For the past seven years, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving has been designated Giving Tuesday and it’s grown into a global movement that inspires people to contribute to causes they believe in. More than $1 billion has been donated to Giving…
The Pittsburgh Knights esports team has been living in Atlanta with other top-level global players for the past year. Hosted by Hi-Rez, the Alpharetta-based video gaming studio, the Knights have been competing in the SMITE Pro League game. To help…
Our state has a reading problem. Only 42% of Georgia public school children are reading proficiently by the end of third grade, according to 2019 Georgia Department of Education (DOE) figures. A sample of early literacy…
Gas South was honored with the first goBeyondProfit Champion Award. Gas South was chosen out of nominations of companies who gave of their resources, including time and people to serve the community and give back. The company not only showed…
Imagine the ultimate tailgate party. It would probably include sampling outstanding barbeque and a variety of craft beers while cheering your favorite college football team with friends as you watch on TV. That’s exactly what the inaugural Que & Brew…
For families with small tots, diapers are a necessity but they’re not cheap. Babies can sometimes need up to 12 diapers a day at a cost that can exceed $100 a month. One in three families struggles to pay for…
Atlanta-based Jackson Healthcare CEO and Chair Rick Jackson launched goBeyondProfit last year as a no-cost resource to help Georgia businesses evolve their corporate generosity programs. Now the nonprofit is working with more than 500 companies and individuals that have pledged…
Banks across the state have a broad impact on the communities they serve – from making loans to small businesses to supporting rural hospitals, which have been facing demographic, economic and industry challenges for years. Ameris Bank, headquartered in Moultrie,…
The nonprofit Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta has awarded a total of $200,000 in PROPEL Innovation Grants to 10 organizations that are reimagining Jewish life in the city. The grants will help launch creative, scalable projects that can positively impact…
In Georgia and around the nation and the world, food insecurity is a growing problem. Feeding America, a U.S. hunger relief organization, estimates more than 1.5 million people are struggling with hunger in our state alone and over 500,000 of…
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