By Dr. Judy Monroe, president & CEO of the CDC Foundation Did you know that cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart attack and stroke, is the leading cause of death in the world today? Eighty percent of CVD deaths are the result of heart attacks and strokes, with more than three-quarters occurring in low-and middle-income […]
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Posted inHome Mortgages, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
The “Sort of Hot, Sort of Not” Atlanta Housing Market
Among last month’s headlines that may have best defined the Atlanta housing market read: “Odd housing market confounds buyers, agents.”
Posted inFinancial Inclusion, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
1,000 ‘Bank’ Branches for the Underserved
By John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc. Take a look around—there are more check cashers and payday lenders in America than there are Starbucks! And, today, a person does not have to be poor and destitute to be targeted by the predatory lending sector. The ‘teetering class’—the 63% of Americans that […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Join CARE’s Walk in Her Shoes to Help End Poverty for Women and Girls
By Nicole Harris, CARE Media Relations Manager For more than 20 years of our 70-year history, CARE has been headquartered in Atlanta. From our bright orange building at the corner of Piedmont and Ellis St, we help provide women, girls and their families with the information, resources and skills needed to reach their full potential […]
Posted inLaw & Public Policy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
The four public policy questions every startup should ask–but isn’t
Almost everyone you encounter these days is nursing aspirations they might develop the “next Uber.” Now, most of these apps will fail, but a select few will fundamentally reorder the way we live.
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Beyond Books with the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
To prepare the rising generation of nonprofit workers, the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance offers the Certified Nonprofit Professional credential, aimed at equipping students with practical experiences, skills and networks.
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
A 5k on an airport runway? Yeah, it happened…
3.1 miles on a runway at the world’s largest airport. 1,985 runners from across the country lined up at dawn. And an Olympian, Mayor, United Way of Greater Atlanta’s spokeskid and our very own CEO were leading the pack.
Posted inMetro Business, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Five metro Atlanta companies compete for $35,000 in grants
By Patrick Adcock The 2016 Atlanta Metro Export Challenge announced their top five finalists Aug. 20 as part of the JPMorgan Chase-powered Atlanta Metro Export Plan (MEP) grant program designed to help small and medium-sized businesses begin or expand their exporting programs. Narrowed down from a pool of 14 semifinalists who had previously won $5,000 […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Helping Special Children Lead a Full Life
Living with a disability isn’t easy. Because I was adopted by an American family, I received excellent health care and today live a full life. But other children aren’t as fortunate.
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Greater Atlanta stepped it up this summer
Summer’s coming to a close and kids are back in school. They’re making new friends, learning new skills and growing like weeds. And to do all this, they need fuel. Like sunshine to a seedling, the food they’re getting during the school day is giving them the energy they need for their brains and bodies. […]
Posted inPoverty & Equity, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Poverty and Politics
By John Berry, Chief Executive Officer, St. Vincent de Paul Georgia As we all know, unless we’ve been stranded on a desert island for the last 24 months, we are in the midst of an election campaign. The marquee race is for President of the United States; but down ballot elections from the city and […]
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks, Thought Leader, Trees Atlanta, Uncategorized
Entering the World of Work
Modeled after an initiative in Indianapolis, Trees Atlanta’s first high school training program, Youth Tree Team, provided a small hourly wage, free lunch, and professional development to students.
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Empowering Your Clients to Improve Their Credit Scores
As we’ve reported previously, poor credit is one of the major deterrents facing millennials as they embark on the journey to homeownership. NerdWallet found millennials cite “insufficient credit score or history” as their biggest obstacle to getting a mortgage. Of course, low credit scores don’t just affect millennials. Poor credit can be a challenge for […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Puerto Rico Needs Our Help to Stop Zika
By Dr. Judy Monroe The Zika outbreak continues to rapidly spread across the Caribbean. If Zika were an earthquake, Puerto Rico would be the U.S. epicenter, while Florida and other at-risk states on the mainland would be developing fault lines. To help Puerto Rico bolster its response to Zika, the U.S. Department of Health and […]
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MARTA rolls out “bendy” buses, test drives a double decker
On Aug. 8, MARTA added 18 articulated buses – also known as “bendy” buses — to its fleet. The buses will be on the agency’s high-ridership routes throughout the metro area.
Posted inFinancial Inclusion, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
How the Poor can Save Capitalism
By John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc. Today, the impact of income and wealth disparity in America manifests in all areas of our society. Poverty is different now, and the condition of poverty is spreading into the bone and marrow of this country, putting the entire capitalist and free enterprise system […]
Posted inMetro Business, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
ChooseATL After 5 Showcases Metro Atlanta to Interns
The first program of its kind, ChooseATL After 5 introduced more than 500 interns to rich experiences as well as helped them make professional and peer-to-peer connections.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
South Sudan: We won’t give up on you
By Fred McCray, CARE Country Director in South Sudan In all my 16 years as a humanitarian aid worker, I have never seen anything like the violence that besieged Juba, South Sudan, last month. It started on a Thursday night with small-arms gunfire that I thought would end quickly. Little did I know it was […]
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Atlanta Real Estate Index Sports Small, but Significant, Increase
After a stagnant month in June for the Cal-Culator, the Atlanta residential real estate index has risen 0.1 to bring the index to a 7.5. Gains in supply, home prices and regional trends contributed to the increase.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Lives at Stake: Seeing Zika Firsthand
By Katie Pace When the members of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, planned their mission trip to the Dominican Republic they hoped to work on a building project and teach Vacation Bible School. But when they were able to take Medical Mission Packs from MAP International, they learned how they could save lives while protecting themselves […]
