By Michelle Panneton, MPH, senior program officer for the CDC Foundation In 2015, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the Data for Health Initiative (D4H) to help governments build sustainable capacity to gather and use scientific data to guide decision making and policy development. One part of the initiative, called the Data Impact Program, aims to ensure health […]
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In giving back, businesses should ask: What Would Bernie Do?
By Eric Tanenblatt When Rick Jackson, who parlayed a fractious adolescence in foster care to become one of Georgia’s most successful businessmen and most dedicated philanthropists, approached me last year to join in launching a first-of-its-kind corporate charity initiative to help local businesses find creative ways to give back, I enthusiastically agreed. goBeyondProfit, as Rick pitched […]
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Unleashing the superpower of philanthropy: Matching the passions of donors with purposes of nonprofits
By Alicia Philipp, president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta What do a generous family, a trusted financial advisor and Atlanta’s beloved, annual Dragon Con have in common with Superman and Batman? Each of them has a superpower that lifts our region to greater positive impact through philanthropy! Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently published our […]
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MARTA GENERAL MANAGER DISCUSSES IMPORTANCE OF TRANSIT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) General Manager, Jeffrey A. Parker, recently participated in a discussion about the impact of failing to modernize public transit systems, organized by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). APTA President Paul P. Skoutelas moderated the discussion that included Parker and leaders from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Southeastern Pennsylvania […]
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High Risk, High Return? Perhaps Not: Cracking the Beta Anomaly of the Stock Market
By Scott Murray If you invest in high-risk stocks, you should expect, on average and in the long run, higher returns than if you invest in low-risk stocks, right? That’s what financial economic theory tells us, but when we looked at data on stock returns from 1963-2012, we found that portfolios containing high-risk stocks generate […]
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Dentons appoints Atlanta policy professionals to global and local leadership posts
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announces the elevation of members of its award-winning Public Policy practice to leadership positions. Eric Tanenblatt, former chief of staff to then-Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA), now US Secretary of Agriculture under President Donald Trump, and longtime strategist who served in three Republican presidential administrations, has been named chair […]
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How Historical Disease Detectives Are Solving Mysteries of the 1918 Flu
One hundred years ago, a novel pandemic influenza virus spread rapidly around the world. It killed about 1 to 2 percent of the human population, primarily young and often healthy adults. The centennial of the 1918 pandemic is a good time to take stock of how far the world has come since this historic health […]
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Impact: Ecuador
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Each year MedShare organizes an Impact Trip to a country we serve as a way to give Board members, staff, donors, potential donors, and supporters a way to see first-hand the impact of our work and to evaluate current healthcare conditions. Each year we leave amazed by the impact […]
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Building Resilient Communities for Children and Youth
Did you know that 48.3 million Americans are living with a mental health condition? It’s not just strangers, either. Chances are it is someone close to you: a family member or a colleague. Possibly, even you. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and thousands of organizations – including United Way of Greater Atlanta – are […]
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MARTA SHOWCASES ELECTRIC NEW FLYER BUS
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) recently hosted a viewing of the New Flyer Battery-Electric 60 foot Xcelsior CHARGE bus at Lindbergh Station. The 35, 40, and 60 foot battery and electric powered buses can charge quickly at a rail station where you have a strong electrical current or plug-in at a bus operating […]
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We’ve Come a Long Way — What’s Next?
George Dusenbury, Executive Director, The Trust for Public Land in Georgia Where will you spend the sunny, warm days of spring? I hope you will visit Atlanta’s iconic historic sites, relax in your neighborhood park or bike on the trails that traverse our city. Those amazing public spaces are the backdrop of our lives. Have […]
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Commentary: Why Atlanta Should Be the Global Hub for Franchising
By Ben Lawrence Much has been made of Atlanta’s rise as a hub for technology, logistics and cybersecurity, but there’s an equally important sector for which the city already boasts all the ingredients to become a global leader. All it needs is the same kind of promotional momentum and industry swagger that have helped spur […]
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The Money Follows the Person Program Aids Quality of Life for Georgians With Disabilities
By Kristi Fuller, Georgia Health Policy Center As a single mother of two young girls, Michelle found herself in a nursing facility after suffering from a brain-stem stroke which led to loss of speech and quadriplegia. “No one belongs in a nursing facility,” Michelle* said, “especially not at 34 years old. These are good people […]
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GoATL Fund: New impact investment fund leverages philanthropy in new ways
By Mark Crosswell, managing director for impact investing, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In the past, traditional philanthropy has always supported nonprofit organizations by way of grants, or outright gifts. Yet even with that essential flow of funding, our communities continue to face the same decades-old challenges. Now, the emergence of a new stream of […]
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Atlanta Metro Export Challenge Companies Find Success Outside of Competition
The Atlanta Metro Export Challenge (Atlanta MEC) wrapped up this past month, announcing winners and thousands of dollars in awarded grants to help the participating companies jumpstart their international exporting plans. Two of the companies have since gone on to conduct successful exits – Triatek Holding’s acquisition by Johnson Controls and Car360’s acquisition by leading […]
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It’s time to Silence the Growl!
More than 350,000 kids across Greater Atlanta are at risk of going without one or more meals this summer. You can change that by saying, “Lunch is on me!” We’re kicking off our fifth annual Silence the Growl – a campaign to fight summer hunger among children who receive federally funded free and reduced meals […]
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ARC & Georgia Tech Partner to Help Communities Outside Atlanta’s Urban Core Get ‘Smart’
Think of the phrase “smart community.” You likely envision transportation technology in the big city—self-driving cars, or vehicles like fire trucks and city buses zooming through multi-lane intersections without once hitting a red light, thanks to powerful technology connecting them to the infrastructure they travel through. But there’s a lot more to the potential of […]
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Uniting for Health Innovation Debuts: After 50 Years of Service, PAHO Foundation Refreshes to Deliver Health Solutions for the 21st Century
By Jennie Ward-Robinson, PhD, President & CEO, Uniting for Health Innovation As we near the end of the first decade of the 21st century, we can clearly see that while a host of medical triumphs have led to longer, healthier lives, there is certainly much work to be done. Illnesses like obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease seem […]
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Youth Employment Efforts in Atlanta
By Che Watkins, Center for Working Families Atlanta has an estimated 78,000 youth ages 16 – 24 that are not in school or employed for a variety of reasons. Research has continued to show the importance of engaging these young adults sooner rather than later to show them the various options available to them. Most are […]
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Parks + the Resilient City Revisited
By Michael Halicki, Park Pride’s Executive Director Disruptive events – both man-made and natural – have become the norm. We need only look at the last year in Atlanta to know this is true: heat waves, snowstorms, floods, hurricanes, water main breaks, an interstate collapse, traffic gridlock, and most recently, a cyber-security meltdown. It is […]
