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

Grant Writing Project for Benessere North (a not-for-profit)

The main goal for the project is to research and apply for grants to support the non-profit organization, Benessere North, in its mission to help women struggling with high blood pressure, weight issues, and chronic health concerns. The project will involve the following tasks for the learners: - Researching available grants and funding opportunities for non-profit organizations focused on women's health and chronic disease prevention. - Developing grant proposals and applications tailored to the specific needs and goals of Benessere North. - Collaborating with Dr. Vivian Polak to understand the organization's vision and effectively communicate it in grant applications. - Assisting in the preparation of necessary documentation and materials required for grant submissions. - Tracking and managing the grant application process, including deadlines and requirements for each funding opportunity.

Admin Vivian Polak
Matches 0
Category Fundraising + 1
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
Matches 0
Category Digital marketing + 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
Matches 0
Category Communications + 4
Open

Email Marketing Project to Help Women Switch to Plant-Based eating for Best Health

The main goal for the project for this not-for-profit organisation is to build automated email marketing - using high-value emails that then lead the women with high blood pressure and weight issues (and other chronic diseases) to the paid Women's Health Hub Community membership. This will involve editing an already-existing free educational email course (which currently has no pitch but is just a helpful course), creating or suggesting the creation of other free offerings, and possibly also editing a digital 5-module course to help women get started eating this way. The students will be required to add/edit a "non-salesy", highly ethical pitch that will lead those appropriate for it to purchase the membership for on-going expert guidance and support in a community of women worldwide.

Admin Vivian Polak
Matches 1
Category Product or service launch + 4
Open

Latest feedback

Sharon Umeh
She
Learner
June 17, 2025
Project feedback
Vivian is great to work alongside! She is encouraging towards the work of student volunteers and in addition is almost always available for clarification and feedback. She has incredible patience and is a passionate collaborator. My only difficult came in defining the scope of the project. I'd say as as a designer it is ideal to have an exact number of deliverables in mind and take time noting the time or complexity of each item as reference for future client work. Our team was eager to take on every new project she had for us, but we learned what a challenge it is to navigate a growing non-predetermined workload. Working with Vivian was a pleasure and I encourage anyone to take the opportunity to do so.
Bow Valley College
Fall 2024 - Graphic Design & Visual Communication
Bow Valley College
Benessere North (not-for-profit)
Video creation/ editing for Social Media for Benessere North
Benessere North (not-for-profit)
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)