Author Archives: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

By Charles Phaneuf, vice president Strategy, South Arts Earlier this month, my colleagues and I were thrilled to attend the first in-person Georgia Arts Day since 2019! The two-day event was hosted by Georgians for the Arts, with the first day focused on peer-to-peer networking and learning at the Center for Puppetry Arts while the […]

By Waduda Muhammad, executive director, Georgians for the Arts I cannot express the sheer gratitude, fulfillment and joy that I felt and received in making this event come to fruition and for it to be such a success. It has been a very long past three years as Georgians for the Arts strived to recover […]

By Kristin Allin, Chelsea Arkin and Dr. Bambie Hayes-Brown, co-chairs, HouseATL Policy Working Group Progress is made when people take the initiative to fix broken systems by working together. HouseATL is a coalition of 385 civic leaders from business, finance, foundations, government, grassroots organizations, healthcare, and law committed to addressing the growing housing crisis in […]

By Ian Connell, program coordinator, The Horizon Forum Atlanta is setting a precedent of collaboration among nonprofit leaders, donors and community foundations to build institutional strength in the Muslim philanthropic community and grow its integration into the world of philanthropy at large. In a remarkable display of unity and commitment, a collective of over 20 […]

As your go-to partner for philanthropic planning, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is here to help you match your client’s goals with the right charitable fund to fulfill their ambitions. At first, the options can feel overwhelming, but each fund type is designed to do something different.  Here’s a quick primer on a few […]

By Dominque Feloss, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Postsecondary education- including certifications, 2-year degrees, 4-year degrees, and graduate degrees- are still impactful ways to achieve economic mobility. An associate degree adds about $7,300 to a high school graduate’s annual income, while earning a bachelor’s degree adds $26,000 annually (Asset Funders). However, as the […]

By Jovan Paige, program officer Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta From coast to coast, there is an undeniable surge of interest and participation in democracy, signifying a fresh wave of accountability and empowerment. This trend is particularly pronounced in metropolitan hubs like Atlanta, where our community has a rich history of active civic engagement. In […]

In October 2022, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and a collaborative of nearly 50 partners worked with Wells Fargo on the Wealth Opportunity Realized Through Homeownership (WORTH) initiative. The group had one, singular goal: to build or preserve 6,000 homes for families of color by 2026. Just one year after that announcement, initial results […]

Located in southwest Atlanta, Historic Thomasville is a strong and tight-knit community. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has collaborated with residents for years. In 2022, conditions at the Forest Cove apartments reached crisis level. The Community Foundation partnered with the City of Atlanta and other organizations in a $9+ million effort to relocate roughly […]

By Erica Stephens, Founder & Executive Director, Nana Grants, Inc. The United States marched off a child care cliff last week. How else can I describe our relentless move toward this inevitable outcome? This manufactured crisis is the result of expiring pandemic emergency relief funds that had helped thousands of child care centers pay their […]

By PushPush Arts staff At PushPush Arts, our mission is to incubate artists and their original work through collaboration, inclusion, experimentation, and innovation. Our vision is to serve as a robust creative hub with distinctive development opportunities and resources. For 25 years, we have supported thousands of working Atlanta artists, offering residencies, studio rentals, performance […]

By Nikonie Brown-McManus  Maya Packer is a sophomore public relations major at the University of Southern California (USC) where she serves as the editor of Black., a vertical of Annenberg Media that focuses on Black student stories. She is also the PR & Brand Manager for The Cardinal Divas of SC, the first and only majorette team at USC. […]

By Nandi Edouard, founder and CEO, The Simple Vue Academy There is an urgent case to be made that we must intervene in young people’s lives and provide them with innovative educational experiences that prepare them for real-world challenges they may face after high school. As a native of Cobb County, I’ve seen families in […]

By Community Foundation staff When students across Georgia start class next week, they’ll accumulate more than knowledge; many of them will also accumulate debt. Americans collectively owe an estimated $1.75 trillion in student debt. Georgians owe an average of $40,268 per person in student loans—higher than the national average. Collectively, Georgians collectively owe $66 billion […]

By Andy Posner, founder and CEO, Capital Good Fund Immigration is about families. Many Georgia families are seeking to improve their immigration status but face a barrier: paying for necessary legal and filing costs. Many have stories similar to newlywed Sonya of Macon, Georgia, who is trying to secure a green card for her husband […]

By Sarah Kirsch, managing director Housing Funds, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Renters are more than twice as likely as homeowners to be overly burdened by the cost of housing in metro Atlanta, yet homeownership continues to be out of reach for many families. Recent studies have revealed that the rate of Black homeownership is […]

We need everybody who values diversity, equity and inclusion to step up. By Debra Nealy, executive director, Step Ahead Scholars; Celeste Montgomery, intern and alumna, Step Ahead Scholars and student, University of Chicago; Enmanuel Acosta Aparicio, alumnus, Step Ahead Scholars and student, University of Chicago; Nia Bellamy, intern, Step Ahead Scholars and student, Georgia Tech […]

By Maria Azuri, LMSW, principal, Equitable Table and Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta This article is the last of a three-part series on nonprofits and mental health. Community health is an interconnected tapestry of well-being, a system that is interdependent on its parts in order to equitably thrive—and we […]

By Maria Azuri, LMSW, principal, Equitable Table and Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta This article is part two of a three-part series on nonprofits and mental health. Stress. Anxiety. Tension. Overwhelm. We’ve let our mental health go unchecked for far too long. It’s a conversation sparked during Mental Health […]

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. This article is the first of a three-part series that explores the mental health of nonprofit employees and offers solutions to bolster their health and well-being. Nonprofit organizations are the third-largest employer as a sector in the United States, constituting much more of a robust and sizable economic […]