To compare the pristine beauty of Peachtree City with a refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan requires a leap of imagination few can make, but one that is prompting Joel Cowan, the Fayette County city’s founder, and a few colleagues to take seriously. On the one hand you have tree lined roadways, more than 100 miles of […]
Delta Volunteers Join Habitat Build in China
Delta Air Lines Inc. employees this week helped lay foundations and brick walls for six homes with Chinese families in a village 85 miles outside Guangzhou, the latest sign of the airline’s deepening ties with China ahead of a new nonstop flight from Atlanta in July. The Delta Global Build is part of a longstanding partnership between […]
AJC: Nonprofit Reimburses City for South Africa Airfare With Reed’s Money
Former Mayor Kasim Reed caught flak from many sides last year when it was revealed that the city spent $90,000 on his team’s trip to South Africa, largely on business-class airfare. At the time, the mayor said he had lined up “private funds” to pay for nine team members’ upgrades from coach class on the grueling […]
Gary White and Matt Damon’s Water.org Promotes Financial Solutions to Water Scarcity
A fortunate few find their life’s work during their junior year in college. Such was the case for Gary White when he was on a mission trip to Guatemala. “It was my first trip out of the country,” he told Global Atlanta while visiting Kennesaw State University for the March 15 opening of its School […]
Books 2017: Concept of Getting Through Giving Inspires Nonprofits
Book: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success Author: Adam Grant Review by: Miriam Bruns, former executive director of the Goethe-Zentrum in Atlanta. Give and Take was recommended to me as a must-read for nonprofit executives that I read in 2017. The book distinguishes between three personality types: takers, matchers and givers. Among the three, Grant focuses mostly on the “givers.” He […]
Habitat Seeks Volunteers for Dominican Republic Build
The local chapter of Habitat for Humanity is seeking 12 local volunteers to help build homes in the Dominican Republic March 10-17.
Pitch Patriotism: Nations Cup Soccer Tournament Pits Global Teams for Local Impact
Sometimes rivalries between soccer clubs can go horribly wrong. But a local nonprofit is harnessing the passion of international football fans for the good of the city’s underprivileged communities. Soccer in the Streets on July 30 will host its second annual Nations Cup, a seven-on-seven tournament of “national” teams made up of local players that […]
A Multimedia Campaign Seeks to Foster Peace and Equity in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Presidents Bill Clinton, G. W. Bush and Barack Obama have all tried and failed to cut through the Israel-Palestine gordian knot. Next up is President Donald Trump, who wants to negotiate in an effort to unravel the seemingly intractable situation. But in the absence of Alexander the Great’s sword, Katie Archibald-Woodward has another solution — a […]
Attack Strengthens Friendship Force’s Resolve to Host Manchester Convention
Last week’s bombing killing 23 people including many children at a concert in Manchester, England, won’t derail Atlanta-based Friendship Force International’s plans to hold a special convention there this summer. In fact, the outpouring of local hospitality and solidarity in the wake of the attacks shows the strength of Manchester’s spirit and underscores the ideals behind the organization, Jeremi Snook, Friendship […]
Coca-Cola’s Africa Day Focuses on Continent’s Growing Global Role
Coca-Cola Co. has been present in Africa since 1929, but at no point before now has the Atlanta-based beverage giant been so invested in the continent’s continued growth from the ground up. That was the message of newly installed CEO James Quincey to Coke employees and supporters celebrating Africa Day a day early this week […]
