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100 Ideas to Drive Impact

Help us inform, innovate and inspire the next century of change.

To mark the ABA Foundation’s 100th anniversary, we want your best ideas to help banks drive community impact and advance financial health in the century ahead.

If selected, your submission will be featured in the ABA Foundation’s “100 Ideas” report.
The ABA Foundation is looking for ideas that:

  • Improve the accessibility of quality housing for everyone, including solutions to address common barriers to purchasing homes and tackle the housing supply crisis
  • Drive community development and create economic growth, particularly ideas to help people thrive financially, not just survive
  • Increase economic inclusion, such as innovative ideas for reaching unbanked and underbanked communities
  • Improve the accessibility and quality of financial education and identify ways to tailor and customize financial education to youth and other populations
  • Reimagine volunteerism in a post-pandemic world, such as opportunities that enhance employee culture and make a tangible community impact
  • Support our military families, particularly ideas to help them access financial services and get on the path to stability
  • Protect the financial assets of vulnerable individuals and families, especially older Americans, people with disabilities and other customers

Your idea or solution could become the next big thing that transforms how banks serve their communities!

Tell Us Your Idea

*The submission period ends April 30.

Already making a difference?

Has your bank in the past year implemented a change initiative that supports your local community? Consider applying for the ABA Foundation’s Community Commitment Awards.