Marketing Strategies for Non-Profit Organizations

MARK3313
Open Closing on September 1, 2025 / 3 spots left
Douglas College
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Faculty, Marketing
(4)
5
Timeline
  • September 17, 2025
    Experience start
  • December 15, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
3 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
British Columbia, Canada
Non profit
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society

Experience scope

Categories
Advertising Communications Volunteer organizing Fundraising Marketing strategy
Skills
digital marketing competitive analysis marketing strategy needs analysis situational analysis campaign planning
Student goals and capabilities

Students will apply marketing concepts learned in class for non profit organizations. It is imperative that these recommended strategies be realistic and workable for an NPO's program taking into account the challenges faced by the nonprofit currently. In order to do this, students would need to do a situational analysis of the organization using primary and secondary research that will be reflected in their reports and presentations.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Beginner, Intermediate levels
35 students
Project
40 hours per student
Educators assign students to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Summary of recommended strategies and tactics that could solve their current marketing challenges. This will be presented to the organization by the end of the term.

Please note that this is NOT a practicum course, therefore, asking students to create an actual marketing activity or asking them to volunteer for the organization during the term is not a course requirement. The students will analyze the organization and the program assigned, and they will present in writing and orally present meaningful recommendations plus mock-ups of marketing solutions.

Project timeline
  • September 17, 2025
    Experience start
  • December 15, 2025
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Based on the students' research, they will write a term project report and present marketing solutions in class that are meaningful to the nonprofit organization's current marketing challenges.


Some challenges addressed by students include target public awareness, segmentation, how to recruit more volunteers, promotional activities including digital communications, how to attract donors, etc.


Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
     *
  • Q2 - Checkbox
     *
  • Q3 - Text short
    Will you be available to listen to the teams' presentations for their developed strategies towards the end of the semester, 1st week of December?  *