Project Spotlights

Reflections written by GRC Project team members based on their GRC project experiences. A collection of 13 posts
Digitizing a New Donor Outreach System for a Canadian-Christian Charity
Project Spotlights

Digitizing a New Donor Outreach System for a Canadian-Christian Charity

This is a project spotlight for one of the consulting projects at GRC Toronto. This project aims to digitalize and implement a new donor outreach and marketing system for a Canadian-Christian charity, Effect Hope.
From Canada to Pakistan: Making an Impact From Across the Globe
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From Canada to Pakistan: Making an Impact From Across the Globe

Founded in 1995, The Citizens Foundation (TCF) is a non-profit organization that provides quality educational opportunities for children in Pakistan. Their model involves building schools with teacher training, customized textbooks, and professional management.
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The lived realities of migrant domestic workers in Singapore
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The lived realities of migrant domestic workers in Singapore

Picture of a foreign domestic worker. (Wham, 2016)Flying from hundreds to thousands of kilometres from their home country to Singapore, migrant domestic workers (MDWs) have been a crucial part of Singapore’s
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The Nuclear Family & Women - The Foundation of Singapore’s Society?
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The Nuclear Family & Women - The Foundation of Singapore’s Society?

In light of the recent repealing of Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalises sex between men in Singapore, many breathed a sigh of relief as the Singapore government finally took a
GRC Project Spotlight: Harnessing the Power of Microlending for Social Good
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GRC Project Spotlight: Harnessing the Power of Microlending for Social Good

Microlending can help businesses kickstart their ventures by providing start-up money at little to no interest. Kiva is one of the first online microlending organizations, which aims to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.
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GRC Project Spotlight: Lift4Life
MIT

GRC Project Spotlight: Lift4Life

Project Background: Lift4Life is a non-profit organization in Canada and a registered charity in the US that is focused on empowering marginalized communities through strength training and powerlifting. It was founded by powerlifter
GRC Project Spotlight: FRAXA
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GRC Project Spotlight: FRAXA

Boy with Fragile X syndrome playing with toy. Source: Peter Saxon 2014/Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.On the evening of July 22, 2020, over 60 monuments around the world
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GRC Project Spotlight: Developing a Water Usage Credit System
Berkeley

GRC Project Spotlight: Developing a Water Usage Credit System

Credit: Center for Resource Solutions. This article is part of a series called GRC Project Spotlights, where GRC project team members illustrate their experience on a GRC project and the skills they leveraged!
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GRC Project Spotlights: Microgrids, California Schools, and the Value of Resiliency
Berkeley

GRC Project Spotlights: Microgrids, California Schools, and the Value of Resiliency

Credit: Center for Resource Solutions. This article is part of a series called GRC Project Spotlights, where GRC project team members illustrate their experience on a GRC project and the skills they leveraged!
4 min read
GRC Insights Project Spotlight: La Esperanza Granada
Nonprofit Organization

GRC Insights Project Spotlight: La Esperanza Granada

We explore volunteerism and how organizations like LEG obtain volunteers, especially in the age of COVID-19.
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GRC Project Spotlight: Project Somos
MIT

GRC Project Spotlight: Project Somos

This article is part of a series called GRC Project Spotlights, where GRC project team members illustrate their experience on a GRC project, the skills they leveraged from their experience, and the lessons
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GRC Project Spotlight: Arc Thrift Stores
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GRC Project Spotlight: Arc Thrift Stores

This article is part of a series called GRC Project Spotlights, where GRC project team members illustrate their experience on a GRC project, the skills they leveraged from their experience, and the lessons
4 min read
GRC Project Spotlight: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
Project Spotlights

GRC Project Spotlight: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

This article is part of a series called GRC Project Spotlights, where GRC project team members illustrate their experience on a GRC project, the skills they leveraged from their experience, and the lessons
4 min read