Organizations

What It Is: A division of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce that works to bring sporting events to the Metro Atlanta area. Who’s In Charge: Gary Stokan, president, just completed his 10th year at the helm. His mission, he…

As the fundraising arm of the not-for-profit WellStar Health System, the WellStar Foundation is dedicated to helping people get well, stay well and live well. Now, the volunteer-driven organization has launched Women in Philanthropy, a giving society that provides a…

“How do you raise people up so that they can earn a living for themselves and provide for their families? How do you intervene so that the next generation is not stuck … without hope, just barely getting by?” These…

“For Good, Forever.” That, says Lee Owen, executive director of the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation (CCGF), is a sort of unofficial tagline many organizations such as hers use to get the point across about what they do. “We are…

“Somebody dies every 2.4 hours as result of a fire, and a firefighter dies every 76 hours as result of a fire, but it doesn’t have to be that way,” says Frank Buonanotte. “A cure exists.” That cure, says Buonanotte,…

“Can you and will you – are you willing, can you take the life of another person more seriously?” That’s the question Tom Kohler has been asking Savannah residents for more than 30 years. Kohler, who’s coordinator of Chatham-Savannah Citizen…

“They say this is the greatest generation” says Michael Buckner. “You see these guys and what they did – it’s just incredible. They went into this war as kids and endured the things they did … . And when they…

For 23 years, the Council for Quality Growth has acted on behalf of Metro Atlanta’s development community, serving as policy analysts, legislative watchdogs and advocates for the industry. “Our member mix is developers, builders, contractors, land use attorneys, design professionals…

The Atlanta Boy Choir celebrates its 50th anniversary this month with a concert at the Rialto Center marking the debut of a new work by Stephen Paulus. Shortly thereafter, choir members will be jetting off for a summer tour of…

Originally founded to serve the academic needs of the University of Georgia, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia (SBG), which kicked off its 40th anniversary celebration last month, has excelled at its original goal. In the process, it has become…