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What makes communities thrive?

We know that when nonprofits get smarter, stronger, and more sustainable, bigger results happen. With insight-enabling tools, performance solutions, and powerful networks, GCN gives nonprofits what they need to excel. Learn more.

Working smart by working together.

Social change is driven by high-performing nonprofits working in concert with business, government, and philanthropies. GCN builds partnerships and formulates comprehensive, whole-community solutions to address complex problems. Learn more.

Building high performance nonprofits.

GCN’s powerful approach to strategy development raises the bar every day: in our consulting work, our ever-growing online resource library, and our Momentum process, currently transforming performance among a cohort of coastal leaders. Learn more.

Developing sector leaders.

Effective nonprofit leadership combines mission and strategy while adapting to ever-shifting community needs. With innovative programs like Nonprofit CEO Peerspectives, GCN advances Georgia’s vanguard of nonprofit leaders while fostering the next generation. Learn more.

Leading a movement.

Georgia Gives Day is GCN’s new year-round, online social-giving campaign, already encouraging millions of Georgians to “Click if you Care.” Supported by multi-sector partners, GaGivesDay.org gives nonprofits a free opportunity to try powerful new fundraising tools. Learn more.

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Latest News & Resources

NOW is online and on its way to GCN member mailboxes: In issue 5, find our insightful, expert guide to smart human resources practices; the secrets of MedShare’s leadership transition success; and Allen Proctor’s “dual business” model—a smart approach to money-making for money-losing operations. Plus: a conversation with Atlanta Ballet’s CEO and board chair, Alicia Philipp on grantmaking and new projects from The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, the Momentum initiative’s impact on the lower coast, and more.
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Welcome to the new GCN.org

Take a quick tour of the highlights of our all-new website. Tap into a wide (and growing) array of resources and tools available exclusively to GCN members, and selected content accessible to community users. Access is just a just a few clicks away! Register now

Linking Mission to Money

According to Allen Proctor, speaking at a 2013 GCN member event, every nonprofit needs a “dual business model” that includes profitable services that fund money-losing mission-centric programs.
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What makes a high-performing nonprofit tick?

GCN and The Home Depot Foundation started the Nonprofit Impact Awards to help answer that question. In a series of case studies, available exclusively to GCN members, our first-year winners showcase victories of scale, innovation, awareness and collaboration. Learn more

GCN’s latest economic impact study quantifies the powerful and growing contribution of Georgia nonprofits to our state’s economy and offers recommendations to leverage our strength.
Read our findings

Member Story

Each month, we publish a “member story” –- highlighting great causes, chronicling progress made, identifying challenges, and celebrating accomplishments. This month, we feature: Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta
 

Find out how one working mom, with little funding and no full-time staff, turned two orange fliers into a state-wide movement that’s directly helping more than 700 families, and fighting to protect thousands more. Read their story.

Who’s next?

A recent survey of Atlanta nonprofits found that only a third of nonprofits have a succession plan in place, leaving their organizations vulnerable when senior leaders depart. At a recent GCN member event, Senior Consultant Mary Bear Hughes shared survey results and explored the issue with a panel of nonprofit leaders. Read more

Mark your calendar for 11/13/13.

The giving continues! Learn how your nonprofit can take part in Georgia Gives Day, GCN’s free, year-round giving platform, and access new tools to leverage social media to fund your mission.
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Momentum. Nonprofit CEO Peerspectives. Taking Measure. Georgia Gives Day. In 2012, GCN introduced and expanded initiatives that are helping Georgia nonprofits build their strategies, generate new resources, and develop leaders. Read our Annual Report

The sector is big, but are we strong?

GCN President and CEO Karen Beavor offers 6 tips for “Finding our Advocacy Mojo.” Read more