http://www.rccatl.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=34
100 Edgewood Avenue, Suite 812
Atlanta, GA 30303
Our Mission
The mission of The Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta is to develop relationships, foster dialogue, and advocate collaboration among all Christians throughout the 20 county Atlanta region.
Our Vision
The Council magnifies the work, worship, and witness of the body of Christ in the Atlanta region by:
Amplifying and strengthening our voice on key regional issues, events, and policy decisions to cultivate leadership and social responsibility.
Fulfilling our Christian call for social and economic justice through advocacy, education, facilitation, and action taken in partnership with existing infrastructures and agencies.
Deepening community among people of faith through fellowship and ecumenical activities.
Goals
The council will gather and support the ecumenical faith community
The Regional Council of Churches will hold a Monthly Pastors Breakfast. This will be a time for rejuvenating fellowship and mutual support; a time to hear concerns and issues, and to garner the common wisdom and energy of the faith leadership.
The Regional Council will host a monthly evening Young Ministers Roundtable. An ecumenical community of peers offers young ministers safe space in which to explore how the church and its world are changing and ways the church can remain relevant.
The Council will sponsor a community–wide ecumenical worship service at Pentecost.
The Council will maintain robust communication forums.
The Council has built a network of ministries, affinity groups, and congregations which reaches deeply into the faith community and widely across the region. The eNewsletter which goes to 10,000 faith leaders each week supports and informs this network.
The website www.rccatl.org is visited by hundreds of people a day for information, resources, or to participate in the daily online devotionals we offer. The website contains articles on issues of concern to the faith community as well as educational articles and opportunities to participate in celebration, worship, and ministry. The website features a community calendar and volunteer opportunities section.
The Council maintains a searchable data base of congregations and ministries a portion of which is accessible to visitors logged on to the website.
The Council will inform and learn from the faith community in matters of the common good and will amplify the voice of faith in the public arena.
The Council participates with faith and community partners to develop forums around critical issues such as homelessness, prison ministry and reentry, living wage, economic justice, and reconciliation.
The Council will facilitate and enable collaborative work in responsive ministry often including community organizations and agencies that are not faith-based.
The Council will in coalition with other groups develop congregational resources. Currently, we are finishing work on a resource guide to help congregations begin a conversation about work and wage.
The Council will continue the Ecumenical Intern Program which gives seminary or graduate students studying public policy or nonprofit management hands-on experience and an opportunity to explore their vocation in the broader ecumenical community.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
The Community Foundation
http://www.atlcf.org/
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 449
Atlanta, GA 30303
Mission
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is a creative, cost-effective and tax-efficient way for people to invest in our community. We help donors and their families meet their charitable goals by educating them on critical issues and by matching them with organizations that serve their interests. By working with donors and the community, we improve the quality of life for residents in our region.
Facts
With nearly $800 million in assets, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta connects donors, nonprofits, community leaders and other partners to make philanthropy happen. The Community Foundation works directly with donors and their families to educate them about issues in the community and support their personal philanthropic goals. Funds range from $50,000 to $18 million and the Foundation currently serves as the charitable giving partner for 650 donors and their families. The Foundation also provides support to nonprofits through grants and guidance to help them better serve those in need.
Last year The Community Foundation awarded more than 4,600 grants totaling nearly $63 million to nonprofit organizations throughout 23 counties in the greater Atlanta region in the areas of arts and culture, community development, civic affairs, education, health, religion and human services.
The Community Foundation is the gathering point for nonprofit agencies and individuals seeking to come together to solve problems and address needs that are too broad for any one organization to tackle. Local Fund advisory boards in Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Morgan, Newton and North Fulton counties work with the Foundation to identify critical community issues and to stimulate local philanthropy to meet those needs.
Some of the creative solutions The Community Foundation has initiated include the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, the Neighborhood Resource Center, the Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund and the Georgia Center for Nonprofits.
The counties in The Community Foundation's service area include: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton.
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 449
Atlanta, GA 30303
Mission
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is a creative, cost-effective and tax-efficient way for people to invest in our community. We help donors and their families meet their charitable goals by educating them on critical issues and by matching them with organizations that serve their interests. By working with donors and the community, we improve the quality of life for residents in our region.
Facts
With nearly $800 million in assets, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta connects donors, nonprofits, community leaders and other partners to make philanthropy happen. The Community Foundation works directly with donors and their families to educate them about issues in the community and support their personal philanthropic goals. Funds range from $50,000 to $18 million and the Foundation currently serves as the charitable giving partner for 650 donors and their families. The Foundation also provides support to nonprofits through grants and guidance to help them better serve those in need.
Last year The Community Foundation awarded more than 4,600 grants totaling nearly $63 million to nonprofit organizations throughout 23 counties in the greater Atlanta region in the areas of arts and culture, community development, civic affairs, education, health, religion and human services.
The Community Foundation is the gathering point for nonprofit agencies and individuals seeking to come together to solve problems and address needs that are too broad for any one organization to tackle. Local Fund advisory boards in Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Morgan, Newton and North Fulton counties work with the Foundation to identify critical community issues and to stimulate local philanthropy to meet those needs.
Some of the creative solutions The Community Foundation has initiated include the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, the Neighborhood Resource Center, the Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund and the Georgia Center for Nonprofits.
The counties in The Community Foundation's service area include: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton.
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