Friday Faves – a Round up of all the Good Things Happening!
We're starting a new weekly blog post called Friday Faves! Each Friday we'll post a round up of good things happening in our community and here at the Community Foundation. 2/9/2018 This came across our Facebook feed. Way to go Gwinnett County, Chairman Nash and Kendall Robinson! Congrats!…
The Production of all Productions
Aurora Theatre’s story began in a converted hardware store in Downtown Duluth - written by two people with a tireless passion for theatre and a insatiable desire to impact their community. Today, 22 years later, life partners Anthony Rodriguez and Ann-Carol Pence have led Aurora Theatre to become…
Q&A with Board Chair Sandra Strickland
This year we welcomed our new board chair Sandra Strickland. She has been a leader in the community for many years, a fundholder and supporter of the Community Foundation, and an inspiration to many. We recently sat down with her and did a short, fun Q&A. CFNEG: Why…
Why Give?
Why do people give? For some, it’s to support something that’s personally impacted them, such as cancer. For others, it’s because they want to give back to their community. We decided to ask some of our fundholders that very question, as well as who they give to. Here’s…
Fund Your Giving Forward
There is a very short-term, unique opportunity for people who like to support charities to fund their giving forward before the clock runs out on December 31st. With the S&P 500 Index now over 17% YTD, stocks have had an incredible run. It may make sense to donate…
A Lifetime of Giving
[Story update: Barbara Howard passed away on November 7, 2019 but the legacy she left behind will continue for generations. One of the ways she did that was through becoming a founding member of our Legacy Society. By including the Community Foundation in her will, her giving -…
Life Lessons from the Barn
What can horses teach us about life? A lot, actually. Just ask the boys and girls at Eagle Ranch - a Christ-centered nonprofit in Flowery Branch dedicated to healing children in crisis and their families. For many years the ranch has had a therapeutic horse program. As the…
Get our FREE Success Secrets of Effective Year-End Fundraising Campaigns Toolkit
Not only do we have a free fundraising toolkit available, we also have the accompanying PowerPoint! Year-end Fundraising Campaign Toolkit Success Secrets of Effective Year-End Fundraising Campaigns PowerPoint
Meeting the Needs of Gwinnett’s Booming Senior Population
Did you know we currently have 136,604 seniors in Gwinnett and will have 200,000 by 2030? By then, we'll have more seniors than kids in Gwinnett County Public Schools! No one knows these stats better than Friends of Gwinnett Seniors. A volunteer-governed nonprofit that raises funds to help…