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Below, find some of the latest developments from the GCN member and partner community, covering the impact, achievements, and people of the Georgia nonprofit sector. |
Got NEWS of your own? Share it with the community! GCN members and partners can submit their stories using this form. (Please note that we are unable to promote upcoming events.) |
GCN update |
GCN members: You and your board are invited to our Creating a Board Engagement Strategy event, where you’ll pick up the tools your board members need to be successful in their role. |
Don’t miss our Georgia Arts Accelerator: The first Facilities Management Cohort begins in June, fully funded by the Georgia Council for the Arts and designed specifically for arts organizations seeking to keep their spaces in top condition. |
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Worth sharing |
GEEARS has launched a major update of The Readiness Radar, a tool providing early childhood data across a range of factors in a user-friendly, location-based interface. |
Atlanta area nonprofit pros can find out how to take advantage of Adobe Express Premium – offered free for nonprofits! – at Adobe's April 27 Lunch & Learn Workshop. |
Grantmakers |
The Home Depot Foundation is committing up to $200,000 in immediate disaster relief and long-term recovery support for communities across the South suffering from tornado strikes. In addition, the Foundation announced that it will invest $200,000 in trade school scholarships for women in celebration of Women in Construction Week in March. |
Nonprofits |
▼ Atlanta BeltLine broke ground on a new 1.2-mile section of the Southside Trail, which will connect the Glenwood Park and Grant Park neighborhoods. |
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta was honored with a Top Workplaces 2023 designation from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, based on employee survey results covering 15 cultural drivers. |
United Way of Atlanta and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta will receive a portion of The Coca-Cola Company’s recently-announced $1.7 million investment in organizations that serve Atlanta youth. |
▼ At their 13th annual Sweep the Hooch event, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and its community partners led nearly 1,400 volunteers in clean-up efforts across 60 sites, removing 31 tons of trash from Georgia’s waterways. |
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As part of their 30th anniversary celebration, Camp Twin Lakes announced a $25 million campus expansion, to adjoin their original space in Rutledge. |
HomeAid Atlanta completed two major Care Days in March, bringing together over 60 volunteers and providing $16,000 in facilities services for two organizations serving people experiencing homelessness in Metro Atlanta. |
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Wholesome Wave Georgia welcomed Lawton Bloom to their board, and appointed new executive committee officers James Irungu, Sarah Pierre, Ashley Smith, and David Yankey. |
▼ Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta named Brandon Jackson and Sarah Lopez as its Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year, respectively. |
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Trees Atlanta welcomed new Executive Director Greg Levine on April 1. |
CaringWorks elected Leslie Marshburn to their board of directors. |
Community Assistance Center has named Amy Frizzell as their new Development Director. |
City Springs Theatre Company announced its 2023 Board of Directors: Paul Berry (Chair), Jai Rogers (Vice Chair), Wink Laney (Treasurer), Susanne Keenan (Secretary), Bulent Baydar, Trish Byers, Jan Collins, Russ Fredericks, Dr. Bruce Green, Steven Hauser, Richard Hendrix, Joan Plunkett, Dr. Jerry Stapleton, Peggy Stapleton, and Patricia Townsend. |
Catholic Charities Atlanta welcomed Kylie Gainey as their new Immigration Legal Services Director and Nicole Grice as their new Director of Services. |
GCN celebrated two Nonprofit University (NU) faculty anniversaries in April: Amanda Bisgaard, marking 3 years at NU; and Kristin Hemingway, marking 4 years at NU. Bisgaard is currently leading the Certificate of Volunteer Management, and Hemingway will be part of the team facilitating the Certificate of Supervision and Management course in September. |
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United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia Canopy Atlanta Georgia Public Defender Council Great Prospects Act for a Change Southeast Regional Cooperative United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley Inspired Heart Youth Empowerment
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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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