More than 200 Georgia companies have pledged to contribute resources to help meet community needs through the recently formed initiative, goBeyondProfit. For one Roswell company, their gift is helping to maintain Arlington National Cemetery.
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Calling on trusted voices for a fair and accurate 2020 Census
By Clare S. Richie, public policy specialist, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The U.S. Census is coming up in 2020 and it’s not too early to start planning. Census data touches our lives daily, such as how much federal funding Georgia receives for critical programs like Medicaid or SNAP, which public school our children are […]
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Infusing philanthropy into a corporate DNA benefits our region
By Lesley Grady, senior vice president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Lots of corporations give back to the communities they serve, but at what point does giving become transformational – moving from writing a check to becoming part of the corporate DNA? And how do companies empower not just those with the biggest salaries, but […]
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A strong, engaged board of directors boosts nonprofit effectiveness
By Alicia Philipp, president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is focused on five Impact Areas, one of these is Nonprofit Effectiveness. There are many essential characteristics of highly effective nonprofits, among those is having a strong and engaged board of directors that can guide the organization and oversee critical […]
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New Year brings challenge and opportunity
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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Nonprofits stand to lose billions as a result of federal tax reform. Take action!
Congress is currently working to enact a sweeping federal tax reform package before Christmas this year. And charities stand to be among the losers of the reform package. Both the House and Senate versions of tax reform incorporate proposals to double the standard deduction. While this may benefit some low and middle-income taxpayers, it would […]
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Ideas Challenge winners aim to boost voter turnout
By Jeff Romig Earlier this year, the Center for Civic Innovation and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta partnered on the Ideas Challenge, an effort to generate and fund ideas to boost voter turnout for local elections. Romig is the founder of Five Points Civic Strategies and served as a coach for this year’s Ideas Challenge […]
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Improved education outcomes can make the grade in our region
By Lesley Grady, senior vice president, community, 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, backed by a dashboard that captures baseline values and reveals those, transparently, to our […]
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Atlanta to donate $100,000 for medical supplies for survivors of Hurricane Maria
The Atlanta City Council approved Monday a $100,000 donation to help provide medical supplies to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as survivors recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.
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The 10th Annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that has.” – Margaret Mead In 2007, the Women’s Leadership Breakfast began with a small group of thoughtful citizens. Today, it’s grown to become a force for good in Greater Atlanta, bringing together female philanthropic leaders […]
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United Way’s VIP Board Training Program Celebrates 25 Years
Did you know that United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Volunteer Involvement Program (VIP) provides effective board governance training for professionals across the region? Over the past 25 years, the program has trained more than 2,200 graduates and connected them to nonprofit organizations. To celebrate this important milestone, VIP is hosting an anniversary a gala on Saturday, […]
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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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Unite for Hurricane Harvey Relief
It is in times of need that we discover the full impact of a community United. As Hurricane Harvey wreaks havoc on homes and communities across Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana, families need our help more than ever as they face devastating losses from historic flooding. Ready to take action? United Way of Greater Atlanta […]
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Joe Beasley’s latest efforts: Drinking water in Somaliland, human rights in Columbia
Atlanta human rights activist Joe Beasley’s latest projects involve helping provide water to the people of drought-stricken Somaliland and advancing the human rights of black folks in some countries in South America.
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Neon Deion Sanders, Koch brothers, Snoop Dogg – odd bedfellows, indeed
Deion Sanders, a star of both the Atlanta Braves and Falcons in the early 1990s, has partnered with the politically conservative Koch brothers to fight poverty in Dallas. An “unlikely partnership” is how a reporter with the Associated Press characterized the relation.
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Celebrating Excellence in Nonprofit Management
By Lisa Cremin, director of community advancement, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has a powerful annual award, Managing for Excellence. It is given to two nonprofit organizations that are exceptionally well-run in their operations, management and governance, and exhibit innovation, among other criteria. Now in its 33rd year, the […]
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Ted Turner honored by the rarefied founders of the America’s Cup
By David Pendered
Ted Turner is now formally honored by the blue-blazer crowd of the yachting world. The New York Yacht Club marked the 40th anniversary of Turner’s victory in the America’s Cup, in 1977, by awarding Turner the highest individual honor the club bestows.
This is a significant bow from a club with an autocratic reputation, one that took its time in even extending a membership offer to Turner. Evidently, back in the day, the club’s leadership had determined that Turner wasn’t a good fit in a private club founded in 1844 by a scion of one of the nation’s founders and led since by a host of mostly Northern bluebloods.
