Since 1984, our Managing for Excellence program has celebrated nonprofit organizations that exhibit exemplary management. We have been honored to help more than 66 nonprofits in metro Atlanta achieve greater reach and impact aligned with ...

Not everyone wants to be recognized for their contributions. How can anonymous gifts supercharge our Atlanta community? Here are a few examples of how anonymous donors made an impact in 2018: Grant Park Conservancy received ...

Here at the Community Foundation, our Community team spends the last weeks of the year studying end-of-grant reports and checking in with grant recipients to learn about accomplishments and hurdles. We’re so proud of everything ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Maria Najlis, program associate Today everyone, from corporations to individuals, is fixated on branding. But what happens when branding co-opts a political movement? “We Were Feminists Once” by Andi Zeisler examines how what was ...

How can access to a performance venue impact 250 students? By giving them a place to perform. The Atlanta Music Project (AMP) received funds from our A Place to Perform grant to support rental expenses ...

The children and grandchildren of our donors had an entertaining and educational time at Planet Philanthropy on Saturday, August 18. This year, Planet Philanthropy took root at Trees Atlanta, one of our 2017 Managing for ...