By John Berry, Chief Executive Officer, St. Vincent de Paul Georgia I started in the nonprofit sector almost 13 years ago after a 25+ year career in the governmental and business sectors. It was a challenging transition. In 2006, when I came to St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, the nonprofit sector was becoming more focused […]
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MARTA “GET ON BOARD” DAY FEATURES LUNCHTIME YOGA AT FIVE POINTS
Photo above: Yoga on the Five Points Station soccer field The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) celebrated Get on Board Day last Thursday with a free lunchtime yoga session and mini health and wellness fair at Five Points Station. For the event, the station’s soccer field was turned into a yoga studio where around […]
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AgTech Startups Selected for First IoT.ATL Living Labs Pilot
From cold storage and mobile crop monitoring to insect farms, the inaugural IoT.ATL AgTech Challenge unearthed several intelligent farming solutions. Last year, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, in partnership with the City of Atlanta, Invest Atlanta, the Atlanta BeltLine, Georgia Power, New City Properties and AGCO, launched the IoT.ATL AgTech Challenge. The nationwide search was created […]
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City of Atlanta Holds the Key to Dramatically Increase Needed Greenspace
By Ryan Gravel, founder and president, Sixpitch We slipped through the fence at the street’s edge and within seconds, a shroud of oaks absorbed the city sounds and cast a cool shade on our adventure. I was working on the Atlanta City Design and got to tour the near-mythical Honor Farm. It’s a 300-acre reforested […]
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Building philanthropy through professional influence: PALI call for applications now open
By Christy Eckoff, managing director and philanthropic counsel, 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? Apply to be a part of the 10th PALI class today! The Philanthropic Advisor Leadership Institute (PALI) […]
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MARTA TO HOST STATION YOGA, HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR, IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL “GET ON BOARD” DAY
Advocacy Day at Five Points Touts Health Benefits of Transit The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will mark national Get on Board Day Thursday, April 25, from noon until 2 p.m. at Five Points Station with activities celebrating the health benefits of using public transit. Get on Board Day is the American Public Transportation […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Outputs to Outcomes
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Several years ago, MedShare made an important transition. We shifted our focus from outputs to outcomes in an effort to expand our mission and better serve communities in need. Two of the most important questions we had to answer for ourselves were what is our intended impact, and how […]
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Georgia 2019 legislative recap
This post originally appeared on Denton’s Soapbox Blog By Eric Tanenblatt, Edward Lindsey, Dan Baskerville, Elmer Stancil and of Dentons At midnight on Tuesday, April 2, the 2019 Georgia Legislative Session came to a close. After hundreds of bills were introduced in both the State House of Representatives and the State Senate, the select few […]
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Let’s Make Earth Day About People
George Dusenbury, state director for The Trust for Public Land in Georgia Every profession has its busy season. Accountant friends work overtime as Tax Day looms. Educators in my family scramble when a new term begins. For the environmental community, that season is now–around Earth Day. My calendar is full of conferences, luncheons and parties […]
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Hope Steps In: Raising a Disabled Child in Guatemala
By: Dale Hanson-Bourke, MAP International To Albertina and her husband, every child is a gift from God. So even though her seven children were almost grown, she was thrilled to discover she was pregnant again. And when her son was born with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, she continued to celebrate his birth, even though […]
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Discuss importance of leadership at United Way’s Leading a Life of Purpose event
The United Way of Greater Atlanta’s eighth-annual Leading a Life of Purpose event is May 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Woodruff Arts Theatre in Atlanta. Leading a Life of Purpose is a networking event hosted by United Way affinity group Cole Women United, and this will be a fireside chat with some […]
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FRESH MARTA MARKETS OPEN FOR SEASON
Locally-Sourced Produce Available Weekly at 5 Rail Stations The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will open its popular Fresh MARTA Markets at West End on April 23 and Five Points on April 26, and in early May at H.E. Holmes, College Park, and Bankhead Stations. Initially launched in 2015, Fresh MARTA Markets provide nutritious, […]
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The Georgia Conservancy Under the Gold Dome – A Brief Recap of the Legislative Session
By Leah Dixon, Georgia Conservancy Advocacy Director Photo above: Cumberland Island by Georgia Conservancy member James Powers The lawmaking process at the state level during the final days of the legislative session can be described as one-part country auction and one-part emergency reconstructive surgery. The energy at the State Capitol is fast-paced, the Chambers and […]
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Economic Development Leadership Council Talks Relocation and Talent Acquisition with Norfolk Southern
Metro Atlanta is growing at an exponential rate. The region’s increasing population and position at the center of the world’s most important markets make it a prime location for next-generation talent eager to enter the workforce. The Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Economic Development Council took up the subject during a recent sit-down conversation with Norfolk Southern […]
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Atlanta at the Center of Innovation in Global Health Diagnostics
April 11 symposium showcases new technologies that are helping eliminate diseases By The Task Force for Global Health With smartphones changing nearly every aspect of consumer life for the developed world, an unintended benefit of these powerful handheld computers is that they are being adapted for uses to improve health for people in developing countries. […]
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MARTA NEARING COMPLETION ON FIRST PHASE OF INMAN PARK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is nearing completion on the first phase of the pedestrian bridge rehabilitation at Inman Park/Reynoldstown rail station. The bridge, built in the late 1970’s, will retain its metal structure, while the concrete portions are being replaced with fiberglass reinforced composite decking. This material is lighter and stronger than concrete […]
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Atlanta Census 2020 kickoff engages broad community partners
By Clare S. Richie, public policy specialist, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Census 2020 is now less than one year away, and the City of Atlanta has already kicked off its efforts. On April 1, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hosted a community rally at City Hall to announce ATL Counts Census 2020, an effort […]
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Listen To CDC Foundation’s New Podcast: Contagious Conversations
Featured Photo: Maryn McKenna (left) is interviewed by our Contagious Conversations podcast host Claire Stinson (right). By Lisa Splitlog, senior advisor for the CDC Foundation The CDC Foundation recently launched Contagious Conversations to share our conversations with leading health influencers who are dedicated to making the world safer and healthier for us all. The first […]
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Atlanta to Host First Ever Smart City Expo in the U.S.
Partnering with Fira de Barcelona, Smart City Expo Atlanta will “redefine smart” Smart City Expo Atlanta (SCATL), in partnership with Fira de Barcelona, today announced its debut from September 11-13, 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC). SCATL is the first, and only, U.S. edition of Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the world’s leading conference and expo on smart […]
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MARTA TEAMS WITH ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION TO STUDY RIDERSHIP
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is partnering with the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to conduct surveys on system ridership. ARC contractors will board buses and trains this spring and again in the fall to study customer usage. The survey personnel will be wearing blue vests (as shown in the flyer) and a badge […]
