To help Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) achieve its project-based learning goals, the Prague Project Center (PPC) needs to expand their network of partner organizations to accommodate the number of students attending the study abroad in Prague. Our project aimed to strengthen and grow the network of the PPC by establishing connections with local organizations for future collaborations. To do so, the team interviewed project center directors (PCDs) at WPI to identify ideal organizations for partnerships. Throughout our time in Prague, the team interviewed current PPC sponsors to understand why they chose to partner and continue to partner with WPI. Using this information from PCDs and sponsors, the team identified 34 potential partner organizations in Prague and developed outreach materials highlighting the benefits of sponsoring a project. With the use of a curated initial outreach email, a follow-up email, an elevator pitch, an informational brochure, and a detailed presentation, the team was able to generate interest among 11 potential sponsors in Prague, dramatically improving the PPC’s partnership network and creating outreach materials other project centers can use in the future.

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Creator

• Samarin, Aleksandr
• Friedman, Maxwell
• Mullane, Colleen
• Carr, Kaylee

Subject

• Community
• Project-Based Learning
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121423-054853
• 115132

Keyword

• Project Center
• Czech Republic
• Recruitment
• Prague
• Sponsors
• Czechia

Advisor

• Elgert, Laureen
• Hultquist, Philip

Year

• 2023

Center

• Prague, Czech Republic Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Professor Aaron Deskins

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2023-12-14

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121423-054853

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-08