Crowdfunding for Green Revolving Loan Fund

Possible Academic Connections: Marketing, Visual Communication, Graphic Design

Recommended project length: Semester

Experiential Learning? Likely

Community Engagement? Not likely

Remote learning possible? Likely

Connection to OHIO Sustainability & Climate Action Plan: Administrative Support, Curriculum, Engagement, all plan sections

Brief description: Create a crowdfunding campaign for a student Green Revolving Loan Fund.

Project Description

Create a crowdfunding campaign for a student Green Revolving Loan Fund.

1. Research Green Revolving Loan Funds; discuss project with Elaine Goetz
2. Research Ohio University’s Crowdfunding process (website of Ohio University Crowdfunding projects); discuss the project with Advancement, if possible
3. Choose a catchy name for the Ohio University Green Revolving Loan Fund
4. Create marketing materials for the Ohio University Green Revolving Loan Fund, using the template for the Ohio University Crowdfunding projects

Once designed, students should share materials with Elaine Goetz and the Office of Sustainability.

Resources Available to Students/Faculty to Complete Project

• Meeting with Elaine Goetz to discuss Green Revolving Loan Funds
• Green Revolving Loan Fund marketing materials at other universities (Google Green Funds at Harvard, Tufts, University of Maine, Iowa State, etc, in the linked document above)
• Ohio University Crowdfunding webpage

Project alignment to OHIO Sustainability & Climate Action Plan

• Administrative Support (goal #3)
• Curriculum (goal #1)
• Engagement (goals #1 and 2)

Please send final project deliverables to sustainability@ohio.edu for tracking and reporting purposes.