The resources on this page and the library UN SDGs page are designed to help you with the course questions:

1. Which social, economic, environmental, or political problem has the team chosen and why?
2. Which communities and individuals, at both the local and global levels, are most directly affected by this problem?
3. How does the selected issue relate to at least one United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)? 
4. What are some previous efforts that have been conducted at the local and global levels to tackle this issue?
5. What is your action plan to mitigate the issue/problem?
   • How does your plan differ from and/or advance previous or existing efforts?
   • How does your action plan reflect at least one of Lynn University's Social Impact Pillars?
   • How will your team incorporate the perceptions of those most directly impacted by your plan and how will your plan affect them?

1. review the 17 SDGs
2. go to the library's UN SDG page and explore each UN SDG goal
3. research solutions/action plans others have tried - see the links below 
4. search library databases for peer-reviewed sources (about the issue, the people affected, previous efforts)

Use this library database to look up projects that already exist to help with each SDG.

• Search by Keyword: Use the search box at the top of the page, after you see the results, use the search limit tools on the left to choose a UN SDG goal.
• Search by goal: click on the UN SDG in the "color wheel" to choose a goal, then click on the "articles" or "chapters" tab.

Use these links to look up projects that already exist to help with each SDG. 

A startup pitch deck - or investor pitch deck - is a brief presentation designed to showcase your business plan, metrics, and vision for your new company, to raise capital from investors.