Volunteer Program Assessment for Ontario Hospices

The project aims to develop and analyze a comprehensive survey targeting hospices across Ontario to better understand the current status and effectiveness of their volunteer programs. Volunteer programs are crucial for the operation and support of hospice services, yet there is limited data on how these programs are structured, managed, and perceived by both volunteers and staff. By conducting this survey, Hospice Palliative Care Ontario seeks to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement in volunteer engagement and management. The project will involve designing a survey that captures key metrics and information such as number of volunteers, total number of volunteer hours, evolving role of volunteers and contributions to the health care system. The analysis will provide insights into common challenges faced by hospices and suggest best practices for enhancing volunteer contributions. This project will enable learners to apply their knowledge of survey design, data collection, and analysis, while contributing valuable insights to the hospice community.

Graphic Design (Virtual)

Our organization has a virtual project opportunity for 1 graphic design student to support the design of a social media campaign to promote "awareness days/weeks/months" relevant to HPCO. Relevant awareness days/weeks/months may include: International Volunteer Day, National Bereavement Day, National Caregivers Day etc. Background: HPCO is an association whose members are hospice organizations and palliative care providers (nurses, physicians, social workers and others) working in a variety of settings (hospital, long-term care, home care etc). Deliverables: Working with an existing calendar of relevant "awareness" days/weeks/months, develop social media content to acknowledge these days. HPCO currently uses Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIN to communicate with various stakeholder groups according to an established algorithm. Skills and Experience: Experience using a style guide Graphic design skills Access to graphic design applications Interest in hospice or health care

Develop Marketing Plan (Health) - Virtual

Our organization has a virtual opportunity for 1 marketing student to support the development and execution of a marketing plan for our educational offerings. The potential market includes health care provider organizations and associations. All work will be completed virtually. One of the roles of HPCO is to promote education pertaining to hospice palliative care services for health professionals, volunteers and the general public. To this end, we have developed a new palliative care education program for personal support workers, called PACE for PSWs, to improve skills and caregiving abilities. Additionally, HPCO has developed a Volunteer Training Curriculum that can be used to train volunteers supporting palliative care patients. Both programs are available for use by external organizations for a fee.

Update Style Guide

Our organization has a virtual project opportunity for 1 marketing, communications or graphic design student to support the update and expansion of our Style Guide. All work will be completed virtually. Background: HPCO is an association whose members are hospice organizations and palliative care providers (nurses, physicians, social workers and others) working in a variety of settings (hospital, long-term care, home care etc). We communicate with our members and broader stakeholder group through various channels including: website, bi-weekly newsletter, event and product promotional materials and social media channels. As a small organization, our program staff are responsible for creating their own content and we want to provide guidelines to staff through an updated Style Guide to ensure our brand is communicated in a consistent way. Deliverables: An updated Style Guide including: Writing new sections describing the importance of brand identify, use of fonts, tone of writing, image/graphic design and selection and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) design considerations Recommended secondary colour pallette that compliments our primary brand colours Sample "dos" and "don'ts" in presenting the HPCO brand Guidance on how to select brand colours in various desktop applications such as Word and PowerPoint Skills and Experience: Experience using a style guide Basic graphic design skills Access to graphic design applications Understanding of color theory Knowledge of AODA Interest in hospice or health care Primary contact : Christine Gordon, Director, Centre for Excellence Please apply with a resume, cover letter and portfolio of your work