About the Challenge
The Ignite Louisville Challenge is the service-learning component of the program which pairs Ignite Louisville teams with a local nonprofit to execute a project. In return, Ignite Louisville participants gain experience in community leadership, board involvement, and teamwork. At the end of the program year, the teams present their projects to a panel of esteemed leaders who choose a winner.
Since its inception in 2004, Ignite Louisville participants have worked on 160 projects for area nonprofits to plan, execute and sustain new strategies for success.
In July 2013, the Ignite Louisville Challenge received a national award for “Excellence in Innovation” from the Association of Leadership Programs.
Results achieved for nonprofits
- Results of the Spring 2023 Ignite Louisville Challenge projects
- Results of the Fall 2022 Ignite Louisville Challenge projects
- Results of the Spring 2022 Ignite Louisville Challenge projects
- Results of the Fall 2021 Ignite Louisville Challenge projects
- Results of the Spring 2021 Ignite Louisville Challenge projects
- Results of the Spring 2020 Ignite Louisville Challenge projects
Nonprofits, learn about partnering with an Ignite Louisville or Encore Louisville team
Outcomes
In a recent survey, partner organizations stated that Ignite Louisville teams:
- Remarkably improved the productivity of operations.
- Increased the organization’s outreach in the community.
- Improved the strategic focus of the organization.
The Ignite Louisville teams invest an average of over 500 hours in each of their partner organizations. The average value of each team’s work is over $35,000 in the most recent class and many Ignite Louisville graduates have joined the boards of directors of their adopted nonprofit, helping to accelerate a generational change in leadership.
In addition, 97% of Ignite Louisville program graduates reported civic engagement following program participation – 30% give 1-3 hours, 40% give 4-9 hours and 25% volunteer more than 10 hours a month.
An award-winning program
The Ignite Louisville Challenge received a national award for Excellence in Innovation from the Association of Leadership Programs. The program also received the Center for Nonprofit Excellence’s Pyramid Award for the Art of Collaboration.
How nonprofits can get involved
If your nonprofit could benefit from the talents and expertise of a team of young professionals, consider submitting a project proposal for the Ignite Louisville Challenge.
See the list of non-profit organizations that have partnered with Ignite Louisville teams.
For more information, contact Jo Lloyd-Triplett at (502) 561-0458 or email.