The Community Foundation is one of the largest community foundations in the country. Together with its donors, it averages more than $75 million in grants annually to an estimated 2,000 nonprofit organizations, encouraging and strengthening multi-sector partnerships and strategic philanthropy as a whole. Here are some of the ways Future Foundation is benefitting from The […]
Honoring Women’s History Month and Empowering Future Leaders
Working for change with Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta – Grants To Green Initiative
The Community Foundation is one of the largest community foundations in the country. Together with its donors, it averages more than $75 million in grants annually to an estimated 2,000 nonprofit organizations, encouraging and strengthening multi-sector partnerships and strategic philanthropy as a whole. Here are some of the ways Future Foundation is benefitting from The […]
Join Future Foundation’s 100% Circle this Georgia Gives Day, November 12
Future Foundation closes the gap between dreams and reality for 1500 Atlanta youth and families living in poverty each year. Though surrounded by challenges like substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and community violence, 100% of Future Foundation’s teen participants have graduated from high school since 2007. A full 100% went on to post-secondary education. One hundred […]
Dreams vs. Reality
My heart has been heavy this week as I learned about the consecutive killings of two South Fulton students due to senseless violence. One of those students, Benson West, was a freshmen at Banneker High School and participating in our RealTalk ATL Program. I never met Benson, but I learned from our team this morning […]
Join Us for an Evening of Networking and Dialogue with Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President 9/16/15
Future Foundation is all about aligning leaders with success. Please join us for an evening of networking and dialogue with Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President. This intimate discussion with one of Atlanta’s most dynamic community leaders will empower you to enhance your professional development through service. There will be hors d’ouerves and refreshments […]
Community Circles build teams, fight bullying
If you want to make a large impact in society, start in your own community. That’s one of the lessons rising 6th and 7th graders get during our Community Circles exercises, which begin each day of summer program. The 30-minute Community Circles focus on topics that aren’t typically addressed in school. “Students at this age […]