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Below, find some of the latest developments from the GCN member and partner community. |
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GCN Update |
GCN is proud to introduce Management Accelerators, equipping nonprofit managers with must-have skills quickly and effectively. Learn more about the first Accelerator, on Managing Individuals, and sign up today: Space is limited, and sessions begin March 8th! |
Insights and Resources |
Apparo launched a new skilled volunteer program to help organizations in Atlanta improve their websites. Learn more here. |
Grantmakers |
Rainbow Village awarded more than $34,000 in microgrants during its "Better Together" Women's Giving Circle Microgrant Award Ceremony. |
Nonprofits |
Through an Apparo Tech Therapy engagement, a Click IT volunteer aided Frontline Housing in migrating emails to Microsoft, saving $900 per year. |
▼ Trees Atlanta volunteers braved freezing temperatures to plant 65 trees in Avondale Estates. |
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The Atlanta City Council approved resolutions allocating $700,000 to Gateway Center and $2.4 million to Partners for HOME to identify shelter locations and provide permanent housing and services to individuals in need. |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta has partnered with Lime, the shared electric vehicle company, to introduce a feature enabling riders to round up their ride costs as donations. |
▼ Temple Sinai has become the first Atlanta synagogue to incorporate solar energy by installing a solar panel array on their rooftop, a project driven by the temple's Environmental Action and Awareness Committee. |
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Habitat for Humanity – North Central Georgia received approval for a 50-unit townhome community in Cherokee County’s Holly Springs. |
Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and MAP International were grant recipients of the 2024 Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards program. |
People |
CHRIS 180 welcomed Wesley Adams, Janine Anthony Bowen, Kathy Clemons, W. Duncan Gibbs, Mandy Shuck, and Kate Walker to their board of directors. |
Georgians for a Healthy Future announced Anthony Hill as their new Strategic Communications Manager. |
Rainbow Village appointed Dean Collins, Janis Martinez, Linda Watson-Hills, and Cheryl Deluca-Johnson to their board of directors. |
Georgia Organics named Alexis Chase as new Executive Director. Alice Rolls, outgoing President & CEO, will serve as President Emeritus. |
Horizons Atlanta announced Christina Graham as the new chair for its board of directors. |
Robert W. Woodruff Library Chief Executive Officer Loretta Parham will retire in June 2024. |
Open Hands Atlanta welcomed Michele Blondheim, Jonathan Karron, and Ellie Perry to their board of directors. |
Atlanta Community Food Bank CEO Kyle Waide will serve as chair of the board for the National Council for Feeding America. |
Voices for Georgia’s Children appointed Judy Fitzgerald as their new Executive Director. |
Wellroot Family Services announced Brad MacAfee as chair of their board of directors. |
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Konnect Transit Partnership Against Domestic Violence CobbWorks 100 Black Men of America Travel Light Network Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta |
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This roundup was sourced from member and partner submissions, the Coxe Curry & Associates Week in Review newsletter, and GCN staff. |
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