Benessere North (not-for-profit)
Benessere North (not-for-profit)
Elora, Ontario, Canada
Description

This is a Canadian start-up not-for-profit that helps women with any of a number of chronic health conditions (high blood pressure/ cholesterol, weight issues, pre- and type 2 diabetes, PCOS, menopausal symptoms, Hashimoto's and other autoimmune diseases, and many other chronic health concerns) who want to reverse, suspend, and prevent disease, primarily by using the healing power of plant-based nutrition.

Dr. Vivian Polak coaches the clients and offers courses and a women's community for on-going expert guidance and support. It has been enormously helpful to have a few people volunteer from time to time to help get the message and assistance out to the public - with video editing, marketing, website design, other IT support, etc.

Number of employees
2 - 10 employees
Industries
Hospital, health, wellness & medical Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
Representation
Women-Owned Small Business Sustainable/green Social Enterprise Public benefit corporation (pbc)
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Recent projects

Healthy Eating Tracker Website

Benessere North, a not-for-profit organization, seeks to develop a mobile-optimized website that allows Users to track their daily food and drink intake for feedback by experts with a view to helping them reverse chronic diseases. The primary goal is to enable Users to log in, submit photos of everything they consume throughout the day, and receive feedback from designated Reviewers. Users should be able to add comments or notes to their submissions, providing additional context for their dietary choices. Reviewers will have access to view each User's photos, organized by time of day and date, and will provide feedback on the user's dietary habits. This project aims to create a user-friendly platform that encourages healthy eating habits through personalized feedback. It should ideally be compatible with deployment on Cloudflare using Github - because my website is currently on Cloudflare and uses Github for the storage of the source code for the site. Other types of tech we would like the students to use include Sveltekit, Tailwind, and Daisy UI. These are what we are currently using for my website, so it will make it easier for my tech people to maintain the software the students develop.

Admin Vivian Polak
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Category Website development + 4
Open

Marketing Recommendations for Benessere North (Nonprofit)

The main goal for the project is to provide marketing recommendations for Benessere North, a non-profit organization that helps women with chronic diseases to optimize their nutrition and lifestyle with the aim of suspending progression of and, where possible, reversing the chronic diseases and optimising the women's well-being.

Admin Vivian Polak
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Category Sales strategy + 4
Open

Email Marketing for Benessere North

The main goal for the project is to create an effective email marketing strategy to generate more sales from the leads for Benessere North, a non-profit that helps women transform their health and well-being by transitioning their nutrition to whole plant foods. This will involve creating regular emails to be sent to the company's email list.

Admin Vivian Polak
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Category Communications + 4
Open

Empowering Women's Health: Social Media Campaign Development

Benessere North, a Canadian nonprofit organisation, is committed to combating chronic diseases in women globally, with plant-based nutrition. The organisation seeks to enhance its outreach and engagement through a targeted social media campaign. This project involves developing a series of engaging social media reels/shorts and posts aimed at attracting new leads to join the Women's Health Hub Community membership. Students will have the opportunity to apply their digital marketing, social media management, and branding skills. They will conduct research on current best practices in social media engagement, develop and refine scripts for video content, and edit videos to align with Benessere North's mission. The final step will involve scheduling the content for release using VistaSocial, ensuring a strategic and impactful online presence.

Admin Vivian Polak
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Category Digital marketing + 4
Open

Latest feedback

Maryam Shafiei Sabet
Maryam Shafiei Sabet
Faculty - Project Management Graduate Certificate
April 28, 2025
Project feedback
Vivian was very passionate about her project. Her support helped the team to have a very successful outcome.
Durham College
Project Management - Winter 2025
Durham College
Benessere North (not-for-profit)
Business Strategy and Branding for a Nonprofit
Benessere North (not-for-profit)
Muchuan Yang
Learner
April 21, 2025
Project feedback
Working with Benessere North on the “Enhancing Women’s Health through Plant-Based Nutrition” product launch was a highly rewarding experience. Under the leadership of CEO Vivian Pollack, the organization demonstrated a clear commitment to community-centered, sustainable innovation. Vivian’s guidance was both strategic and empowering, allowing our team to meaningfully contribute to the campaign while gaining practical insights into nonprofit-driven health initiatives. Throughout the project, the Benessere North team was collaborative, well-organized, and responsive to ideas, making it easy to align on shared goals. I appreciated the opportunity to engage in real-world problem solving, especially in the context of promoting women’s health through sustainable nutrition solutions. This experience strengthened my understanding of how mission-driven organizations can create measurable impact through thoughtful partnerships and evidence-based messaging. I am grateful for the opportunity and would highly recommend working with Benessere North to anyone passionate about health equity and sustainable development.
Cape Breton University
Solutions for Sustainable Development - Winter 2025
Cape Breton University
Benessere North (not-for-profit)
New Product Launch for Women to Transform their Health with Plant-Based Nutrition
Benessere North (not-for-profit)
Ambrose Igbojionu
Learner
April 20, 2025
Project feedback
Overall it was a wonderful experience for me and my team members working with RIIPEN. I gain a lot.
Cape Breton University
Solutions for Sustainable Development - Winter 2025
Cape Breton University
Benessere North (not-for-profit)
New Product Launch for Women to Transform their Health with Plant-Based Nutrition
Benessere North (not-for-profit)