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📝 Recap of Feb Launch Party
📆 Save the Date: April 22
🩷 Community Spotlight
🎨 Spotlight on: Arts & Culture
🙏 2026 Sponsors
👉 Membership Deadline: April 30
RECAP Launching a New Year of Giving and Collective Impact
Last month, members and guests gathered at The Nashville Food Project to celebrate the Launch of Impact100 Nashville’s 2026 grant year with an evening focused on connection, purpose, and collective impact.
CJ Sentell shared plans to expand the organization’s Community Agriculture Network, an effort supported by Impact100 Nashville’s 2025 $100,000 grant to increase fresh food access across Middle Tennessee.
Zach Lykins of Trinity Community Commons reflected on the power of shared meals to foster dignity, fellowship, and authentic community.
President Kristen Phillips also introduced three strategic goals for 2026–27: Give (expand volunteer engagement), Grow (increase annual giving by $100,000 each year), and Engage (create more ways for members to connect with Impact100).
Welcome New Board Members
We are thrilled to welcome three new members to the 2026 Board:
Lisa Bonick: Grants Director
Brooke Elliott: Focus Area Director
Kate Stanton: Events Director
SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 22
An Invitation to Make a Collective Impact
Join us for an inspiring evening with two leaders who are helping shape the future of collective giving.
On Wednesday April 22, Impact100 Nashville will host a conversation between Wendy Steele, Founder and Chief Impact Officer of Impact100 Global and author of Invitation to Impact: Lighting the Path to Community Transformation, and Michele Herlein, Chief People Officer at Bridgestone Americas and co-founder of Impact100 Nashville.
Together they will explore how collective giving is transforming communities and creating a powerful culture of philanthropy.
This will be the final event before our April 30 membership deadline, making it the perfect opportunity to bring a friend who is curious about joining our collective giving movement.
More details and registration coming soon.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Support Our Past Grant Recipients
Looking for ways to stay connected to the organizations Impact100 Nashville has supported? We’ve launched a new page on our website highlighting events, volunteer opportunities, and ways to engage with our past grant recipients.
This month you can:
• Visit The Nashville Food Project to see Food Glorious Food, an art exhibit featuring artists from Friends Life Community celebrating the role food plays in nourishing body, mind, and community.
• Volunteer with Tennessee Justice Center as a photographer to provide professional family portraits honoring extraordinary mothers and caregivers facing significant challenges.
• Visit a BeWell partner school and see their mindfulness and wellness programming in action during a BeWell Room Tour.
…and more.
Our list is continuously growing as our nonprofit partners share new ways to connect.
Our Arts & Culture Focus Area, lead by member Jackie Thomas, brings together members who are passionate about projects that cultivate, develop, and enhance the cultural and artistic experiences in our community.
This spring, the Arts & Culture group will gather in early April to connect with one another and engage with the vibrant creative community across Nashville.
Interested in getting involved with any of Impact100 Nashville’s five Focus Areas—Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Health & Wellness, or Family? These committees are where members learn about community needs and help shape the future of our grants.
