Salt Spring Island Community Plan Feedback Consolidation

Transition Salt Spring is seeking to consolidate community input and feedback regarding the Salt Spring Island Official Community Plan (OCP). The goal is to draft a comprehensive report that reflects civil society organizations and their perspectives on meeting housing needs and protecting local ecosystems, and serves as the official submission to the OCP review process being conducted by the local government. This project provides an opportunity for learners to apply their skills in research, qualitative data analysis, and report writing. The team will gather and analyze community feedback, ensuring that diverse voices are represented. The project aims to synthesize this information into a coherent document that aligns with the community's vision and priorities. This task is crucial for ensuring that the community's needs and aspirations are effectively communicated to policymakers.

Website Content

The main goal of this project is to assess the current content for Transition Salt Spring's WordPress website, review strategic goals, and support the team in writing content that aligns with the organization's overall business strategy and communicates effectively with our target audiences. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Review web strategy doc, mapping user journeys, and creating content that aligns with business objectives and brand standards. Analyze the current website content and site architecture and with the web team help support writing goals Ensure and suggest more useful and usable content directed to target audiences. Make suggestions for content enrichment (integration of content from our YouTube channel, testimonials etc) Provide recommendations on home page layout and landing page/section page layout for SEO and best practices. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of: Knowledge of UX and UI Design Principles Information Architecture Copywriting Search Engine Optimization Marketing Public Relations and Brand Building Industry Best Practices Communications Strategy

Water Conservation Awareness Campaign Research

Transition Salt Spring aims to motivate residents of the Southern Gulf Islands of BC to adopt water conservation practices in their private homes and local businesses. The region faces increasing water scarcity issues, and it is crucial to educate the community on sustainable water usage practices and tools. The goal of this project is to create an engaging and informative awareness campaign that highlights the importance of water conservation and provides practical tips for reducing water consumption. The campaign should leverage best practices from other water conservation programs in island communities. The outreach plan should target various media channels, including social media, local newspapers, and community events, to reach a broad audience. By the end of the project, the team should have a comprehensive strategy and a set of materials ready for implementation.

Transition Salt Spring Information Systems Project

The main goal of this project is to design and structure information systems, including online filing systems, to enhance usability and accessibility. The systems should facilitate the efficient organisation and retrieval of information for others in this climate action organization.