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Meet our new CEO DePriest Waddy

He has a long history in the corporate and nonprofit realm. Get to know DePriest a little more in this Q&A. CFNEG: What do you hope to accomplish through your new role as President and CEO of the Community Foundation? DePriest: The common fiber in all we do…

Grassroots Giving

“It’s not about cutting a check and walking away.”  It’s a simple sentence - but it succinctly describes Brian Gardner’s passion for the Gwinnett community and the reasoning behind he and his wife Emily’s decision to become fundholders at the Community Foundation.  As a young couple, they both…

We’re looking for a CFO!

Would you like to help not only connect numbers but also connect people who care with causes that matter? At the Community Foundation, you’ll find a team of like-minded people who are passionate about making a difference in the world and helping fundholders, nonprofits and others do the…

Announcing our new CEO DePriest Waddy

The Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia announced it has selected DePriest Waddy as the organization’s next President and CEO. DePriest, currently Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta nonprofit Families First, will assume his new role on June 1.  “I am thrilled that God has blessed me to lead this…