Annual Donor Appreciation Event: April 26, 2011

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The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Annual Donor Appreciation Event

In appreciation of your partnership with The Community Foundation and your generous support of our region we cordially invite you to our Annual Donor Appreciation Event to be held Thursday, June 2, 2011.
 
Inspiring Philanthropy with the Gift of Storytelling
Keynote Speaker
Dave Isay, Founder and CEO
StoryCorps
 
Thursday, June 2, 2011 
5:30 pm Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and tour
6:30 pm Program
 
Atlanta Ballet
1695 Marietta Boulevard, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30318 
 
Free parking is available at Atlanta Ballet.

Click here for more information and to register online.   
 
We believe storytelling like philanthropy is a gift that can motivate and influence our lives and the lives of others. This year, one of The Community Foundation's donors made a generous gift to StoryCorps Atlanta, allowing the project to remain accessible to all. We are excited to be partnering with StoryCorps in 2011 to record the stories of donors of the Foundation, as well as the stories of individuals who have supported or been influenced by our Neighborhood Fund and the Atlanta AIDS Fund.  
 
About Dave Issay & StoryCorps:
Dave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps and the recipient of numerous broadcasting honors, including five Peabody Awards and a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. He is the author/editor of numerous books that grew out of his public radio documentary work, including two StoryCorps books: Listening is an Act of Love (2007) and Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps (2010)—both New York Times bestsellers.
 
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of our lives. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 30,000 interviews from more than 60,000 participants. You can hear StoryCorps on Atlanta's WABE: Tuesday during Morning Edition at 7:35 am; Tuesday during City Café between 12-1 pm; and Friday during Morning Edition between 6-7 am and 8-9 am.

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At The Community Foundation, we are committed to promoting and supporting philanthropy in the metro Atlanta region.

In 2010 we commissioned an in-depth study to track the investment and engagement of residents in our 23-county region in four key areas: Community Involvement, Philanthropic Giving, Volunteerism, and Public Policy Involvement.

It is our intent to conduct this study every three years to see changes in how Atlantans are connected and engaged around in the four key areas.

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