The global nonprofit – Points of Light – has named Jennifer Sirangelo as its new president and CEO beginning Sept. 5. But she is not moving to Atlanta.
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CVC’s new board will focus on ‘Atlanta way,’ racial healing
The Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta’s newly installed board of directors is excited to help move the metro area forward. By Allison Joyner Earlier this month, the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) — now in its 31st year — installed its new board of directors to bring more awareness to corporate social responsibility (CSR), […]
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Metro Atlanta Chamber Issues Statement Regarding Martin Luther King Jr.
The Metro Atlanta Chamber today celebrates the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a statement from MAC President and CEO Hala Moddelmog: “Dr. King’s legacy lives on in Atlanta – it’s in our daily lives, the work we do here at the Metro Atlanta Chamber and in our drive to build an inspiring […]
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Column: Unprecedented effort underway to fight low literacy
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on August 18, 2017
Low literacy — whether it’s among youth or adults — hurts the state’s economic potential and is a leading cause of poverty.
Now an unprecedented collaboration is underway in Georgia to address low literacy with a multi-generational approach.
The Georgia Literacy Commission, which held its third public meeting in Tifton on Aug. 14, reflects that collaboration. Georgia’s First Lady Sandra Deal is one of the commission’s co-chairs along with Wendell Dallas of Atlanta Gas Light; Phil Jacobs, a retired AT&T Georgia president; and Teya Ryan of Georgia Public Broadcasting.
