After eight years of running inspiring Impact Competitions on college and university campuses across the country, demand for our programming has grown to such an extent that we’ve launched a new annual event: our National Impact Competition.
After eight years of running inspiring Impact Competitions on college and university campuses across the country, demand for our programming has grown so much that we launched a new annual event: the National Impact Competition.
This prestigious event is open to college students all over the country, with finalists presenting live at the Chicago law offices of McDermott Will & Schulte.
For 2026, we partnered with the national non-profit Blessings in a Backpack to design a case that challenges students to create an on-campus Blessings in a Backpack program.
The program should engage college students, support the organization’s work to feed school kids over the weekend, and strengthen the non-profit’s community ties across the nation.
With over 500 registrants and two competitive rounds of application submissions, the final five teams will head to Chicago to present their ideas to a panel of judges, including representatives from Blessings in a Backpack and the Impact Competition.
Blessings in a Backpack will implement the winning idea, and the winning students will receive a cash prize along with the knowledge that, even at this early stage in their lives and careers, they have the ability to make a difference in their communities.
These sponsors are helping us compound positive change through their generous support of this programming.
At the Impact Competition, we believe that by engaging students with real problems facing the communities they live and learn within, we can create the next generation of philanthropists, non-profit supporters, and engaged citizens.
Thank you for your interest in The National Impact Competition!
Please fill out the form below and we will be in touch when we open applications.
