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Duluth’s 36th annual Fall Festival boasts large crowds, though retains small-town feel So much fun at this past weekend's Duluth Fall Festival, founded by our very own Kathryn Willis and featuring honorary Grand Marshall Barbara Howard! Though tens of thousands of people turned out for Duluth’s 36th annual…
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Norcross Co-op Celebrates 30th Anniversary! Last night, the Norcross Cooperative Ministry celebrated its 30th anniversary of providing emergency assistance to families in Norcross, Georgia and surrounding areas of Gwinnett County. Our own CEO, Randy Redner, was honored to speak at the event, along with one of our fundholders…
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We have some exciting news of our own to share this week - we have a new team member! Please join us in welcoming Britt Hultgren Ramroop as our new director of fundholder experience! Read more about her and her new position in this Q&A we did. CFNEG:…
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Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry, other nonprofits working together under one roof in ‘groundbreaking’ partnership The goal is to unite as one voice to aid community members who are struggling. “It’s very good that we were able to connect together,” Josephs said. “We’re trying to become like a one-stop…
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You'll love this inspiring story from Family Promise, one of our 2018 nonprofit grant award winners. In fact, our grant helped Family Promise provide daycare funds for the mom in this story! How Family Promise showed one single-mother the way out of homelessness “It’s scary to be in…
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Big dreams, tiny town: Forsyth cuts the ribbon on north Georgia's Junior Achievement Discovery Center Talk about proud parents! Randy's son, Kyle Redner (associate of volunteer management for JA), was part of the Junior Achievement of Georgia's opening of their newest Discovery Center. This week Forsyth County…
Putting the CELEBRATION in Good2Give!
Whether it was Annandale Village’s choir getting everyone on their feet or Aurora Theatre’s dazzling rendition of “Dancing Queen” from Mamma Mia ending the evening, our 2018 Good2Give Celebration was full of memorable moments. Two of the biggest surprises of the evening were the $50,000 giveaway to five…
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Rainbow Village Awarded $15,000 Grant From Jackson EMC Foundation Thanks to this grant from the Jackson EMC Foundation, the nonprofit can continue to provide child care for children of Rainbow Village residents, graduates of the Rainbow Village program and the surrounding community. Read More Eagle Ranch also…
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We had a great conversation about secondary education last week. Thank you Gwinnett Daily Post for the coverage! Education forum provides guidance to post-secondary education challenges The event, hosted by The Georgia Center of Opportunity and Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, discussed post-secondary dropout rate, financial issues…