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ServeScape: Connecting People with Place through Plants

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Entrepreneur Name: Mario Cambardella Venture Name: ServeScape Impact Focus Area(s):  Landscape and Environment Business Stage:  Startup Year Venture Established: 2020 Business Type: Private - Landscape Consulting  There…
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Bridging the Food Access Gap During a Pandemic

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Goodr has joined forces with Atlanta Public Schools to provide emergency food to APS students at five meal distribution sites during closure. Students will be able to access prepared meals from 10am-12pm Monday - Friday. This includes: Douglas…
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United Way of Greater Atlanta and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announce the Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund

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This post originally appeared on The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta's blog on March 17, 2020.   March 25, 2020 ATLANTA – With children out of school, businesses temporarily closing, performances shuttered and workers…
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Small Business and Nonprofit Support During the COVID-19 Crisis 

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Please visit the Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative's Resource Roundup for Small Businesses and Nonprofits.   LAST UPDATED: Monday, June 23 at 10:00 am With so many concerns about the impact of isolation amidst the current COVID-19…
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Teaching Meets Machine Learning – A “Smart School” Future

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By: Ian Cohen, TARA Education Technologies March 4, 2020   “Data in education.” Whether you are an experienced educator or just an average community member, when you hear that phrase, I am willing to bet that only a single…
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Local Colleges and Universities Commit to Carbon Neutrality

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By: Sydney Hulebak, WoodLeaf Partners February 28, 2020   From February 23rd to 25th, the Intentional Endowments Network (IEN) hosted its annual Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit in partnership with Second Nature in Atlanta.  IEN…
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The Conservation Fund

Revolving Fund Drives Social Impact for Atlanta Communities

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By: Stacy Funderburke, Assistant Regional Counsel & Conservation Acquisition Associate, The Conservation Fund February 26, 2020 In January, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms and Department of Parks & Recreation announced a new…
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Affordable Housing: An Impact Investment, Close to Home

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This post originally appeared on Boardwalk Capital Management. By: Scott Sadler, CFA February 23, 2020 Investors may not think of affordable housing as an "impact" investment, but without question some opportunities in this sector have…
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Goodr

Goodr’s Origin Story: How One Local Business is Ending Hunger and Food Waste

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By: Zeb McLaurin VI January 24, 2020 Globally, there are 821 million people who are hungry. That’s 1 in 9 people on the planet. Every year, nearly 40 million people experience hunger in the United States, including more than 11 million…
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Deriving Success From Purpose: Helping Others Helps You

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By: Jane Curth, Co-Founder & CEO, FitFixNow January 21, 2020   I’ve been a health and wellness professional for my entire adult life. I know firsthand how working on one’s own health dramatically improves quality of life,…
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3 Rules for Engaging Millennial and Gen Z Talent in the Workplace

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Originally posted by The World Economic Forum By: Judy Oh, Global Shaper, Atlanta Hub, BrightHouse January 15, 2020   Millennials and Gen Z will be the majority of the workforce in 2020. For younger generations, workplace…
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Ron Clark Academy to Receive an $8 Million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation

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Originally posted by InvestAtlanta January 7, 2020 Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc. (AEMI), a U.S. Treasury-certified Community Development Entity created by Invest Atlanta, officially closed an $8 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transaction…
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