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Duluth Family Inspiring Generations

When Kay Montgomery’s great grandparents opened their first store in 1876, in Bethesda, Georgia, they had no idea the legacy they were creating. By 1925 Kay’s grandparents had gone into business with her great grandparents and opened the first Parson’s store in Duluth. A legacy of community involvement…

G.G.’s Wish List

Have you met G.G. the Good2Give Elf yet? This holiday season she's visiting places where good things happen and making a list (and helping Santa check it twice, of course!) of ways to give to our nonprofits. Check out her recommendations and see how you can give this…

Five Errors to Avoid in Estate Planning

Everyone looks forward to the new year and its promise of new opportunities. Did you know the old year might also yield rewarding returns? As you look ahead, consider some year-end decisions that can make a big difference, not just for the new year, but for many years…

Gwinnett Giving Girls

Join our Gwinnett Giving Girls for their next meeting on December 13th from 5:30 - 7 p.m. and connect with women making an impact on our community by helping fund emerging nonprofits focused on women and children! If you haven’t heard of the term, a giving circle is…

Thankful

This Thanksgiving, we wanted to share why we're thankful for our fundholders and nonprofits. So we reached out to our staff, board and emeritus board members and asked them to share why they are thankful for YOU. Here are their thoughts: “There are so many things that I…

Women Who Give

Did you know women now control more than half of the wealth in the United States? It’s an unprecedented time in the history of women and philanthropy. This surge of empowered, philanthropically minded women started us thinking. Maybe we should create a giving circle? So last year, that’s…

No More Christmas Ties

Each Christmas, Pat and Glenda Rogers ask their grown children for the same thing - a gift for someone else. It’s a tradition that started out of a desire to help others and get their entire family involved in giving. “And they don't have to buy me a…

Helping the Next Generation

Did you know that by age three a child’s brain is 80 percent developed? And that reading, talking, laughing and singing with your child is the most important thing you can do from the time they're born to the time they’re three years old? Those simple things can…

Paying it Forward

We are thrilled to have Green Financial Resources as our Good2Give Celebration’s presenting sponsor for the second year in a row! Roger S. Green, president and CEO of Green Financial Resources, has always been heavily involved in the community and supporting various nonprofits. Giving back is part of…