Colin Canny

Embedded finance white paper research and development to help educate Irish market on the opportunities that exist

This campaign focused on 'Rebooting Irish SMEs' and working alongside the SME community to assist in their ongoing efforts to reopen smoothly after Covid 19 restrictions.

Corporate Social Responsibility is about having a corporate conscience and giving back to your community by utilising your core skills and philantropy while maintaining a rewarding, ethical, environmentaly friendly and satisfying workplace.

Involved with the design,development and overall implementation of a major Anti-Social Behaviour project to counter act students who were acting in an Anti Social manner in the surrounding student villages and residential estates of GMIT campus.The project was rolled out in September and was continued throughout the year and involved the setup of a liason with local gardai,night time student patrols,hotline number for residents in disturbed areas and formation of a disciplinary commitee to deal… Show more

Involved with the design,development and overall implementation of a major Anti-Social Behaviour project to counter act students who were acting in an Anti Social manner in the surrounding student villages and residential estates of GMIT campus.The project was rolled out in September and was continued throughout the year and involved the setup of a liason with local gardai,night time student patrols,hotline number for residents in disturbed areas and formation of a disciplinary commitee to deal with complaints.A hugely successful project which has since been rolled out nationally in other colleges. Show less

Managed and co-ordinated a one day outdoor music festival based on the successful "Oxygen" model on the grounds of a nearby student village.This event was part of our Raise & Give Week 2011 and was the first of its kind in Galway.The project involved meticulous planning,organising and setup from initial stage through to event promotion/marketing.Based on student surveys and changing market conditions it was agreed to make this a BYOB event to help keep the cost for students down also.
To run… Show more

Managed and co-ordinated a one day outdoor music festival based on the successful "Oxygen" model on the grounds of a nearby student village.This event was part of our Raise & Give Week 2011 and was the first of its kind in Galway.The project involved meticulous planning,organising and setup from initial stage through to event promotion/marketing.Based on student surveys and changing market conditions it was agreed to make this a BYOB event to help keep the cost for students down also.
To run and setup "Moxygen 2011" it required me to source a suitable and portable stage,crowd control barriers,adequate toilet facilities,professional security services,tribute performance acts such as "The Knights of Leon","The Serial Killers","Deadmaus Tribute act" "Joshua Tree" who are a U2 Tribute Band and also agree with the local residents and gardai for suitable crowd control procedures to be put in place.
The event was a huge success and saw a crowd of nearly 1000 students attend and to this day the model is being used annually as part of GMIT's Fresher Weeks. Show less

Created and developed a new welfare initiative on campus called "Less Stress More Success Week" in the run up to the summer examinations in GMIT.The project involved setting up a chill out room with free fruit and study fuels,daily tutorials for exam study tips ,free massages to help ease stress and strain,consultations with experts on how best to prepare yourself leading up to exams and career advice sessions for final year students.We also published a "Less Stress More Success" Exam tips… Show more

Created and developed a new welfare initiative on campus called "Less Stress More Success Week" in the run up to the summer examinations in GMIT.The project involved setting up a chill out room with free fruit and study fuels,daily tutorials for exam study tips ,free massages to help ease stress and strain,consultations with experts on how best to prepare yourself leading up to exams and career advice sessions for final year students.We also published a "Less Stress More Success" Exam tips booklet also and students were advised to take one of these to assist with their study. Show less

Setup a "Healthy Body Healthy Mind Week" with the aim being to educate students living away from home on how to cook low cost healthy meals and how best to look after their body in a healthy way.The project involved setting up and arranging cooking demonstrations in the GMIT Training Restaurant,sourcing low cost/affordable items in nearby shops,printing up material to assist with home cooking,arranging meditation,yoga and Pilates classes free on campus, arranging with the GMIT Fitness center… Show more

Setup a "Healthy Body Healthy Mind Week" with the aim being to educate students living away from home on how to cook low cost healthy meals and how best to look after their body in a healthy way.The project involved setting up and arranging cooking demonstrations in the GMIT Training Restaurant,sourcing low cost/affordable items in nearby shops,printing up material to assist with home cooking,arranging meditation,yoga and Pilates classes free on campus, arranging with the GMIT Fitness center for free fitness assessments and also agreeing a contract agreement with nearby Kingfisher Club on the use of Pool,Sauna and Jacuzzi facilities.The Health Unit also assisted with free daily health checks and medical consultations. Show less