Gain unmatched career-ready experience by consulting with global social businesses…all without leaving your couch!

Project Everest Ventures has teamed up with leading industry experts, experienced social entrepreneurs, impact partner organisations, and the B Corporation community to bring you a taste of social enterprise unlike any other.

Program
Overview

The necessity to develop future-ready skills to attract top recruiters is not just important, but essential – but why should you have to choose between building a successful career and creating a positive social impact? With our Virtual Impact Program, you’ll be securing practical skills that put you ahead of the pack, whilst tackling a real-life consulting project alongside a global social enterprise and achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

So along with knowing you’re making a positive impact without even leaving your home, our Virtual Impact Program offers a huge range of additional value you won’t find elsewhere:

Unprecedented access to impact partners, resources and experienced mentors
Throughout the program to develop your project and expand your professional network.

Masterclasses, seminars and workshops by leading industry experts
Covering everything you need to thrive as a social impact consultant, including design thinking and building lean business principles, to leadership and project management.

Engage with local communities virtually
Including our international staff, local partners, interns, and field guides to strengthen your understanding of real market opportunities.

Tailor your learning whilst gaining transferable academic credit*
With bonus elective units such as Social Enterprise in International Development, and Principles of Entrepreneurship.

Determine the type of impact you want to have
By working with early-stage technology development, growing social enterprises or certified B Corps pioneering social change.

Collaborate in a team of top students from across the globe
Enhancing your emotional intelligence skills whilst creating multi-disciplinary and innovative solutions.

Receive a foundational certificate in social impact consulting
Upon successful completion to showcase your skills and experience on LinkedIn or your CV.

Our Awards and Certifications

ONE OF A KIND

Our Industry Experts

DEVEN BILLIMORIA

CEO of Smartgroup corporation whom in 15 years went from less than $1m revenue to be listed on the ASX200

DR SARAH CROWE

Ophthalmic Surgeon MD, PhD, FRANZCO

LORRAINE MURPHY

Founder of the Remarkables Group, Author, Emerging Entrepreneur of the year and B&T 30 under 30

CODY AARON

CoFounder of Game Core, Engineer, Strategy Manager for Commonwealth Bank and Business Manager have been a few of Cody’s titles

ALLAN AARON

Involved in high-growth businesses for the past 20 years, three of which were spent in Silicon Valley in the USA

ANDRZEJ KILIAN

Founder of Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT)

What is this program all about?

20 days of project placement. Gain real-world consulting experience enabling a business to solve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Bi-weekly Mentorship session. Upskill personally and professionally with tailored feedback and mentoring from industry experts.

Social Impact Consulting certification. Showcase your skills and experience on your LinkedIn to attract top employers and recruiters

Exclusive Access to Project Everest’s Learning Management Platform

5+ hours with industry partners and mentors

20+ Online modules and electives

20+ hours of live workshops and masterclasses

The Projects

Connecting young change-makers and technology partners you will be testing social enterprise solutions in real world contexts at the very early stages. This is an opportunity to deeply understand our community members and work with them to develop meaningful social impact.

Dates

November 26 – December 22, 2020
January 4 – 29, 2021
February 1 – 26, 2021
May 10 – June 4, 2021
June 7 – July 2, 2021
June 28 – July 23, 2021

Cost

$2250

OPHTHALMOLOGY
& OPTICAL – 4IZE

4ize manufacturers flat pack prescription spectacles at minimal cost, able to be prescribed by anyone who has undergone a simple 30 minute training process, increasing access and affordability to ophthalmology.

UNSDGS TARGETED:

3 Good Health and Wellbeing, 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Agricultural Data Consulting – DArT

DArT addresses permaculture, genoming and sustainable agriculture across the developed and developing world using state of the art technology.

UNSDGS TARGETED:

2 Zero Hunger, 15 Life on Land

Anti-Poaching & AI Technology

We have partners that are confidential under contract, who manufacture and install AI technology designed to identify and locate poachers in national parks across Africa, whose research and product we test, consult upon and protect.

UNSDGS TARGETED:

15 Life on Land

EarthTech – Ecoplastile

Ecoplastile transform post-consumer waste into durable building materials, working with vulnerable communities and street youth who are compensated for collecting and sort plastic wastes through income or in exchange for micro-health insurance.

UNSDGS TARGETED:

1 No Poverty, 3 Global Health and Wellbeing, 12 Responsible consumption and production, 14 Life below water

PICSEEPAL

With the mission of realising the human right of communication globally, PicSeePal is the world’s first portable, customizable, durable, affordable, splash proof, modular and easy to use Alternative Augmented Communication (AAC) device.

UNSDGS TARGETED:

10 Reduced Inequalities

BClinics – Zenko

Zenko is Japanese for ‘good deeds’, which embodies their mission of making it simple and easy for businesses to buy planet-friendly office supplies and reduce carbon emissions and waste through their online platform.

UNSDGS TARGETED:

12 Responsible consumption and production

Bushfire Ready

Bushfire Ready is developing an automatic Bushfire Attack Level Assessment (BALA) Generator that will cut down the five-hour assessment to less than one hour. The AI-driven process allows homeowners to quickly and easily bushfire-ready their homes and get better prepared for the bushfire season.

UNSDGS TARGETED:

11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable

Whrrl

Whrrl provides farmers with warehouse storage and a blockchain-secured receipt of value for their harvest, allowing farmers to get working capital loans rather than selling their harvest at low prices just to stay afloat.

UNSDGS TARGETED:

8 Decent work and economic growth

Circular Textiles

Circular Textiles is a sustainble uniform supplier for school and businesses that produces garments made from recycled polymers and biodegradable natural fibres. Circular Textiles leverages the closed loop process to reduce waste and pass on savings to subsidise uniform costs for low-income families.

UNSDGS TARGETED:

12 Responsible consumption and production

“Especially now, and always, developing your personal and professional self virtually is going to be increasingly critical“

“That means the ability to work as a team, communicate effectively and succinctly, maintain creativity and innovation while either working from home, or from separate cities across the world. The current climate showcases this opportunity, the need for projects and skill sets to quickly translate to different mediums while maintaining momentum. The need for student leaders, new ideas, and problem solving has never been more important”

Jess Arvela, National Head of University Engagement | Co-Founder

One of a Kind

This is an opportunity that will not only arm you with critical skills in consulting, emotional intelligence, complex problem solving, and teamwork, but it’s an experience that will challenge your ideas of what you’re capable of and what your future career could be like….this we guarantee.

WE, AS AN ORGANISATION, BELIEVE THAT SOCIAL IMPACT IS THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

We believe in democritising the access to make that impact, and proving it through experiential learning. You are the future leaders who will drive this change and if you are building your future career to make a difference then this could be the place for you”

WADE TINK, GENERAL MANAGER | CO-FOUNDER

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