Project 701
McMaster School for Advancing Humanity
While many students benefit from engaging in community service in high school, Project
701 provides opportunities to learn and contribute in a more meaningful way, as students
receive leadership training, develop their own projects, and manage those projects.
Students also have an opportunity not just to supervise their own projects but also
to become leaders and officers of a real functioning non-profit organization.
Imagine applying for your first job out of college and being able to say that you already have personal experience developing a business plan and managing incoming students to work on a project or listing on your resume that you served as the executive director, chief financial officer, or project manager of a non-profit organization. You can select or propose to create a Project 701 initiative based on your area of interest. By working on Project 701, you will experience impactful learning opportunities that challenge you to professionally apply your expertise in a real world context.
EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS
- Providing professional clothing to those in need
- Restoring lost information from a computer
- Creating advertising materials for area businesses
- Opening a fair trade outlet
- Organizing fundraising events for Miracle Children
- Handling the logistics of a program that provides food for children when there is no access to school lunches
OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO:
- serve as a board or staff member, steering the policy and the direction of this dynamic organization
- manage or be a member of an interdisciplinary team of students focused on a particular community-generated issue or need
- provide overarching support for Project 701 by working to secure grants and funding, or marketing and chronicling the activities of the non-profit
QUESTIONS?
For questions or a complete position description, contact the Service Leadership Program at 419-783-2553.
