2015 Donor Events

Philanthropy is a powerful tool to improve communities and the lives of others. Staying on top of inventive methods of giving and innovative ideas and solutions is an effective way to ensure your philanthropic dollars are well invested and making an impact.

Each year The Community Foundation creates a calendar of opportunities for our donors to learn more about specific issues around giving and the Atlanta region. We recognize that your philanthropy is very personal to you and your family, but we also understand that many of you are interested in sharing ideas with each other and being more connected to the knowledgeable resources of The Community Foundation.

Below is a listing of events scheduled for 2015. We will mail reminders with additional details as each event approaches and we’ll post information on our website.

Please note: donor events are open only to fund advisors of The Community Foundation, their families and those with planned gifts. To RSVP, please contact Angela Hunter at ahunter@cfgreateratlanta.org. To learn more about the events, please contact your philanthropic advisor.

We hope you will consider joining us at one or all of these informative and inspiring events!

Saturday, February 28
SMART GIVING SERIES: Family Volunteer Day
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Open Hand
181 Armour Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
Our second annual Family Volunteer Day will assist Open Hand, a nonprofit organization that empowers people to live healthier, more productive lives through nutrition. Families and children of all ages will help with meal packing and delivery, pantry restocking and designing holiday cards.

Thursday, April 23
SMART GIVING SERIES: Homelessness in Atlanta
10:30 am – 1:30 pm
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
435 Peachtree Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30308
Join us for a discussion about homelessness in the Atlanta region. We’ll have local experts in the field talk about the issue, what’s being done and will share new models that are making a significant difference in our community.
Cohosted by Atlanta Real Estate Collaborative

Thursday, April 30
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
8:00 pm
Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
Presented in partnership with the Atlanta History Center, this lecture from Harvard University professor and author Robert D. Putnam will focus on his just-released book, “Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis.” Dr. Putnam “tells the tale of lessening opportunity through poignant life stories of rich and poor kids from cities and suburbs across the country…”

Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8
Donor Tour: The Atlanta Beltline
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Back by popular demand, The Community Foundation invites you to take a tour of the Atlanta Beltline and see the work that has been done since the beginning of the initiative in 1999. The tour will take donors along the 22-mile trail through 45 Atlanta neighborhoods, outlining and presenting plans for transit, newly-installed and future park spaces and trails, commercial development and affordable housing. We are offering two dates for the tour, but expect spaces to fill up quickly.

Tuesday, June 2
Center for Family Philanthropy – “The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who are Grounded, Generous and Smart About Money”
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hear New York Times personal finance columnist Ron Leiber share valuable information about children, money and values. “The Opposite of Spoiled” is both a practical guidebook and a values-based philosophy.

Tuesday, July 28
2015 Community Foundation Investment Briefing
12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
Prepared primarily for fund advisors whose funds are invested in our Unitized Pool Fund or Conservative Option, Michael Miller, managing director of Colonial Investments, will discuss the Foundation’s investment strategies and overall performance. Mr. Miller will discuss the current economic climate and outlook.

Saturday, August 22
PLANET PHILANTHROPY: What does it cost to feed the pandas at the zoo?
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Send your children, ages 4-15 to Zoo Atlanta for a day of philanthropy, service and fun. Your children will work in age-appropriate groups to understand the role of nonprofit organizations in our community – as businesses and valued community anchors.

Thursday, September 24
SMART GIVING SERIES: Education Donor Tour in Sandy Springs
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Visit the Sandy Springs community to learn more about the changing demographics and challenges faced by the public schools and how community-based nonprofits are making an impact and fostering positive change in educational outcomes.