What Impact does 100K Strong in the Americas have on Academic

I saw the connect ion between the heal th of the env i ronment and the heal th of the people, espec ial ly in places that we cons ider less developed, and i t real ly opened my eyes to what engineer ing looks l ike for the major i ty of the wor ld. [...] This year we didn’t have a 100K grant […] but we were still going to lead the trip to Argentina and continue the work with our partners. [...] It was huge for us, because we did it the first year and then we got the grant again the second year, so the administrators were pressured into continuing the program on year three. [...] theme-based meetings and collaborations) Build alumni database and create student-level membership in Innovation Network Leverage strong brand identity and name recognition to build inter-group affinity and strengthen connections post- grant cycle Student perspective: “I didn’t really know much about the 100K initiative, it seemed like the schools were the ones that dealt with it. [...] Create an Innovation Fund donor network – A larger and inclusive network for higher education- focused social action – Foster new connections and collaboration opportunities – Promote as feature for prospective donors “I believe that encouraging the network of 100K donors to design projects and collaborate with each other could be very interesting.