Our Stories - Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

Nonprofit Marketing Trends for 2021 and Beyond

Wondering if there are new marketing trends, tools and strategies your nonprofit should be utilizing? Then don’t miss this informative webinar on April 29 at 9 a.m. with Magnolia Media Group and Rock Paper Scissors. They’ll walk you through the… Continue reading

Meet board member Kim Hartsock

Kim Hartsock, CPA, is the office managing member of Warren Averett, a firm providing accounting services, technology resources, HR solutions and business advisory needs. She’s also one of our newest board members. Read more about her in our Q&A! CFNEG: … Continue reading

Grant Writing in a Pandemic World Replay

Missed our grant writing seminar with Elizabeth Hornbuckle and her Wellspring Nonprofit Resource team? Good news – you can now watch it on demand! Get the DEI pdf here: Wellspring Pandemic Grant Writing Seminar – DEI session Get the PowerPoint… Continue reading

Q&A with new board member Teddy Russell

Meet our board member Teddy Russell! Teddy is the CEO and owner of Russell Landscape and a long-time Gwinnettian. Keep reading to discover more about him and why he’s involved in the Community Foundation. CFNEG: Why is giving back important… Continue reading

Grant Writing in a Pandemic World

Join Elizabeth Hornbuckle and her Wellspring Nonprofit Resource team to learn valuable tips to improve your grant and foundation funding even during this pandemic. While navigating the COVID crisis, Elizabeth and her team “won” several 6 and 7 figure grant… Continue reading

Caring Through COVID

Friday, March 13, 2020 is a date we will long remember here at the Community Foundation. Leading up to that Friday, we knew things were getting serious and had started thinking about how we as a Community Foundation would respond… Continue reading

Reimagining Leadership

We kicked off this year’s Nonprofit Academy with our Reimagining Leadership event, featuring The John Maxwell Company, Disney Institute and the Chick-fil-A- Foundation! This powerful event with tremendous speakers and presentations was a great way to start the new year… Continue reading

Nonprofit connects young adults in unstable situations to caring families

When people ask Pam Parish how many children she has, her answer catches them off guard. “We have eight girls. One biological daughter and seven we adopted. “Our first [daughter adopted] was adopted out of foster care when she was… Continue reading

Pivoting our Education Program During a Pandemic

Last year we kicked off our education events with our first-ever Nonprofit Academy. Over 200 people, representing more than 100 nonprofits, attended our intensive, half-day of learning and networking for nonprofits. We offered 15 different sessions in five tracks: fundraising,… Continue reading