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By Damayea Bangura Damayea “BB” Bangura served as the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s 2018 Summer Fellow. She is in her last year of studies at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies studying public policy and nonprofit leadership. BB is passionate about using third sector initiatives to …
By Christy Eckoff, managing director, philanthropic counsel When most people think about how much they want to give to worthy causes, they are likely to think about their overall budget – how much of my income do I want to set aside for giving? From there they might designate a …
By Mark Crosswell, managing director for impact investing In the past, traditional philanthropy has always supported nonprofit organizations by way of grants, or outright gifts. Yet even with that essential flow of funding, our communities continue to face the same decades-old challenges. Now, the emergence of a new stream of …
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every year, people wear pink, fundraise and participate in races to make a difference. In honor of this special month, we spotlight our own brave survivor – Kimano Harris, accounting specialist, who has beat breast cancer and is now five years cancer-free. We recently …
“Our 2016 annual report shines a light on some of the philanthropists, nonprofits and community initiatives that make our region thrive.” – Alicia Philipp, president We like to say that the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is a philanthropic GPS. Why? Because no matter where you are with your philanthropy …
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