WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE MADE IN 2023, AND WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT YOU.
A Team IMPACT match begins with one child and one team connecting with each other through sport and grows into a spectacular, life-changing experience that transforms everyone involved and around it. This year, YOU helped us change those lives in so many ways.
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
2023 BY THE NUMBERS
new matches made
children actively on teams
family members were a part of the Team IMPACT community
student-athletes participated in our program
family referrals made
ALL-TIME MILESTONES REACHED
CAMPUSES
ENGAGED
MATCHES
MADE
STATES
INVOLVED
PROGRAMMATIC IMPACT
CULTIVATING
MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL
RELATIONSHIPS
Your support has elevated Team IMPACT's position within the healthcare space and provided positive experiences for our participants. Some examples include:
✓ INCREASING REGIONAL STAFFING OF MATCH-UP SPECIALISTS & CASE MANAGERS Allowing us to better customize game-plans for the child, family, and teams. Stronger match-up process = stronger matches.
✓ DEVELOPING AND BUILDING UPON MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION PLANS
Program leadership has worked closely with our Medical Advisory Board to develop a comprehensive child participant evaluation plan. New measurement & evaluation tools allowed us retrieve significant data about our program.
This data illustrates the qualitative and quantitative impact of program participation for the child and family. Target outcomes include: resilience, empowerment, socialization, health promotion, and qualitative experience. We have used measurement and evaluation tools for the student-athlete experience as well and have retrieved information that has allowed us to maximize their experience within the program.
INCREASING
ACCESS &
HEALTH EQUITY
Your support has advanced efforts to bring access and health equity to all, in order to combat the rising disparity in health outcomes related to race, ethnicity, and family income. In 2023, we removed barriers in key areas:
DIVERSITY
Through partnerships with health institutions and schools, new referrals have come through, allowing us to expand our presence in more diverse disease communities.
LANGUAGE
Bilingual Case Managers are now part of the core team providing better outreach and program opportunities to Spanish speaking families.
STAFFING
Through increased staffing of local Case Managers Team IMPACT can reach a larger population within healthcare and athletic institutions.
TRANSPORTATION
Through a transportation pilot, the barrier of entry to our program for some of our low-income families has been removed.
BUILDING
FUTURE
LEADERS
Your support has contributed to the development of our student-athletes while impacting their surrounding communities.
In 2023, through the Fellowship Program and through Team IMPACT program participation, student-athletes have uncovered and maximized their leadership skills to better engage their surrounding communities, commit deeply to their relationships with their matches, their advocacy for our mission, and their personal development. Team IMPACT student-athlete development includes:
★ Participation in the TI Fellowship Program
★ Team IMPACT program integration on campuses
★ Lessons in inclusion
★ Professional development
★ Leadership training
★ Community engagement
★ Gaining motivation & perspective
★ Medical outreach
★ Fundraising & awareness campaigning
FOR THE CHILD & FAMILY.
You've provided hope, camaraderie, and confidence.
"Our favorite memories are the simple moments. Watching Hugo’s face light up when the guys come over to say hi to him before the game or leading into halftime. The way they all give him fist pumps and take time for him. The way they crouch down so they are eye level when they talk to him or put their arm around him or tell him how cool his shoes are, haha. To them, he is Hugo and he is part of the SU Men’s Soccer team… simple words that have a monumental impact on Hugo’s life."
Rory, mom of Hugo, matched with Syracuse University men's soccer team
FOR THE STUDENT-ATHLETE & THEIR COMMUNITY.
You've encouraged empathy, compassion, and resilience.
“Hugo was a vital factor in our unprecedented ACC Championship and NCAA National Championship run. It is difficult to quantify how seeing Hugo and his family cheering us on – no matter how tough Syracuse’s weather conditions (rain, snow and hail) are – sets us free. They do not realize how much more they give us than we could ever possibly give them!”
Julius Rauch and Tony Shaw, Syracuse men’s soccer student-athletes
NATIONAL GROWTH
REGIONAL EXPANSION
To reach more kids and teams in ways unique to different parts of the country, while staying meaningfully part of our national program delivery model, regional boots on the ground is essential. Numbers in each region from matches and referrals to families, athletes and communities impacted rose exponentially this year because of the support of passionate people like you believing in our mission.
THE POWER OF TEAM.
FIVE REGIONS, FIVE TIMES THE IMPACT.
STRENGTHENED THROUGH
GROWING PARTNERSHIPS
In 2023, Team IMPACT has significantly grown our partnership network, establishing comprehensive relationships with many institutions spanning the medical, collegiate, corporate, and media industries. Through these partnerships we've been able to provide the best extension of care outside of hospital walls, understand the whole student-athlete to help them become better leaders of tomorrow, and reach beyond our means so that every child with serious illness and disability has the opportunity to be a part of our program.
MEDICAL
We know that to reach every child whose life can be changed by our program, it is critical to build trusting relationships with key hospitals and non-profit organizations both regionally and nationally. We have expanded and strengthened our relationships across the country to showcase how our clinically driven program can bring meaningful support and positive outcomes for patients and families.
CORPORATIONS
Teamwork is one of our pillars at Team IMPACT. We value the guidance and expertise of others, and we acknowledge that we can accomplish more together than we ever could alone. That proof can be found within the backbone of the success of our program – there is power in TEAM. That is why we have grown a network of corporate partners whom we trust to help us achieve our mission of getting every kid in the game.
UNIVERSITIES
College communities house educational leaders and our talented student-athletes who often pave the way in passionately advocating for our program and supporting Team IMPACT. Our partnerships with universities across the country have led to community events and press opportunities, allowing our mission to reach thousands and transcend more than we could have ever imagined for our national growth.
MEDIA
We have been able to bring our message and mission to the forefront through integrated marketing campaigns, partner activations, social channels, and events. Our partners in the media industry have been key to our storytelling, brand growth, and our ability to reach more children, families, student-athletes, and communities who benefit from our program.
ALL IN.
ALL TOGETHER.
THE POWER BEHIND THE TEAM IMPACT BRAND
By creating and building a strategic brand, we serve and meet our goals to help raise revenue needed for a thriving program and bring in additional referrals. As we continue to elevate our brand, we are focused on creating campaigns within the broader “All In. All Together.” umbrella. With your support we’ve been able to activate in a big way around so many incredible moments throughout the year, driving impactful awareness to our program.
CLICK AN ICON BELOW
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR BRAND GROWTH!
EVERY CHILD HAS A STORY VIDEO SERIES
Kyle & Johns Hopkins University men's lacrosse
Payton & Indiana University women's basketball
Jace & University of Houston men's basketball
INSPIRATIONAL & IMPACTFUL EVENTS
YOUR SUPPORT ALLOWED TEAM IMPACT TO UNITE REGIONS AND COMMUNITIES MORE THAN EVER THIS YEAR, RAISING AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR OUR PROGRAM WHILE IMPACTING THOUSANDS.
BECAUSE OF SUPPORTERS LIKE YOU
EVERY DONATION. EVERY EVENT.
EVERY EFFORT.
DIRECTLY IMPACTED THE LIVES OF TEAM IMPACT CHILDREN, FAMILIES, & ATHLETES.
CLICK AN IMAGE BELOW TO VIEW OUR REGIONAL & DONOR SPOTLIGHTS
TERRA
FULLER-KULPINS
COLE GAHAGAN & LEARFIELD
THE KORMAN
FAMILY
THE MENAKER
FAMILY
THE OLSON
FAMILY
The highlights of 2023 continue throughout this report as we take a deeper dive into each key element that helped make this year unforgettable and powerful.
