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Project Scope: How should GO determine what tasks will be centralized and decentralized? Which decisions will be made centrally? How will GO implement strategies in local offices?

We’re looking for: Startup founders, experience in replication and scaling. HR, operations, organizational behavior, psychology, and communications might all be useful skills. Grassroots, community outreach, and political experience could help as well.

Great Oakland Public Schools Leadership Center (GO Public Schools)

Tuesday, May 27th

54 Washington Street, Oakland, CA 946076-8pm

Great Oakland Public Schools Leadership Center, an organization that engages urban communities in improving local schools, needs help planning how to replicate its model.

Fill out the volunteer profile by 12am on Monday, May 12th

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Project Scope: How can and should FSD conduct “traditional” fundraising? Should FSD shift focus from raising earned income to individual donations?

We’re looking for: Background in development and connections to the developing world; expertise in marketing, finance, and business (for example, experience in expanding fee-for-service work); and experience with cost benefit analysis.

Foundation for Sustainable Development

Foundation for Sustainable Development has operated on a fee-for-service revenue model for years and wants to know whether it should take on an additional revenue stream.

Thursday, June 5th

Fill out the volunteer profile by 12am on Monday, May 12th

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Project Scope: Team4Tech would like to get input from technology sector executives on its partner marketing messages and collateral.  Specifically, how can the organization refine its value proposition to engage more technology partner companies and volunteers in its service learning projects?  Solutions Lab consultants will review the organization’s pitch deck, company onboarding materials, co-marketing framework and other collateral with an eye toward strengthening the messaging.

We’re looking for: Executives at technology companies, CSR managers, HR personnel responsible for employee development programs.

Team4Tech

Early JuneWeekday eveningTeam4Tech offices in Menlo Park

Team4Tech is a non-profit organization established in 2012 to improve education in developing countries through innovative technology solutions. The organization acts as a catalyst for change by matching technology industry professionals, solutions and resources with accredited non-profit projects that have a vision around how technology can help them better achieve their education-related goals.

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Project Scope: What are the top three messages to get voters energized about the concept of Voters Edge? What channels should we communicate those messages through? What are three placements for marketing that we haven’t thought of before? What are three approaches to generating site visits that we haven't thought of before?

We’re looking for: Marketing, expertise in social media. Experience marketing web and software products, consumer products, and/or free products.

MapLight

MapLight developed a voter education tool, Voter’s Edge, and it needs help getting 2 million users by the end of 2014.

Monday, June 9th 6-8pm

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Project Scope: What is the message and supporting points that MDC will use to communicate its value proposition to potential clients and partners? How will MDC present itself and its services?

We’re looking for: Marketing and branding experience, preferably someone outside of education, and someone with a for-profit background.

Mastery Design Collaborative

Design Mastery Collaborative is a young company, offering a unique service to schools, and it needs help positioning itself to attract clients.