By Alicia Philipp, president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently released our 2018 Annual Report where we reflect upon our year and the donors and nonprofits that help our region to thrive. The Atlanta region is as diverse as it is beautiful. We are green and vibrant, the city […]
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How Downtown Woodstock Transformed into a More Lively, Walkable Place
By Marquita Bundrage and Kate Sweeney When Economic Development director Brian Stockton moved to the city of Woodstock in 2007, there were only three or four restaurants within walking distance of City Hall. Now there are 22. Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, the south Cherokee County city witnessed a rapid growth spurt. This […]
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Supporting Housing Affordability & Pride in Our Communities
Note from by John Ahmann, President & CEO, Westside Future Fund Thank you to Charlene Crusoe-Ingram, CEO of Meals on Wheels Atlanta for providing this week’s column. Meals on Wheels began from a seed of compassion in the United Kingdom, following World War II, when many had lost their homes and ability to cook. 1954 […]
Posted inArts & Culture Seen, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
An Art Challenge for Atlanta
by Andrew AlexanderA tough but beloved professor of art history gives all of her new students a difficult first assignment. They must submit, for her notoriously demanding scrutiny, an intensive research paper about a single work of art.That’s pretty intimidating as it is, but before the students pick up one book, before they visit the […]
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Based on the data, the future is promising
United Way of Greater Atlanta on May 9 at its annual State of The Children event reported out the progress made in Greater Atlanta’s 13 counties to improve the well-being of its children. A previous Child Well-Being Score of 58.9 had improved in two years to 61.8. That equates to a change in the lives […]
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Stopping Outbreaks At Their Source: The Vital Work of Epidemic Intelligence Disease Detectives
By Diana Robelotto Ever wondered who are the first people sent out to investigate when a disease outbreak occurs? Enter the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officers. EIS officers are boots-on-the-ground “disease detectives” who investigate outbreaks and work on a variety of essential long-term and emergency response health challenges […]
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Pittsburgh Perspectives from “the Parks Guy”
Michael Halicki, Executive Director of Park Pride Last week, I joined Atlanta Regional Commission’s LINK (Leaders Involvement Networking Knowledge) trip to Pittsburgh with other metro-Atlanta leaders. The goal was to connect with and learn tactics for addressing regional issues from Pittsburgh leaders that could be adapted and applied in the Atlanta area. As “the parks […]
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ANYTHING BUT EASY
By John Berry, St. Vincent de Paul Georgia There was an old song that was popular when I was young that had a line something like ‘It’s summer time and the living is easy.’ It was one of those songs that you kind of remember, without having a clue as to the artist or the rest […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Partnering for Good
By Charles Redding, MedShare I recently participated as a guest speaker at a Techonomy Conference in New York, along with a representative of MedShare’s global health partner, Philips Healthcare. The conversations both on-stage and off, left us re-energized to continue grappling with the central question of the event: will tech destroy or save the planet? […]
Posted inMetro Business, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Overwatch League Team Atlanta Reign to Host Homestand Weekend
Tickets available now for two-day event featuring matches between eight teams July 6-7 in Atlanta. Momentum has been the key to metro Atlanta’s sporting dominance. In February, the world came to the city for Super Bowl LIII, the region will host the 2020 NCAA Final Four, and sports fans continue to find high performing teams […]
Posted inFinancial Inclusion, Thought Leader
HOPE in Action Commitments
Last week, I went LIVE on Facebook and YouTube to announce a very exciting initiative that YOU can be a part of. It’s called “HOPE in Action Commitments”. This platform gives you a chance to show how you can change the world… one good deed at a time. I have always believed that one person could make a difference. […]
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Are the arts lost in translation?
by Carlton Keith Taylor, Jr. I am the eldest of two boys. My baby brother, a junior at Southwest DeKalb High School, is no longer half my size. He has grown into a respectable, observant, and well-informed young man with a passion for video games and making people smile. As we approach his high school […]
Posted inhttp://leadership.saportareport.com/people-places-parks/, People, Places & Parks, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
Why Does Diversity Matter?
Deron Davis, executive director, The Nature Conservancy Diversity, equity and inclusion are critical measures of organizational health. According to Forbes, “study after study has shown that diversity leads to more creative teams and increases a company’s bottom line. Companies ranking in the top quartile of executive-board diversity were 35% likelier to financially outperform the industry […]
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MARTA POLICE OFFICERS HONORED DURING ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Police Department held its annual awards ceremony on May 10th at the James H. “Sloppy” Floyd Building in Atlanta. MPD held the ceremony in conjunction with National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Week. As always, it is a time of reflection for members of the MARTA Police Department as they […]
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Book Club reading: Decolonizing Wealth
By Ryan Rodriguez, grants manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta regularly posts book reviews on topics related to philanthropy on its blog. Here’s a recent selection. When I made the decision to enter the philanthropic sector nearly 20 years ago, I did so out of a deeply embedded sense […]
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Summer Hunger is Real
By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries In my column titled The Face of Georgia’s Hungry on April 23rd, a number of statistics were shared that framed the problem of food insecurity in our state. There are few things that impact every facet of a person’s quality of life as does hunger. For […]
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Canadian Trade Finance Institution Chooses Metro Atlanta as First U.S. Home
Photo above: From left to right: Christelle Shirandi, Export Development Canada’s coordinator in Atlanta; Mairead Lavery, EDC president and CEO; Canadian Consul General Nadia Theodore, and Michael Gonsalves, EDC senior regional manager in Atlanta. The economic strength of the U.S. Southeast, the diversity of its sectors and the presence of multiple Fortune 500 companies combined […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Ambassador Andrew J. Young to be Honored at the 2019 Bill Foege Global Health Awards
The third annual Bill Foege Global Health Awards will be presented by MAP International on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at the Delta Flight Museum. The award, named to pay tribute to Bill Foege, a global hero best known for eradicating smallpox, honors individuals and organizations for their commitment to making advancements in global health. This year’s award recognizes Ted Turner, The […]
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Unlocking Potential to Change Lives
Intro by John Ahmann, President & CEO of Westside Future Fund: Thank you to Kathy Colbenson, President & CEO of CHRIS 180 for this week’s column. Westside Future Fund’s partnership with CHRIS 180 is a testament to the “Power of We”. We work closely together to help increase Westside residents’ access to more affordable housing, […]
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What’s Next for Georgia’s Trails, Parks and Public Lands?
George Dusenbury, state director for The Trust for Public Land in Georgia Almost 83 percent of voters checked YES for the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment (GOSA) in the November 2018 election, earmarking up to 80 percent of the existing sales tax collected on outdoor recreation products to create parks, maintain trials and protect land and […]
