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A statewide network led by the University of Georgia is receiving a boost of financial support to improve educational outcomes for youth who have experienced foster care and/or homelessness. Embark Georgia received $1.1 million from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation’s… Read more

A long-standing leadership program at the University of Georgia continues to help nonprofit professionals from around Georgia sharpen their personal and organizational leadership skills. Twenty-five nonprofit leaders attended the 2024 Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Organizations Jan. 7-12 at the… Read more

The Georgia Possible program is helping high school students like Cedar Shoals High School 11th grader Jamar Bailey envision their futures. On a recent visit to Athens Technical College, Bailey had an opportunity to visit the welding department and meet… Read more

Thirty high school students from across Georgia are developing leadership skills and building knowledge about the state through a statewide youth leadership program at the University of Georgia. The 10th and 11th graders from 29 counties, selected from more than… Read more

Thirty youth from across Georgia have been selected to participate in the inaugural statewide Youth Lead Georgia program that will be run by the University of Georgia. These 30 10th- and 11th-graders were selected by an external committee from more… Read more

The University of Georgia provides opportunities for young people to develop leadership skills and plan for the future through pre-collegiate programs. For one young person, attending the Embark Summer Precollegiate Program at the University of Georgia completely changed how they… Read more

Working with the University of Georgia, the east Georgia community of Thomson-McDuffie County continues to focus on building its next generation of leaders. The UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, working with the Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce, will kick… Read more

The University of Georgia will provide support to eight programs around the state through the fourth year of an annual leadership initiative. This week, the UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development announced the eight recipients of the 2023 Innovations… Read more

A University of Georgia program is helping equip current and emerging nonprofit leaders to strengthen their organizations and make a difference in their communities. Through the Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Organizations at the UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership… Read more

A new University of Georgia-run statewide youth leadership program is now accepting nominations for its inaugural class. In January, UGA received a $1.5 million pledge from Chick-fil-A, Inc. to support the development of Youth LEAD Georgia, a new UGA-led statewide… Read more

Freddie Gavin had the dream of building out a multimedia recording studio in McDuffie County and, with the assistance of the University of Georgia, his dream is moving closer to reality. Gavin is one of nine emerging entrepreneurs to graduate… Read more

An Athens-based, multi-county nonprofit aims to prepare itself for growth by working with the University of Georgia to develop leaders within its organization. The UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development has developed a leadership skills and mentoring program for… Read more