IU 2025 (Cancer Support Community)
Year: 2025 Partner School: Indiana University Community Partner: Cancer Support Community, South Central Indiana Category: Community Health Problem: The Cancer Support Community (CSC) is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive support to individuals affected by cancer. With a mission to ensure that no one faces cancer alone, CSC offers a wide range of […]
Culver 2025 (Marshall County Neighborhood Center)
Year: 2025 Partner School: Culver Academies Community Partner: Marshall County Neighborhood Center Category: Social Services/Food Insecurity Problem: The Marshall County Neighborhood Center (MCNC) serves low-income households and is a community response to an overwhelming need for basic support services in its service area. It provides a grocery store, second-hand clothing, and advocacy/education for clients. The […]
Cornell Summer Intership
In the summer of 2025, we partnered with Cornell University to offer a brand new program: Impact Competition summer internships. Each year, Impact Competitions offer students the chance to deeply research a non-profit in order to really understand their structure, community work, and unique pain paints. With their Impact Competition solutions, they are able to […]
Cornell University – 1M1B Foundation – Community Development
Year: 2024 Partner School: Cornell University Community Partner: 1M1B Foundation Category: Community Development Problem: Kalamkari is a traditional hand-rendered textile form utilizing natural dyes that is produced in Andhra Pradesh, India. Kalamkari is a traditional South Indian art form that entails an intricate 23-step block-printing and hand-painting process. The authentic production process solely uses organic […]
Culver Academies | Marshall County Neighborhood Center | Social Services
Year: 2024 Partner School: Culver Academies Community Partner: Marshall County Neighborhood Center Category: Social Services/Food insecurity Problem: The Marshall County Neighborhood Center (MCNC) serves low-income households and is a community response to an overwhelming need for basic support services in its service area. It provides a grocery store, second-hand clothing, and advocacy/education for clients. The […]
The Impact Competition Focuses on AI at Columbia University
In 2024, the Impact Competition forged a new partnership with Columbia University, partnering with the Columbia Business School to run a competition called the AI Innovate Challenge, focused on the question: How can AI change the world? The competition was put on by the newly-formed Artificial Intelligence Club, a group co-created by Benjamin Greenspan and […]
Columbia University | Municipal Government of NYC | Social Services
Year: 2024 Partner School: Columbia University Community Partner: Municipal Government of NYC Category: Social Services Problem: Despite the presence of numerous resources like soup kitchens, food banks, and other social services, many New Yorkers find it challenging to access the information regarding essential social services due to a lack of centralized and up-to-date resources. Especially […]
Indiana University Students Offer Ideas on Economic Empowerment at Annual Impact Competition
On Leap Day in 2024, a long-awaited event was set to happen: the Impact Competition team (composed of Lance in Chicago, Taylor in Vermont, and George in Denver) were set to meet in-person for the very first time in Indiana, to attend the 6th annual Impact Competition at Lance’s alma mater, Indiana University. Unfortunately, George […]
University of Houston | Workshop Houston | Youth Support Services
Year: 2024 Partner School: University of Houston Community Partner: Workshop HoustonCategory: Youth Services Problem: Workshop Houston seeks creative solutions to maximize their current spaces (which house their four shop spaces: The Beat Shop, the Style Shop, The Dance Shop, and The Media Shop) and make them more conducive to functionality and creativity. They are also […]
Indiana University | The Mill | Social Services
Year: 2024 Partner School: The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Community Partner: The Mill’s ReBoot Program Category: Social Services Problem: Many individuals, especially underrepresented majorities and people who have been justice-involved, find it difficult to start or restart their careers. The Mill, a Bloomington, IN based non-profit, aims to provide economic empowerment through […]
