By Alicia Philipp, president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The New Year is traditionally a time for reflection, for looking at lessons from the past and making goals for the future. This year, I see two huge issues looming that mark both challenge and opportunity for our region. The first issue is how nonprofits will […]
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New collaborative directs funding to fight HIV/AIDS in the South
By Dan Williams, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Friday, December 1, marked the 29th anniversary of World AIDS Day, a day we pause to lend support to people living with HIV and to remember those who have died from AIDS. Over 29 years we have seen great progress in the fight against HIV, […]
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National Philanthropy Day celebrates giving in Atlanta
By Jamie Tobias, gift planning officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta On November 9, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) celebrated their 34th annual National Philanthropy Day, Georgia’s oldest and largest celebration of giving. A sell-out crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered to shine a light on the power of philanthropy in our region. […]
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What the closing of Atlanta’s largest shelter means for our homeless population
By Dan Williams, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Recently, while riding MARTA to work, I sat across from a woman appearing to experience mental illness. The sound of her shrill laugh permeated the train car as she raised her arms wildly in the air. Her wide-open, ragged roller bag, obviously too difficult to […]
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Making nonprofits stronger makes stronger impact
By Lita Pardi, director, resource deployment, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In 2016, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta launched Impact Areas with measurable objectives as a way to focus our financial, partnership and advocacy investments in the Atlanta region. As a starting point for future trend analysis, we created an Impact Area dashboard that captures […]
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Alternative Transit Relief Fund: A new grant program to help nonprofits affected by I-85 bridge fire and collapse
The Community Foundation is announcing a new, short-term grant program called the Alternative Transit Relief Fund to help nonprofits offset the impact of the I-85 bridge collapse for their staff, volunteers and constituents.
