Connecting students with career-aligned volunteer opportunities.
SkillBridge is a proposed digital platform that helps students find volunteer opportunities related to their academic and career interests while helping employers connect with motivated early-career talent.
01 · Project overview
Students often struggle to find meaningful volunteer opportunities connected to their field of study. This can limit real-world experience, reduce their understanding of employer expectations, and affect confidence when preparing for careers.
SkillBridge was designed as a centralized platform where students could discover career-relevant roles and employers could post opportunities for early-career talent.
02 · Project purpose
Help students discover volunteer work aligned with their career goals.
Bridge academic learning and the expectations of real employers.
Give organizations access to motivated contributors and emerging talent.
03 · Target audience
Students looking for practical experience connected to their major or career interests.
04 · Goals & objectives
Launch a searchable platform with at least 50 verified opportunities within six months.
Reach 10,000 visits and 1,000 sign-ups within three months of launch.
Connect 20 organizations with students within five months.
05 · Proposed solution
A searchable, accessible experience that makes the connection between volunteering and career growth visible.
06 · My contribution
I contributed to defining the project purpose, identifying target users, developing project goals, analyzing stakeholders, planning deliverables, and organizing risks and assumptions. I also supported the visual presentation and helped translate the concept into a structured product and project-management plan.
07 · Process
Explored barriers to finding career-relevant volunteer experience.
Mapped students and the institutional ecosystem around them.
Created measurable targets for listings, adoption, and participation.
Proposed an accessible platform, analytics, and six-month timeline.
Created concepts for discovery, role details, profiles, and progress.
Combined structured planning with iterative design and testing.
Documented assumptions, adoption risks, and scope challenges.
08 · Scope & approach
Connect students with relevant volunteer roles and create value for students and employers.
Searchable platform or LinkedIn feature, analytics tracking, and a fast, accessible interface.
Six months from planning to launch.
Hybrid Waterfall + Agile
Waterfall shaped project scoping, requirements, research, and interface design. Agile supported iterative development, weekly testing, sprint reviews, and continuous improvements.
09 · Stakeholders & success
Olga Hamilton · Steven Nguyen · Moe Kyal Tun · Juvina Thaker
Students · Career centers · Employer partners · Designers · Developers · Analysts · Marketing
Weekly team meetings · Biweekly stakeholder updates · Monthly progress and risk reports
10 · Business value
11 · Risks & assumptions
Proposed responses: targeted outreach, strong experience design, and careful scope control.
12 · Key deliverables
13 · Skills demonstrated
Project initiation · Scope definition · Stakeholder analysis · SMART goals · Risk assessment · Communication planning · Agile and Waterfall planning · Product strategy
Mobile product concepts · Visual storytelling · Presentation design · Team collaboration · Problem framing · Audience analysis
14 · Reflection
This project strengthened my ability to move from a broad social and career challenge to a structured product concept.
I learned how to define measurable goals, identify stakeholders, manage scope, evaluate risks, and connect project-management decisions to user needs. Working with my team reinforced the importance of communication, shared responsibilities, and iterative feedback.
15 · Future development
