By Erin Dreiling, marketing and communications manager, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Social media is everywhere. My grandmother follows the exploits of my children through Facebook. I view Instagram photos from childhood friends I have not seen in 25 years. […]
By Jonny Newburgh, impact investment associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta In 2018 the Community Foundation launched the GoATL Fund (GoATL), an impact investing fund that aims to accelerate social impact through cost-effective loans to nonprofits and social enterprises. GoATL […]
By Lauren Jeong, program associate, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Partnerships are critical to our nonprofit ecosystem because they challenge our thinking, expand our audience size and help us more fully meet need through complementary services. However, finding the time, […]
By Britta Hallberg, guest author from Literacy For All, a donor-advised fund of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta With a new governor and a new year underway, it’s time to get energized about creating meaningful impact in the lives […]
By Christy Eckoff, managing director, philanthropic counsel, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta At the Community Foundation, making grants is an essential part of what we do. In my work, I also get to collaborate with professional advisors who are helping […]
By Alicia Philipp, president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The New Year brings reflection, a time when people look back at the year that’s behind us and ahead to what’s to come. Last year there were two things top of […]
By Dan Williams, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Georgia leads the nation in new infections of HIV/AIDS and Atlanta is in the top five of cities in the U.S. for new infections, at a time when many communities […]
By Dan Williams, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Teams from across the state recently gathered in Porterdale, Ga. in Newton County for the Balancing Nature & Commerce for Georgia’s Small Communities conference. The conference is a hands-on workshop […]
By Terry Mazany, senior vice president, philanthropy, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta I was riding MARTA to work recently and at one stop I looked up to see a small elderly woman struggling to drag a large overflowing suitcase and plastic […]
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 […]
