The sixth annual Bill Foege Global Health Awards will be presented by MAP International on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at the Delta Flight Museum. The award, named to pay tribute to Dr. Bill Foege, a global hero best known for eradicating smallpox, honors individuals and organizations for their commitment to making advancements in global health. […]
Category: Thought Leadership
Posted inHigher Education, Thought Leadership
Emory’s AI.Humanity Initiative Aims to Shape the Future of Artificial Intelligence to Serve Society
Will robotic home health aides ever possess the compassion and technical expertise to care for the most vulnerable among us? Can artificial intelligence (AI) adequately recover the voiceless from the historical record? What can we do to make sure AI revolutionizes our world for the better? For Ravi Bellamkonda, Emory University provost and executive vice […]
Posted inSecuring Atlanta's Future, Thought Leadership
Do they have what they need?
By: John Hancock, President & CEO, JA of Georgia As the economy and world have shifted, so have the skills and experiences that are necessary to build a solid foundation. The next generation of leaders will be entering a workforce that is progressively more reliant on a strong collective of soft skills – things like […]
Posted inThought Leadership, Transit
MARTA Celebrates Opening of King Memorial Transit-Oriented Development
Marchon Community Features Affordable Workforce Housing and Retail Space MARTA, along with H.J. Russell and Place Properties, celebrated the opening of the King Memorial transit-oriented development (TOD) on Friday, May 20. The mixed-use TOD features Marchon, a community of 305 apartments and 11,000 square feet of office and retail space adjacent to King Memorial rail […]
Posted inSustainable Communities, Thought Leadership
May 19 Awards Program Winners Announced
On May 19, ULI Atlanta hosted its 26th Annual Award for Excellence program recognizing 12 outstanding real estate development projects that exemplify ULI’s mission to shape the future of cities, while also amplifying ULI’s three new mission commitments. All 12 project finalists were evaluated by a jury of ULI members with a diverse range of […]
Posted inPoverty & Equity, Thought Leadership
Dining for a Difference Recognizes Extraordinary Community Leaders and the Power of Resilience in our Communities
Atlanta was again making waves as the Georgia Aquarium ballroom set the scene for the post-COVID comeback of Families First’s evening of recognizing extraordinary community impact and raising funds for its wraparound social services and innovative behavioral health counseling for children and families. Beginning with the vividly painted story of Families First’s inventive case management […]
Posted inSecuring Atlanta's Future, Thought Leadership
Accenture Partners with Boys & Girls Clubs to Ignite the Unlimited Potential of Metro Atlanta’s Future Workforce
By Jerel Causey | Managing Director, Accenture | Board Member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta I grew up in small country towns in eastern North Carolina without many of the comforts I now try not to take for granted while living in the big city of Atlanta. My parents were the first in […]
Posted inSustainable Communities, Thought Leadership
The Gap Report 2022
By Bambie Hayes-Brown, PhD, ThD., President and CEO, Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc. The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s newly released report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, documents a shortage of 207, 244 affordable and available rental homes for Georgia’s lowest-income renters, who make up one quarter of all renters in the U.S. […]
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leadership
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta convenes elected officials and nonprofits to discuss affordable housing in ‘Housing Our Region’ event
By Sidney Wise, philanthropic associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta “The affordable housing issue is not my fault, but it’s my problem.” Those poignant words from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens during yesterday’s Housing Our Region event, hosted by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and WABE FM 90.1 sum up the reality and the magnitude […]
Posted inThought Leadership, Views From Peachtree
Meet the New Kid on the Block – Spring Street Parklets
By Forrest Rose, Project Manager, Transportation & Sustainability, Midtown Alliance Midtown Alliance kicked-off construction of two new parklets on the west side of Spring Street between 8th Street and Peachtree Place. Sounds like good news, right, but what exactly is a parklet? Parklets originated back in 2005 when several urbanists installed an intervention in a […]
Posted inThought Leadership, Transit
MARTA Expands On-Demand Transit Pilot Program
MARTA Reach Provides Rideshare Service in Clayton, DeKalb, & Fulton Counties MARTA, in partnership with Georgia Tech, announces an expansion of MARTA Reach, a six-month pilot rideshare service designed to connect riders to-and-from MARTA bus and rail. The pilot, meant to test how on-demand shuttles can be used to make it easier and faster for customers […]
Posted inHigher Education, Thought Leadership
Competition asks student teams to predict how health care will look in 2040
Imagine a world where the possibility of bacterial infections makes surgery insanely risky. According to research presented by Team Apocalypse, one of six teams to participate in the Healthcare Futuring Competition 2040 held earlier this year, a world where antibiotics no longer work is less than two decades away. “By 2040 we will have run […]
Posted inSustainable Communities, Thought Leadership
Capitalizing Child Care
Access to quality early childhood education programs is critical to the broader economy as it allows parents and guardians to work and earn, while giving children the foundational skills to succeed in life. A 2018 study by GEEARS and the Metro Atlanta Chamber found child care challenges led to at least $1.75 billion in losses in […]
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leadership
United Way Announces Grantees for 2022 Child Well-Being Mission Fund Open Request for Proposals
By Angel Maldonado, Co-Chair, Community Impact Committee, Mary Benton, Co-Chair Community Impact Committee United Way of Greater Atlanta is on a journey to improve the lives of children and families throughout the Greater Atlanta area. Nearly half a million children in our region live in communities with low or very low child well-being. Through our […]
Posted inPoverty & Equity, Thought Leadership
Georgians Celebrate Resilient People, Families and Communities
“Looking at resilience and looking at empowerment, it is the heart and soul of Families First,” shares Patricia Whatley Showell, Atlanta community leader and the agency’s former CEO, who will be honored with the Legacy Award on May 12. Families First will gather civic, philanthropic, corporate and individual partners at the Georgia Aquarium to celebrate […]
Posted inThought Leadership, Views From Peachtree
What TSPLOST and Infrastructure Bond Funds Could Mean for Buckhead
By Jim Durrett, President of the Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of the Buckhead CID In two weeks, on May 24, City of Atlanta voters have a chance to cast ballots to address more than their candidates of choice for certain elected offices. There are also three very important special election questions regarding the City’s […]
Posted inThought Leadership, Transit
MARTA Police Department Receives TSA Gold Standard Award
The MARTA Police Department (MPD) has received the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Gold Standard Award for its security program. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and TSA presented the award to MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher and his department at a recent MARTA board committee meeting. The award recognizes excellence in MPD’s security plan and […]
Posted inFinancial Inclusion, Thought Leadership
Celebrating 30 Years of Impact and Uplifting America with HOPE
Thirty years ago, from the ashes of a smoldering city impacted by violence and despair a beacon of hope emerged for the poor, the forgotten, and the disenfranchised: Operation HOPE. From its inception, HOPE has always been a source of inspiration for the potential that lies in every person, city, and community that’s uplifted with […]
Posted inMetro Business, Thought Leadership
Inspire Brands’ Paul Brown Shares Lessons and Innovations at Insights on Leadership Event
Each year, the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) hosts the region’s most prominent and innovative business leaders for frank discussions through the Insights on Leadership speaker series, sponsored by Delta Air Lines. In February, MAC President and CEO Katie Kirkpatrick sat down with Inspire Brands Co-founder and CEO Paul Brown. Brown serves a multi-brand restaurant company […]
Posted inPeople, Places & Parks, Thought Leadership
Atlanta’s Rise in ParkScore: We’re Not Done Yet
Michael Halicki, Executive Director for Park Pride, and George Dusenbury Georgia State Director for the Trust for Public Land Atlanta’s reputation for its parks and recreation system is getting a lot of attention. Last week The Trust for Public Land (TPL) released the 2022 ParkScore ranking, which compares the park systems of the 100 largest […]
