Rising trade tensions are threatening to undermine collaboration needed to tackle big problems like poverty on a global scale, CARE CEO Michelle Nunn said at the World Trade Day conference in Atlanta May 3. “In many ways we are seeing threats of an inward-looking and nationalistic sensibility, an insularity that threatens some of our capacity […]
Nations Cup Soccer Fundraiser Returns for Fourth Year
Soccer in the Streets is once again using national rivalries over futbol to spur local fundraising, bringing back its Nations Cup tournament for the fourth straight year this weekend. Eight local teams of seven are to rally around the country of their choice (whether they hail from there or not) and compete under that banner […]
Commentary: Georgians Contributing to African Democracy, One Book at a Time
Editor’s note: This commentary piece was written by Books for Africa Executive Director Patrick Plonski and board member Atare Agbamu, a Nigeria native Despite its flaws, the recently concluded Nigerian presidential election was an important milestone for Africa’s most populous country. Running on a campaign of anti-corruption against an opponent who was tarnished by it, […]
Peachtree City Founder Brings Community Thinking to Kurdish Refugee Camps
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 […]
