Doing Good
Let’s help the Boys & Girls Club! Oh, and I met Shaq.
This post is a long time coming. Ever since my good friend took a job at the Boys & Girls Club (donate!), my eyes have been opened to the wonderful things they do at that organization. I knew peripherally with B&GC did, but wasn’t fully aware of how awesome this organization was. And then I…
Read MoreI was blown away when I visited the Center for Civic Innovation!
I get to hear about a lot of great non-profit / community efforts in Atlanta. One thing I love about this city is it really embraces “giving back”. This week I met with an amazing guy (Rohit) who has started The Center for Civic Innovation, and I was BLOWN AWAY. Freaking awesome concept. According to the…
Read MoreAn example of how we should act as people, and an example of how we shouldn’t
This is how we should act as people: And this is how we shouldn’t: Recently I was stopped at a stop light near my house and I saw a homeless man holding up a sign that he was hungry. I waived him over to my car so that I could give him the cash that…
Read MoreThis week I visited Year Up, an incredible nonprofit
There are so many great nonprofits in Atlanta serving people that truly need help. I’ve had the opportunity to get to know a small group of them intimately by sitting on boards and helping with campaigns, while at the same time exposing my network to a larger group of them via MATCH Atlanta and Advice For…
Read MoreLast night’s Advice For Good event was amazing
Last night was a perfect example of why I created Advice For Good. We had our kick-off event and I was blown away by the support from everyone who attended. And the Atlanta Community Food Bank was an INCREDIBLE host! We kicked off with an intimate startup talk with Sanjay Parekh and Ed Trimble where they went back and…
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