University of Chicago | Strides for Peace | Community Safety
Year: 2023 Partner School: University of Chicago Community Partner: Strides for Peace Category: Gun violence//Community Health Problem: Strides for Peace is a Chicago-based organization dedicated to supporting local nonprofits in their efforts to reduce gun violence in the Chicago community. By investing in these initiatives, they use a venture capital-like model to affect meaningful change. […]
University of Houston | Houston Food Bank | Food Insecurity
Year: 2023 Partner School: University of Houston Community Partner: Houston Food Bank Category: Food Insecurity Problem: The Houston Food Bank (HFB) mobilizes and empowers community members by providing volunteer opportunities within the organization, which is committed to feeding communities. The HFB is the United States’ leading facility in distribution, serving 18 counties in South Houston […]
New Partner: Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana
The Impact Competition is proud to announce a new partnership with Culver Academies, a prestigious boarding school located in Culver, Indiana. This new partnership represents the Impact Competition’s first collaboration with a high school, and the competition will be run through Culver’s Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur. The Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur […]
Post Competition Update: Indiana University + Habitat for Humanity
In the spring of 2019, Indiana University’s Kelley Institute for Social Impact (KISI) partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County for its first annual Impact Competition. During the competition, student teams proposed projects to help analyze Habitat’s current model for construction and housing and recommend ideas for future development. The winning team developed an […]
How Does the Impact Competition Differ From Other Collegiate Case Competitions?
Around the country, colleges and universities offer case competitions to students as a way to provide team-building exercises that promote experiential learning and give students a chance to hone their presentation skills. These competitions often boast a cash prize, with the top three winners receiving anywhere from $5-$15k. But unlike other collegiate case competitions, the […]
Indiana University’s Kelley Institute for Social Impact + The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce (2022)
On April date, 2022, Indiana University’s Kelley Institute for Social Impact hosted its fourth annual Impact Competition. After two years of hosting the competition virtually due to COVID-19, this year’s competition ocurred in-person on a snowy spring day. After only ever experiencing the event online, Kelley’s Impact Competition Coordinator, Shawna Meyer-Niederman, finally got to experience […]
The Inspiration Behind The Impact Competition
In early 2018, while still in his seat as a stock trader at Trillium, Lance Breitstein found himself at a turning point. Having reached a certain level of success in his career, he craved the opportunity to give back in a meaningful way. But Lance didn’t want to simply donate blindly to an organization or […]
Indiana University’s Kelley Institute for Social Impact + The Community Justice and Mediation Center (2021)
The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University held its second virtual Impact Competition in 2021, with the entire judging panel, all student teams, and Kelley’s Impact Competition Coordinator, Shawna Meyer-Niederman, attending via Zoom. The judges were wowed by all of the solutions presented by the team, and every student team expressed their passion for […]