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Organization Description: Agape empowers and supports underserved families within its community to discover, embrace, and achieve their full potential. Agape achieves this mission by providing academic support and family services focusing on character development, academic achievement, reading proficiency by third grade, successful high school graduation and post-graduation placement. Agape serves 200 school-age children year round in innovative, in-school and after-school academic support programs; and 40 senior citizens providing a vibrant, social, safe community.
Organization Description: AT&T Inc. is a modern media company whose mission is to inspire human progress through the power of communication and entertainment. We bring together premium video content, a large base of direct-to-consumer relationships, high-speed networks optimized for video and advertising technology to lead the next revolution in technology, media and telecommunications. Our history of innovation is a story about people from all walks of life coming together to improve the way we interact with one another and the world around us. Today, we’re a leader in diversity with a commitment to fostering an inclusive culture. With an employee base of more than 250,000 individuals worldwide, with approximately 20,000 of these in Metro Atlanta, we are able to bring this to life.
Organization Description: The mission of the Atlanta Botanical Garden (ABG) is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, research, conservation, education, and enjoyment. It accomplishes this goal by maintaining world-class living collections and display gardens, while facilitating innovative conservation science, STEM enrichment education, and thought-provoking art and cultural exhibitions. An integral part of Atlanta for more than 40 years, ABG welcomes nearly 725,000 visitors annually. Admission is open to all members of the public; most Garden facilities and programming offers ADA-compliant alternative services. ABG has an active Board of Trustees, 295 full and part-time staff, and the support of more than 400 volunteers. Locations in midtown Atlanta and nearby Gainesville, Georgia cover 50 acres of display gardens, nationally and internationally recognized plant collections, and include one of the largest orchid collections in North America.
Organization Description: The Atlanta Community Food Bank is working to end hunger in our community with the food, people and big ideas needed so that no one worries where their next meal is coming from. Since 1979, we’ve been providing food for a growing network of nonprofit partners – including food pantries, community kitchens, child care centers, night shelters and senior centers, and more. We currently serve more than 700 partners in 29 counties across metro Atlanta and north Georgia. The Atlanta Community Food Bank employs 175 food bankers.
Organization Description: Since 1924, Atlanta Legal Aid has offered free civil legal aid to low-income people across metropolitan Atlanta. Main focuses are protecting victims of violence, fighting for clients to have safe and secure housing, and empowering clients to advocate for their interests in legal matters. Legal Aid has five neighborhood offices, three offices in Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta hospitals, three county courthouse projects, and a variety of self-help clinics. In 2019, Legal Aid opened over 20,000 cases for clients and fought for clients to receive almost $25 million in annualized monetary outcomes, including public benefits, consumer debt relief, child support, and health-related supports. Over $10 million of these outcomes were for housing cases alone.
Organization Description: Shambhala Buddhist meditation centre is a 40 year old institution serving a varied group of practitioners. We offer classes and programs on meditation and Buddhism. The centre has both a BIPOC and a Unlearning Racism group that meets monthly.
Organization Description: As the only public foundation in Georgia dedicated solely to women and girls, The Atlanta Women’s Foundation’s mission is to be a catalyst for change in the lives of women and girls. We strive to ensure that all women and girls in metro Atlanta live safe, economically self-sufficient, successful lives. We are a small but mighty staff of seven women.
Organization Description: Our mission is to provide the highest level of clinical expertise to facilitate significant and sustainable improvement for the individuals and families we serve. Autism Learning Partners with its nearly 4000 employees strives to give hope, support and paths of progress for children and their families living with Autism and related disorders. In the Atlanta area, home based ABA services are provided. We believe that a tailored, comprehensive care plan managed by our exceptional clinical talent, partnered with love and commitment from the family, allows each child to achieve their maximum potential.
Organization Description: BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable.
Organization Description: The Campus Community Partnership Foundation serves K-12 students, college students, and the community in 360-degree hands-on learning opportunities rooted in service and academics.
Organization Description: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aspires to create a world where people – in the United States and around the globe – live healthier, safer, and longer lives. As the lead U.S. Government (USG) agency dedicated to the health and safety of the American people, CDC works 24/7 worldwide to reduce morbidity and mortality and safeguard communities by addressing global health threats before they affect the United States.
CDC has been working around the world for more than 60 years. CDC has unique expertise in using public health data to inform decisions, building public health laboratory capacity, developing a strong public health workforce, and establishing systems for emergency operations and response. In addition, CDC has deep technical expertise in disease-specific areas, operational research, implementation and evaluation of public health programs, and provision of technical assistance to Ministries of Health (MOHs), other public health institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and private sector industries.
Organization Description: Childspring International provides life-changing surgeries for children from developing countries. We work through established international partnerships and also help children travel to the U.S. for their surgical treatment. We serve children from families with no resources by connecting them to donated or low-cost healthcare. We are a staff of 3 full time, 2 part time, 1 contractor, 4 interns and several volunteers. We also contract with 1 on-site contact in Haiti. We serve children under 18 regardless of religion or ethnicity.
Organization Description: In 2003, the Decatur Public Assistance Board identified a need to alleviate the economic pressures on our community’s elderly and thereby enable at-risk seniors to remain in their homes safely and comfortably, improving their quality of life. To achieve these goals, the MLK, Jr. Service Project was started to provide house maintenance and repair, free of charge, to Decatur senior citizen homeowners during the MLK, Jr. holiday weekend. That first year’s project commenced with 100 volunteers and eight homes. The MLK Service Project is a part of the Community Center for South Decatur (CCSD) and operates in partnership with the City of Decatur and is supported through grants and private donations, both financial and in kind. CCSD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Organization Description: Enterprise Holdings is a family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands. We operate a global network that covers nearly 100 countries, nearly 80,000 dedicated team members, and nearly 1.7 million vehicles taking customers wherever they need to go. In any way you want to think about it, we lead the transportation service industry.
Organization Description: The Friends School of Atlanta provides challenging academics in a diverse environment, drawing on the Quaker testimonies, or values, of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship to empower students to go out into the world with conscience, conviction and compassion. Friends School of Atlanta has 180 students between PreK and 8th Grade and employs 45 individuals.
Organization Description: Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) is a faith-based non-profit organization that engages communities of faith in stewardship of Creation as a direct expression of our faithfulness and as a religious response to global climate change, resource depletion, environmental injustice, pollution, and other disruptions in Creation. We work with faith communities in three primary ways: through engaging at the grassroots level with congregation’s Green Teams and teaching classes and workshops, through practical climate solutions such as our energy efficiency and solar programs, and through our environmental justice and advocacy work. Since 2003, we have served over 500 faith communities in Georgia. We currently have 3 full time and 2 part time employees and are in the process of hiring 2 more full-time positions.
Organization Description: Incentive solutions is on a mission to inspire growth – for our clients and our employees. Founded in Atlanta, GA in 1994, Incentive Solutions is a leader in the channel technology and incentive reward space. Incentive Solutions uses millions of exciting online rewards, incentive group travel, prepaid debit and gift card incentives, and innovative technology platforms to help b2b businesses increase sales, capture mindshare, build customer loyalty, and improve data collection throughout their channel. We are currently experiencing rapid growth, both organically and through mergers and acquisitions. Our most recent acquisition of OneAffiniti, has both doubled our revenue lines and has helped us expand our product offering. In addition, we are now a global organization, with offices located in Atlanta, GA., Austin, TX., Sydney Australia, and just outside of London, UK. Our employees are located across the globe to provide the best solutions and services possible.
Organization Description: Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), located in Atlanta’s developing West End, is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians and was recently recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for our social mission – leading the creation and advancement of health equity. Our faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research and public policy.
Organization Description: New American Pathways is an Atlanta based nonprofit with the mission of Helping Refugees and Georgia Thrive. Our vision is for new Americans in metro Atlanta to become successful, contributing, and welcomed members of Georgia’s communities. We fulfill our goals by offering the most comprehensive, fully integrated continuum of services targeted to meet the specific needs of refugees and other immigrants in Georgia.Our services support new Americans on their individual pathways from arrival through citizenship with programs that focus on four key milestones along the pathway – Safety & Stability, Self-Sufficiency, Success, and Service. Programs work in concert to guide new Americans on their individual pathways to long-term success. We have a staff of about 50. Amongst our staff We speak over 20 languages with many of our staff members being former refugees or immigrants.
Organization Description: Under Operation HOPE, for SCALE students to experience the nation's largest for-purpose non-profit organization working to disrupt generational poverty and drive financial inclusion for millions of youth and adults across the nation. Our focus is financial dignity and inclusion. We are the national leader in equipping young people with the financial tools and education to secure a better future —coaching them through their personal aspirations and life’s challenges, and facilitating their journey to financial independence.
Organization Description: Plywood People is a nonprofit and co-working space in Atlanta leading a community of startups doing good. We do this through community, education, and experiences that inspire people to dream. Over the past ten years, we have worked with 670+ startup founders, social entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders, all working to solve social issues and make their communities a better place.
Organization Description: Semaine is a health and wellness company that creates plant-based, science-backed supplements for women at every stage of life from her first period through menopause (and every issue in between!). Semaine PMS & Period Support supplements reduce bloating and cramps while helping to uplift mood. It is currently sold online at SemaineHealth.com, at Target stores nationwide, UrbanOutfitters.com and Thrive Market. We believe periods are normal, but pain should never be. Semaine was started by two ASC alums and a GA Tech doctorate.
Organization Description: Founded more than 20 years ago, SignatureFD is an independent wealth management firm with offices in Atlanta and Charlotte serving more than 1,400 families with nearly $6 billion under management. Our team of 92 professionals includes CFP’s, CFA’s, and CPA’s. By taking the time to understand each client’s unique perspective and goals we create personalized financial plans to help them grow, protect and give their wealth to live their best lives and uncover their own Net Worthwhile.
Organization Description: SK Collaborative is an award-winning consulting firm based in Decatur, Georgia that works with contractors, developers, homeowners, and design professionals to make their buildings and communities better places to live and meet green certification requirements. We strive to accomplish these goals as simply and cost effectively as possible through our consulting, certification, training, and writing services. We currently have 10 employees on our team.
SK Collaborative’s projects span across 18 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Mexico. The majority of the company’s project work is located in Georgia and the Atlanta metro area. Our projects range from market rate and affordable multifamily residential and single family developments to light commercial projects. These include both new construction and renovation. Affordable housing projects serve low income residents and often include senior communities.
Organization Description: Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy company serving 9 million customers through our subsidiaries. We provide clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services.
Organization Description: Synchronicity Theatre was founded in 1997 as a company by women artists dedicated to bringing meaningful theatre to Atlanta audiences. Now in our 21st year of producing smart, gutsy, bold theatre, Synchronicity has become an essential part of our city’s artistic landscape. Since launching a full season in 2000, Synchronicity has developed rich adult programming and dynamic educational children/youth programming. In 2018, Synchronicity was named the Managing for Excellence (mid-size budget) awardee from The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and was invited to join the new Atlanta cohort of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts Innovation & Management program.Synchronicity has a full-time staff of 5, and 9 additional part-time program managers and annual contract adjunct staff.
Organization Description: Tapestri is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to ending violence and oppression in immigrant and refugee communities using culturally competent and linguistically appropriate methods. As advocates for immigrants and refugees affected by human trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault, and exploitation, Tapestri uses education, community organizing, direct services, and advocacy to improve the lives of those it serves. Tapestri currently employs 17 individuals with different backgrounds and experiences.
Organization Description: The Task Force for Global Health is an independent, nongovernmental organization based in Decatur, GA, USA. Our mission is to work with country leaders and other partners to eliminate the diseases that have plagued humankind for centuries, and build the systems necessary to protect the health of entire populations. We solve large-scale, seemingly intractable health problems by forging action-oriented partnerships in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors; applying innovative thinking and rigorous science; and practicing deep compassion for the people whom we serve. We work in over 150 lower-and middle-income countries across the globe, eliminating diseases, ensuring access to life-saving vaccines, and strengthening health systems.
Organization Description: Turknett Leadership Group specializes in the assessment and development of executive leadership, organization effectiveness, customized leadership strategies, talent management, succession planning and human performance. Founded in 1987 by Dr. Robert Turknett and Carolyn Turknett, TLG has built a reputation on results and client satisfaction. Over 1000 executives have completed the Turknett individual Executive Development Program. Our clients represent companies of all sizes and industries, such as AGL Resources, American Cancer Society, AT&T, Bennett International Group, Freebairn & Co., Georgia-Pacific Corp., and Hewlett-Packard. TLG is known for outstanding client service and for our Leadership Character Model™ which provides a foundation of Integrity, Respect and Responsibility for long-term business success. Our consultants and licensed psychologists are experienced in both clinical and industrial organization challenges. Our clients include CEOs, business leaders and their teams, as well as department heads across all disciplines.
Organizational Description: United Parcel Service (UPS) is the world's largest package delivery company and a premier provider of global supply chain solutions. In 2020, we delivered 6.3 billion packages, driven by global B2C volume growth from the surge in consumer e-commerce. Total revenue in 2020 was $84.6 billion. Our global presence spans more than 220 countries and territories on six continents. We provide transportation, distribution, and international trade and brokerage services in developed and emerging markets worldwide.
Organizational Description: Zoo Atlanta is a non-profit organization dedicated to education, animal welfare, research, and conservation. Employment varies seasonally, with about 200 employees during the summer busy season.
