The Connected Platform for Newcomers -2nd place winner of the Stantec IDEA Hackathon 2019. More info at https://ideas.stantec.com/blog/with-video-3-surprising-things-i-discovered-from-hacking-21st-century-city-challenges

1. The
Connected
Platform for
Newcomers

2. There are many
services for
newcomers,
but they don't
know about them!
PROBLEM

3. 3WeeksOld.com
connects newcomers
on arrival.
SOLUTION

4. HOW IT WORKS
Hub for getting connected to:
* Find a Job
* Housing
* Banking
* Schools
* Healthcare
* Community
+ Beyond

5. #1 FIND INFO
Each topic has:
* Links to services
* Contact info
* Job listings
* Associations, etc.

6. #2 MEET PEOPLE
* On-arrival have a “buddy” assigned to help out
* Join Groups & Forums aboute each topic
* Easy to connect with other immigrants + chat online
* Multi-lingual / multi-accent / “Hello Toronto, how do I...?”
* Event listing specifically for this + people attending

7. TECHNOLOGY
Today we can easily launch a social platform!
* Wordpress site/app: info pages
* BuddyBoss theme includes:
* Community, Msg, Chat
* Groups, Forums
* Events, Jobs
* Newsfeed, etc.

8. POTENTIAL FUNDERS
Government:
* Federal - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
* Provincial - Ontario Immigration, etc.
* Municipal - Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary
Advertising: built-in market
Partnerships: Canadian Immigrant Magazine, etc.

9. MARKETING & MAINTENANCE
* Promos at immigration offices (flyer to site/app)
* Integrated marketing camapigns (SEO / SEM / CPC / PR)
* Participant surveys and relevant updates
Pricing: free for participants (supported by ads in time)
Maintenance: Owned by federal gov or private businesses

10. TEAM
* Aisha Addo - Features, content & communications
* Tryambak Kaushik - Web development
* Gil Katz - Web design, sales & marketing
* Eyal Katz - Web development

11. NEXT STEPS
Rollout plan:
* Alpha - Setup platform with basic content
* Beta - Enhance content details, soft-launch & feedback
* Full Release - final adjustments and launch to public

12. Thank You!