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Take your ideas and impact to the next level

Take your passion and turn it into progress. Have an idea but unsure where to start? Need help improving your existing efforts? Start or strengthen your social impact alongside fellow changemakers through this 6-week interactive program for students or teams with new ideas or existing initiatives.

You are a great fit for Impact Bootcamp if you are…

An individual student or a new or existing student group, student organization, fraternity or sorority, or any other type of student-led, student-run project, initiative, program or venture
Have an idea or a plan for social impact
Involved with a new student organization that is just getting started creating impact
Involved with an established student organization that is looking to strengthen your existing work or to start a new program or project
Interested in learning more about how your social impact project, venture, or program can increase its impact
Looking to increase your impact before applying to Accelerator Fellows, Do Good Challenge, Mini-Grants, or Do Good Campus Fund.

Program Details

Impact Bootcamp is a 6-week program where participating students and teams will work with the Do Good Institute to develop and/or refine a plan to create impact. Each week, students will devote time to refining their plans to do good. In the final week of the program, every participant will come together and you will get a chance to share your new and improved plans with the cohort and receive feedback. This semester, the program will meet in-person Thursdays 4pm - 5pm starting February 20 and concluding April 10.

Impact Bootcamp is open to multiple stages of development. Individuals that are looking to flesh out an idea can use Bootcamp to help develop a project plan. At the same time, teams that are established or have already developed a plan to create impact can learn how to refine or refresh their plans. Any interested organization, club, team, or individual can register for the program.

Important Dates and Deadlines

February 16: Registration Deadline (Register here)
February 20: Program Start Date
April 10: Program End Date

Learn More

Find out more information below about joining Impact Bootcamp, the benefits of participating, eligibility requirements, registration process, and more!

Benefits of Participating

Students and teams that join Impact Bootcamp will be able to:

Participate in valuable development workshops each week
Receive priority consideration if interested in applying for a Mini-Grant
Gain access to one-on-one coaching support with Do Good Institute staff
Connect with other student resources available on campus
Join our community of changemakers, activists, and innovators in social impact

Eligibility Requirements

Impact Bootcamp is open to any students or student organization, team, or group at the University of Maryland, College Park. Participants can be interested in developing an early-stage idea for impact OR participants can have an existing or established organization, team, or project that they would like to strengthen, develop, or innovate.

Students can participate as individuals and/or in teams. If participating as part of a team, we encourage multiple team members, including a leader, to join the program, if possible. If this is not possible, we highly recommend the representative team member to be the founder, president, or in some other leadership role.

Note: Students or teams are not required to be a registered or official student organization with the University of Maryland to participate.

How to Register

Students interested in Impact Bootcamp will need to register using this short registration form. Please submit your registration before 11:59pm on February 16.

Have questions about what Impact Bootcamp is all about? Join our virtual Impact Bootcamp Info Sessions to learn more about the program. There will also be plenty of time to ask questions!

Impact Bootcamp Virtual Info Session Dates:

Wednesday, January 29, 11:00-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, February 4, 1:00-1:30 p.m.
Monday, February 10, 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Friday, February 14, 10:00-10:30 a.m.

If you are also interested in receiving funding to support your project, we encourage you to explore applying for a Mini-Grant.

FAQs

Explore the tabs below to find answers to your most frequently asked questions.

What level of implementation is the right fit for the program?

Each week, the program will focus on a core area of project development. Session leaders will offer different activities to allow individuals and teams at different stages to take steps forward. So, if you or your team is just getting started and doesn’t have a mission, vision, or clear project plan yet, Impact Bootcamp will help you flesh out your ideas. However, if your team is more established, but needs help formalizing your strategy, Impact Bootcamp can help you take your idea to the next level or respond to a challenge. In the registration process, you will be asked to select what stage of development your initiative is so that your session leaders can plan activities accordingly.

What topics will be covered in the program?

The weekly topics vary slightly depending on which track you participate in and how your team would like to develop. But, all participants can expect to engage with the following topics:

February 20: Session 1 - Exploring Your "Why"
February 27: Session 2 - Research and Reflection
March 6: Session 3 - Creative Ideation
March 13: Session 4 - Team Dynamics
March 27: Session 5 - Project Development
April 10: Session 6 - Presentations & Feedback

Contact the Program Staff

Catherine Curtis

Program Coordinator, DGI

Catherine is a program coordinator at the Do Good Institute. She is responsible for managing the Impact Interns program in addition to several other on-campus educational programs for students.

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Tyrese Fenty

Program Coordinator, Learning and Development, DGI

As program coordinator, Tyrese Fenty plays a critical role in the creation and development of new experiential and educational student programs that develop, inspire and equip individuals and teams for positive social impact.

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Catherine Curtis

Program Coordinator, DGI

Catherine is a program coordinator at the Do Good Institute. She is responsible for managing the Impact Interns program in addition to several other on-campus educational programs for students.

Areas of Interest

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Tyrese Fenty

Program Coordinator, Learning and Development, DGI

Areas of Interest

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