On and around June 23, more than 30,000 people in over 400 communities around the world will volunteer with United Way to make their community stronger through Day of Action – a day where United Ways across the country create meaningful activities centered on specific challenges in their communities. Did you know that of the […]
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Dentons approves Hawai`i combination expanding its presence in Pacific
Dentons becomes the first multinational law firm with a substantial formal presence in Hawai`i and reinforces its standing as a Pacific powerhouse through combination with Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing May 21, 2018 — Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, today announced that it voted to formally combine with affiliate firm Alston Hunt Floyd […]
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The Task Force for Global Health Launches New Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics
By David Addiss, MD, Head, Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics at The Task Force for Global health On a hot August morning along a dusty road near Leogane, Haiti, a farmer approached us, holding his sick infant daughter in his arms. His eyes met mine as he pleaded for help. The little girl was […]
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MARTA HOSTS ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT DAY
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) recently hosted its annual Development Day at the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The event, sponsored by MARTA’s Office of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Real Estate, featured a legislative update from MARTA Board of Directors Chairman Robert L. Ashe. MARTA General Manager & CEO Jeffrey Parker provided an […]
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Transform Westside Summit — Friday, June 1, 2018
About the Transform Westside Summit: Westside Future Fund’s Transform Westside Summit is held on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month and is free and open to the public. Our audience includes a diverse group stakeholders. Longtime neighborhood residents, community and faith leaders, heads of non-profits and corporate executives come together to share success stories […]
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About Westside Future Fund
The Westside Future Fund is a not-for-profit organization of Atlanta community leaders who believe in the future of the Westside and are committed to helping the area revitalize and grow. Why the Westside? Westside Future Fund was established in December 2014 out of the vision and leadership of former Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed. Recognizing the […]
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“Love is the only way,” A lesson from the Royal Wedding
I was up at 6:30 am on Saturday to watch the royal wedding. I had three text streams going with all of my girlfriends. We mainly wanted to see what everyone was wearing and to witness history. Needless to say, it was beautiful. However, about half way through the service, the Most Reverend Michael Curry […]
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Data For Health Initiative National Public Health Bulletins Vitally Important
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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SunTrust brings HOPE Inside to Atlanta Public Schools
Program provides financial empowerment to more than 5,000 local teachers and employees SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI), a pioneer in offering HOPE Inside in its branches announced today plans to expand the HOPE Inside program to Atlanta Public Schools (APS) teachers and employees. HOPE Inside is an award-winning financial empowerment model provided by global for-purpose […]
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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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Maximizing the Moment: Regional Action on Affordable Housing
Metro Atlanta is having a watershed moment. At no time in recent history have we seen more conversations about housing affordability than are occurring right now. Scarcity of housing stock, the predominance of low-income families that are housing-cost burdened, alarming levels of evictions, displacement and gentrification, rising rental rates, the loss of affordable units due […]
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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 […]
