ACE Month of Impact
Let’s band together this September to make an impact
Our B Corp Anniversary
Every September, we commemorate our B Corp anniversary by having our community of staff, faculty, students and alumni team up for ACE Month of Impact, a month where we encourage ourselves and others to make a positive impact in our communities, nationwide or even globally. As a Certified B Corporation, ACE Month of Impact is just one of many ways ACE manifests our commitment to our core value of social responsibility.
Social Impact Is in Our DNA
As one of the few higher education institutions with a B Corp designation, we uphold strict standards to minimize environmental impact, maximize employee support and make responsible financial decisions to maintain our low tuition. When your college is also a B Corp, you feel the difference. See how we made an impact last year through our 2023 Impact Report.
Join the ACE Month of Impact Contest
Making an impact looks different for everyone. An impact action could look like donating to a charity or nonprofit. It could look like volunteering your time at a food bank or making a lifestyle change to live more sustainably. This month, we encourage you to think about how you can make an impact and share with us your impact actions.
From September 1 to September 30, for every impact action you make, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a donation we’ll make on your behalf to a charity or nonprofit of your choice. The more impact actions you complete, the larger the donation you could win.
- 1 impact action – entry to win $100 donation
- 2 impact actions – entry to win $250 donation
- 3 impact actions – entry to win $500 donation
- 4 impact actions – entry to win $1,000 donation
How To Enter
By participating in ACE Month of Impact, you agree to abide by ACE’s official contest rules terms and conditions.
Ways to Make an Impact
Each week, we’ll feature one specific impact action you can take to participate. We also have other suggestions and resources below to help you discover ways you can make an impact. However you choose to join us, your support counts as impact actions toward ACE Month of Impact!
- Week of September 2: Make a donation to the American Cancer Society.
- Week of September 9: Volunteer with a nonprofit organization.
- Week of September 16: Show how you reuse, reduce or recycle.
- Week of September 23: Random acts of kindness.
More Ways to Make an Impact
Need some ideas? Here are just some of the many ways you can take action this September.
- Participate in a park/beach/river/community clean up.
- Volunteer at a senior center.
- Find a food bank, charity or nonprofit that needs help on Project Helping.
- Plant trees in your neighborhood or at a local school.
- Translate books or important materials into other languages.
- Volunteer at an animal shelter.
- Help the Red Cross make preparedness kits.
- Volunteer your professional or technical skills. Look for opportunities on VolunteerMatch or Points of Light.
- Write a letter for Letters for Change.
- Digitally volunteer for the Smithsonian.
- Mow your elderly neighbor’s lawn
- Take lunch to a local fire or police department.
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