New Scholarship Offering

Red Door Family Shelter is a non profit women’s shelter looking to start a scholarship for children of recovering domestic abuse victims.

Eligibility

  1. What criteria would determine recipients?

  2. Who were the most in need?

  3. How to evaluate and select recipients?


What Clarity did the Client Need?

Funding

  1. How much funding would be needed to start the scholarship?

  2. What internal team would maintain the scholarship?

  3. Which investments would be needed to maintain the scholarship?

Client Defined Success Metrics

  • Possible success metrics:

    1. Number of applicants received

    2. Graduation rate of recipients

    3. Financial health of scholarship fund


My Approach

Market Research

  • Pension Fund comparative analysis - how do they maintain healthy balance?

  • Understanding average post secondary costs

  • Identifying demographical groups most in need of financial assistance

Action Plan Proposal

  • Provide strategic recommendation and timeline

  • Present evidenced based approach

  • Identify risks and mitigation

Consumer Feedback

  • Request students to apply for scholarship and provide feedback

  • Implement agreed upon feedback from surveys

Launch/Future Proof

  1. Open scholarship fund to applicants

  2. Invest in ETFs and GICs

  3. Empower scholarship board to sustainably manage fund