Could You Change the World?

Exploring Careers in Non-Profits + SPE–ICE Career Fair

Only $99 per student

Discover the people, careers and organizations working to make our communities—and the world—a better place!

Join Flashpoint Training for an exciting, interactive SHSM experience that takes students behind the scenes of the non-profit sector. From helping vulnerable populations and protecting the environment to supporting mental health, fighting poverty and advocating for social change, students will discover how non-profit organizations tackle some of society's biggest challenges.

And here's what might surprise them: Making a difference can also be a career!

Students will explore opportunities in leadership, marketing, fundraising, finance, social services, event planning, communications and community development.

What's Included?

1. Meet the Changemakers! — Interactive Career Fair

Students will connect with professionals from a variety of non-profit organizations to discover what they do, why their work matters and how they built their careers.

Through interactive career stations, students will:

• Meet professionals working in the non-profit and charitable sectors.
• Explore careers in fundraising, marketing, program management, advocacy, social services and leadership.
• Discover the skills, education and experience needed to enter these fields.
• Learn how non-profit organizations raise money, recruit volunteers and deliver essential services.
• Explore volunteer opportunities and pathways to future employment.

2. The— SPE–ICE Experience

Could your team change lives?

Students become the founders of their own non-profit initiative and face a real-world challenge: create a meaningful solution to a community problem with limited resources, while facing some unexpected challenges and constraints/.

3. Pitch for Change! — The Final Challenge

It's time to convince the judges!

Each team will present its initiative to a panel of non-profit professionals acting as potential funders.

Can they demonstrate that their idea is realistic, sustainable and capable of making a genuine difference?

Students will receive feedback from industry professionals and discover what it takes to turn a great idea into meaningful community impact.

What Will Students Take Away?

By the end of the experience, students will:

• Discover rewarding and often-overlooked careers in the non-profit sector.
• Understand how charities and non-profit organizations operate.
• Explore postsecondary pathways, volunteer opportunities and careers in social impact.
• Develop leadership, teamwork, budgeting and entrepreneurial thinking skills.
• Gain confidence presenting ideas and solving real-world challenges.
• Complete an interactive SPE–ICE experience connecting classroom learning to the world of work.

What's Included

• Interactive Non-Profit Career Fair
• Meet and Network with Industry Professionals
• Hands-On SPE–ICE Challenge
• Social Impact Simulation
• Team Presentations and Industry Feedback
• Career Exploration and Postsecondary Pathway Information
• SPE–ICE Participation Documentation

Ideal for SHSM Students in: Non-Profit, Business, Health & Wellness, Justice & Community Safety, Arts & Culture, and other sectors interested in leadership and community impact.

Only $99 per student.

Could you change the world? Come discover where your ideas could take you!