I was thinking we could have a projects tab on the home page. And on the top of that page could be something like this from lifeboat:
This banner at the top could hold different statistics like type of projects, members involved so forth, money donated, etc. It could also contain basic info like number of directors, advisers, lifetime members, etc.
The projects tab (it could equally go under the resources tab) could also have sort descriptions (and pics) of all the projects going on in imminst (LEEEP, 2nd book, etc) plus a link to join them (this link will save that persons info, member name and email into a database for that project, which will also update the number of volunteers on the main banner). Other projects of course could also have a "await approval" type thing.
Also, I think it would be a good idea to either add a link to the imminst gift shop under announcements (or some other square there on the home page) or in main rotating banner.
Overall ...
We need to present to the world in a clear way that we are actually getting work done here at Imminst and that we're not just another generic forum. We need to convince people that we are truly dedicated and that we actually get stuff done like a real Institute. And I think this projects tab on the home page could really show what is getting done rather then having threads or a messy wiki page.