JLA hosts 5th Annual Women’s Leadership Forum By Heather Turney, Women’s Leadership Forum Chair, The Junior League of Atlanta Inc. The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. With our […]
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Wild for Georgia’s Conservation Past, Present and Future
By Yolanda Adrean, volunteer, The Nature Conservancy Georgia’s conservation community is as broad and diverse as our beautiful state. Georgia is home to an incredibly rich, diverse environment including mountains, rivers, streams, lakes, coastal shores and forests, all full of incredible endemic species of flora and fauna. Georgians from every corner of the state play […]
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A New, ‘Shared’ Vision for Peachtree Street
By Kate Sweeney Imagine a street where bicycles, cars, pedestrians, and yes, even motorized scooters all share the same space, with no markings such as sidewalks or bike paths to delineate where each should go. Shared streets, as they’re often called, are popular in other countries, particularly in Europe. (The Dutch call them woonerfs, or “living […]
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Harnessing the power of social media for social change
By Erin Dreiling, marketing and communications manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Social media is everywhere. My grandmother follows the exploits of my children through Facebook. I view Instagram photos from childhood friends I have not seen in 25 years. It makes us all feel connected – for better or worse. We’ve all heard about […]
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Impact Ethiopia: Notes from the Field
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President MedShare began hosting Impact Trips several years ago in an effort to give our Board Members, Council Members, staff, donors, supporters, and friends a closer look at the impact that our mission has had around the world. It is important that stakeholders in our mission have a personal understanding […]
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When the Kids Are Away, Let the Public Play
George Dusenbury, State Director for The Trust for Public Land in Georgia Rachel Sprecher, Executive Director in the Office of Partnerships and Development, Atlanta Public Schools Parks strengthen communities and improve public health while cleaning the water we need and the air we breathe. But in cities like Atlanta, with a dense urban core and […]
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Prenatal Vitamins: A Lifeline for Mothers and Babies Worldwide
By MAP International The young mother drew the blanket close to shade her baby. The sun burned down on Susanna and the hundreds of others waiting patiently in line, hoping to see a doctor. Born just weeks before in rural Honduras, her baby boy was a gift from God. Her stomach throbbed in pain as […]
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Creating a brighter tomorrow for Atlanta’s children
If we want our children to be successful, we must work to ensure they’re living in environments where they have an opportunity to thrive. Unfortunately, in Atlanta, this is a challenge. More than 500,000 children live in communities with low child well-being. This problem becomes even more dire when you consider that Atlanta is ranked […]
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A Different Perspective on Housing in Georgia
By Georgia Conservancy Vice President of Programs and Sustainable Growth Director Katherine Moore, and Georgia Conservancy Urban Design Lead Johanna McCrehan For 23 years, in more than 52 communities, Blueprints for Successful Communities has addressed the topic of housing options across the state of Georgia. The Sustainable Growth Program of the Georgia Conservancy offers this […]
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Atlanta CLE Seminar and networking reception for In-House Counsel
Dentons will host an Atlanta CLE Seminar and Networking Reception for In-house Counsel on March 19. The CLE event will discuss topics including: lawyers and the media, state attorneys general investigations, cybersecurity and privacy, and employment law. Dentons will be hosting a networking reception for attendees immediately following the program. Attendees can earn up to […]
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Shamrock ‘N Roll With The Junior League of Atlanta This Weekend!
By: Erin Tollison, Shamrock ‘N Roll Road Race Chair, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to be more active and get moving, then it’s time to lace up your running shoes! This Saturday, March 16 at 8:30 a.m., marks the 15th “running” of The Junior League of […]
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Ambitious Roadmap Outlines How Countries Can Better Respond to Disease Outbreaks
The Task Force for Global Health and its global partners have crafted a far-reaching, seven-step action framework to modernize, strengthen, and expand global Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs). It is now well understood globally that a well-trained and resourced army of field epidemiologists is essential for a country’s ability to detect and combat disease outbreaks. […]
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GoATL Fund invests $1 million to strengthen underserved communities
By Jonny Newburgh, impact investment associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In 2018 the Community Foundation launched the GoATL Fund (GoATL), an impact investing fund that aims to accelerate social impact through cost-effective loans to nonprofits and social enterprises. GoATL recently closed a $1 million investment to Reinvestment Fund to support a diverse portfolio of […]
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Strengthening Our Understanding of Early Childhood Education Through Training
By Cassandra Martin Frazier, Early Childhood Education Chair, The Junior League of Atlanta Inc. The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) is committed to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of our trained volunteers. With that part of our mission in mind, we offer learning opportunities to educate and empower our members […]
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Celebrating our Partners
By Lisa Splitlog, Director of Communications for the CDC Foundation Despite the fact that vaccination is one of the world’s most effective ways to save and protect lives, significant hurdles remain. In particular, measles is among the leading causes of vaccine-preventable death among children worldwide, and congenital rubella syndrome is a major cause of birth […]
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Leadership has chosen each and every one of us
We all have the ability to be leaders in our community, but we have to be in tune with the needs of our community. That was one of the big takeaways from this year’s United Way of Greater Atlanta African-American Partnership Leadership Luncheon. This was our fourth year hosting the event, and it was the […]
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From Snow Piles to Worm Rescues: A Child’s Connection to Nature
by Rachel Maher, Park Pride’s Marketing + Communications Manager Recently, Tina Arnold, Park Pride’s Director of Community Building, asked a gathering of board and staff what “made you ‘go green’?” She wanted us to share the moment that we discovered our connection to nature. Growing up in Buffalo, New York, I have an incredibly distinct […]
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Action & Advocacy:JLA Day At The Capitol
By Melissa Redmon, Public & Political Affairs Committee Chair The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. On February 20, members of The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) gathered in the Coverdell Legislative Office Building of the Georgia State Capitol to learn about important proposed legislation and about how to advocate to their state legislators in […]
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Innovative nonprofit partnership brought Frog and Toad to life
By Lauren Jeong, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Partnerships are critical to our nonprofit ecosystem because they challenge our thinking, expand our audience size and help us more fully meet need through complementary services. However, finding the time, resources and alignment to foster new partnerships is not an easy feat, particularly across issue […]
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Protecting Atlanta’s Tree Canopy is the Root of Creating a Healthier City
Ayanna Williams, Healthy Cities Director, The Nature Conservancy Consider for a moment the vast number of trees in Atlanta. Nearly 48 percent of Atlanta’s urban areas are covered by the tree canopy, according to a 2014 study by the City of Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development Arborist Division. These urban trees support the […]
