By Hala Moddelmog, President and CEO, Metro Atlanta Chamber Last December, the Metro Atlanta Chamber and Jeffrey C. Sprecher convened Atlanta leaders in New York City to celebrate the region’s success in business, talent attraction and innovation. This one-of-a-kind event at the New York Stock Exchange not only highlighted our position as a top-tier global […]
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World Meningitis Day 2018: Eliminating Epidemics of Meningococcal A Meningitis
By Catherine Zilber Meningitis is a deadly infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. One particular bacteria, Neisseria meningitides, is the culprit of meningococcal meningitis and features different strains—A, C, W, X and Y. Meningococcal meningitis specifically targets the lining of the brain to cause a variety of health issues ranging from […]
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How to incorporate charitable planning into your professional practice: Call for applications now open
By Ali Gant, gift planning officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Are you a financial, legal, wealth management or accounting professional who wants to learn more about guiding your clients on a path to greater philanthropy? Then PALI is for you! The Philanthropic Advisor Leadership Institute (PALI) is now accepting applications for its ninth class […]
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Welfare Reform Needs Reforming to Move Georgia Families Out of Poverty
By Fred Brooks In 1996, the federal government radically reformed welfare, including cash aid now called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), with the goals of reducing poverty and “helping needy families achieve self-sufficiency.” Reform policies are one thing, but actual change is another. In 2016, I conducted a study in Georgia with a sample […]
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Empowering Nonprofit Innovators to Accelerate Solutions
At Gas South, our core business is providing natural gas service to customers in the southeastern United States, but every day we strive to stay true to our purpose of being a fuel for good. One important aspect of this purpose is our pledge to give back 5% of our profits to organizations that help […]
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MARTA RECEIVES FEDERAL GRANT FOR NEW BUSES
$3.6 Million Will Upgrade and Expand Service in DeKalb County The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is receiving a $3.6 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program. MARTA will use the funding to upgrade and replace 40-foot diesel-fueled buses with 60-foot Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses used […]
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Collaboration is the Key to a Healthy World
by Tamara Barker, UPS Chief Sustainability Officer From our global headquarters in Sandy Springs, we can now see the traffic on 400. Although our LEED Gold-certified campus includes 33 acres of woods, when a wide swath of trees along the highway easement was cleared this past winter, our view changed radically. It’s a reminder of how […]
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National Volunteer Week
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President As an organization that depends on volunteers, National Volunteer Week is a special celebration for MedShare. Our work is made possible by generous individuals who give their time and talents to our mission. As we celebrate 20 years of impacting global health, we are proud to boast a volunteer […]
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MAP International Adds Good Samaritan Health Center in Atlanta to Georgia-based Pilot Program
MAP International, funded by a grant from Georgia Baptist Healthcare Ministry Foundation (GBHCMF), announces the Atlanta launch of its pilot program to expand access to medicine in Georgia. The first such partnership established in Atlanta with the Good Samaritan Health Clinic will provide prescription assistance to uninsured and under-insured citizens who have fallen through the cracks […]
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MARTA TO ASSUME OPERATIONS OF ATLANTA STREETCAR THIS SUMMER
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will assume ownership of the Atlanta Streetcar from the City of Atlanta on July 1. The four-car light rail system will be under MARTA’s rail operations. MARTA is currently focused on four transition objectives; enhancing and fortifying safety and security on the streetcar, implementing a ridership growth program, reducing […]
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Springtime shines on the Atlanta BeltLine
By Barrett Coker Krise, senior philanthropic officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Spring has sprung and that means Atlantans are flocking outside to enjoy what our city has to offer. And I’m among them with my family. I’ve developed a recent obsession with the Atlanta BeltLine. It’s possible that it’s because I live in Cabbagetown. […]
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InForum: Changing How We Work
As a non-profit executive in Greater Atlanta, it’s part of my job to keep asking how we can work better, how we can borrow expertise from those successfully changing communities and how we can share our successes and lessons with our partners. Getting the right people in the right rooms to have these critical conversations […]
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Delta Student Success Center Provides Growth Opportunities for Robinson College of Business Students
The new Delta Student Success Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business unites three college units focused on ensuring students develop business communication skills, access experiential learning opportunities and connect with businesses for internships and jobs. On the 12th floor of 55 Park Place NE overlooking Woodruff Park, the Delta Student […]
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Get Ready to Vote for the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act
By Andrew Feiler Advisory Council Member, The Trust for Public Land in Georgia As the 2018 legislative session came to a close a few days ago, a bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers passed the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act (GOSA). As a fifth-generation Georgian, long-time advisory council member of The Trust for Public Land and an […]
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Polio Eradication Is on the Horizon: What It Will Take to Finish the Job
By Mark McKinlay, PhD, Director, Center for Vaccine Equity (CVE) at The Task Force for Global Health We are on the cusp of a historic moment for global public health. The potential exists for wild polio to be wiped out this year, becoming only the second human disease ever eradicated. Eradication of a disease is […]
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Connected Communities: Harnessing Technology for Resilience
By Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation I know from my own experience in primary care and public health that it’s not a matter of if a community will need to respond and recover. It’s a matter of when, how and with what resources. California has been especially hard-hit by emergencies […]
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Spring for Early Pollinators
By Teri Nye, Park Pride’s Visioning Coordinator and resident botanist Signs of spring are around us! Mayapples and bloodroot are pushing up out of the soil with leaves wrapped around should there be a chill. Dogwoods are unfurling creamy white bracts and redbuds are parading fuchsia flowers on each still-bare branch. What welcome sights! Once […]
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Calling on trusted voices for a fair and accurate 2020 Census
By Clare S. Richie, public policy specialist, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The U.S. Census is coming up in 2020 and it’s not too early to start planning. Census data touches our lives daily, such as how much federal funding Georgia receives for critical programs like Medicaid or SNAP, which public school our children are […]
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MARTA THROWS BLOCK PARTY AT ASHBY STATION
Mural Dedication Features Food, Music, Arts & Crafts The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) celebrated the completion of the Ashby Station mural with a block party on Saturday, March 24 from 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The event, sponsored by WonderRoot, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Invest Atlanta, and MARTA’s Artbound program was […]
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NCR Collaborates with Metro Atlanta Chamber in IoT and Innovation & Entrepreneurship
NCR Corporation, a global leader in omni-channel solutions and headquartered in Atlanta, announced this month two additions to the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s IoT Council and Innovation & Entrepreneurship Advisory Board – two entities that will work to position Atlanta as a top-tier global competitor while attracting new companies and talent to the region. NCR’s Executive […]
