Students have an initial meeting with the non-profit staff to determine the organization's needs. Then students work throughout the semester independently and in groups to create visual media that will further the agency's goals. Students will develop a package of products that may include a public service announcement or promotional video, posters, flyers, photo essays, a social media campaign, etc.
This semester students will be working with the Earth Conservation Corps. Past partners have included:
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA)
- Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.)
- Young Mothers Against Tobacco (YMAT)
- Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place
- Seeking Equality, Empowerment, and Community for People with Developmental Disabilities (SEEC)
Visual Literacy students after YMAT & FEAST presentations December 2011
Non-Profit Projects
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Students will synthesize the course topics and apply these concepts into the design of print materials, photographs, films and other visual media for a non-profit organization.
- Students will present their creative work based on the non-profit's needs in a professional manner to the organization staff.
American University Athletics
Autism Speaks
PlantButterflies
Earth Conservation Corps (ECC)
ECC Website Before
ECC Website After
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA)
Young Mothers Against Tobacco (YMAT)
Students developed a social media campaign for YMAT that included a Facebook page and Twitter account in addition to a press release.
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Young-Moms-Against-Tobacco/
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/whYitMATtersif
Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.)
Students were tasked with filming the organization's first ever national conference. FEAST staff requested for the conference to be filmed in order to provide access to information for individuals who could not travel to Alexandria, VA. The film segments are available online at www.feast-ed.org.
Seeking Equality, Empowerment, and Community for People with Developmental Disabilities (SEEC)
Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place