The 2024–2025 academic year has been a tremendous success for the Innovation for Impact Club! We’ve achieved our highest ND Day fundraising total to date, launched impactful projects and engaged more students across campus than ever before. None of this would have been possible without the unwavering support and commitment of our industry advisors, the Powerful Means Circle, dedicated students, and engaged faculty. Thank you for helping us grow our mission and expand our impact!
We work alongside industry professionals, global partners and the Notre Dame community to drive impact both on campus at Notre Dame and across the world. Through this process, our club members gain business and professional skills to help them investigate complex problems, lead effective project teams, build powerful networks, organize fundraising campaigns and present sustainable solutions. Students benefit from the mentorship of alumni and professionals who serve as industry advisors, enriching the experience with expert insight and career guidance. Through I4I, students gain valuable skills and perspectives while contributing to meaningful, community-driven solutions.
This past year we had seven main project teams, most of which were focused on supporting Saint Bakhita Vocational Training Center (SBVTC), a women’s vocational training school in Uganda. All of the projects started within the club and span a variety of disciplines, from finance and marketing to engineering to global health, giving students a chance to explore work that is both meaningful to them and beneficial to others.