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📝 Note from our Board President
📆 2025 Year in Review
🖐🏽 Five Focus Areas
🩷 2026 Membership is now open
📣 How YOU can amplify our story
Dear friends,
I am so excited to expand my role in this amazing group and take over the role of President in 2026. The women of Impact100 and the organizations we serve inspire me every day, and I am so honored to carry on our mission in the new year.
2025 saw us create new ways to engage and interact with Impact100 in the form of our 5 focus areas. These focus area groups gave us the opportunity not only to meet and interact with other like-minded women in smaller group settings, but also gave even more of our members the chance to take part in the grants process between June and November, ultimately selecting The Nashville Food Project as our Transformation and Innovation grant recipient, and Retrieving Independence and Blind Early Services of Tennessee as our $35,000 Spark grant recipients. (I will always give the shameless plug that if you haven't ever done so, taking part in any piece of the grants process is a fantastic way to connect with our mission and learn even more about the great work our nonprofit partners do in the Nashville area.)
We hope to continue that momentum into 2026 as we set our sights on giving away even more grants and strengthening our connection to our mission of collectively investing in social transformation in Middle Tennessee. Our 2026 goals include growing the amount of money we are able to give to local non-profits and expanding our investment into the community through increased volunteer opportunities.
I want to extend a special thank you to Michele Herlein, our legacy chair, as she wraps up over ten years of board service. In addition to myself, our 2026 board of directors consists of:
Stacey Deru, Data Analytics Chair
Ginger Duncan, Legacy Chair
Prerna Gupta, Community Liaison
Nancy Lamberton, Membership Chair
Jill Pepper, Sponsorship Chair
Joanne Sowell, Past President
Katherine Terrell, Marketing Chair
Brooke Trusley, Finance Chair
Tara Waters, Board Secretary
OPEN - Grants Chair
We are still looking for a new grants director in 2026!
If you have any interest in further involvement with the grants process (even if not as the grants board representative), please reach out to me. As always, any board member would love to help out if you have any questions or want to get more involved. You can find our contact information on the website here.
None of the work we do is possible without your continued support. We would love for you to renew your membership, and to help us expand the great work we are able to do in Middle Tennessee by inviting interested members of your network to join the 2026 Kickoff on January 29th at the Nashville Food Project.
We look forward to seeing you there, and hope you and yours have a safe and happy new year.
Sincerely, Kristen Phillips Impact100 Nashville President
2025 Year in Review
Last year, we awarded $174,000 in grants—bringing our total giving since the chapter’s founding to an astounding $1,443,000.
We organized around our Five Focus Areas and will continue to develop programming for members to engage and contribute.
Grant activities recap:
156 Letters of Intent reviewed
47 Applicants chosen
14 Semi-Finalists selected
5 Finalists presented
2 Spark Grants awarded
1 Transformation and Innovation Grant awarded
There were many ways to engage:
8 recruitment events hosted between January and April
Three Signature Events:
The Big Give Kickoff (Recruitment season begins)
The Big Reveal (Close of membership)
The Big Give (Annual Meeting and Grant Awards Presentation)
Annual Holiday Party
Four of our Board Members attended the Global Conference to share and learn with other chapters around the world (including Sydney!)
Our Five Focus Areas
Each grant we award will continue to emphasize visionary projects that bring about transformational change. Our goal is to one day award a $100,000 grant in each of the five focus areas.
Members, if you have not yet committed to a Focus Area yet, you can rank your preferences here.
It's Never Too Early to Join or Renew!
Help Us Amplify the Power of 100
Our impact grows when more women hear our story—and you are one of our most powerful ambassadors. Here are a few simple ways to help spread the Impact100 Nashville mission:
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Forward This Email Know a friend or colleague who might be curious about Impact100? Forward this email and invite them to learn more about how collective giving changes lives.
Invite a Guest to Our Kickoff Party Bring a neighbor, friend, or coworker to our upcoming Evening with Impact: 2026 Kickoff Party highlighting our 2026 grant recipient, The Nashville Food Project, and connect with the incredible women of Impact100 Nashville.
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Thank you for helping us grow the circle—and the impact—of Impact100 Nashville. 💜
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