By Sidney Wise, philanthropic associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta “The affordable housing issue is not my fault, but it’s my problem.” Those poignant words from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens during yesterday’s Housing Our Region ...
By Sydney Hulebak, impact investment manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta GoATL Fund The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s GoATL Fund recently made a $1 million investment in the Working Farms Fund – an initiative ...
By Elyse Hammett, vice president, marketing & communications, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Throughout history and across time, people have gathered –to celebrate, to mourn, to share ideas, to rally for justice, to pass laws, ...
By Diaka Burke, events and marketing associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently launched TogetherATL, a blueprint for how the Foundation will champion equity and lead boldly in collaboration ...
Guest post by Tokiwa Smith, founder and executive director of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. Since 2005, I have been privileged to do work that I am accomplished in and passionate about as Founder ...
By Nikonie Brown, content and social media associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently launched a five-year strategic plan, TogetherATL, which encompasses our efforts to drive equity across the ...
Guest post by Camille Brannon, managing partner, Campbell & Brannon Campbell & Brannon, a residential real estate law firm serving the region since 1998, has launched the Campbell & Brannon Philanthropy Fund in partnership with the Community Foundation ...
By Frank Fernandez, president and CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta 2022 brings change and a new focus for the Community Foundation. Three words summarize my aspirations for 2022: impact, together and momentum. Impact. As ...
By Alyssa Cobbs, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta I’ve called Atlanta home for most of my life. As I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s, my mother, brother and I moved from ...
By Nikonie Brown, content and social media associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta “The disability community is the largest minority population in the country (20%, 1 in 5 people) and is the only minority group ...
By The Confess Project team The turn of the decade has been eventful, to say the least. From the pandemic to social unrest, most of us have felt the weight of the world on our ...
By Alison O’Carroll, director and philanthropic counsel, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The end of the year is known as the giving season, and this year it’s possible to increase charitable giving while also decreasing ...
Guest post by Taylor Stanley, program director, ATL: Advance The Lives ATL: Advance The Lives was started in 2020 by Atlanta Quarterback Matt Ryan and his wife Sarah in the wake of the death of ...
By Ayana Gabriel, vice president, community impact, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently announced more than $1.2 million in grants and investments awarded to fund efforts in community development, ...
By Frank Fernandez, President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. At the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta we’re celebrating our 70th Anniversary of serving you, the metro Atlanta region. To do that, ...
By Erin Drury Boorn, senior philanthropic officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta On August 26, 2021 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium, which banned evictions in counties ...
By Clarke Henderson, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta This summer, we have seen observable effects of global climate change on our environment. Extreme weather events and record-breaking heat waves, like the one that ...
Ayana Gabriel joined the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently as Vice President, Community Impact. To celebrate her first 30 days with the Community Foundation, Erin Dreiling, marketing and communications manager at the Foundation, sat ...
Guest post on behalf of the Greater Atlanta Summer Learning Council With schools now back in session, it’s not too early to think about quality programs for children when summer rolls around again. Nearly half ...
By Felix Rodriguez, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Formally recognized in June 2008 (and still currently recognized today), Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month – otherwise known as BIPOC Mental Health Awareness ...
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