At the end of 2020, Crossing Capital Group, Inc. (CCG) established the The Oikos Institute for Social Impact (Oikos) to create mutually supportive ecosystems with seminaries and universities, foundations, government agencies and denominational judicatories for social impact. At their best, these ecosystems will be community-centered and will disrupt the cycle of exploitation of properties owned […]
By: Rob Joy The Turner MBA Impact Investing Network and Training (MIINT) is a hands on experiential lab designed to give students real world experience in impact investing. This is Georgia Tech’s first year participating in the nationwide competition, sponsored by the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania. My team, consisting of myself, Sarah […]
Last fall, Atlanta Tech Village launched Start It Up Georgia with the mission to provide free training, support, and guidance to all Georgians who wanted to become entrepreneurs. Here are a few stats on the program: 709 people were accepted into the 13 week program. 56% were not in full-time work at the start […]
Founders: Majesty & Elize Gayle Venture Name: Evo Haven Impact Focus Area(s): Sustainable Housing; Opportunity Zone Fund Business Stage: Startup Year Venture Established: 2020 Business Type: LLC Evo Group Holdings (EGH) aims to end the global housing crisis and increase the supply of entry-level homes by mass-producing environmentally friendly real estate. In their first […]
Three activities result in $1 million deployed for COVID-19 recovery and more than $2 million raised for future deployment ATLANTA – The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s GoATL Fund provides flexible, cost-effective impact capital to support our region’s nonprofits and social enterprises. This month, it announces three positive moves forward for the community: two […]
Nonpartisan effort to scale solutions by bringing Georgians together to crowdsolve for climate progress The end of 2020 marked the launch of a long-term, multi-stakeholder climate initiative in Georgia – one designed to bring business and industry, municipal leadership, NGOs and others together to accelerate climate solutions in Georgia. Inspired by the global framework […]
By: Ed Thomas, Co-Founder and CEO of 412 Technology In 2020 alone, it seemed like half of California was on fire, there have been so many hurricanes that we’ve run out of names, and the year is on pace to match 2016 as the hottest on record. If one of your new year’s resolutions […]
Profile Summary: Entrepreneur Name: Jasmine Burton Venture Name: Wish for WASH Impact Focus Area(s): Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; Global Health; Health Equity; Health Education Business Stage (Ideation, Startup, Early, Later, Mature): Startup Year Venture Established: 2014 Business Type: Our growing mission is to bring more diverse minds, talent, and innovation to the problems of global […]
By: Ben Haynes, Daymaker Giving “Food education should be a cornerstone of every child’s education.” – Erin Croom, founder of Small Bites Adventure Club in Atlanta, Georgia Daymaker believes that everyone should have access to healthy, wholesome meals, and that humans are happier when they have a connection to their food and its source. […]
By: Thelma Johnson, CEO of Albany Community Together! (ACT) & Christine Reeves Strigaro, Executive Director of The Sapelo Foundation Albany Community Together! (ACT!) is a Community Financial Development Institution (CDFI) that is based in Albany, Georgia. It provides capital, coaching, and connections to support small businesses in southwest Georgia. Its combination of loans and […]