Abortion is a fundamental human right.

Abortion is a fundamental human right. On Friday, June 24 the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reversing a decades’ old precedent that immediately denied bodily autonomy to people with uteruses in many states, with more to follow. This act is sexist, racist, classist, and ableist, and will disproportionately affect low income people and …

IMPACT is Virtual in 2021

The IMPACT Conference team is moving our conference into a virtual setting for the 2021 conference to ensure that our participants and partners can safely engage with us during COVID-19. Our conference will be held on Thursday, March 4-Saturday, March 6, 2021, utilizing Zoom. View our tentative conference schedule here. Register here. Any questions can …

IMPACT’s Commitment to Racial Justice

In solidarity with the protesters of the global Black Lives Matter Movement to end systemic racism, the IMPACT National Conference has a responsibility to do our part to dismantle systems of oppression. We are committed to centering and amplifying Black experiences and voices through all aspects of the IMPACT organization and conference. To be silent …

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IMPACT Social Media Toolkit! The mission of the IMPACT Conference is to connect, educate and mobilize college students, nonprofit professionals and educators so that they can better strengthen their communities through service, action and advocacy. For over 30 years, IMPACT has been the largest volunteer-led conference focused on engaging college students in civic engagement. Help …

IMPACT 2020 Awards Recipients!

This year at the National IMPACT Conference, we honored those individuals and programs whose efforts and contributions have fulfilled the mission and vision of our organization and the communities in which they serve through their outstanding work. John Sarvey Administrator of the Year Award: Kristen Wright  This award honors the life and work of one …

Join us in Arizona State University for the 2020 IMPACT Conference!

SAVE THE DATES: February 13-16, 2020 Arizona State University Tempe Arizona The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest national gathering of student leaders, administrators, faculty, and nonprofit staff committed to engaging students in service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work. This event continues and builds on the legacy of the COOL National Conference …

2019 Award Winners

Action Program of the Year – Cornell University Deaf Awareness Project Cornell University Deaf Awareness Project (CUDAP) was founded in 2011 when a house fire in Ithaca created an urgent need for an ASL interpreter, but none were available on such short notice. This left the Deaf homeowners struggling to communicate with emergency responders. Though …

A Statement Regarding the Events of Charlottesville

On August 11, 2017 hundreds of white supremacists armed with torches and chanting racist slogans marched onto the campus of the University of Virginia, where they surrounded and attacked a small group of courageous anti-racist protesters. On August 12, 2017 these and other white supremacists killed one person and injured scores more people who stood against racism …