In follow-up to Maria Saporta’s article, “Atlantans’ philanthropy measured,” in the January 27 Atlanta Business Chronicle, president Alicia Philipp is penning a three-part series of op'eds that will run during the month of February (February 3, 10 and 17). In this series, Philipp digs deeper into three major themes from the study, “Tracking Investment and Engagement: A Regional Portrait,” which was commissioned by The Community Foundation and conducted by The Schapiro Group.
Each week one theme is examined while challenging metro Atlantans and organizations to a course of action that will improve our region and its communities.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Atlanta, the region's nonprofits need you
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Have you been to a neighborhood or community festival, attended a theater performance, registered your child for soccer, adopted a rescue dog, or relied on hospice care for a loved one? If so, your life has been touched by a nonprofit organization.
The nonprofit sector is deep and wide.
You might be one of the 231,000 people who, according to an economic impact study conducted by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, were employed by the nonprofit sector throughout the state of Georgia in 2009. Or you may be one of the thousands of board members who, according to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, served on the boards of close to 5,400 public charities throughout metro Atlanta during that same year.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Atlanta philanthropy: A glass half full
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Philanthropy in the metro Atlanta area is a story of “the glass is half full.”
Drawing from a study commissioned by The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, conducted by The Schapiro Group and reported by Maria Saporta in the Jan. 27 edition of Atlanta Business Chronicle, we know that metro Atlantans in the 23-county area are generous. They are generous with their money, time and expertise — our definition of philanthropy.
Five key facts from the study:
- Two-thirds of residents donated money to support causes that are important to them in 2010.
- Of those who donated, 1 in 4 gave over $1,000.
- Half of residents volunteered their time.
- Of those who volunteered, approximately half did so four or more hours a week and nearly 1 in 3 lent their expertise.
- Important issues are education, children and youth, human services, and disaster preparedness and relief.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
You can start making a difference now
Atlanta Business Chronicle
One question I continually ask myself and my staff at The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is, “How can we do better?”
This question recently led The Community Foundation to commission an in-depth study to measure the investment and engagement of metro area residents in four key areas: community involvement, philanthropic giving, volunteerism and public policy involvement. As Maria Saporta reported in the Jan. 27 Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Community Foundation had two objectives.
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