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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social

A crucial additional tool is The Impact Project It makes visible what’s often invisible: the real-world impact of government decisions πŸ”—πŸ‘‰ theimpactproject.org 3/🧡

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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social

πŸ“ The Impact Project connects the dots β€” using open-source data to show how federal decisions ripple through real lives πŸ›οΈβž‘οΈπŸ  From D.C. policy to hometown impact, it helps journalists, researchers & everyday people make sense of it all 4/🧡

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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social

πŸ™ My hope is that The Impact Project helps people see the real-life impact behind policy β€” bridging the gap between decisions made in D.C. πŸ›οΈ & the communities they reach 🏘️ 5/🧡

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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social

πŸ“£ Have you been impacted by changes in federal funding? πŸ” The Impact Project is collecting stories from affected grant recipients Our voices matter β€” help them show what data alone can’t πŸ“ Share your story forms.gle/yz5ygewJSAtN... 6/🧡

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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social

🎯 Also, federal policy changes affect all people (& not just researchers!) Whether you're a student, parent, public servant, or community member impacted by cuts or changes to funding, programs, or services β€” they want to hear from you πŸ—£οΈ Share your storyπŸ‘‰ theimpactproject.org/share-your-s... 7/🧡

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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social

πŸ™ Big thanks to everyone powering this work β€” especially The Impact Project Director Abby AndrΓ© & the stellar team making these stories visible, shareable, and impossible to ignore πŸ’₯ 8/🧡

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