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SaportaReport
Published September 14Chattahoochee Nature Center Unveils New Branding During 50th Anniversary Events
Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and leader in environmental education, conservation and the rehabilitation of native plants and wildlife along the Chattahoochee River, metro Atlanta, and the state of Georgia, commemorated its 50th anniversary…
Cobb County Courier
Published September 13Lockheed Martin Volunteers support 9/11 Day of Service to help neighbors in need
PHOTO ABOVE: A Lockheed Martin Marietta employee measures ingredients for a pack of Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal. Sixty employees from the company helped pack 565,380 meals for Atlanta families facing food...
SaportaReport
Published September 10Atlanta Beltline Launches Resident Resource Guide to Connect Residents with Financial and Homebuying Resources
The Atlanta Beltline has relaunched its Resident Resources Guide, a free online resource connecting residents to organizations and programs that support financial stability, homeownership and more. The updated guide is now live at beltline.org/resourceguide. What’s New The…
SaportaReport
Published September 10What Uber riders taught me about the nonprofit sector’s next challenge
For most of my career, I have helped nonprofits move families from crisis to stability to success. More recently, for reasons beyond my control, I found myself doing what many nonprofits are doing now: finding another way to make the numbers work. I began driving for Uber from 5…
Canopy Atlanta
Published August 05A new life on an East Point farm
Six years ago Patty Lacrete was working in tech, feeling stressed and isolated. Now with her backyard farm, she’s found purpose and community.
Canopy Atlanta
Published March 02Community Notebook: A room full of green
In what could be called a master class in community organizing, East Point residents showed up to protest a requested variance for a proposed ice manufacturing operation in their neighborhood.