Capstone – Project

Develop a Market Strategy to Expand Mentor Outreach to High School and College Students Globally

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Project Synopsis

The Mentor Project is a 501c3 not-for-profit mission to provide world-class experts to mentor k-university students worldwide in science, technology, engineering, arts, math, business, finance, and law for FREE. We have reached students across the United States, Argentina, Russia, Kenya, Tanzania, and India. To get as many students as possible, offering equal opportunities globally, we would like to provide conferences and hackathons that can be paid for by corporate sponsorships. We want to expand our success on a much larger scale. Our world-class mentors are available to support students beyond the events. For example, in 2020, after one hackathon, we were able to mentor a student to receive two patents, and we are mentoring one patent sale.

We would like to challenge Fordham Graduate students to address this opportunity with our organization.

As a Fordham GSAS graduate, I know this is possible!

A great success would be to raise funds through sponsored events such as Hackathons and Conferences that will allow us to expand. We will need additional resources for operational and administrative costs to make this happen on a larger scale. Another measurable result is increasing our reach. We are happy to remain in the six countries we are in now to reach more students in those countries. We are also happy to expand to other countries. Our goal is to serve as many students as we can, inspire, guide, and pass on knowledge at no cost.

Project Topics

Corporate Social Responsibility

Growth Strategy

Marketing

PR & Communications

Product Design & Development

Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis

Sales & Business Development

Company Information

CompanyThe Mentor Project™
HQN/A
RevenueN/A
EmployeesUnlisted
StagePre-Revenue Startup
Hiring PotentialN/A
Website

Company Overview

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Experiential Learning Program Details

SchoolFordham University
Engagement Format -
CourseGabelli Graduate Business Student Hackathon Spring 2022
Level
  • All Graduate
Students Enrolled80 (Teams of 4-6)
Meeting Day & TimeApril 15 - April 22
Student Time Commitment8-15 Hours Per Week
Company Time Commitment3-5 Hours
Duration1 Weeks

Program Timeline

Key Project Milestones

  • April 15, 2022 - Deep Dive into The Mentor Project

    • What are the mission, values, and prioritized issues of the organization?
    • What is the scope and size of the organization?
    • Who are the members and contributors?
    • What does the organization do? How would you describe their programs and activities?
    • Who are the direct beneficiaries of their efforts and services?
    • What are their key initiatives, current and planned?
    • How is organizational success measured?
    • What are the current goals for the project? How will the outcomes of the project be used to drive the organizations objectives and support its mission?

    Suggested Deliverable:

    Documentation of work-in-progress that includes at minimum:

    • Overview of the current challenge
    • A description of the company and its brand
    • High-level description of target audience, customer segments, competitors
    • Company’s needs and goals for the project and anticipated obstacles.
    • Preliminary list of resources.
    • Preliminary annotations on research findings, industry-related frameworks/practices, approaches, strategies, ideation, etc.
    • Plan for successfully completing the project (major action steps/tasks).

Project Resources

There are no resources currently available

Industry Mentors

Company Admin

Deborah Heiser

dheiser@mentorproject.org

Academic Mentors

Instructor

Robert Gach

rgach@fordham.edu

Instructor

Rocco Totino

rtotino@fordham.edu

Instructor

Janez Koprivec

jkoprivec@fodham.edu

Instructor

Linda Agnew

lagnew@fordham.edu

Instructor

Julita Haber

jhaber7@fordham.edu

Instructor

Alex Markle 

amarkle@fordham.edu

Instructor

Lonnie Kussin 

lkussin@fordham.edu

Instructor

Ally Callaghan 

acallaghan3@fordham.edu

Instructor

Elizabeth Ostler 

eostler@fordham.edu

Assigned Students

There are currently no students assigned.