Impact Oklahoma

In celebration of 20 years of giving $100,000 grants to the Oklahoma City community, which have to date funded 32 dream projects and totaled over $4.4 million, we’d like to recognize the outstanding work of some of our beneficiaries. Our first update comes from @varietycare (Oklahoma Community Health Services), one of our 2007 winners: Variety Care used Impact Oklahoma funds to pilot a project supporting oral health for pregnant women and young children that has blossomed into the Healthy Expectations program, one of our premier initiatives. Healthy Expectations provides advocacy and education to women from prenatal care through the child’s 5th birthday. One of the focus areas of Healthy Expectations is encouraging pregnant persons to obtain oral health care for themselves and their young children. Healthy Expectations Advocates work directly with the dental department to make appointments for pregnant persons, and pediatric staff continue the effort to link young children with dental care. In addition to preventive and restorative dental services, we now offer sedation dentistry at our Straka Terrace location. Very young children may receive dental treatment under anesthesia in cases where their age or other circumstances make it difficult for them to receive treatment traditionally. When we applied for Impact Oklahoma funding for this program in 2007, we provided prenatal care for 1,200 women. In the last 12 months, we provided prenatal care for 4,041 pregnant people. Impact Oklahoma’s investment in oral health has grown far beyond our initial expectations! If you would like to be a part of an organization that makes a difference, we invite you to join us through our website. Members on a payment plan or paid in full by November 30th have the opportunity to join a Focus Area Committee for grants, which includes reading grant proposals, performing site visits and selecting a finalist for our May 15th Awards Celebration. The more members we have, the more money we can give away, so invite your friends! #okc #okcmoms #okcmetro #oklahoma #oklahomacity #okclife #discoveroklahoma #womenscollectivegiving

Nearly 100 OKC metro nonprofits came out to this morning’s Nonprofit Workshop to learn how they can compete for one of our $100,000 grants to be given May 15th at our Impact Awards Celebration. There are five different focus areas: Family, Community, Health and Wellness, Education, and Arts and Culture. Don’t forget, Letters of Intent are due December 3rd! If you are a member interested in being on a Focus Area Committee for Grant Review make sure to pay your dues or set up a payment plan by November 30th. Semi-finalists will be selected by the committees and nonprofits notified February 14th, and site visits will be February 21-March 21st. The more members we have, the more money we can give away! Our dream is to give away a $100,000 grant to each finalist. Join us on our website under the Support Us tab—dues are $1150 (Core Impact Member) or $1500 (Woman of Impact) with $1000 going to grants or $575 for First Impact members 40 and under with $500 going to grants. Spread the word and invite your friends to join! Check out our next event Thursday, November 14th at 5:30pm - a Women’s Health Panel at the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. RSVP on our website, due to popular demand we added 12 more seats that are sure to go quickly! #okc #okcmetro #womenscollectivegiving

Our next event will be a women’s health panel Thursday, November 14th 5:30-7:30pm at the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. This free event is limited to 50 attendees so make sure you RSVP and bring your friends! We will hear from five different women’s health specialists and have time for Q and A so bring your questions. This event is open to all OKC metro area ladies, current and prospective members and friends. Learn more about joining ImpactOK and how you can be a part of awarding $100,000 transformational grants to local nonprofits that make a huge difference to our community! #okc #okcmoms #okcwomen #oklahoma #oklahomacity #womenscollectivegiving

Turn your $1,000 into $100,000! Help us celebrate our 20th year and over $4.4 million in donations over the past two decades by joining now. Our 2024/2025 membership season is open and your $500 (First Impact) or $1000 (Core Member/Woman of Impact) goes towards our Annual Meeting May 15, 2025 nonprofit winners! We have options for membership: use easy monthly payments or pay in full. Dues must be on a recurring payment plan or paid in full by NOVEMBER 15th to serve on a Grant Review committee If you join in the month of October on a payment plan, you’ll have 8 payments. First Impact member (under 40) $575 or $71.88/month Core Member $1150 or $143.75/month Woman of Impact $1500 or $187.50/month *additional funds are used for operational expenses www.impactok.org Support Us tab #okc #okcmetro #okcmoms #womenscollectivegiving