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Join Startup Runway to Turn the Racial and Gender Funding Gap into an Onramp in Atlanta

September 2, 2020 Atlanta influences everything, the saying goes, and racial and gender equity in startups is no exception. Atlanta is home to the largest pitch event for underrepresented founders, Startup Runway, which is closing the equity…
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When Economic Equality Increases, We All Rise

August 31, 2020 Dr. Roshawnna Novellus, EnrichHER.com I founded my company, EnrichHER, partly because my mother instilled in me at a young age that, as a Black woman, I was going to have to be my own financial advocate. She knew she…
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Using Seasonal Giving to Make Longitudinal Impact

August 27, 2020 By: Brent Macon, Chief Partnerships Officer   At its heart, Daymaker is a compassion platform. We believe that giving expands our capacity to love one another while transferring resources so that every kid can develop…
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Georgia Enacts Benefit Corporation Legislation

Businesses in Georgia Can Soon Incorporate for Profit and Purpose ATLANTA – August 26, 2020 – The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 230 on June 25, just before the end of the 2019-2020 regular session. Governor Kemp signed the legislation…
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Purposity. A Story of Human Goodness and Social Innovation.

July 29, 2020 By: John Moon, Purposity Summer Intern We believe that humanity is fundamentally good.  Earlier this year, a series of fifteen tornadoes hit Tennessee in a single night, causing a single mother and her teenage daughter…
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Small Businesses Need Your Help, Too

This post originally appeared on the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta blog. June 24, 2020 By: Jonny Newburgh, Impact Investment Associate, GoATL Fund Small businesses are hurting. Black-owned businesses face added challenges. In…
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Statement on Racial Equity

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The Georgia Social Impact Collaborative’s Steering Committee is committed to addressing racism and racial inequities internally and in our work in the community to accelerate the social impact ecosystem across Georgia. We must do and be better.…
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Webinar Recap: Advancing Place-based Strategies in Georgia

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Alongside Mission Investors Exchange (MIE), which held its 2020 conference virtually (instead of the originally planned location in Atlanta), GSIC hosted a session on place-based impact investing in Georgia on May 22. With over 75 participants,…
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BestFit: Redesigning a Social Safety Net for Young Adults 

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Entrepreneur Names: Asha Owens and Rebecca Kwee  Venture Name: BestFit  Impact Focus Area: College Success, Civic Tech  Business Stage: Startup  Year Venture Established: 2018  Business Type: Private, Social Enterprise   Basic…
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During the Pandemic, PadSplit Keeps Atlanta’s Service Workers Housed

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In 2017, PadSplit launched as an innovative new model providing affordable housing for workers who have been unable to keep pace with the city’s rising rents, which according to RentCafe have increased by 65 percent in the last decade. In…
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Ways to Support COVID-19 Relief and Recovery

Our immediate reaction to the ongoing pandemic and recession was to develop a list of capital and technical resources for small businesses and nonprofits in Georgia. If you are looking for capital to sustain your operations, please visit our…
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