other states to see what has worked for others.
Project Type: Program Assessment
Project Description: Assessing the sponsorship model. Currently, sponsors are linked to a family and a house as they like the direct association with a family and the gratification of working on a single home. This model reduces flexibility for the organization, especially when we have schedule changes.
Project Description: Assessing the sponsorship model. Currently, sponsors are linked to a family and a house as they like the direct association with a family and the gratification of working on a single home. This model reduces flexibility for the organization, especially when we have schedule changes.
