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By Alicia Philipp, president and CEO Forty-one years ago when I came to the Community Foundation, no one used the word philanthropy. Fast-forward and it’s used commonly in the ubiquitous lists of big givers in major publications, and the word “philanthropist” is now consistently used to describe people. But what …
Portions of the federal government have been shut down for nearly a month in the longest governmental shutdown in our nation’s history. The consequences are far-reaching, affecting not only the employees that are not being paid, but also the beneficiaries of many of the shuttered programs. Many nonprofit organizations are …
By Diana Champ Davis, vice president, capacity & CFO My family moved to the Atlanta area in 1983. One of my earliest memories in our new home was watching the news and hearing about the missing and murdered children cases and Wayne Williams. Fast forward 30 years and I’m sitting in a …
By James “Jamie” Tobias, gift planning officer On the heels of another tremendous National Philanthropy Day and approaching the season of giving, philanthropy is a very present topic right now. Often philanthropy is an act of celebration in a moment of joy, but sometimes it comes from tragedy, as a …
By Lita Ugarte Pardi, director, resource deployment Storytelling is an ancient and valuable art, one which some claim is the most powerful communication tool humans have. Stories are a part of every culture and present us with a window to peek into our past and a guide our future. Earlier …
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