One of the things I love about Atlanta is that we are a city of neighborhoods, each with its own unique history, character and charm. The neighborhoods nestled on the Westside of Atlanta—English Avenue, Vine City, Ashview Heights and Atlanta […]
By Louise Mulherin, PR manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta When I was growing up, back-to-school time meant a new start and fresh new school supplies. It also meant the end of unscheduled days on the beach or fishing with […]
I spent some time with one of my younger cousins this past weekend, and she told me that she was looking forward to going back to school next week. Apparently some kids get tired of the time off. She said […]
By Zachary Maslia Maslia, a rising senior the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, is the 2017 summer fellow at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta There’s a day in every intro to […]
More than 15,500 tax returns prepared by 565 volunteers. 20,234 volunteer hours logged at 28 sites across Greater Atlanta’s 13 county region. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program was a success again this year, resulting in more than $15 […]
So what do these three things have in common? A Saturday morning breakfast of three cups of piping hot coffee with cream, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit and whole-wheat pancakes. An awesome day job as the vice president of marketing and […]
After returning to United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Gifts In Kind warehouse from a delivery, United Way employee “Mr. Paul” Young said, “That was a 5-hug delivery.” Mr. Paul’s heartfelt delivery was providing brand new goods to one of our […]
By Lauren Jeong, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta This August, hundreds of professionals from nonprofit organizations across the U.S. will converge on Atlanta for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) Annual Conference. As Board Chair for YNPN’s Atlanta […]
More than 30,000 people in over 400 communities around the world volunteered with United Way this past week to make their community stronger through Day of Action – a day where United Ways across the country create meaningful activities centered […]
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, […]
