by Impact Inc. | Jul 2, 2025 | Blog Post
Earlier this month, I attended the Massachusetts Women of Color Network’s annual “Superhero Effect” conference in Quincy, MA. This was one of many firsts for me since joining the IMPACT Boston team at the end of May, and it was a very memorable experience. Women (cis-... by Impact Inc. | Sep 26, 2024 | Blog Post
When IMPACT held its Middle School Safety class this summer, I eagerly signed up my daughter and encouraged friends and neighbors to do the same. I was surprised I received some push-back. “Aren’t they too young?” “Won’t it scare them?” “Do we really need to worry... by Impact Inc. | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog Post
51 Donors in 51 Days Some birthdays are supposed to be milestones: 18, 21, 30, 50, 80, 100. Usually, it’s the ones that come with new legal rights or the ones you can divide by 10. I’ve been lucky to celebrate a lot of these, but there are times when other milestones... by Impact Inc. | Jul 29, 2024 | Blog Post
For years I rested securely in the righteousness and rightness of phrases like, “No is a complete sentence” and “No means No”. I readily passed out these phrases when giving advice. These phrases are righteous. They are correct. But I was missing a step in my own... by Impact Inc. | May 30, 2024 | Blog Post
Twenty-two years ago I walked into my first IMPACT class. I was excited, afraid, and hopeful. I looked around the room and saw the big padded suits the instructors wore. I wondered if I would really be able to defend myself against a person that big. I was lucky that...