Join us for the most inspiring meeting of the grant year!
Hear from this year's nonprofit finalists
Meet and mingle with members and finalists
Vote and make your impact!
Formerly known as the “Annual Meeting”
Woodway dress code: casual or business casual (no ripped jeans)
Join us at the Stamford Square Conference Center (3001 Summer Street) for a conversation with Cara During from the Center for Education and Empowerment along with another panelist from Danbury Health and Human Services to discuss the challenges of preventative work to end interpersonal violence. We will explore the critical need to understand risk and protective factors and link this conversation to the public health issue created by interpersonal violence.
Please join us for our first annual “State of Our Impact” meeting! Impact FFC Co-Presidents Kristen Rosenbaum and Jenny San Jose will announce our 2024 membership number and grant funding for the year. All members are invited to join the Zoom event to hear more about our Grantee updates, latest news, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities.
Join us for an informative and interactive presentation by Dr. Tanya Hills, Director of Learning and Evaluation at Fairfield County's Community Foundation. She will share data and context on the current state of equity and quality of life for Fairfield County residents, providing valuable learnings and insights to Impact FFC members as we begin our grant review process.
Drop in to catch up with other Impact FFC members: learn about upcoming events, find out about volunteer opportunities & meet some incredible women!
Drop in to catch up with other Impact FFC members: learn about upcoming events, find out about volunteer opportunities & meet some incredible women!
Join fellow Impact members and friends on January 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. for a healthy lunch and an exploration of ways to bring meditation practice, gentle healing movement, and mindfulness to our everyday lives. We will come together at Saraswati’s Yoga Studio in the Ironworks Building, Norwalk CT. There we will meet an SYJ teacher who will demonstrate gentle movements and stretches that we can use anytime and anywhere to relieve stress and tension. Next, an expert meditation facilitator from Community Mindfulness Project will guide us through mindful meditation practices that we can easily incorporate into our busy days.
We recommend that you dress comfortably - but yoga clothes are not necessary or required. We will be sitting on the floor. SYJ is located at: Ironworks Building, One North Water Street, South Norwalk, CT 06854.
Join us on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7pm via Zoom to discuss The French House by Helen Fripp.
”A breathtaking novel of courage and determination, inspired by the true story of the woman who built the world’s greatest champagne house—Veuve Clicquot.”
Head to the Norwalk Art Space Cafe to connect and chat with Impact members. A casual open house to meet other members in your area, bring a friend who’s new to Impact or make a plan to meet someone you haven’t seen in a while.
We hope to see you there!
Bring non-perishable Thanksgiving Food Drive items and join us to help pack and organize the donations in Westport. We will deliver items to our 2023 Grantee, The Center for Empowerment and Education. Following is a list of preferred items:
Canned Cranberry Sauce
Canned Green Beans
Instant Mashed Potatoes
Gravy Packets
Canned Yams
Canned Pumpkin
Canned Corn
Boxed Stuffing Mix
Cake Mix & Frosting
Stop & Shop Gift Cards
Join us for the Impact Fairfield County Fall Kickoff!
November 8th, 10am-12noon
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Knobloch Family Farmhouse
151 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford
Hear from our 2023 Grantees, meet and mingle with Impact members, learn about and sign up for volunteer opportunities, and learn about all the exciting new programs and activities planned for the year ahead. We look forward to seeing you there!
Bring a friend!
Head to Aux Délices at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich to connect and chat with Impact members. A casual open house to meet other members in your area, bring a friend who’s new to Impact or make a plan to meet someone you haven’t seen in a while.
We hope to see you there!
Join us for an inspiring afternoon with our Grantee, nOURish BRIDGEPORT. First we will tour their indoor hydroponic farm, followed by a pizza lunch, and then we will volunteer to prepare and staff their Super Food Pantry and Baby Center.
Locations:
Indoor hydroponic farm: 1895 Stratford Avenue in Stratford
Food Pantry: 2200 North Avenue in Bridgeport
Join us for an informative and inspiring discussion with an expert panel of current and past Impact FFC grantees about how they have tapped into their creativity and leveraged their strengths to navigate the ever-changing challenges in our communities.
Panelists are:
Anka Badurina, Executive Director of Building One Community
Kellyann Day, CEO of New Reach
David Rich, CEO of The Housing Collective
Join us for the most inspiring meeting of the grant year!
Hear from this year's nonprofit finalists
Meet and mingle with members and finalists
Vote and make your impact!
Woodway dress code: casual or business casual (no ripped jeans)
Join us to support the efforts of our 2022 Grantee, nOURish Bridgeport!
Impact members are invited to help prepare, bag and distribute food and baby products at the Food Pantry & Baby Center.
Two shifts
12 volunteers needed per shift
SHIFT #1
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Prepare and bag food/baby products at the Pantry
SHIFT #2
2:00 - 6:00 PM
Distribute food/baby products once the Pantry is open
Join us to learn about the future of our food, what it means to have access to local organic farming, food rescue and how our grantee, nOURish BRIDGEPORT, is leveraging technology to make healthy and environmentally friendly options available to communities across Fairfield County.
Panelists will be Rev. Sara Smith, President and CEO of nOURish BRIDGEPORT, and Lori Cochran-Dougall, Executive Director, Westport Farmers' Market.
It’s cold, it’s snowy. Warm up with a coffee and chat with other Impact FFC members in Greenwich or Westport anytime from 10am-12noon. A casual opportunity to meet other members in your area, bring a friend who’s new to Impact or make a plan to meet someone you haven’t seen in a while.
We will meet:
In Greenwich: Coffee for Good at 48 Maple Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830
In Westport: Kneads at 580 Riverside Ave, Westport, CT 06880
Kick off the new year with the well-known Dr. Katie Takayasu, an Integrative Medicine doctor with a passion for lifestyle balance. Join us to learn how to get on track to be the best version of yourself, and for an exclusive Q&A with Dr. Katie. Bring all of your health and wellness questions!
Holiday shopping for a cause!
Get into the holiday spirit, support Impact FFC, and shop the beautifully curated fashion at FRED in both the Old Greenwich and Westport stores.
Store Locations:
236 Sound Beach Ave, Old Greenwich, CT 06870
30 Post Rd E, Westport, CT 06880
Join us on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7pm via Zoom to discuss My Life in Full: Work, Family and our Future by Indra Nooyi.
This powerful memoir of the trailblazing former CEO of Pepsico highlights current changes in the definition of leadership. For a dozen years as one of the world’s most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company - and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time - she transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision, a vigorous pursuit of excellence, and a deep sense of purpose. Now, in a rich memoir brimming with grace, grit, and good humor, My Life in Full offers a firsthand view of Nooyi’s legendary career and the sacrifices it so often demanded.
Join us for the Impact Fairfield County Fall Kickoff!
November 9th, 10am-12noon
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Knobloch Farmhouse
39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford
Hear from our 2022 Grantees, meet and mingle with Impact members, learn about and sign up for volunteer opportunities, and learn about all the exciting new programs and activities planned for the year ahead. We look forward to seeing you there!
Bring a friend!
Calling all interested volunteers!
2021 Impact Grantee, Hall Neighborhood House, is hosting its annual Trunk or Treat event and you’re invited to help:
Donate candy (now through October 28)
Open your car trunk & be a ‘trunk or treat’ stop for the kids
Volunteer to help at the event
Thank you!
RSVP NOWBack by popular demand: Join us for coffee & to chat with Impact members and leadership.
We’re excited to host these casual get-togethers so you can meet other members in your area, bring a friend who’s new to Impact, catch up with someone you haven’t seen in a while, and take this much needed opportunity to connect.
We will meet:
In Greenwich: Coffee for Good at 48 Maple Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830
In Westport: Kneads at 580 Riverside Ave, Westport, CT 06880
We hope to see you there!
Learn from an expert panel of our incredible grantees about how they have
- tapped into their creativity and
- highlighted their strengths
to navigate the ever-changing challenges in our communities and provide much needed and continually evolving services to their constituents.
Join Impact FFC and Inspirica volunteers for a morning sprucing up our "Seeds of Hope" garden outside the Women's Emergency Shelter. No experience needed.
Meet at the corner of Hoyt Street and Franklin Street in Stamford.
We hope to see you there!
Join fellow Impact Members to volunteer at the “Impact Garden” at Inspirica’s Main Campus in Stamford, outside of the Women’s Emergency Shelter.
Please consider bringing along some of the following, to contribute to our planting project: marigolds, impatiens and begonias.
We hope to see you there!
Join us to hear our Grant Finalists present, vote and award our Impact 2022 Grants.
Our finalists are:
Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County, Inc.
Future 5
New Reach, Inc.
nOURish BRIDGEPORT, Inc.
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club
Note: If you cannot attend but would like to vote, we will provide you with an absentee ballot to cast your vote in advance, but you must RSVP “No” in order to receive one.
April Book Club has been postponed. Stay tuned for a new date.
More time to read this fantastic memoir, Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood by Qian Julie Wang! The book tells the moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world and is rich with relevance to Impact's mission and the nonprofits we serve.
Calling all members! After successful New Member Chat & Check-In events, we are extending our calendar so all interested members can participate throughout the spring season.
Join us for a coffee, meet other members, network and share how your experience is going. We would love to connect and engage with you!
We’re looking forward to gathering as a larger group at some point in the near future, but we look forward to connecting at one of the following meet-ups in the meantime.
See You Soon:
April 6: Coffee @ Roost Kitchen, Stamford
April 13: Coffee @ The Center for Family Justice, Bridgeport
May 12: Walk at Compo Beach, Westport (Rain Plan: Coffee @ Cafe Nero, Darien)
Please join us for an evening of wine, shopping and snacks at J.McLaughlin in Darien.
A portion of all shopping proceeds will be donated to Impact FFC to support our scholarship program and operating expenses.
Sign up below to join us:
5:00 - 7:00 PM
7:00 - 9:00 PM
NOTE: If you are unavailable on March 31st, feel free to shop any day prior and mention you are shopping for Impact FFC.
