Author Archives: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

By Mark Crosswell, managing director, the GoATL Fund, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In 2018, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta launched the GoATL Fund, the first social impact investment fund in the Southeast. The Fund provides flexible, low-cost debt to nonprofits and social enterprises that are making an impact in areas including affordable housing, education […]

By Alison O’Carroll, JD, MBA, director and philanthropic counsel, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta As the year comes to a close, many individuals are looking for ways to minimize taxation and maximize their philanthropy. There are some unique charitable giving opportunities available only in 2020 and other tax-wise giving strategies to consider. The CARES Act, […]

By Guest Editors representing Latinos for Democracy It has been a historic election with more than 145 million voters casting their ballots. Among them, millions of Hispanic/Latinos/Latinx(*) voters turned out to say, “Presente, Estamos Aquí.” Latinos, the largest minority group in the United States, have a growing influence on American politics. Approximately every 30 seconds, […]

By Diaka Burke, marketing and events associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta On October 29, the Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Atlanta Chapter executed their annual event: National Philanthropy Day, a celebration of greater Atlanta’s philanthropic advocates and 1,000 other like-hearted individuals traditionally held in the Georgia Aquarium’s captivating ballroom. Year after year, AFP […]

By Nikonie Brown, marketing administrative assistant, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The shift to virtual school because of COVID-19 has caused a myriad of accessibility issues for students and their families. Schools are more than learning centers – they are hubs for food, technology and mental and physical health. Georgia currently has 52 comprehensive school-based […]

By Errika Moore, senior program officer, prosperous people, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta For the past few months the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has worked directly with multiple school districts to understand the changing needs of students and teachers in real time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our diverse 26 districts across the region are […]

By Erin Drury Boorn, senior philanthropic officer Many DeKalb County residents are about to get a wonderful surprise in the mail – the elimination of their medical debt. With a $100,000 grant to RIP Medical Debt, an anonymous Community Foundation donor has erased approximately $10 million in medical debt in DeKalb.  Medical debt devastates American […]

By guest editor, Brittany Collins, Director of PAACT: Promising All Atlanta Children Thrive Parenting young children has always been stressful, but parenting in a pandemic? It’s brought a whole new level of anxiety to families coping financially, socially, and emotionally with the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York Times recently reported on several surveys showing that […]

By Erin Dreiling, marketing and communications manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta As the COVID-19 pandemic has caused dual economic and health crises, it has impacted one facet of well-being we don’t often talk about: mental health. While everyone in our community faces different challenges, the associated effect on mental health is an unsurprising fallout […]

By Lauren Priest, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta As businesses and public places have begun to reopen, schools and students are still making very difficult decisions about what the fall will look like for them, facing the reality that COVID-19 will be affecting our region for at least the next few months. When […]

Community Foundation has opened grant applications for next round of funding By Clare S. Richie, public policy specialist, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In June, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced Vote Your Voice, a partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta to invest up to $30 million through 2022 from the SPLC’s […]

By Gigi Pedraza, guest editor, Executive Director Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia)  It was October 2019 and my friend Josephine and I were having a conversation at “La Choloteca” a pop up party organized by Cholo Productions, a Latinx-owned small business dedicated to create inclusive, safe and accessible spaces to honor the diversity of the […]

By Jonny Newburgh, impact investment associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Small businesses are hurting. Black-owned businesses face added challenges. In good times, entrepreneurship is tough. The most recent Small Business Credit Survey, conducted by the Federal Reserve System in early 2020, found that in 2019 only 57% of small businesses enjoyed profits and 24% operated […]

Contributed by Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta Guest post by Calista Jahn, Voices for Georgia’s Children It’s been two months since Census Day, and to date 56.8% of Georgia’s households have completed their form, lagging behind the U.S. self-response rate 60.6%1. While the COVID-19 pandemic is causing difficulty, hardship and unprecedented stress across the state, […]

By Lita Pardi, interim vice president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Over recent weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, work and connect with each other. News changes daily, if not by the minute. It’s a scary, uncertain time, particularly for the most vulnerable in our region: What began as a health […]