Terri Theisen is the principal consultant of a management and strategy consulting firm supporting nonprofits, foundations, and academic institutions. She has facilitated the Audience Building Roundtable since 2015. Arts and culture experiences enrich our lives. Arts and culture experiences provoke critical dialogue, challenge our assumptions, and provide a pathway to understand our diverse and complex […]
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Posted inPeople, Places & Parks, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
#YesOnOne: Vote YES for the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment
Michael Halicki, Executive Director of Park Pride Tuesday November 6th is Election Day, and the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment (GOSA) is the first amendment on the ballot. I am writing to encourage you, one final time, to vote YES on Amendment 1. By voting yes, you will be saying yes to protecting Georgia’s waters […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number
(Photo above: Dr. James F. Fries) By Diana Robelotto, CDC Foundation How do you take on the daunting task of recognizing individuals who have made major accomplishments in health, saving and improving lives through their dedicated work to help others? This is a question Dr. James F. Fries, then a professor of medicine at Stanford […]
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
A collective approach is essential on affordable housing
By Katrina DeBerry, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta “Affordable housing is hard.” There is no truer statement than this, especially now. For many, Atlanta has always been an affordable place to live. It’s a city with a wealth of amenities, and as a region, a wealth of housing options that other metro areas […]
Posted inHigher Education, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Building Health and Well-Being in Clarkston: Georgia State Hosts Refugee and Immigrant Health and Wellness Alliance Community Summit, Nov. 10
By Mary Helen O’Connor and Heval Kelli Metro Atlanta is home to the second-fastest growing population of foreign-born residents in the United States. According to the Atlanta Regional Commission, immigrants accounted for nearly two-thirds of the city of Atlanta’s population growth in the last decade. More than 17,000 refugees have arrived in DeKalb County since […]
Posted inHistoric Westside, http://leadership.saportareport.com/historic-westside/, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
The Power of Service to Heal
Intro by John Ahmann, Westside Future Fund: Thanks to Michael Lucas, Deputy Director, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF), for this weeks’ Historic Westside column. In the spirit of the “more we the more I can get done,” AVLF has built a community-based collaborative model to provide top tier pro-bono legal services to Westside residents facing […]
Posted inArts & Culture Seen, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Why an Art Gallery is Never Just About What’s On Its Walls
By Yu-Kai Lin, Director of KAI LIN ART 10 years. 500 artists. 97 exhibitions. 27 states. 7,900 cups of coffee, and countless art-filled friendships, I’m so enthused to celebrate a major milestone this year with our Kai Lin Art family. For 10 years, Kai Lin Art has been a gallery that embodies our mission to cultivating […]
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Toys for Tots is back!
New iPhone < Toys for kids in need The new iPhone XS just came out and it’s awesome. It’s got the largest display ever, it has live wallpapers, faster charging and improved cameras. As holiday wish-list building commences, it will no doubt sit on the top of many lists like the star on a tree. […]
Posted inLeadership in Action, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
JLA Gives Back: A Weekend of Service to the Atlanta Community
By: Jamilah Stephens, JLA Serves Chair The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) recently completed its annual JLA Serves weekend, deploying hundreds of trained volunteers into service with local nonprofit organizations. Started in 2013 under the leadership of Past President Camille Kesler, JLA Serves is a bi-annual 3-day volunteer event that brings league members together […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Improving Quality of Life
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President MedShare’s mission is to improve the quality of life of people and our planet. But what does that really mean? For the patients we serve, it means ensuring that they receive the best possible treatment. It means providing compassionate, comprehensive care for those who would otherwise go without. It […]
Posted inHigher Education, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Why We’re Training The Next Generation Of Lawyers In Big Data
By Charlotte Alexander and Anne Tucker Artificial intelligence is transforming the traditional delivery of legal services. In general terms, the set of tools broadly called “legal analytics” promises to do two things: increase the efficiency of tasks that once required substantial time and human effort, and mine masses of data to discover new insights that […]
Posted inHistoric Westside, http://leadership.saportareport.com/historic-westside/, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
The 1300: Atlanta’s Beloved Inspired Community Catching The Hearts of Many
Intro by John Ahmann: If you are on a tall building and happen for a moment to wonder about the law of gravity as you watch a beautiful bird soar, just release an apple from the top to be reminded that the law very much exists. If you wonder whether “the more we the more […]
Posted inArts & Culture Seen, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
BALLET ON THE MOVE
Is Ballet Hardwired for Touring? By Arturo Jacobus, President & CEO, Atlanta BalletBallet is quite possibly the most mobile large-scale art form in the world.Through the decades, ballet companies such as Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, American Ballet Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Dance Theater of Harlem have had a business model at some point in […]
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Jargon, acronyms and sad puppies
By Erin Dreiling, marketing and communications manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta To my dear friends who work in the field of social good, We need to talk. And I think you know what I am going to say. We’ve all been there. We are sitting in a presentation and suddenly the speaker uses THAT […]
Posted inHigher Education, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Which Works Better, Carrot or Stick? Implementing Effective Employee Whistleblowing Systems
By Flora Zhou, Assistant Professor of Accountancy, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University Firms are under increasing pressure to implement effective internal whistleblowing systems to avoid the potential Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation, fines and negative publicity associated with external whistleblowing. While firms can provide incentives to encourage internal whistleblowing, it remains […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
A Gift of Health for a Gifted Student – Dulce Maria’s Dream
By Dale Hanson-Bourke Dulce Maria is an excellent student. She never misses school, and at just 10 years old, she is mature beyond her years. That’s why it surprised her teacher when she had a hard time paying attention in class and began to rest her head on her desk. Soon it became apparent that Dulce Maria […]
Posted inHistoric Westside, http://leadership.saportareport.com/historic-westside/, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
Building Strong Foundations for the Westside’s Next Generation
Intro by John Ahmann: Thanks to Justin Carr, Director of Partnerships, Westside Future Fund (WFF), for this week’s column. In the spirt of “the more we, the more I can get done,” “We” have no more urgent call to action than ensuring access to highly quality, affordable early learning (birth to age 5) for families […]
Posted inLeadership in Action, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Tools for Success
By: Tameeka Law Walker, MD, Director of Capacity Building, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) values collaboration and believes in maximizing community impact through effective external partnerships and internal relations to attain our shared mission of enhancing the lives for women and children in the Atlanta community. To this […]
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Building better community advocates
United Way of Greater Atlanta’s VIP program has transformed volunteers into leaders for more than two decades United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Volunteer Involvement Program has helped transform volunteers into community leaders for the past 25 years. The goals of the United Way’s VIP program are simple. This is a program that raises a diverse […]
Posted inArts & Culture Seen, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
The New Normal – Niche Organizations Creating Macro Impact
Tiffany LaTrice, Executive Director, TILA StudiosAccording to Forbes, “one of the biggest media trends of 2018 is going to be the growth of niche content…rather than pursuing a traditional strategy.” Just like major brands target small, niche communities, the art community is pivoting to do the same. The truth is that creatives, art historians, critics, […]
