Top 5 Reasons People Don’t Own Life Insurance
When it comes to life insurance, you may have heard these reasons before, or used them yourself. 1. Too Expensive. "I just cannot afford life insurance right now." 2. Confusing. "We looked at proposals from three companies—page after page of numbers. What does it all mean? I haven't the slightest…
Q&A with Board Member Jim Joedecke
We started a new series featuring a Q&A session with our board members. We hope you enjoy learning more about one of our newest members, Jim Joedecke. CFNEG: What’s your hometown? Jim: Katonah, New York. I attended Emory University after graduating from high school in 1989 and…
Friday Faves – a Round up of Good Things Happening in our Community
Here's our weekly round up of good news happening around us! Guess who stopped by our office yesterday?! We loved seeing Judy Waters (she was the Community Foundation's executive director before retiring in 2015). Randy attended this week's State of the County address given by Board of Commissioners…
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 -…