CAPACITY BUILDING

Congratulations to Delene Porter, named President and CEO of OneAthens Community Foundation. The Foundation is an outgrowth of the Partners for a Prosperous Athens which is staffed by Porter, Joe Whorton, Jim Geiser, and Sandy Christopher of the Fanning Institute.

The Community Leadership Initiative provides funding to eligible applicants from a Leadership Investment Infrastructure Fund at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Funds are awarded in two funding cycles per year based on the desired program features and criteria established by the GRDC and the Community Leadership Initiative Design Team. More information…

CAPACITY BUILDING

• Kim Anderson and Louise Hill facilitated a two-day training for the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice, Florida. Included in the training were basic facilitation skills and an overview of leading community dialogues.